Solace – The Brink
Those who don’t follow the circuit of U.S. underground stoner/doom festivals might have been wondering what happened to Solace. After all, it has been…
Reviews – Audio
Kirk Windstein – Dream in Motion
After returning Crowbar to form with three solid albums this decade, frontman Kirk Windstein has stepped out on his own with his first solo…
Poco – The Epic Years 1972-1976
Born from the ashes of Buffalo Springfield, Poco would go on to be hugely influential in the field of what we now know as…
Entombed A.D. – Bowels of Earth (CD/LP)
I have to confess that the last time I paid any attention to the members of Entombed was around 1993, when the band released…
DragonForce in Birmingham, November 2019
DragonForce, 6 November 2019, O2 Institute Birmingham, UK The night started with an instrumental set by McRocklin & Hutch. Some will remember Thomas “McRocklin”…
Killer – Vol 2: Only The Strong Survive
It’s fair to say that Killer are the most influential of all Belgian heavy metal bands (Belgian metal is highly underrated, check out the…
Blackthorne – We Won’t Be Forgotten: The Blackthorne Anthology
Rainbow’s ‘Down To Earth’ is one of the classic hard rock albums. The vocalist from that album was a certain Graham Bonnet, who would…
Trick or Treat – Music To Scare Your Neighbours: Vintage 45s From Lux and Ivy’s Haunted Basement
Once again Cherry Red unleash a fine collection of vintage 45s on double CD as picked by Lux and Ivy from The Cramps. Released…
Woodhawk – Violent Nature
I was fairly impressed with Beyond the Sun, the 2017 debut from Calgary heavy rock band Woodhawk – they blew the roof off the…
Night Goat – Milk
As you might expect from a band named after Track 2 from the Melvins’ classic Houdini, Canton, Ohio’s Night Goat makes 90’s style noise…