ALBUM REVIEW: VAISSEAU – HORRORS WAITING IN LINE

Vaisseau are a synth/doom duo from Brest, France. Now that I have lost some of you with the word synth, what is this album and why did I listen to this album a few times. To start, I don’t know much about synth music and its current rise in popularity, but it seems to be […]
There is going to be a lot of people listening to this one. Code Orange have managed to take the metal world, scooped within their hands and begun to smash it against the firmest wall possible. Their rise from ‘just’ another hardcore band, to the augmenting metallic outfit (go google what they wore to the […]

ALBUM REVIEW: CODE ORANGE – UNDERNEATH

ALBUM REVIEW: HUNTSMEN – MANDALA OF FEAR

Huntsmen are from Chicago. ‘Mandala of Fear’ is their follow up to 2018’s ‘American Scrap’. Okay the facts are out the way, time for a series of head scratching remarks. Listening to this album was a challenge. Because for one, it’s 78 minutes long. 78…..minutes…….loooooooooooong. At no capacity should a new band be releasing so […]
There are two major factors about Body Count you may already know. If not, then I will enlighten you and draw your interest. Body Count are fronted by legendary rapper Ice-T and on their debut release, their infamy was born with a song called ‘Cop killer’. Though they’ve been in existence for three decades, they’ve […]

ALBUM REVIEW: BODYCOUNT – CARNIVORE

ALBUM REVIEW: TODAY IS THE DAY – NO GOOD TO ANYONE

To write a review on a new Today Is the Day album, will require preparation. You cannot dive in without knowing what could come your way! That is a danger your mind can do without. When you can spend the depths of the earth’s darkest holes explaining this band, localising it to a space is […]
Stirring the spirit of Captain Beefheart into a Gang Of Four and Pavement cocktail, it’s the Leeds four piece Mush, pour in a hefty dose of social commentary and you get close to the heart of their debut album ‘3D Routine’. Tracks like ‘Eat The Etiquette’ have guitar lines firing off in all directions threatening […]

ALBUM REVIEW: MUSH – 3D ROUTINE

ALBUM REVIEW: HUMANIST – HUMANIST (FEAT. MARK LANEGAN, DAVE GAHAN, JOHN ROBB AND MORE)

There are many old sayings about perseverance – ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, try try again’, ‘everyone loves a trier’ – at least one of these must have been lodged in the head of Rob Marshall. guitarist and songwriter for Humanist. After being in Exit Calm for nine years, when they disbanded in […]
There are so many bands coming out of Ireland currently, with Fontaines D.C and Inhaler is there room for another Indie band out of Ireland? Brand New Friend is here with their new EP, ready to answer that question. The four-piece from Belfast made up of frontman Taylor Johnson along with his sister Lauren along […]

EP REVIEW: BRAND NEW FRIEND – A CURE FOR LIVING

ALBUM REVIEW: OZZY OSBOURNE – ORDINARY MAN

So, it’s fifty years since Black Sabbaths self-titled was release. Ozzy also had a serious life affirming 2019. So, what’s the best way to approach this? Release a new solo album that feels like a swansong. Well that sounded depressing and an excuse. But it isn’t! Not even close. ‘Ordinary Man’ is Ozzys best album […]
Guess who’s back? Kvelertak. Kvelertak, tell a friend! (worked better in my head) Kvelertak had found themselves sailing to the unknown. Their last release ‘Nattesferd’ was a fine advancement in their sound, moving away from shorter bursts of fright, to a progressive, aggressive lengthier song run. Was great but didn’t quite catch on like previous […]

ALBUM REVIEW: KVELERTAK – SPLID