Review: Swans ‘Birthing’
It is intimidating covering a band you love as you pray you’ll do them justice; there’s an omnipresent feeling that
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Author: Reza Mills
Review: The Long Hunt ‘Natural Order’
The Long Hunt are from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are Trevor Richards – guitar, Allison Kacmar Richards – bass and Mark
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Review: Hexvessel ‘Nocturne’
Mat ‘Kvohst’ McNerney has been a constant since the early days of my Shaman writing career when I covered Hexvessel‘s
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Review: Dez Dare ‘CHERYL! Your Love Shines Down Like A Supernova’s Death’
Dez Dare, aka Darren Smallman, grew up in Geelong, a port city some 47 miles southwest of Melbourne, Victoria in
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Review: Xeeland ‘Water’ [Vinyl Reissue]
Xeeland is Jason Stöll, who has been in many bands over the years including Sex Swing, Twin Sister, Mugstar, Dømes,
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Review: mclusky ‘the world is still here and so are we’
I’d like to start by dedicating this review to my friend Adam York Gregory, who was responsible for introducing me
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Review: KLÄMP ‘TOTAAL TECHNIEK’
Things have been quiet in the KLÄMP camp since 2020’s sophomore album Hate You dropped. The intervening years have seen
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Review: DEADPOP ‘OHM’
London’s DEADPOP are Sam Mathys on bass/vocals and Paul Antony (Ghold, Bruxa Maria, Test Dept) on drums/samples. The duo’s label
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Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ‘Death Hilarious’
In 2023 I saw Pigs x7 with my long-term friend Jonah at The Ritz in Manchester, with support from the
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Review: Bag People ‘Bag People’
Bag People never put out a proper full-length album during their lifetime, their only output came in the form of
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Review: Iggor Cavalera/Shane Embury ‘Neon Gods/Own Your Darkness’
Even someone like me, who isn’t predominantly a ‘metalhead’, recognises the legendary names on this split release. On the off
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