Single and EP Reviews

Kent, UK based noisy bastards Spreading The Disease fire out some anti festive furore courtesy of ‘Fissure’, the second single taken from an upcoming album titled Purgatory Carnival. My take on it is that it bodes well for the album as it’s a gruelling romper stomper of seismic proprtions to …

As Paul Baloff (ex Exodus) R.I.P once proclaimed many years ago, “Do you want it heavier? It’s going to get heavier!” Point proven by UK based extreme death metal band, Krysthla who have just not released, but unleashed a second single ‘Limerance’, taken from their recently released album The River …

Stoke based noisemongers Black Coast, close a very successful 2024 with a local gig tonight at the Underground in Stoke, 21/12/2024 so get your tickets now as five bands will be whipping up a storm by promoting their latest single ‘Motion’. It’s one of their most visceral releases, point proven …

I would never have thought that the blues could be so powerful until I recently heard ‘Wild Man’ by Brighton based Will Wilde, the first single taken from his forthcoming studio album, Blues Is Still Alive who tears up the rule book with ease, released via Vizz Tone Records on …

Stoke based quartet Magic Mary are far from being tragic as they cast a spell over their recently released six track debut EP, Red Lights Beam on the Exit Place, available on all major streaming platforms. Opening track ‘Gaslight’ is an early statement of intent, point proven by riff after …

Not content with just finishing UK dates supporting Robert Jon & The Wreck and his own headline dates, Eddie 9V is about to add more dates for an extensive US tour in 2025, but before this he leaves us with ‘Love Moves Slow’, a track taken from a recently released …

Country Rock? Southern Rock? Whatever you want to call it, Canadian rockers The Sheepdogs have put their own stamp on these genres culminating in their recently released EP Hell Together. To say it caught my attention immediately is an understatement as these six songs are stunning! It follows their Paradise …

Welcome to Juliet’s Not Dead, risen from the ashes of Twister with a new band name and will release a brand new studio album This World Is Ours on Friday 7th of February 2025 via TMR Records/Earache Digital Distribution. A taster of what’s to come is ‘Battle Scarred’, fourth single …

Following on from the success of their third studio album Restless, released on July 5th 2024 via Gypsy Soul Records, Toronto, Canada roots rock and roll band The Commoners release ‘Restless’, a single taken from the album. They also have good news for them that comes from being special guests …

They don’t hang around in Orange County, California, point proven by Robert Jon & The Wreck who have hammered out nine studio albums since 2011 and have just released a new single ‘Point Of View’ via Journeyman Records. Currently in the middle of a successful European tour, so much so, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 & …