Review: The Rattlebacks – Sidewinder Self -release (November 15th, 2024) Reviewer: Phil Rozier  As a wanna be connoisseur or rock music, I’m ashamed to admit, that I didn’t realise The Rattlebacks were from my own town of Brighton!  Shame on me, and damn my behind the times uneducated head to the fiery fires of hell. […]

Review: D-A-D – Speed of Darkness AFM Records (October 4th, 2024) Reviewer: Grant Foster There’s a tendency for fans of bands who achieved longevity to want new albums to replicate a sound, or a feeling of a time or release from earlier in their careers. In the case of the crazy Danes D-A-D this may well be […]

Review: Victory – Circle of Life AFM Records (September 13th, 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Victory is one of those bands that is incredibly underrated and needs to be mentioned in the same way that many classic 80s based rock bands are discussed. One of the saddest aspects to their underappreciation is the band’s ability to […]

Review: Mystery – Mind Pollution Metalapolis Records (July 5th, 2024) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor This is a weird one to review as when I put my name forward to review it, I thought this was a new album by the very well established Canadian progressive outfit, who already have a very extensive back catalogue. So, it came […]

Review: Maverick – Silver Tongue Metalopolis Records (July 5th, 2024) Reviewer: Grant Foster I first encountered Maverick on their ‘Ethereality‘ album and filed them away under ‘Must keep an ear and eye on them’ for any future releases. The Belfast based band’s fifth album, ‘Silver Tongue‘ sees the return of the original line-up. And it […]