First published on 8th October 2019 for Mass Movement Magazine. Not content with issuing a 2019 album of the year contender in the shape of Renaissance Men, merely months later The Wildhearts are back with the Diagnosis mini album. Is this an afterthought? Don’t be silly. The band are red hot at the moment and seemingly nothing can stand in their way. The self-titled track … Continue reading The Wildhearts – Diagnosis (Graphite Records)
First published on 4th May 2018 for Mass Movement Magazine. The space lords are back, mother mother. It took some time for this bad boy to land on my doormat and for a while I thought the postman had taken it up the mountain, dropped some acid and got naked before sacrificing a goat. By album number 10, a lot of bands may have projected … Continue reading Monster Magnet – Mindfucker (Napalm Records)
First published on 8th January 2018 for Mass Movement Magazine. If you were to lay all of The Chuck Norris Experiment’s releases in a line, they’d probably stretch from their native Sweden to these UK shores. Okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but let’s just say that CNE’s output is vast; like, really vast. With singles and split 45s aplenty, cue Hotter Stuff – an … Continue reading The Chuck Norris Experiment – Hotter Stuff (Ghost Highway Records / Savage Magic Records)
First published on 8th December 2017 for Mass Movement Magazine. Coming straight outta Basingstoke, The Black Bullets are back with a brand spanking new physical release in the shape of the Welcome to Hellsville EP. Initially intended as an exclusive to soundtrack an accompanying art book by lead singer and resident madman Liar Billy T, demand has been high so the disc will get a … Continue reading The Black Bullets – Welcome to Hellsville EP (Self Released)
First published on 22nd November 2017 for Mass Movement Magazine. As Michael Monroe and band are about to embark on four UK dates it only seems right for a belated review of The Best released earlier this year. Many a plaudit is always thrown at the pioneering Hanoi Rocks in glam, punk and sleaze circles, but the frontman deserves credit in his own right as … Continue reading Michael Monroe – The Best (Spinefarm Records)
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