My Own Will – Misery: EP Review
My Own Will’s new EP is a concentrated blast of modern deathcore brutality, each track striking with precision, weight, and zero mercy.
Psycroptic – The Pulse Of Annihilation: Album Review
Two decades in, Psycroptic channel their legacy into a refreshed, groove‑forward assault without sacrificing an ounce of their surgical intensity.
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention – Magical Moments: Opinion
With Cropredy 2026 only a matter of weeks away, we travel down the time tunnel to reflect on a a handful of ‘magical moments’ from almost fifty years.
Emma Hunter on Anna Calvi: Why I Love
Emma Hunter joins us for a Why I Love on the inspiration of Anna Calvi.
Helen & The Neighbourhood Dogs – Anything That Moves: Album Review
You’ve heard of normal in Norwich, Helen & The Neighbourhood Dogs are infamous in Ipswich and ready to take on, if not the world, certainly greater fenland!
The Hu – Hun: Album Review
Straight from Eddfest and with a UK tour incoming, The Hu celebrate with a formidable new album.
Duir – Catarsi: Album Review
Italian black metal outfit, Duir, return with the powerful Catarsi.
Taake – En Skog av Nidstang: Album Review
After more than three decades, Taake still create music that is simultaneously powerful, undeniably evil and genuinely beautiful. En Skog av Nidstang, their ninth studio album, is no different.
Pallas – The Midas Touch, The Recordings 1998-2007: Box Set Review
A Pallas retrospective that sees them embracing the Prog as they move into the twenty first century with confidence.
Firevolt Festival 2026: Preview
We look ahead to the 5th edition of, and our first trip to, Firevolt Festival – August 2026
Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green: 2026 Deluxe edition: Album Review
The fifth and finest album from British blues-rockers Ten Years After gets the deluxe reissue treatment. A golden opportunity to reappraise Cricklewood Green.
Todd Adelman and The Woodsmen- Todd Adelman and The Woodsmen: Album Review
No real surprises on this no frills country album from Todd Adelman & The Woodsmen, but the songs are strong , bold and musically faultless.
Charm Of Finches – Bodysuit: New Single
The new single from Charm Of Finches combines their haunting chamber folk with more than a hint of darkness.
Agnes Obel w/ Peter Gregson – AVIVA Studios, Manchester: Live Review
Agnes Obel arrives in Manchester with a dazzling visual spectacle and an arsenal of supremely brilliant compositions. Support comes from composer and cellist Peter Gregson.
Steel Panther – O2 Academy, Manchester: Live Review
They’re back on the prowl. Steel Panther bring their Glam Metal extravaganza to their current favourite city in the world. Kelsy Karter and Black Sonic Pearls in support.