Fat White Family – Serfs Up! LP
While I can safely say that I did enjoy Fat White Family’s sophomore album (Songs For Our Mothers) when I reviewed it in 2016,…
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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…
Vertacyn Arc Materializer –Tasting The Sea LP
For some listeners, the nature of the Tasting The Sea LP will feel like a return to a different and remarkable time – in…
Damnation’s Hammer – Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres
It’s a rare thing in this day and age to hear a band with such a strong identity and musical senses, and with such…
Cruickshank – self-titled
This new Ontario noise rock band is made up of local metal scene veterans, dudes who’ve done time in outfits like Teethmarks and Greber….
Concrete Funeral – Ultimum Judicium
Concrete Funeral are excellent musicians but I would say what really makes ‘Ultimum Judicium’ work is the chemistry between the band members – they…
Raven – Over The Top! The Neat Albums 1981-1984
4 CD Clamshell Boxset Raven, like Venom are an important band, and for many years an underrated part of the history of heavy metal. Indeed,…
Clinic – Wheeltappers and Shunters LP
Speaking as a father, I can tell you that a lot of things can change in seven years – in fact, it’s entirely possible…
Leather Lung – Lonesome, On’ry and Evil
While the Waylon Jennings reference in the title of this seven-song, 27-minute EP is what caught my attention, outlaw country this is not. Rather,…
Tomb Mold – Planetary Clairvoyance
Introspective, hideous, irresistible filth. It’s really hard to sit and write about how good the new Tomb Mold is, but it’s worth a try. …