February 2015

Feral Sun – Evacuate

Feral Sun – Evacuate CD (SaNPR) The CD packaging does look striking and well put together, Feral Sun have made the effort there. Thankfully their mix of impressive riffs and raw emotion is of a…


The Exploited – 1980-83

The Exploited – 1980-83: 4 CD Box Set (Anagram/Cherry Red) A fine collection featuring three albums and one compilation disc of singles, sixty two tracks from one of punks most successful bands ever… and accompanied…



Hawkwind – Distant Horizons

Hawkwind – Distant Horizons CD (Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red) Originally released in 1997, a time when ‘trance’ and Glastonbury were booming… this is when Hawkwind embraced the experimentation of mixing new-age sounds along with their usual…






Two Out Of Three Falls.

It’s taken me a while to get my thoughts together about the Royal Rumble which took place last weekend. After one of the greatest title matches in WWE history took places between Brock Lesnar, John…


Ensiferum – One Man Army

Ensiferum – One Man Army (Metal Blade) There are significant moments in everyone’s musical history, game changing releases or shows that define and change the way they, you, me, view music and listen to it….



ToyGuitar – In This Mess

ToyGuitar – In This Mess (Fat Wreck) OK, so toyGuitar is the current baby/ side-project of Jack Dalrymple and various others. Knowing that Jack has been responsible for creating some incredible music with bands like…