MY DYING BRIDE – The Manuscript

The Manuscript is the latest addition to the seemingly endless catalogue of My Dying Bride. It consists of four tracks left over from the sessions of the last album “A map of all our failures”. With four songs clocking … Read More

MICE PARADE – Candela

It’s refreshing whenever your ears find themselves subject to a sound that is new, energizing, and most crucially generically innovative with regards to its artistic origins. This sensation is less refreshing when you realise you’re a little … Read More

GENERATIONALS – Heza

New Orleans act Generationals have a retro pop sound to them, they’re even releasing their latest album Heza on cassette as well as LP to accentuate this. They must miss cassettes as much as me, I suppose. The album jumps … Read More

SERPENT OMEGA – Serpent Omega

Rumbling from the speakers like a juggernaut of caustic immensity, Serpent Omega’s self-titled LP shakes up the tropes of blackened doom metal, by taking the ferocity of black metal and the heaviness of doom, rather than the … Read More

VODUN – Eat Up The Sun

Sometimes when you least expect it, a band comes completely out of the blue, and redefines your expectations of what today’s music is all about. I approached Vodun’s debut EP with, yes, some complacency. Their … Read More

SULK – Graceless

There are few pleasures quite like that found by a certain soul in the small hours listening to a wash of flanged guitar and sighing hooks. There may be greater pleasures, yes, but London-based SULK do occupy “that niche” … Read More

BORIS CARLOFF – The Escapist

Genres meld and mix beautifully in this eclectic offering from Czech composer, producer and performer Boris Carloff. There is no doubting the scope and ambition of The Escapist; during the course of the album we can hear elements of … Read More

EVENING HYMNS – Spectral Dusk

Canada’s Evening Hymns comprises Jonas Bonnetta and a rotating folk collective of musicians including members of Ohbijou, The Wooden Sky, The Burning Hell, The D’Urbervilles and Forest City Lovers. His music probably appeals to fans of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, … Read More

HARDCORE SUPERSAR – C’mon Take On Me

Business as usual for Swedish hard Rockers!!!

Hardcore Superstar have been kicking around now since the late 90’s and have not really stopped for breath being bigger in Europe then the UK yet they have a pretty loyal cult following and have won Grammy’s in they homeland. … Read More

KILL DEVIL KILL – Kill Devil Kill

A Promising Debut from a classic sounding band!

Featuring Rex Brown from Pantera and Down, Vinnie Appice from Black Sabbath and Dio, plus memebers of W.A.S.P and Pi**ing Razors the band seemed an odd mix but also made sense the you thought about it, after gigging for a good year the band … Read More