Riot – Live In America
The Official Bootleg Set, Vol 3 (1981-1988) Riot are one of heavy metal’s great ‘nearly made it huge’ bands. There are a number of…
NWOBHM
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…
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,…
Killer – Volume One: The Mausoleum Years 1981-1990
As time passed heavy metal became broken into many sub-genres, but conversely the New Wave of British Heavy Metal continues to grow in stature…
Zero Down – Larger Than Death
Minotauro Records are synonymous with quality. I have yet to listen to a release from that esteemed label and not be impressed. But even by…
Cloven Hoof in Toronto, September 2018
Cloven Hoof live @ Coalition T.O on Tuesday 18th September 2018 Make way for heavy metal royalty! New wave of British heavy metal veterans…
Soggy – self-titled
My introduction to Soggy came when I saw their frontman get up and jam with The Shrine at Pyscho Las Vegas. The Shrine covered…
Diamond Head – Diamond Head
Diamond Head has been around for the better part of 40 years. They’ve been there since the beginning, when heavy metal as a genre…
Diamond Head – self-titled
Does the world really need a new Diamond Head album in 2016? Don’t get me wrong, their early 80’s contributions to the NWOBHM cannon…
BOOK REVIEW – The Explosive Early Years of the NWOBHM
Wheels of Steel: The Explosive Early Years of the NWOBHM by Martin Popoff (Power Chord Press) It’s now over 20 years since Riff Kills…