Album Reviews

Huddersfield based singer and pianist Carol Hodge has released her second solo studio album; ‘Savage Purge’, and it is indeed something rather special. Best known for her work alongside Crass founder Steve Ignorant and everyone’s favourite Texan; Ryan Hamilton, Hodge follows up 2018’s acclaimed debut ‘Hold Onto That Flame’ with …

A glance at Cory Marks’ bio and it becomes apparent where the sized-ten stomp featured throughout this, his debut album, comes from. Marks began playing drums at aged ten and like most Canucks he is an accomplished ice-hockey player, meaning he has a knack for heavy hits. It makes sense …

As any self-respecting fan of Nine Inch Nails will tell you, there is something exciting about a band that has fully embraced the concept of regularly releasing EP’s. Trent Reznor was the master of the extended play, ‘Broken’ and ‘Fixed’ anyone? Grammy Award-winning Halestorm (still feels good saying that) have …

If anyone was ever qualified enough to don an ancient facemask, corpsepaint, and dress up as a soldier of The Praetorian Guard after a night (or two) on the lash, then it would be Georg Neuhauser. The well-traveled vocalist from Austrian symphonic power metallers Serenity has initials by the bucketload; …

The recent success (2020 get’s a pass) of the traveling Country music festival Country 2 Country has highlighted the rapid growth of the Country/Americana/Roots music scene in the UK. One of the most pleasing aspects of said success has been the amount of young UK based artists getting their chance …

As sure as the sun rises in the morning, and sets in the evening, Tokyo Motor Fist was always going to release a sophomore album. A band doesn’t get the kind of acclaim which met the 2017 self-titled debut and decide not to come back for a second inning. Like …

Having been a regular on the UK gig scene for a few years now, the urge to rush out their debut album must have been very strong for Cardiff-based trio Häxan. After a few years gigging under their belts, refining their song-craft, as well as gaining some great press with …

You know that you are onto a winner when your first batch of physical CD’s sell out pretty damn pronto, and you have to put a rush on batch number two. This was the pleasing dilemma that English “gutter-trash rock ‘n’ roll” outfit The Suicide Notes faced when debut EP …

Alabama quartet EMBR and esteemed UK label New Heavy Sounds are a perfect fit. With a sound consisting of heavy doom with leanings towards grunge, and a hint of melo-death, EMBR belongs on New Heavy Sounds; home to bands such as Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, Sky Valley Mistress, and Black …

“We set ourselves a goal with this album, which was to write an uplifting summer record.” – Joel Simpson; Creatures Of Habit. With the release of their debut album ‘Drawn In Embers’, Sheffield based duo Creatures Of Habit (Joel Simpson and Alex Harrison) are hoping to bring some much-needed lightness …