Soundgarden – Telephantasm

Reunited after 13 years and after an amazing performance at this year’s Lollapalooza, Soundgarden return with a career-spanning retrospective album, a must have for fans and a great introduction for those who just found out that the band their … Read More

UFO – The Best Of A Decade

UFO are, in their own way, one of the most influential bands you’ll have never heard of. Although they’ve been around longer than a fair few of us (your fair reviewer included) have been kicking about on this world, … Read More

Angra – Aqua

It has to be said, when Brazil is mentioned, one doesn’t immediately make an association with power metal. However, Angra are here to try to change that with their cascading guitars and suitably melodramatic songs. Combining the manic obsession … Read More

Max Raptor – Ghosts

Readers may have, in their travels of this website, noticed my rave gig review of a band called Max Raptor. Given the phenomenal energy and effort they put into their live sets, I would quite happily say that they … Read More

Sound Of Guns – Elementary of Youth

Early on in my career, I was left distinctly underwhelmed by Sound Of Guns’ album. Now they’ve released the next single from aforementioned album: the rock-edged ‘Elementary Of Youth’.

Sound Of Guns are, for all intents and purposes, yet … Read More

Pint Shot Riot – Hazy Days

What is immediately apparent about ‘Hazy Days’ is that it sounds relatively raw; this automatically grabs the attention as too often artists feel the need to release tracks that have had the life “cooked” out of them! In this … Read More

Loadstar – Link To The Past

Xample & Lomax return under the new moniker Loadstar; already well known in the underground, the only way is up for the duo with what can only be described as an absolutely sensational track. ‘Link to the Past’ … Read More

Erland and the Carnival – The Derby Ram

Erland and The Carnival are quite rapidly becoming known as the face of modern folk (at least in the U.K), and with good reason, too. The Derby Ram, their latest release, is a celebration of the conventions of folk … Read More

Emiliana Torrini – Rarities (CD2)

Part two of Emiliana Torrini further continuation of beautiful synthesised lady pop. Starting off with the video version track of ‘Easy’, I found myself singing along to the catchy contagious chorus, and swaying from side to side, over taken … Read More

Dreamend – My Old Brittle Bones

‘My Old Brittle Bones’, the latest release by Dreamend (Ryan Graveface), is a saccharine-sinister ballad, the delicate finger-picked guitar intro giving an undeniably cute, almost twee feel to the song, but underneath, there is a dark distortion that rises … Read More