Adamantis is a relatively new young American power metal/New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal band which was formed in 2016 by drummer Evgeny Gromovoy and guitarist Javier Estrada after they moved to Boston for work purposes where they met guitarist Jeff Taft, bassist Liz Cleary and singer Ashley Caval and formed Adamantis. They released the EP..
Paladine – Entering The Abyss (No Remorse Records)
Paladine is a Greek power metal band that formed in 2013 when several members of the metal band Mythraal reconvened to set up a new vehicle for their combined talents. Band leader Christ Stergianidis (bass) together with Thanos Kollintzogiannakis (guitar) and Stamatis Katsafados (drums) then brought in Nick 'The Metalizer' Protonotarios (vocals/guitar) and Marilena Plitsi (keyboards)..
Vincent LaRussa – Before The Storm (Independent Release)
Vincent LaRussa is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with Before The Storm being his debut release which features just the seven songs with a running time of around 29-minutes so it is either a full album or merely an EP and I guess the choice is yours to make. It seems that he LaRussa..
Metalite – A Virtual World (AFM Records)
The female fronted melodic/symphonic rock band Metalite hail from Sweden, as so many bands seems to do, with A Virtual World now being the band's third album since they formed in 2015. The two previous album being Heroes In Time (2017) and Biomechanicals (2019) and were both very fine examples of near perfect symphonic rock..
SONS OF BIRCHES – Wooden Head And Several More Scenarios (Sour Orange Records)
You'd have to imagine a world in which Lou Reed had fronted Hawkwind, and the whole band had gorged themselves on a diet of XTC albums. I know you can't, and I don't blame you, but if you listen you'll understand. Sometimes something comes in for coverage which is a little off the beaten track...
Agent Steel – No Other Godz Before Me (Dissonance Productions)
Whilst colourful band histories are nothing new in the metal world, the story of Agent Steel is practically kaleidoscopic. At the same time, there may be some that cry "who?" - which would be a great shame because Agent Steel were in the right place at the right time, could have had the metal world..
Arielle – Analog Girl In A Digital World
Any musician with a yearning for old-school methodology has to walk a fine line nowadays. Modern technology makes recording and producing so much easier, as well as giving better results in many cases. Nevertheless, when recording this, her ninth album, Arielle aimed for a sound that was specifically anchored in the late ‘70s and early..
SUZI QUATRO – The Devil In Me (Steamhammer / SPV)
(The title track)... would have hit Number One if released in 1974, of that there is simply no doubt. It couldn't be more 'Quatro' if it crashed your party in a black leather catsuit. Marvellous stuff... You know what you're gonna get when a new album by Suzi Quatro drops, right? Concise, punchy, bikes-and-leather rock..
Slaves To Fashion – The History Of Heavy Metal (Independent Release)
Slaves to Fashion is a Norwegian band out of Haugesund which formed in 2002 initially with the name P:O:B and the boys in the band seem to have a rather wicked sense of humour as they certainly like to play around with their style of rock and roll. They released their debut progressive metal concept..
SILENT SINGING: THE COMPLETE LYRICS OF IAN ANDERSON AND JETHRO TULL (Book Review) (Rocket 88 Books)
Books of lyrics are nothing new, of course. Many rock wordsmiths have toyed with the format since the groundbreaking The Beatles' Illustrated Lyrics was published in 1969, with its remarkable cavalcade of colourful illustrations by the masterful Alan Aldridge. Bob Dylan has had the treatment, with his own drawings. Peter Hammill has put out a..