Annihilator – ‘King of the Kill, Refresh the Demon, Remains, More Noise Vol. 1’ (earMusic)

Annihilator – ‘King of the Kill, Refresh the Demon, Remains, More Noise Vol. 1’ (earMusic)

The Canadian kings of technical thrash metal, Annihilator, have been on my radar ever since I saw the video for Alison Hell on Headbanger’s Ball... Details
Onslaught – ‘Origins of Aggression’ ( REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC)

Onslaught – ‘Origins of Aggression’ ( REIGNING PHOENIX MUSIC)

My introduction to UK thrash legends Onslaught was the video to their ferocious cover of AC/DC’s Let There Be Rock on Headbangers Ball sometime in... Details
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine – ‘Worry Bomb (30th reissue)’ (Chrysalis Records) 

Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine – ‘Worry Bomb (30th reissue)’ (Chrysalis Records) 

Think back some 30 years ago, and Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine were still riding high and on Worry Bomb, their fifth album - the... Details
Scene Killers – ‘Bare Hands And Bayonets’ (Brassneck Records)

Scene Killers – ‘Bare Hands And Bayonets’ (Brassneck Records)

As my Mate Hotshot would say, "Punk as Fuck" and he would be spot on here. Scene Killers release a lean mean punk as fuck... Details
Fields Of The Nephilim – ‘Burning The Fields’ EP (Jungle Records)

Fields Of The Nephilim – ‘Burning The Fields’ EP (Jungle Records)

After being released in a limited quantity for RSD last year, it quickly sold out and became one of the hard-to-find deep-pocket releases, but the... Details
House of Protection – ‘Outrun You All’ (Red Bull Records)

House of Protection – ‘Outrun You All’ (Red Bull Records)

Last year, I stumbled across House of Protection on YouTube and immediately became a fan, with their debut EP ‘Galore’ getting featured on repeat on... Details
Stiff Little Fingers – The Singles 78-83 (Captain Oi!)

Stiff Little Fingers – The Singles 78-83 (Captain Oi!)

As the Bristolian lady said pre-general election, the same can be said for SLF and compilations. Not another one. Ok, so it might well be... Details
The Donnas – ‘The Atlantic Years’ (Cherry Red Records)

The Donnas – ‘The Atlantic Years’ (Cherry Red Records)

I started listening to the Donnas back around their ‘American Teenage Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine’ album and never stopped. As their sound became a little... Details
Midnight – ‘Steel Rust And Disgust’ (Metal Blade Records)

Midnight – ‘Steel Rust And Disgust’ (Metal Blade Records)

Anyone who knows the modern metal scene probably already recognises that Cleveland’s Midnight are the closest thing we have today to the classic punk metal... Details
Lab Rat – ‘In The Walls, We Wait’ ( Mushroom Pillow)

Lab Rat – ‘In The Walls, We Wait’ ( Mushroom Pillow)

Australian based alt-rock grunge artist LAB RAT releases his debut album ‘In The Walls, We Wait” and a modern mindfuck cobbling together many parts of the alt scene to create... Details