Enslaved set the benchmark with Heimdal
Enslaved are one of the leading lights in the black metal genre. From their inception in 1991, Enslaved were your prototypical black metal band,...
DØDHEIMSGARD unleash Black Medium Current
A new record by Norwegian avant-garde masters Dødheimsgard is something akin to an event and a momentous occasion to those of us who are...
Van Der Graaf Generator in The Seventies
Van Der Graaf Generator In The Seventies was written by Steve Pilkington* (Sonicbond Publications).
There’s always been a kind of glorious oddness about this band,...
Ian Hunter shows Defiance Part 1
Surely the legend that is Ian Hunter needs no introduction, from the heady days of Mott The Hoople through a varied and (in my...
Cattle Decapitation – Terrasite, a new height of misanthropic hostility
Cattle Decapitation exploded onto the scene in the late 90s and the early 2000s with a breed of socially conscious Death Metal that could...
Gentle Giant re-issue seminal Interview
Even by the standards of prog rock throughout the 1970s, Gentle Giant’s music was considered to be extremely complex, with their ability to fuse...
Motorhead release live at Montreux Jazz Festival
What, another Motorhead ‘live’ album? Well, yeah, why not? You’re never going to see the real thing on stage again so ‘live’ albums help...
NMB (The Neal Morse Band) – An Evening of Innocence and Danger
If, as Freddie Mercury said, "nothing succeeds like excess" then NMB (The Neal Morse Band) have succeeded beyond anything they ever expected. Their last...
Neal Morse – The Dreamer, Joseph, pt 1
If you’re familiar with the name Neal Morse, you’ll know his spirituality and devotion to Christianity is the motivational force in his life. In...
Karnataka – Requiem For A Dream
Karnataka, a band hailing from Wales, can be described as nominally belonging to the prog/folk genre. Their roots trace back to 1998, but only...
