Album Reviews

Forever In The Making, a new band to me and I’m glad their PR Dan Carter introduced me to their ballistic metal majesty, point proven by their latest single, ‘Above The Snakes’. The Derby UK based band were formed in 2013, were held back during lockdown, but return kicking and …

Atlanta, Georgia based American guitarist extraordinaire Eddie 9V is certainly upping the voltage more than that meagre amount as he plugs in and lets rip to fire out his new studio album Saratoga today on Friday, November 22nd, Via Ruf Records, currently touring the UK supporting Robert Jon & The …

It’s here! One of the most awaited albums I’ve been waiting to review for quite some time courtesy of Vancouver, Canada based rockers Lions In The Street via Interior Castle Music, a very busy time for them as they’re currently putting the finishing touches on a live album, and a …

Currently on a UK tour, Eddie 9V electrifies with new single The Road To Nowhere, taken from his upcoming studio album Saratoga, released via Ruf Records on November 22nd, 2024. The Atlanta, Georgia based guitarist honed his craft from the age of 15, paving his way to the roots and …

Adelaide, Australia celebrated guitarist, singer and songwriter Orianthi releases the third single and music video ‘Some Kind Of Feeling’, produced by Kevin Shirley taken from a forthcoming 2025 album of the same name via Woodward Avenue Records on Friday, November 15th 2024. To my ears, it’s a feelgood sassy and …

About 2012 on a bitterly cold night, queueing outside the Sanctuary rock club in Burnley, waiting to see ex ACDC singer Dave Evans supported by Massive Wagons, an unknown band to me. We went into the bar and they were stood there, looking very shy, but when they hit that …

Birmingham UK based noisemongers Vanitas release ‘Wait And See’, on November 15th 2024, their last single from a very impressive 2024. This will be my tenth review for them and it’s always a pleasure as their material goes from strength to strength, with their cinematic djent styles, veering off in …

Thud! That noise is my jaw hitting the floor after the first of many playbacks of ‘Blues Is Still Alive’, the first single off the album of the same name, due for release on February 25th 2025 from harmonica virtuoso Will Wilde, via Vizz Tone Records. The single features a …

In over forty five years of listening to music, mainly rock and metal and fourteen years of reviewing, it takes a lot to impress me, especially when it’s a debut album, but Sunderland based Thieves Of Liberty have torn up the rule book by independently releasing their studio album Shangri …

I’ve always had a soft spot for Staffordshire based The Midwich Affair, seeing them play their cover sets, then breaking out on the circuit with their own original material. Their latest offering is their tenth single ‘Do You Remember Me?’ They always manage, with ease to knock me off my …

Autumn Killers are back with a vengeance as they release ‘Black Heart’, the second single taken from their current studio album Making Waves, billing themselves perfectly as alternative electronic rock from South Wales UK. They’ve pulled out all the stops here as this is their most unnerving song to my …

I can’t quite think how long I’ve been looking forward to hearing a band’s new album, as on January 31st, 2025, Black Eyed Sons unleash Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits via Off Yer Rocka Recordings. A tantalizing taster is a new single taken from it, “Foolin Yourself”. After one listen, I …

Wolverhampton, Black Country based hard rockers Tender Vendetta seem far from tender as they bash out their recently released four track debut Redux EP. Opening track ‘Redux’ is a hairy headbanger to give those neck muscles a workout, taking me back to those early Motorhead albums when they were unstoppable …

Goddamn! As The Hot Damn finally unleash their long awaited debut album, Dancing On The Milky Way! Their may be trouble ahead with World unrest, but these twelve tracks from the all female band will bring a smile to our faces, point proven by this very impressive release via Fat …

Lock up your daughters! Lock up anything the Takeaway Thieves might purloin off you as the interminable wait is finally over, as they release their sophomore album Diamond Point on October 11th, 2024, via Coffee ‘N’ Mint Records. The band were formed in 2018, Blackpool, Lancashire and are with RPM …

It’s time to bang your head as Hedra unleash their The Pecking Order EP, not just pecking but ripping your head off! They are a Norwich based heavy metal band, formed in 2014 by guitarist Kamil Korsak and vocalist Jim Marten to make an alternative style of heavy metal music, …

It’s time to whoop and a holler like a lucky son of a gun as EDDIE 9V releases ‘Halo’, a single taken from his upcoming studio album Saratoga, to be released on Friday,November 22nd,2024, via Ruf Records. During November and December in the UK, he’ll be supporting Robert Jon & …

As the old saying goes, “You can’t keep a good band down”, point proven by Fahran, formed in Derbyshire, 2012. The five piece rock, metal, alternative band have now gone for a harder edge, shown by ‘Sever The Ties’, third single unleashed from their new studio album, The Hope That …

I saw Kent based noisy bastards Spreading The Disease a few months ago at a gig in Whitchurch, Shropshire, sporting a new line up following a four year break which sees them chomping at the bit to regain their fire and fury which they’ve done with ease, courtesy of new …

The wait is over, as Massive Wagons release their seventh studio album, Earth To Grace, released by Earache Records on November 28th, 2024. They’ve just released their third single from it, ‘The Good Die Young’ and after only one play, I think it’s the best song they’ve penned. Lead vocalist …