Author: Donnie Kemp

Review: Superjoint – Caught Up In The Gears Of Application (2016)

They may have dropped the ritual but they have kept the habitual as the ferocious New Orleans supergroup pick up where they left off...

Review: Devilment – II: The Mephisto Waltzes (2016)

The devil(ment) is in the detail as Dani Filth & Co find themselves in the groove on album number two. Two years on from the...

Review: Status Quo – Aquostic II – That’s A Fact! (2016)

Legendary Brit rockers continue with the stripped down feel on acoustic album number two. For a band like Status Quo, an institution in the rock...

Live: The Mission, Peter Murphy @ Rock City, Notttingham 06/10/2016

The UK's premier goth rock merchants are 30 years old and there was a party in town to celebrate.  Donnie got an invite.... Goth rock...

Review: The Mission – Another Fall From Grace (2016)

The UK’s premier merchants of gothic rock have returned and celebrate 30 years with a brand new album. It would have been impossible to predict...

Review: Eric Johnson – EJ (2016)

Thirty years into a storied career Texan guitar maestro gets down to brass tacks and gives a new spin on some old tales on first all-acoustic album. Eric Johnson is...

Review: Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason (2016)

The Swedish extreme metal doyens return with their views on the current state of the world.  Close your ears if you don't want to hear the truth. It...

Review: Lotus Thief – Gramarye (2016)

San Francisco’s epic ambient metallers Lotus Thief once again scour the ancient times for inspired second album. Lotus Thief are comprised of two members of...

Review: Gov’t Mule – The Telstar Sessions (2016)

In the world of Bluesy Southern rock Gov’t Mule are kings but there was a time when they were mere pretenders to the throne. ...

Maximum Volume Meets: Bruce Foxton

With a stunning new album just released former bass player and founding member of The Jam takes some time out of his schedule to...

Michael Monroe @ Stone Free Festival 18/09/16

An afternoon with rock n roll royalty They are two things that are guaranteed when you buy a ticket for a Michael Monroe gig. The...

Review: Gojira – Magma (2016)

French masters of metal change direction to produce their most diverse and impressive album to date.  There aren’t many bands around these days that...

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