THE MARY WALLOPERS’ IRISH ROCK N ROLL: rollicking Celtic folk & infectious humour
The youthful energy of The Mary Wallopers on second album Irish Rock N Roll is a mix of Irish folk and infectious humor.
Lynda Nash
JOE BONAMASSA compiles a five-star blues & rock covers collection
Delve into Joe Bonamassa's blues music with Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, a blend of rock and swing in celebration of the genre.
BLACK STONE CHERRY tap into a softer side of rock with SCREAMIN’ AT THE SKY
Black Stone Cherry explore a softer side to the hard-edged rock sound on their latest album, Screamin' At The Sky.
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS unleash relentless rock’n’roll on KINGS OF THE ASYLUM
Pontypridd original and onetime Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons unleash an energetic album with grit and relentless beats, Kings Of The Asylum.
Newport’s THE NIGHTMARES explore death and the soul via new noir-pop album
Newport-based band The Nightmares' latest album Séance takes a careful approach to death and dying with a noir-pop-goth-post-punk sound.
LORDI 12th album SCREEM WRITER’S GUILD is a catchy musical score looking for a script
Finnish rock band Lordi's Screem Writers Guild is a fictional awards show-themed musical score complete with vampires, werewolves and catchy guitaring.
Bad sound and new material dampen a night of old-school punk from THE DAMNED
Fans of punk icons The Damned were left frustrated by a recent gig at Cardiff Students Union, where the band played mostly new material and suffered from bad acoustics.
BABYMETAL’s fourth album shows new side of Japanese fusion group
Japanese fusion group Babymetal releases fourth album The Other One, a well-polished concept album that delves into themes of reality and time
THE SLOW READERS CLUB prove they can do no wrong with KNOWLEDGE FREEDOM POWER
Knowledge Freedom Power from Manchester's The Slow Readers Club is a polished album that takes the listener down unexpected paths.
Death metal mainstay IN FLAMES take things slow on album 14
As far as death metal goes Forgone, In Flames’ 14th album, is on the lighter side but the Swedish death metal rockers remain pleasant on the ear.
Pushing 40, SPEAR OF DESTINY offer up post-punk nostalgia with GHOST POPULATION
Spear Of Destiny have been in the recording business for 39 years and through all the personnel changes, their style has remained more or less the same.
No joke: English hard rockers MASSIVE WAGONS strike a serious chord with TRIGGERED!
Is Massive Wagons' music rock, metal or punk – or just a mess? Fortunately, Triggered! – the Lancaster combo’s sixth studio album – shredded my first impressions.