Review: Nxmad ‘The Second Fall’
Once upon a time in the North of England, there was a band called Nomad. They were full of raw
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Author: Mark Hunt-Bryden
Review: Okay You Win ‘End Of Days’
When doing research for acts I would see at this year’s Desertfest, I stumbled across London-based rockers Okay You Win
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Review: Hanry ‘What Came From Silence’
The last time I put pen to paper (or fingertip to keyboard, if you crave accuracy) about French instrumental rockers
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Review: Ramblin’ Ricky Tate ‘The Magnolia Sessions’
The latest series of Anti-Corp’s wonderful The Magnolia Sessions continues to deliver the goods in terms of shining a light
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Review: Tidal Wave ‘Volume Tree’
My first introduction to Sweden’s heavy stoner four-piece Tidal Wave was as a follower of California-based label Ripple Music, purveyors
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Review: Elder ‘Through Zero’
One of the highlights of Desertfest London 2025 was not only finally getting to see the Massachusetts-formed, now Berlin-based, stoner,
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Review: BEAR ‘Anhedonia’ EP
Belgian mathcore heavyweights BEAR align more with tech-heavy acts like Hippotraktor on the post-metal roster of Pelagic Records than the
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Review: Amulets ‘Rem(a)inders’
The keen-eared talent scouts at Pelagic Records seem to have an endless resource of artists they unearth and try to
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Review: Legbiter / Norna ‘Legbiter / Norna’
Pelagic Records continue their mission to bring the finest in underground music through their diverse, curated roster. Having stretched their
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Review: HIRAKI & Meejah ‘Interwoven’
In one of the more ambitious releases of the year from Berlin-based Pelagic Records comes a split EP from a
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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘Vengeance And Grace’
An album from Lost Dog Street Band frontman Benjamin Tod wasn’t on my bingo card for 2026… Following the man
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