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It was 2015 when I first came across VON HERTZEN BROTHERS; I interviewed them at the Finnish Ambassador’s residence and reviewed New Day Rising which was their release at the time. Fast forward to the present day and they are back on my radar. They are due to release Red Alert In The Blue Forest … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Von Hertzen Brothers – Red Alert In The BLue Forest
In my reviews and other writings, I relish the chance to show off some piece of obscure knowledge. There is an element of joy that I get that can only be found as a result of two disparate topics coming together in the most peculiar of ways. And I think, just maybe, I’ve found a … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Before & Apace – The Denisovan
Snapper Music have held a close relationship with Porcupine Tree since the release of the 1999 album ‘Stupid Dream’ on their Kscope imprint. The label acquired the band's early work on the Delerium label in 2006 and later the Warner 'Lava' years material in 2017. The first Transmission release on the new deal in November … Continue reading NEWS: PORCUPINE TREE – Announce New Deal With Snapper Music To Represent Their Transmission Label Worldwide
Sydney progressive rock trio SteelSwarm masterfully create daring music of epic stature. After releasing their debut album Aspects of Dissonance digitally on 6 August 2020, the band has now released lyric videos to every song on the album. Check them all out at their YouTube Channel. Singer Dane Simms says about the single Future Gods (see video below): “Future Gods is a piece … Continue reading NEWS: STEELSWARM – Release Lyric Videos For Each Song Of Their Album
New Heavy Sounds are extremely stoked to announce that our newest signings Mountain Caller are ready to engage hyper-drive and launch their debut album into the riff time continuum. Mountain Caller are El, Claire and Max and hail from London. They describe themselves as a heavy progressive instrumental three-piece, who are driven to tell stories … Continue reading NEWS: MOUNTAIN CALLER – Announce Debut Album ‘Chronicle I: The Truthseeker’
Ladies and gentlemen! Lend me your horns for the golden metal triumph that will have you reaching for your air guitar PYRAMID hails from New York USA and formed as a project band in 2017. Their discography includes their 2017 release Mi Rage and their latest album Gold Tooth was the second release. PYRAMID recorded … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Pyramid – Gold Tooth
Come one come forth to sample this phenomenal, majestic and ear pleasing triumph that is SOULSPLITTER. I see that now I have your attention. I was given the opportunity to review this album, different from my usual taste. SOULSPLITTER hail from Germany and they started their journey to create their debut concept album Salutgenesis. It … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Soulsplitter – Salutgenesis
TILLIAN are a progressive rock band who formed in 2014. They are from Tel-Aviv Israel and are influenced by the bands PAIN OF SALVATION, ARYEON and Kate Bush. The band released their debut album Lotus Graveyard on April 20th 2019. The album has eleven songs. Below is a breakdown of each of these tracks. Reborn … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Tillian – Lotus Graveyard
Aside from having a name that makes me chuckle, GIANT DWARF were formed in Perth, Australia and comprise of Aaron Soppo (Vocals), Luke Drag (Drums and Percussion), S John Paterson (Bass), Rick (Guitar and Sitar) and Russ Tee (Guitar and Didgeridoo). Their members have played with such acts like Nick Oliver (QUEENS OF THE STONE … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Giant Dwarf – Giant Dwarf
It sometimes happens with every record; you buy it and press play not knowing what to expect. The same can be said with the album ‘Illusion Of Truth’ by Scandinavian Progressive Rockers CONDITION RED, within the first few seconds of this record you can hear beauty and spontaneity. This continues throughout the record. They first … Continue reading Album Review: Condition Red – Illusion Of Truth