STYX – «Crash of the Crown» (2021)
After 2017’s phenomenal return to form with their concept album The Mission, Styx actually had some serious living up to do. The bar had been […]
Album Reviews
HELLOWEEN – «Helloween» (2021)
A lot could be said about the ups and downs of Helloween and their numerous line-up changes. Suffice to say that this album sees original […]
BLIND GOLEM – «A Dream of Fantasy» (2021)
Sometimes you hear new music that reminds you so much of another band that you need to take a closer look at the liner notes […]
LAKE OF TEARS – «Ominous» (2021)
Things had been quiet around Lake of Tears for a long time, but in 2020 the news broke that a new album was on the […]
SKIDS – «Songs From A Haunted Ballroom» (2021)
Releasing covers albums has become quite trendy, but more than that, it’s really a symptom of the times we live in. With a global pandemic […]
KEN HENSLEY – «My Book of Answers» (2021)
Ken Hensley is one of my biggest musical heroes. My Book of Answers is his final recorded work. He died on 4 November 2020 after […]
Strawbs – «Settlement» (2021)
Strawbs is an English institution. Ever since the band’s humble beginnings as The Strawberry Hill Boys in 1964, David Cousins has been there, guiding the […]
ALICE COOPER – «Detroit Stories» (2021)
Detroit Stories is the 21st solo album by Alice Cooper (28th including releases by the Alice Cooper band). One of the true veterans and trailblazers […]
ACCEPT – «Too Mean To Die» (2021)
Accept are still going strong on their third reunion, which has lasted since 2009 with former T.T. Quick-frontman Mark Tornillo as the lead vocalist. Too […]
AYREON – «Transitus» (2020)
Ayreon is the band project and alter ego of Dutchman Arjen Anthony Lucassen. He has many of those – there’s also Star One, The Gentle […]
PAUL MCCARTNEY – «III» (2020)
McCartney III is Paul McCartney’s 18th solo album (excluding Wings releases which sometimes also includes his name, collaborations under different names, and classical works). More […]
STARBENDERS – «Love Potions» (2020)
Sometimes, a band you have never heard of before will emerge seemingly out of nowhere with a killer song and quickly establish themselves as a […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2020
2020 is in the books – thankfully, many of us will say – and it’s time to take a look back and do a little […]
THE MARRIAGE – «Imagining Sunsets» (2020)
About once a year, an album is given the full deep-dive treatment on these pages with the artists participating and offering insights into the creation […]
VANDENBERG – «2020» (2020)
The first incarnation of Vandenberg were active in the early-to-mid 1980s, releasing three albums between 1982 and 1985. Like so many other heavy metal bands […]