Now this is quite an interesting release, Incursion is an American classic metal band that was active between 1982 and 1986 and apparently they wrote a number of songs but didn't actually record anything before they folded. They then reformed in 2018 and this EP is actually their debut release so it is overdue by..
The Veith Ricardo Project – Storm Warning (Pure Steel Records)
The Veith Ricardo Project was a band that was put together at the beginning of the new millennium with the intention of being classic, keyboard driven progressive rock with some of the power of progressive metal incorporated to give the music a hefty punch. Driven by vocalist Juan Ricardo of Dark Arena fame and the..
A.J. Croce – By Request (Compass Records)
Adrian James Croce is an American singer songwriter with a very musical background indeed with his parents being the author and singer songwriter Ingrid Croce and his father the great folk and rock vocalist and, yes you've guessed it, singer songwriter Jim Croce. With such talented parents then how could A.J. be anything else? Sadly,..
Messiahvore – Messiahvore (Coffin & Bolt Records/Golden Robot Records)
Messiahvore is a new hard rock band from Denver, Colorado with this being their self-titled debut release. The band came together in 2018 when several veterans of the Colorado rock scene decided to combine their various talents and influences with them all coming from a variety of backgrounds including punk, garage, doom and goth. Put..
Bonfire – Roots (AFM Records)
The Coronavirus has truly impacted on society and our way of life has been on hold for a year now. So many things that we took for granted have not been possible, holidays, visiting friends, nights out in the local pub, meals in restaurants, the list is endless and it has been, virtually, death by..
Aeonblack – The Time Will Come (Black Sunset)
Aeonblack is a hard rock/power metal band from Baden-Württemberg in the South West of Germany who formed in 2003 and prior to this, from 1988 to 2003 were known as Groggy Elks. There is not a lot of recorded product available with a solitary EP in 2007 and it was not until 2015 that their debut,..
The Spectre Beneath – The New Identity Of Sidney Stone (Self Released)
The Spectre Beneath is a new band put together by guitarist Pete Worrall in Cheshire in 2018 and is an ambitious project that is a fusion of progressive and power metal that is post-modern in outlook and concept. They released their imaginative and brilliantly titled debut, The Downfall Of Judith King, also in 2018 and..
Birdpen – All Function One (JAR Records)
We now come to the much anticipated sixth album by BirdPen, an eclectic English rock duo formed by Dave Penn and Mike Bird in 2003. The band seems to operate at the edge of the cultural mainstream and remain an underground delight that will one day, surely, dine at the top table. They have an..
Nightrage – Demo 2000 (Despotz Records)
Nightrage is a hugely popular melodic death metal band that was formed in Thessaloniki in Greece in 2000 by the two guitarists Marios Iliopoulos and Gus G. The band subsequently released three demos before putting out the debut album Sweet Vengeance in 2003 and, since, then, the band has relocated to Gothenburg and released a..
Osyron – Foundations (SAOL Label)
Osyron began life when formed in 2004 in Ontario, Canada but was originally called Morbid Theory and released two demos under this banner (Chaos Breed in 2006 and Harbinger in 2010) before making some personnel changes and relocating to Alberta. This then led to the name change and, in 2012, they took on the moniker..