This album heralds a turn in direction for White Tygër. The guys have been popular as a live covers band for a number of years now and recently they have...

Mr Keith Lamley (Dad and head of WDFD Records) handed me a CD of 'The Day' at a recent festival, he didn’t push for this review, he’s just a kind...

When a birthday boy invites you to his gig, it would be rude to refuse. So it was a up to Cannock on a Tuesday night, to see Mr Rob...

A band that came to my notice, when they were finalists in the last HRH Highway To Hell competition. Cry For Mercy stood out for me, particularly due to Kev...

Junkyard Drive – Electric Love Mighty Music – release 13/5/2022 Formed in 2014, Junkyard Drive are a hard rock band from Copenhagen, who cite their influences as Guns ‘n’ Roses...

International reach was the only thing stopping the sumptuous sounds of Black Nail Cabaret from reaching your ears. Now, with this lovingly remastered version of their 2018 release, I look...

The Swedish rockers are back with a sixth studio album. ‘Automaton’ is defined as ‘A machine which performs a range of functions according to a predetermined set of coded instructions’....

This week I have had the pleasure of reviewing Squiggles upcoming EP Look What We Have Done, which is due for release on 22nd April. Squiggles is a project started...

Alunah bring you Doom and Metal with a magical Folklore theme and are based in the depths of Birmingham. They formed back in 2006 and despite having undergone a few...

"What Is Prog ??" Up there with "what is the meaning of life ?" (no, it's NOT 42 btw !!) and "is there extraterrestrial life ?" as one of the...

In a time before grunge, The Black Album and a seemingly endless list of subgenres of heavy metal music, cutting-edge metal musicians in the late 1980s played the space race to see...

Disconnected hail from France and were accompanied by the title of being a modern metal band. Due to over use of excessive genre tags I found myself wondering what on...

A band from the West Midlands, White Tygër have been entertaining their devoted followers for a few years now and are one of the heaviest of covers bands in the...

This week I have the pleasure of reviewing Cosmic Ninja’s debut EP, Dissident Transmission. Cosmic Ninja are a four-piece rock rave group from Bristol. Listening to By Design, my first...

This was a rare treat to see Edinburgh's finest exports She Burns Red in the Midlands, opening for Wayward Sons, Toby Jepson having previously produced the She Burns Red EP...

  I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing three interesting and very different albums in the last month, but I also like to try and discover new music in my spare...

Feeder - Torpedo So, the new Feeder album has arrived. The album was preceded by 4 singles, so truth be told we had a good idea what the band were...

  Thumper are an Irish post-punk band from Dublin, and I have been given the pleasure of reviewing their debut album Delusions of Grandeur. The opening track of the album,...

I first heard Sir Curse a few years back when their chaotic, melody laden single dropped into the InBox, I remember the first listen very vividly and thinking to myself,...

Golden Boys of Golden Robot   ‘Swallow The Weekend’, the latest release from London lads Cavalcade, is a showcase of cool, and a highly anticipated release of fresh material. Crowdfunded...

8 Kalacas - Fronteras When I first read of this band two things stood out. Those two things were the Mexican influence on their sound and their title of the...

  This week I have had the pleasure of reviewing The Mysterine’s debut album Reeling. The Mysterines are a four-piece alternative rock band who hail from Liverpool. After releasing a few...

Whoa, I haven’t been up here at KK’s for a while, it looks like they’ve been busy of late changing the layout and building a bigger stage, it’s also feels...

Formed in 2013, Carlisle's Boycott The Baptist have made their name with a hardworking ethos that saw them take to the Jäger stage at last year's Bloodstock following a series of releases...

Letting Up Despite Great Faults are a dream pop band hailing from Los Angeles formed in 2006. Their aptly named fourth studio album “IV” will be released on Friday 4th...

Vampirska had a lot of irons in the fire this past year, abound in three mysterious, profound and luscious splits released together with Glemt, Hermites, Saidan, Forbiden Tomb and Wampyric...

Forming a band at the start of a pandemic may not have been the wisest move, but this is what happened to Henry Gottelier. He was all set to release...

This is the 6th album release by Absolva, UK band formed in 2012, who have a fine pedigree of studio albums, plus a live recording,‘Beyond Live’.   Absolva most recently...

Napalm Death are one of the few extreme metal band who have been consistently excellent over a nearly forty year career, without needing to tone down their aggression to keep...

From the North East, this five piece have a reputation for their direct attitude and fiery, energetic brand of rock. Back with a vengeance and with a new way of...

Formed in 2009, Barcelona black metallers Edenkaiser have had a run of albums and releases as they've honed their sound over the last decade, complete with lyrics about nihilism, war,...

After what seems like a lifetime, it’s all set to go at the Giffard Arms in Wolverhampton. Seven bands are on the bill for the first Dementia Aware festival of...

After the success of ‘Pleasures Of Despair’ the Suicide Notes have released another EP. ‘Trampstamp’ also consists of four tracks and any fan of bands like the Dog’s D’Amour, Hanoi...

Frankfurt-based stoner sludge mob Sunczar will unleash their full-length debut on Argonauta Records next week. It comes just under two years after their first EP, 'The Unveiling', which was pretty...

I walked up to Wayne Doyle recently, to tell him how much I was enjoying this album and being the unassuming frontman that he is, he replied with a nod...

This band from Oslo may have dipped under you radar, in fact, they only hit mine when a friend sent me this album. With a title like White Trash Blues...

A new moniker, for The Blackfoot Gypsies, a change in orientation and now a trio. Aptly titled, ’New Way Of Life’ sees the Nashville boys take a wider stance from...

On paper this seems an unusual partnership, a guitarist from Iron Maiden and an Ex member of Poison and Mr Big. But when you have the versatility and ability to...

Reviews… They aren’t my forte in general. Why? I get excited, i'm honest and I will waffle. But that can't be a bad thing, right? Cast your minds back... Mid...

When bands hit huge heights, they come, rule, disband and millions of fans are left screaming for more. Craving remastered reissues / rarities / DVD and Blu-Ray releases of their...

At last Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns are able to put recent unsettling events behind them and do what they know best, write amazing songs. This follow up to the...

Rotherham trio Swamp Coffin return with the grim, miserable Noose Almighty tomorrow. Despite tongue-in-cheek song titling such as 'Jägerbombsaway', 'Barbarian Windsor' and the title track, it's an album of catharsis that deals...

Marillion - 21st November 2021 Birmingham Symphony Hall In these troubled and desperate times, if somebody had told me there was a guy banging a dustbin lid with a tambourine...

It’s surprising the number of British singers that manage to stay on top of their game, but are relatively unknown outside of the field, you could easily put Carl Sentance...

My personal journey into black metal really got started in the nebulous and poorly defined realms of post-black metal. I often find myself enamoured with bands under that umbrella, even...

Those Damn Crows Sheffield Corporation, Thursday 11th November 2021 Live music review     Blame the Sacred I briefly saw these guys for a couple of tracks recently and wanted...

I wasn’t familiar with Hex A.D. before hearing ‘Funeral Tango For Gods & Men’. A four-piece from the town of Larvik, their vintage style draws from 70s progressive rock as...

After that belter of a debut album by Ashen Reach, there was no way I was going to miss this local gig. Upstairs at the notorious Giffard Arms is an...

Album Review Jeff Scott Soto – The Duets Collection Volume 1   JSS should need no introduction to any rock and metal fans out there but just in case we...

After finishing a tour with ‘The Virginmarys’ last week, we are now also able to get our hands on the long awaited debut album from Dig Lazarus. Thirteen tracks with...

In the spirit of our newfound appreciation for things we previously would have taken for granted i.e. going out, seeing live music and meeting up with friends, I finally ventured...

When it comes to modern punk, my personal preference leans toward the more extreme and abrasive end of the genre. This is partially due to the underwhelming performance of pop...

Mason Hill Support by Hollowstar and Empyre Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 4th October 2021   It’s a rainy drive down from Sheffield and I’m nervous to get there in time for...

Following on from their reloaded debut album, ‘Under The Gun’, Dead Man’s Whiskey released a new EP 1st October featuring 4 new tracks and a piano version of fan-favourite ‘Make...

Taiwanese outfit Laang (of which in Chinese the name translates to  ‘Cold’), have come around to releasing their second full-length since their formation in only 2018. Since then, they have...

It's been almost 6 months since I contributed to our repeat offenders series here at MMH so time to check out my current favourites! Papa Roach - Kill The Noise...

After a long 6 year hiatus, the ‘smallest and crispiest’ band from Berlin has made their return. The German Deathcore duo has reunited, with the return of the original lineup,...

Unto Others first captured the attention of the metal world with their debut album, Mana, in 2019, while under the name Idle Hands. Their gothic approach to metal was refreshing...

I was talking to a friend the other day, who asked if there had been any great new discoveries in the realm of heavy music for me this year.  After...

14th September 2021 “Seconds Out” UK Tour As they say “Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be”, but in the case of Mr Hackett and his team of professional musicians,...