DISARMAGEDDONNo Liberty Self-released (2024)Rating: 8.5/10 Jay Troskie (vocals), Matthew Jordaan (guitar), Lance von Buddenbrock (guitar), Ashish Seetharam (bass) and Calvin Meyer (drums) are Johannesburg, South Africa-based thrash act Disarmageddon. No Liberty is their nine-song debut full-length outing which isn’t a world away from the vintage San Francisco Bay Area scene which boasted such classic bands […]

TYMVOSWorld Of Abominations Macho (2024)Rating: 8/10 For anyone who has followed and supported the burgeoning Scottish death metal scene over the last five or so years, may I now draw your attention to Edinburgh-based Tymvos. Although this band formed in 2021, and released a demo the same year, they have now unleashed their debut full-length […]

MESSIAHChristus Hypercubus High Roller (2024)Rating: 8.5/10 Swiss thrashers Messiah has been an underrated cult force since 1984, especially with their classic brace of 80s releases Hymn To Abramelin (1986) and Extreme Cold Weather (1987). Unfortunately, and like a lot of bands, Messiah succumbed to the 90s in spite of issuing a trio of solid albums […]

FATHOMLESS RITUALHymns For The Lesser Gods Transcending Obscurity (2024)Rating: 8/10 For those of you who may be familiar with death metal acts such as Pukewraith, Gutvoid and Fumes, may I point you in the direction of this multicoloured miasma of mulch. The connection between all these bands is Mr. B. Dean, a talented chap from […]

BRUCE DICKINSONThe Mandrake Project BMG (2024)Rating: 8.5/10 It’s crazy to think that Bruce Dickinson’s last solo outing Tyranny Of Souls was released nearly two decades ago, and even crazier that his debut solo album, Tattooed Millionaire, was issued 34 years ago. Damn, time really does fly. The Mandrake Project is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh […]