The Night Flight Orchestra are a Swedish hard rock band and this is their third album.
Featuring members of Soilwork, Arch Enemy, and Witchery, (among many others), this is something of a different beast from these other bands, and presents us with 50 minutes of classic rock with some progressive overtones. Continue reading “The Night Flight Orchestra – Amber Galactic (Review)”
Game Zero are a hard rock band from Italy and this is their debut album.
Game Zero play an entertaining blend of rock and metal, one that sees them adopt a hard rocking edge with melodic vocals. Continue reading “Game Zero – Rise (Review)”
Half Gramme of Soma are a Greek stoner rock band and this is their second album.
After 2014’s highly enjoyable EP Marche au Noir, Groove Is Black is a well-received album by yours truly.
With a voice full Continue reading “Half Gramme of Soma – Groove Is Black (Review)”
This is the latest release from Blackbird Hill, a rock band from France.
I decided to listen to this purely on the band’s name and the album cover. Of course, if after pressing play for the first time I didn’t like what I heard, it never would have made it to the review stage, but I did, and it did. Continue reading “Blackbird Hill – Midday Moonlight (Review)”
Here we have Cybernetic Witch Cult – a stoner/doom rock band from the UK. This is their third album.
Full of fuzzy riffs and distorted goodness, this is an album that worships The Holy Riff at the space altar of tripped out doom rock. Continue reading “Cybernetic Witch Cult – Troglodithic Trip (Review)”
This is the second album by Ecstatic Vision, a US psychedelic rock band.
This is the follow up to 2015’s Sonic Praise. On Raw Rock Fury the band have taken what they did with their previous release and turned it up to 11. Continue reading “Ecstatic Vision – Raw Rock Fury (Review)”
Eve to Adam are a US rock band and this is their latest album.
This is anthemic rock with big choruses and an electronic influence. It’s modern and addictive, bringing a passion and intensity to the performance that feels easy, natural and unforced. Continue reading “Eve to Adam – Odyssey (Review)”
Foreword is Disperse’s third album. They play progressive rock/metal and are from Poland.
Disperse take elements from both old and new progressive music and incorporate them into their thoroughly modern take on the style.
Complexity, syncopation and Continue reading “Disperse – Foreword (Review)”
Ulvesang are a Canadian neofolk band and this is their debut album.
This album is a folk release that specialises in creating beautiful soundscapes for the listener to dreamily explore.
Ulvesang approach this style coming Continue reading “Ulvesang – Ulvesang (Review)”
Hark are a stoner/hard rock band from the UK and this is their second album.
Featuring rocking tunes, sludgy Southern vibes and progressive sensibilities, Machinations should easily appeal to fans of Baroness, Mastodon, Red Fang, Corrosion of Conformity and High on Fire. Continue reading “Hark – Machinations (Review)”
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