Record Reviews

Deep Purple’s Hammond master Don Airey has a new solo record coming out. It’s way better than anything Purple has released in recent times.

Norwegian symphonic black metal masters Dimmu Borgir are back with their first studio album since 2010. It’s bombastically brilliant.

Greek guitar wizard Gus G is back with a new solo album.

American thrashers Anthrax on top form in Scotland as they mark the 30th anniversary of “Among The Living” with a live release.

As Therion’s Linnéa Vikström goes out on her own with QFT, she brings a big chunk of Dynazty with her into the studio.

Metalwings gives us symphonic metal with folk music touches on its second album. But most of all, we get the angelic voice of Stela Atanasova.

LA-based rock band Nightstage has released its debut album which is filled with terrific classic rock full of emotions and fantastic guitars.

True British metal veterans Blitzkrieg are still at it. Brian Ross still has his voice and they have another solid NWOBHM-style album for you.

A new live album by Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow will no doubt make the purists and traditionalists upset, but for the rest of us this is a good revisit of Rainbow’s back catalogue as well as some Deep Purple goodies.

The legend of American hard rockers Riot lives on with Riot V and a fab new hard rock album.

Cannibal Corpse has returned with a raw new album that is distinctly old-school American death metal.

American stoner rock giants Monster Magnet are back with the great new studio album “Mindfucker”.

The combination of smoke-filled basement rock clubs of yesteryear and the foggy valleys of Nordic folklore have given us yet more terrific melancholic haze rock as Besvärjelsen releases its debut full-length album “Vallmo”.