John Morrow
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Stallion - “Slaves Of Time” [Album Review]
Released via High Roller Records on February 28th, Slaves Of Time is Stallion’s finest album thus far, and one of the strongest retro metal records heard… → Read More
Mondo Generator - “Fuck It” [Album Review]
Out February 1st via Heavy Psych Sounds, Fuck It is classic Mondo Generator with all the proverbial bells and whistles, and then some. → Read More
Sepultura - “Quadra” [Album Review]
Quadra, out now via Nuclear Blast Records, is the Sepultura album for which we’ve all been waiting, and its strength lies in the meditative alchemy brewed… → Read More
Revisiting 1959, The Year When Jazz Changed EVERYTHING
With help from the likes of Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, and Miles Davis, 1959 was where Jazz started taking shape and finding its feet,… → Read More
Miles Davis - “Music From and Inspired by the Film ‘Birth of the Cool’” [Album Review]
Miles Davis is virtually untouchable as a legendary musical figure – his skills on the trumpet, his choice of musicians as a bandleader, and the numerous classic albums released under his name speak volumes about his talent and place in music history. There exist a number of great documentaries and films made about the man and his work, and 2019 saw a new addition when Stanley Nelson released… → Read More
Kirk Windstein - “Dream In Motion” [Album Review]
Kirk Windstein is a legendary name in heavy music with his output through Crowbar, Down, Kingdom Of Sorrow, and numerous others, a focal point in the sludgy NOLA scene, and possibly the only worthy successor to the enormous throne dominated by Scott “Wino” Weinrich. He comes off as a straight-up nice guy with a strong work ethic and soul oozing through everything he does, so it was a welcome… → Read More
Mortiis - “Spirit Of Rebellion” [Album Review]
The obsessive Mortiis fanbase will most probably find much to enjoy on Spirit Of Rebellion, and there are genuine fragments of inspired dungeon synth that could… → Read More
Sons Of Apollo - “MMXX” [Album Review]
As an avid Dream Theater, Mike Portnoy, and all-round prog fan, the debut release from Sons Of Apollo (2017’s Psychotic Symphony) was a whirlwind of all things proggy and great album that left me gasping. The line-up of Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, Bumblefoot, Derek Sherinian, and Jeff Scott Soto was a dream team list of top players, and the music was heavy, technical, emotional, and downright… → Read More
Wormhole - “The Weakest Among Us” [Album Review]
Wormhole’s The Weakest Among Us (Lacerated Enemy Records) is an attack on the senses that, whilst not breaking any boundaries, still swings like an angry gorilla… → Read More
Haunt - “Mind Freeze” [Album Review]
Haunt came seemingly from out of nowhere with their storming Luminous Eyes EP in 2017 and have maintained a furious work-ethic ever since. Their addition to the onslaught of traditional heavy metal from a new generation (with a dash of ‘70s hard rock to keep the melodies alive) has been exciting, their two full-length albums (2018’s Burst Into Flame and last year’s killer If Icarus Could Fly)… → Read More
“I Am a Professional Metalhead: How Heavy Metal Guided My Career Journey” by Angelo G. Spenillo [Book Review]
Angelo G. Spenillo’s I Am A Professional Metalhead: How Heavy Metal Guided My Career Journey will make a worthy addition to any headbanger’s bookshelf. It’s a… → Read More
Satyricon - “Rebel Extravaganza” (20th Anniversary Re-Issue) [Album Review]
With this 20th anniversary reissue via Napalm Records, Rebel Extravaganza has finally been given the time and care it craved, and Satyricon earn more non-conventional stripes… → Read More
Opeth - “In Cauda Venenum” (English Version) [Album Review]
In Cauda Venenum (Nuclear Blast Records) is the most cohesive, solid album that Opeth have ever released, and easily the best of their modern era. → Read More
Vulvodynia - “Mob Justice” [Album Review]
Out via Lacerated Enemy Records, South Africa’s Vulvodynia unleash 35 minutes of deathcore-leaning slamming, sonic brutality with Mob Justice. → Read More
Entombed - “Clandestine
Entombed’s Clandestine - Live is the celebration of a monumental album from a magical musical period by a monster band. → Read More
L7 - “Scatter The Rats” [Album Review]
And the world rejoiced! With their latest album, Scatter The Rats, out via Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records, L7 are back and as entertaining as ever. → Read More
Robyn Ferguson - “Alizarin” [EP] [Album Review]
Robyn Ferguson, a recent endorsee of Ibanez South Africa, has all the guitar chops and song writing ability to make her self-released Alizarin an explosive EP. → Read More
Periphery - “Periphery IV: HAIL STAN” [Album Review]
Besides being a leading light in the fledgling djent/modern prog metal movement, Periphery have also been a bit of a whipping boy for haters (usually for the melodic vocals), kind of the easy band to beat on. I’ve always been a big supporter as they have produced what I feel to be superior music that straddles the fringe and commercial success without any real compromise, which ain’t no easy… → Read More
Chris Prophet - “Athaza” [Album Review]
Outside of the production lacking in quality, Chris Prophet’s playing is tight and clean, and his tone and feel on Athaza are on the money. → Read More
The Devil And The Almighty Blues
I’ve been following the retro rock scene for a long time, being wowed by the likes of the big players like Graveyard, Kadavar, Witchcraft, and The Vintage Caravan, and their heady mix of psychedelic rock, doom, blues, and chewy stoner rock. It’s like music from a different time, concealed in a time capsule that was suddenly unleashed upon the underground covered in sepia tones and bell-bottom… → Read More