Infected Dead – Invicta: Album Review
Channelling old school brutality with precision based technicality Infected Dead unleash a firestorm EP.
Frankie Archer – The Dance Of Death: Album Review
Frankie says Dance, Dance, Dance. Til you drop. And you probably will……..
Stormkeep – The Nocturnes Of Iswylm: Album Review
Stormkeep has spent the better part of a decade building a world entirely their own, and with The Nocturnes Of Iswylm, their second full-length, they have not simply returned to that world — they have reshaped it, deepened it, and made it considerably more dangerous to inhabit.
Dauþuz – Todeswerk: Uranium II: Album Review
Purveyors of the finest mining themed black metal, Dauþuz, return with their new album; Todeswerk: Uranium II.
Devin Townsend – The Moth: Album Review
Just when you thought Devin Townsend had finished the run of magum opuses….out comes a work of magnitude fired by true self-acceptance.
Bity Booker – There’s No Song About A Stone: Album Review
Bity Booker turns on the charm and adds dustings of humour and wicked glee on There’s No Song About a Stone – her “first non-debut album.”
Dàna – The Deep End: Album Review
The deep end is where this plucky new quartet Dàna belong, swimming proudly and wildly. Music not for paddling; immerse fully!
Dutch Elm – Dutch Elm: Album Review
After gaining a reputation as a thrilling live band. Newcastle based Dutch Elm release their stunning self titled debut album.
Quick Takes – May 2026: Album Reviews
A bumper crop of Quick Takes all caught in our monthly appraisal of albums
Rob Clarke – Opiope: Album Review
Full of psych-pop and droll Liverpudlian observation, Rob Clarke once again reminds us nothing is serious – and nothing is sacred – on Opiope.
Adam Ross – Bring On The Apathy: Album Review
Go further, seize the apathy, as Ross bares his soul with melodious maudlin charm and wit on Bring On The Apathy.
Jethro Tull – Under Wraps, The Unwrapped Edition: Album Review
Whatever the opinion of Jethro Tull, Under Wraps, Ian Anderson, Prog Rock etc, this is how to do definitive editions.
Godless – Adversus Parousia: Album Review
Chile’s long running blasphemers, Godless, shatter their nine year silence with a venomous earth shattering assault.
Blood Incantation – All Gates Open (OST): Album Review
All Gates Open is the accompanying soundtrack to Blood Incantation’s forthcoming documentary charting the genesis of their massive 2024 album, Absolute Elesewhere.
Ryan Young – In The Quiet After: Album Review
A wealth of fiddling fancies in this thrifty third, from bowman supreme, waiting in the wings for that plaudit, Ryan Young.