Los Frankies -‘D.E.D. City’ (licorice pizza records)

Los Frankies -‘D.E.D. City’ (licorice pizza records)

I started last year singing the praises of ‘Life’s a Glitch’ by Frankie and the Studs. Over the past 12 months, Frankie Clarke and Frankie... Details
Bruise Control – ‘Bruise Control’ (Republic Of Music)

Bruise Control – ‘Bruise Control’ (Republic Of Music)

Always a pleasure and never a chore to hear bands break through the underground and continue to grow organically and get better and better. One... Details
Cronos – ‘Dancing In The Fire’ (DISSONANCE)

Cronos – ‘Dancing In The Fire’ (DISSONANCE)

Originally released, or UNLEASHED as I’m sure Cronos (Conrad to his mates), would say, in 1990, Dancing In The Fire was the first solo album... Details
CONVERGE – ‘Love Is Not Enough’ (Epitaph Records)

CONVERGE – ‘Love Is Not Enough’ (Epitaph Records)

Something of a palate cleanser is the new album from Converge. Not really knowing what to expect, I turned the stereo up, poured a cold... Details
Michael Monroe – ‘Outerstellar’ (SILVER LINING MUSIC)

Michael Monroe – ‘Outerstellar’ (SILVER LINING MUSIC)

The Monroes are finally back! It’s been nearly 4 years since Michael Monroe’s last studio album, ‘I Live Too Fast To Die Young’, and while... Details
Jay Buchanan – ‘Weapons Of Beauty’ ( Sacred Tongue Recordings)

Jay Buchanan – ‘Weapons Of Beauty’ ( Sacred Tongue Recordings)

Californian singer/songwriter Jay Buchanan retreated to a windowless underground bunker in the Mojave Desert to find inspiration for his first solo album. In isolation, with... Details
THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT – ‘Hot Stuff Vol. 3’ (Ghost Highway Recordings and Chaputa! Records)

THE CHUCK NORRIS EXPERIMENT – ‘Hot Stuff Vol. 3’ (Ghost Highway Recordings and Chaputa! Records)

Hot Stuff Vol. 3 is the third instalment in a very specific side series within The Chuck Norris Experiment catalogue: a carefully curated collection of... Details
Kevin Steele – ‘One Thing Left to Do’ (Steele Records)

Kevin Steele – ‘One Thing Left to Do’ (Steele Records)

I was 14, and 99% of my music listening involved hard rock, metal, thrash, and what we now refer to as hair metal. Z-Rock was... Details
Black Viiolet -‘Dark Blue’ (Adrenalin Fix)

Black Viiolet -‘Dark Blue’ (Adrenalin Fix)

Black Viiolet released their full-length debut only a year ago and has returned with an expansive and more realised second album. Nicole Laurenne created Black... Details
Mantas – ‘Winds of Change’ (Dissonance)

Mantas – ‘Winds of Change’ (Dissonance)

Those lovely people at Cherry Red Records have put together a rather swanky reissue of the 1988 Mantas LP, 'Winds of Change'. We all know... Details