Smith and Swanson dismount on self-titled release
American vocalist, Phil Swanson has been working with German multi-instrumentalist Tim Schmidt since 2006 in a band called Seamount, although I only know Tim...
Once Human bring the heavy on Scar Weaver
Groove metal crew Once Human are about to unleash Scar Weaver on the world, their third studio album. The band is fronted by Lauren...
Reckless Love: Turborider – Futuristic Nostalgia?
High kickin’ high pitchin’ frontman Olli Herman is back with Pepe Reckless shredding the strings, Jarle Verne on trembling bass and Hessu Maxx on...
Dirty Laces show spirit on L’Esprit du Temps
Manchester five-piece Dirty Laces have been grabbing a lot of attention in their homeland and with the occasional festival appearance (remember them?). A couple...
Empath have a Visitor
Philadelphia’s Empath class their music as “a kaleidoscopic mix of psych & punk-rock” and, with their follow up to 2019’s 'Active Listening: Night on...
Jonas Lindberg’s The Other Side are Miles From Nowhere
This is the second release from Jonas Lindberg’s prog-rock side project, The Other Side, the follow up to 2016’s Pathfinder, and it’s truly an...
Arjen Lucassen’s Star One Revel In Time
Revel In Time is the third Star One album and a contrast to previous Lucassen work’s, such as the Ayreon album Transitus, which was...
Quickstrike is certainly None of a Kind
You kind of know that you’re in for a treat when a band from Latvia list their names as Ritchskies, Piggy, Fourleaf, Armyfox and...
Venom Prison stir up some chaos on Erebos
Venom Prison are part of what I like to class as the new wave of modern death metal, bands such as Gatecreeper, Celestrial Sanctuary,...
Elles Bailey dazzles on Shining In The Half Light
In RAMZine Issue 28, I reviewed Elles Bailey and her ‘lockdown’ album called Ain’t Nothing But and summed up her vocal prowess with...
