Katusha: Girl Soldier Of The Great Patriotic War
By Wayne Vansant Published by Dead Reckoning It’s sad how mediocre so many graphic novels are when it’s a great storytelling medium. This, however, is…
Fish On Friday – An Initiation (2010-2017)
This album serves as an engaging introduction to progressive rock Fish On Friday, which draws from their four albums released betwixt 2010 and 2017….
Samson – Bright Lights: The Albums 1979-1981
5CD Boxset If ever there was a box set to capture everything that was (and still is!) great and magical about the New Wave…
The Many Lives of The Evil Dead
Essays on the Cult Film Franchise Edited by Ron Riekki and Jeffrey A. Sartain Published by McFarland The Evil Dead really does mean a…
The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America
The Culture and Art of Death in 19th Century America By D. Tulla Lightfoot Death was a very important topic in the 19th century…
Crossover The Edge
Where Hardcore, Punk And Metal Collide By Alexandros Anesiadis Foreword by Ian Glasper Published by Cherry Red Books This is a fine idea for…
Darkthrone – Old Star
A new album from Darkthrone is always a special occasion. Recently I was watching Behemoth at King John’s Castle in Limerick when a friend…
Pere Ubu – The Long Goodbye
Now into the fifth decade of Pere Ubu, David Thomas is still creating music that is fresh and original. What would you expect from…
Renaissance – Novella
3 CD Remastered and Expanded Edition Born out of the ashes of The Yardbirds (a band that proved fertile ground for creative people, look…
A chat with IRON VOID
Interview with Jonathan “Sealey” Seale and Steve Wilson of Wakefield, UK doom band Iron Void. In all my years of writing about heavy metal, one…