Hewn from elements older than time itself, there is a magic about Akilla that seems sure to push them firmly into the upper echelons of metal, new album 'The Gods Have Spoken' the latest skirmish of their epic voyage.
Ivy Gold are a new name to me, although the individual members of the band clearly have some very impressive musical pedigree. Guitarist Sebastian Eder has played with Prog Metallers Avalon, while drummer Tal Bergman has played with Joe Bonamassa and Billy Idol.
Enter Shikari, the genre-bending British band, has returned with their highly anticipated album, A Kiss for the Whole World. Known for their unique blend of post-hardcore, electronic, and experimental sounds, Enter Shikari delivers yet another bold and thought-provoking musical journey.
A pandemic conception sees the birth of Elegant Weapons, a Supergroup created by Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest. With Faulkner now thankfully recovered from an aortic aneurysm, that saw him in emergency surgery for 10-hours.
The Finnish creep rockers return with their 13th studio album and while thirteen might be unlucky for some, 'Death Of Darkness' is certainly full of life, in a haunting and gothic kind of way!
Almost three years after the release of their rather excellent Synergy album, ex-Vixen frontwoman Janet Gardner and her partner Justin James present their new album, No Strings.
Steve Lukather is best known as guitarist and vocalist with Toto throughout their tenure as a band, as well as a session guitar monster who has played on hundreds of hit records over the past forty or so years.
The Space Lords have been around for well over 50 years now, and this is their 35th studio album, plus of course numerous live albums and compilations.
Saturday the 6th of May 2023. This date is going to go down in history. Why? Because it is the day I came back to music journalism (miss me?....). Our main dude here at MPM, Darren, brings me out of my self-imposed hiatus and drops this absolute gem on my desk
Sometimes something is so good that it just keeps getting better, and that is exactly what has happened with Elles Bailey’s most recent release. `Shining In The Half Light’ was originally released just over a year ago and received great reviews but always one to keep the fans happy, Bailey has now released a deluxe version of the album that increases the track count from ten to nineteen.
What can I say about Winger “Seven”? This is the 7th studio album from the American band formed in the early 1980’s in New York by Denver, Colorado native Kip Winger, the band enjoying initial success from their first period of activity, 1988’s debut self-titled album up until 1994 during which they released a further two albums, 1990’s “In the Heart of the Young” and 1993’s “Pull”.
Brighton based, Mike Ross’ new studio album Third Eye Open hits the ground running with album opener ‘I Swear’. A screaming feedbacking guitar intro morphs into a huge heavy riff that is then supported by a driven backbeat laying the groundwork for Ross’ hard, meaty vocal.
The ever busy, Jim Kirkpatrick’s follow up to his critically acclaimed 2020 album, `Ballad Of A Prodigal Son’, sees him flex his musical muscles, drawing on his wealth of experience over the years with FM, Bernie Marsden and Rhinos Revenge to name just a few.
Mecca is the AOR band formed by vocalist Joe Vana. They first appeared on the scene in 2002 with their incredible debut album that effortlessly combined Survivor and Toto influences into a stunning AOR melting pot, with Vana’s vocals supported by the late great Fergie Frederiksen (ex-Le Roux and Toto) and with a backing band that had appeared on much of Survivor’s Jim Peterik’s Pride of Lions project.
Josh Todd and crew have been on a steady upwards trajectory ever since they disbanded and rejoined back in 2005. Ever since the album 15 broke them they have went from strength to strength with a history built on brilliant songs and amazing live shows. This album is no different and the songs will add greatly to their live set.
Frozen Crown is an Italian Power Metal band formed during 2017 in Milan. It’s slightly embarrassing but, Frozen Crown are a new band to me, so a bit of research finds, they have been described as; “where Power Metal meets old-school Speed and Classic Heavy Metal in a modern fashion, with a bombastic production highlighting opulent orchestrations and harmonies.” This could be interesting.