Author Marco Gaminara
‘Ghost of a Blood Tie’ is the fifth album by this French quartet formed way back in 1993. I’m really not certain whether their older material is substantially heavier, but this new album is very easy listening with the occasional… Continue Reading →
I really have no idea how this lot have managed to pass under my radar with having been around for 20 years now. Just have a look at the album cover for the last album ‘Congress of the Insane’ and… Continue Reading →
‘From Blue to Black’ is the third album by this Spanish quintet from Barcelona. They’ve been around for 8 years now and have received accolades for best Spanish upcoming band for their début album in 2011. Now the new album… Continue Reading →
Like most, I’d never heard of Oceans of Slumber either, but the blurb I was sent said they had done a Candlemass cover, so I was intrigued enough to give them a listen. Now the aforementioned cover isn’t on this… Continue Reading →
I’ve been an Anthrax fan for over a quarter of a century now and while not all 11 albums have had the same line up, there has always been that consistency of Frank, Scott and Charlie giving them their distinct… Continue Reading →
It has been a while since I attended a gig on a Saturday night, and was rather worried about the 6 o’clock start, but I should not have, as traffic was far lighter than it is during the week, along… Continue Reading →
Uhm, wow! This is Omnium Gatherum’s seventh album, I have their fifth album from 5 years ago after seeing them live back then, but hadn’t actually realised they’d been around for 20 years now and had such a body of… Continue Reading →
While this quintet from Wisconsin have been around for 9 or so years, this is their first full length album and delivers 11 fast paced tracks with little remorse. James Murphy mixed and mastered the album giving a really clean… Continue Reading →
I remember seeing these guys a long time ago at the Garage in Islington, and helping to jump-start their bus after the show as the battery had died. Really nice chaps they are too. But I digress. This is their… Continue Reading →
Opening title track “Conquerors of the New World” quickly sets the tone and any expectations of what you’re in for when listening to the second album by this Costa Rican quartet. The technical skill shown by Carlos Venegas is clearly… Continue Reading →
German thrash band Pissdolls has changed its name to Skeleton Pit and their new album ‘Chaos at the Mosh-Reactor’ contains 4 tracks from the predecessor’s final EP ‘Drink Fast or Die’. So while the trio have been together for 10… Continue Reading →
I’m really in 2 minds about this album. While I was reasonably impressed by their début release because it turned out to be a hell of lot heavier than I thought it would be. This album is a stripped down… Continue Reading →