rock/metal albums
Album Review: Slade – The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (Reissue)
Originally released in 1983, ‘The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome’ is back, and it has had a makeover, still delivering the same enormous sound as it did back in the day yet this time you can choose for it all sit on top of a beautiful slab of orange and red vinyl if so desired. So, what …
Album Review: Slade – Nobody’s Fool (Reissue)
1976. A lot has happened since 1976 but a repressing of the Slade classic, ‘Nobody’s Fool’, helps transport you back to the time when these British Rock and Rollers were teaching the music world a thing or two with their unique brand of manic and loud rock. You now have the option of adding a …
Album Review: Rich Ragany and the Digressions – What We Do (To Not Let Go).
The new album from the UK’s most gregarious rock stars is due to be released 3rd March via a freshly signed deal with Barrel and Squidger Records. When ex-Role Models frontman and songwriter Rich Ragany and the ramshackle crew known as The Digressions released ‘Beyond Nostalgia and Heartbreak‘ at the height of the pandemic in …
Album Review: Silverkord – Auguries of Ruin
Will Miles london band Silverkord have returned to follow on from their spectacular debut ‘Liquid Air’ with another heavy rock masterpiece ‘Auguries Of Ruin’. Lead vocalist/ guitarist Will Miles states: “’Auguries of Ruin’ is an album I began officially writing in January 2020, however a number of the ideas and riffs had started accumulating as …
Album Review: Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners – Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners
Having been a band for a couple of years now Ginger Wildheart And The Sinners have finally released their much anticipated debut album. Made up of tracks written by the band and honed on many a stage. Made up of Ginger, Neil Ivison, Nick Lyndon and Shane Dixon, the band have set about crafting some …
Album Review: Outlaw Orchestra – Back Under The Covers
Born from many a band jamming session to get into the mood for man a gig, Back Under The Covers is the new mini Album from the Outlaw Orchestra and is the perfect introduction to their style and musical talent. The band comments: “When backstage hanging with other bands and musicians, we like to warm …
Album Review: Burridge – Here Are Your Words EP
Bea Burridge is all about making loud music for angry girls. Her second EP ‘Here Are Your Words follows on from a run of singles; the punchy ‘Cigarette Smoke’, the alt-pop sensation ‘Modern Love Affair’ and the emotionally charged ‘Panic’. The E.P will also include a brand new version of the Burridge live favourite ‘Whiskey …
Album Review: Rituals – Show Me The Signs EP
Newcastle metal band Rituals impressed us at Backseat Mafia hugely with their first EP ‘Awake’ (read the review here). Now the band have returned with a new EP ‘Show Me The signs’. Three tracks that show how far the band have come over the year since Awake was released. The EP opens with the magnificent …
Album Review: Bloodhounds – Eat Lies EP
Hard rockers from the south coast Bloodhounds have dropped their 5 track EP that delves into the emotions of growing up and learning that there is a thin veneer to society that, when peeled back, reveals how evil mankind can be all the while reevaluating life and finding meaning. Stamping their intent with the frantic …
Album Review: Blue Nation – Echoes EP
Blues rock band Blue Nation have released their E.P ‘Echoes’ The E.P is born out of the ever-long frustration of lock-down. Yet it all came together rather easily. Vocalist Neil states: “The song writing for the EP came to us all very quickly, I remember Luke coming up with the riff for ‘I Feel Low’ …