Within Temptation, Evanescence – First Direct Arena, Leeds: Live Review
Evanescence and Within Temptation team up for a stunning spectacle in Leeds.
Plu – Tri: Album Review
Celtic feathers float in from Wales in a surprisingly Laurel Canyon breeze. Tri is the album, Plu is the band.
The Trials Of Cato – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester: Live Review
The Trials Of Cato visit Manchester’s Night & Day Cafe on the tour that sees them launching their Gog Magog album.
Merry Hell – Folk at the Barlow, Edgworth: Live Review
Merry Hell bringing their trademark, joyful sway to The Barlow at Edgworth.
Cera Impala – Wildest Dreams: Album Review
Wildest Dreams by Cera Impala. Attractive acoustic smoke’n’honey bluesy hues; a bluesy ragtime wallow from the Forth delta.
Threshold – Dividing Lines: Album Review
Threshold light the fuse on another explosive album. The future of quality Prog Metal is in good hands.
Lightning Seeds, Liverpool Olympia, Saturday 12th November.
They’re coming home. The Lightning Seeds make their triumphant homecoming in Liverpool.
Hushman – s/t: Album Review
Hushman – aka Ewan MacPherson – rolls out a calm and classy set that gently simmers without boiling over.
Mike Vass – Decemberwell Decade: Album Review
A midwinter offering that is neither bleak nor shortbread tin, Mike Vass delivers a (largely) non-denominational Winter Solstice celebration fit for all tastes.
Candlemass – Sweet Evil Sun: Album Review
Candlemass are doom overlords. Sweet Evil Sun comes close to four decades after their legendary 1986 debut, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus.
Yetii – Live at The Greenbank: Album Review
Acoustic trio Yetii produce a beautifully evocative live album of original compositions and stunning improvisation.
Deep In The Woods – Pastoral Psychedelia & Funk Folk 1968-1975: Album Review
Cherry Red takes a deep dive into the mystic realm of acid folk – and lives to tell the tale.
Joshua Burnside – Late Afternoon In The Meadow (1887): EP Review
Joshua Burnside – more successful experiments with recipes that blend folk music and ‘other stuff’.
Jerusalem – s/t: Album Review
Legendary album comes home with a spit and polish.
Lady Maisery – Tender: Album Review
Tender is the first album in six years from Lady Maisery – worth the wait…