Denim and leather brought us all together this year, as retro-clad upstarts and veteran riff-slingers showed that classic heavy metal will never die.
But wh... Read More...
1349 – Winter Mass (Season Of Mist)
To truly experience the aural annihilation of 1349, you need to let the hellfire singe your skin, stare into Ravn’s eyes... Read More...
Myth Carver – Twist Of Fate (No Remorse Records)
There must be something in the Texas water.
We’re guessing it has a high iron content.
Because it jus... Read More...
Lynch Mob — Dancing With The Devil (Frontiers)
Has George Lynch saved the best until last?
Dancing With The Devil is, we’re assured, the d... Read More...
Kylver – The Gobi (self-released)
By rights, Kylver should be a more revered name in UK post-metal circles. The Island, their second album, was a towering e... Read More...
Cheap Trick — All Washed Up (BMG)
All Washed Up? Not a bit of it.
Twenty-one albums in and the original pop rockers still have that canny knack... Read More...
This House We Built — Get Out Of The Rain (Self-Released)
It was late summer 2023 and This House We Built had just dropped the swaggering Nobody’s... Read More...
Shiraz Lane — In Vertigo (Frontiers Records)
Perhaps it’s no surprise that so much of Shiraz Lane’s game changer of a record is a nod to peak Def ... Read More...
Can’t Get Enough — A Tribute To Bad Company (Primary Wave Music)
Paying tribute to one of the true bastions of soulful blues rock is no easy task.
Doing ... Read More...
