Author: Andy Thorley

REVIEW: COHEED AND CAMBRIA – FATHER OF MAKE BELIEVE (2025)

The plinking soundscape of "Yesterday's Lost" is enough to show you the epic nature of this album. Coheed and Cambria have long been masters...

REVIEW: RICKY WARWICK AND THE FIGHTING HEARTS – BLOOD TIES (2025)

If there's a harder-working man in rock 'n' roll than Ricky Warwick, no one's sure who it is.Alongside his work with The Almighty, Black...

REVIEW: JIMMY PAGE AND THE BLACK CROWES – LIVE AT THE GREEK – REISSUE (2025)

If last year's shows and album proved what we already knew—that The Black Crowes are a magnificent and seminal band for those who grew...

REVIEW: THORBJØRN RISAGER AND THE BLACK TORNADO – HOUSE OF STICKS (2025)

Thorbjørn Risager And The Black Tornado’s House Of Sticks is a dynamic exploration of blues that’s both primal and evocative. From the very start,...

SHAMANS HARVEST, BLACKTOP MOJO, THE VIRGINMARYS @ O2 INSTITUTE 2, BIRMINGHAM 8/3/2025

Within seconds of entering the stage, Danny Dolan is attacking the kit like it owes him money. And you know what that means? The...

REVIEW: ROLLA – WE OWE YOU NOTHING (2025)

Rolla’s We Owe You Nothing is brimming with confidence and pure Mancunian swagger. It’s got that “Nice planet. We’ll take it” attitude, and you...

REVIEW: RAGING SPEEDHORN – NIGHT WOLF (2025)

Celebrating a staggering 25 years as a band—seriously, how did that happen? 2000 feels like yesterday—Raging Speedhorn show no signs of mellowing with Night...

RONNIE ROMERO, ABSOLVA @ KK’S STEEL MILL, WOLVERHAMPTON 6/3/2025

The last time MV saw the mighty Absolva, their singer, Chris Appleton, talked about this being a big year for the group.That’s entirely a...

REVIEW: PERFECT PLAN  – HEART OF A LION (2025)

There was a Bon Jovi tour video once (kids, ask your parents—these things were all the rage before the internet ruined everything) where Jon...

REVIEW: THE WILDHEARTS  – THE SATANIC RITES OF THE WILDHEARTS (2025)

I'll be honest. Maybe you'll relate.When my favourite bands release an album, I still get as excited as I did when I was a...

REVIEW: DESTRUCTION – BIRTH OF MALICE (2025)

A minute of eerie, unsettling atmosphere ushers in Birth of Malice, but that 60 seconds is merely the calm before the storm. In the...

REVIEW: DIM GRAY – SHARDS (2025)

I've had the pleasure of seeing Dim Gray perform live twice—once at a Marillion Weekender and once opening for Big Big Train. From that,...

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