Single and EP Reviews

Welcome back from the dead, the Dead Demons with with their brand new EP Trial By Fire. Due to the quality of these five songs, this trial was thrown out of court with ease. Formed in December 2019 in South Yorkshire, the EP kicks off with ‘Devil May Care’ and …

A very welcome return sees guitar slinger Joe Bonamassa release ‘Hope You Realize It’ (Goodbye Again), a brand new original song written by Joe and Tom Hambridge, the fourth single taken from his upcoming studio album Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, due for release on October 6th 2023. Joe proclaims “Part …

Welcome back Elles Bailey as she releases a one-off standalone single, a cover of ‘Long Road Ahead’ originally recorded by Delaney & Bonnie. Elles proclaims, “I’m a big Delaney & Bonnie fan and this song resonates with me as I travel on this musical journey. There’s a long road ahead …

Birmingham based Vanitas return with a bang and not a whimper with their monumental, recently released new single ‘Between Lune & Eden’. To these ears it’s the heaviest song they’ve unleashed vocally and musically for five fast and furious minutes. They class themselves as ‘cinematic djent’ and this genre weaves …

Welcome back Scarborough based beer swillers This House We Built as they release the fourth song and accompanying video from their self titled debut album on their own THWB Records for the very impressive ‘Nobody’s Fool’ which sees them definitely not bricking it as they blast it out with cocksure …

Rowdy rocker Jack J Hutchinson returns with new single ‘Constellations’, first track taken from an upcoming studio album Battles, due to be released by Earache Digital Distribution on February 9th 2024. Consisting of ten tracks it looks like being a must buy due to the strength of ‘Constellations’. It’s three …

Crash bang wallop! Damnation’s Hammer return from the wilderness to unleash a brand new heavier than a heavier thing single titled ‘Sutter Cane’ taken from a forthcoming studio album Into The Silent Nebula due for release via Massacre Records on September 15th 2023 that follows Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres, their …

Birmingham/London formed in 2016 band A Titan, A Deity return with another banger to join their already full arsenal of bangers as they unleash new single ‘In Dreams‘. The self proclaimed progressive metalcore titans hit hard and heavy through a rollercoaster four minute ride of time exhilarating time changes. Brutal …

The golden tones of Elles Bailey return with her recently released single ‘Devil Claims His Prize’. It was written with indie-rocker Brandy Zdan in Arkansas 2019 but has now been recorded at Middle Farm studio live to tape. It follows her recent 18 date headline tour, perfectly timed to open …

Hallelujah! Praise be! Starlite & Campbell return to save us from musical mediocraty with a brand new single ‘Saving Me’ and is also the lead single taken from Starlite. One, a forthcoming concept studio album released on September 1st 2023 on their own Supertone Records label. The husband and wife …

Welcome back to The Damn Truth as the Montreal based rockers return with their both feet kicking new single ‘Lonely’, released ahead of their headlining UK July 2023 tour. Three thrilling minutes from this slow burner threatens to ignite at any time but they keep us guessing throughout as grinding …

Welcome back to The Self Titled, The Fantastic Four return with four fantastic songs recently released as an EP titled In Your Fire which certainly applies to it, point proven by opener ‘Dust Devils’ and the dust doesn’t settle as it takes no prisoners from the off on snare drum …

Kaine, the irrepressible band formed in Colchester 2009 forge on with their unrelenting five track EP Extinction After. Formed and fronted by Rage Sadler, the Bruce Banner of metal,”Don’t make him angry, you won’t like him when he’s angry!” Opening track ‘Evil I (All Hail The Evil One)’ is an …

Bisongrass, a heavy metal band from Scotland and not bovine informers channel their inner Mastodon, a band not an extinct mammal with their single ‘The Beast Of L.A’, probably in Los Angeles than lower Aberdeen! I was lucky to see them supporting Anvil at the Cathouse in Glasgow 2013, giving …

A very metal welcome back to Master Charger as they return from the blackest heart of the Midlands with their first single since 2020 ‘Social Witch Hunt’. Time has not calmed them down as the trio tackle the subject of the dark side of social media and how users constantly …

Hang onto your hearing as A Titan, A Deity return with their raging new single ‘Shattered By The Touch’. It’s definitely shattering and more brutal than just a touch as riffs of mass destruction potency writhe and churn around a seismic drum battery that’s offset by a lung shredding lead …

Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa returns by kicking down the doors for new single ‘I Want To Shout About It’ that’s to be featured on an upcoming studio album in 2023 on his J&R Adventures label. It’s a cover of the blues classic by Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters that Joe …

Welcome back When Rivers Meet! The husband and wife dynamic duo of Grace and Aaron Bond return with a new single ‘Perfect Stranger’ taken from forthcoming studio album Aces Are High, due for release late summer 2023 that follows their debut album We Fly Free and sophomore album Saving Grace. …

Recall The Remains return with an overwhelming new single ‘Empty Woods’, only six weeks since the release of ‘Fairfield’. Once again their take on symphonic death metal never fails to impress. Simple but effective riffing also has the power to tear your ears off. The lighter symphonic parts intersperse between …

Has it really been nine years since I last saw self proclaimed “Heraldic, Templar Metal, Castle Dwelling, Cacophoni” band Jaldaboath lay waste to a packed out Sophie Lancaster Stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival in 2014? Maybe they have spent too long conquering new lands but have now returned to …