Album Reviews

As much to do with the unmistakable tones of vocalist Michael Poulsen and his melodic-but-heavy-as-hell-itself guitar work as it does with that crunching groove that comes from Jon Larsen (drums), and Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass) being in each other’s pockets for some time now, Denmark’s premier Rock/Metal act Volbeat have …

Häxan, it’s been a while, ladies. Five years, to be precise. Stop for a moment to consider the shit that has gone down in the world since the release of the acclaimed debut from the South Wales rock trio in 2020. On second thought, maybe don’t. Best to try and …

“Is there anybody out there that wants to rock? Is there anybody out there that wants to roll? And is there anybody out there that wants to BOOGIE? Tonight, live, from The Apollo, Glasgow, We have the number one Rock and Roll band in the land, Will you welcome the …

If When Rivers Meet were feeling any pressure in following up 2023’s UK Official Album Charts Top 10 entry ‘Aces Are High’, then they are certainly not showing it on the new album ‘Addicted To You’. Instead, buoyed by the acclaim and confidence that being the first independent Rock/Blues band …

On his debut solo album ‘Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes And Wine’, The Struts frontman Luke Spiller has jettisoned the glam pyrotechnics that make the Derby quartet such an enjoyable and formidable force in modern rock music. Instead, Spiller has opted to go with a more personal and …

Although Status Quo have been awarded National Treasure status for some time, Francis Rossi has always been an underrated and undervalued songwriter. At the top of his game for what must be seven decades now, his partnership with Bob Young – often referred to in the early days as the …

It’s astonishing to think that out of all the British metal bands who are part of the scene right now, Employed to Serve aren’t massive stars yet. For 14 years, they’ve created some of the most intriguing and refreshing metalcore that continues to evolve with each new release. They’re a …

It might have taken 15 years and 6 albums, but the hype machine surrounding Tobias Forge and Ghost has finally gone into overdrive. Thus, meaning that the release of studio album number 6 ‘Skeletá’ is a bona fide worldwide event. Midnight openings at record stores around the world; huge billboards; …

It’s either sheer coincidence or fantastic marketing that a new album from the Duke of Spook himself, Wednesday 13, lands not only in the same week as the new Ghost album, and the first trailer for the long-awaited second season of the Netflix smash ‘Wednesday’, but more importantly, it lands …

As far as stop-gaps go, Epica’s 2022 mini-album, ‘The Alchemy Project’, was incredibly effective. Not only did the seven-song effort make the four-year gap between studio albums more easy on the palate, but it also delivered arguably the best collaborative effort of the decade with Charlotte Wessels and Myrkur joining …