Tag Frank Zappa
Experimental Tech-Metal outfit Shame are a 5 piece who first caught the attention of many during the Lockdown years with their debut release ‘Stalker’ released in 2021 which featured some rather high-profile guest appearances from members of The Dillinger Escape… Continue Reading →
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, or indeed, an album. Many of us have, especially in the world of heavy music. One look at the new album artwork on Aussie band, Arkheth’s “Clarity Came With A… Continue Reading →
Anybody up for some ‘circus-metal-prog-folk-rock’? Well, I’m not sure we were and the other writers have gone out of their way to avoid this one like thee plague, but that is what we have got and it comes down to… Continue Reading →
Once again the musical colossus from the North West of England rears it’s head as it wakes from its lockdown induced slumber and sheds its skin to reveal something new underneath. From angular sludge in the vein of The Melvins… Continue Reading →
There are two main branches of Avant-Garde music; The pseudo-prog and jazz stylings of masters of the genre like Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart… And then there is overly self-indulgent nonsense which has some small sections which pass for music,… Continue Reading →
Born from a realisation of a shared musical vision between Dave Davidson (Revocation) and Luke Roberts (Ayahuasca), Gargoyl, (not to be confused with the Japanese 80’s Thrash outfit Gargoyle) are a rather significant departure from the more well known musical… Continue Reading →
Let’s get one thing straight from the outset…Ten Foot Wizard are wicked good fun. Their oozy mix of party sized doom loaded with groove and funky swagger is damn infectious live. With “Get Out Of Your Mind”, the third album… Continue Reading →
Greek instrumentalists Arrakis formed back in 2012 and are firm believers in tripping through the endless musical universe via the medium of music. Regularly posting demos and jams online for all to hear, this psychedelic orientated stoner-doom band consists of… Continue Reading →
Mörglbl are a rather interesting musical entity. The predominantly instrumental three piece are heavily rooted in the realms of progressive metal, and from there, they add plenty of jazz and fusion elements to their sound, giving an end result which… Continue Reading →
“Follow the white rabbit”, we’re told. Well, maybe we should but for sure we’re taken on a journey through a strange Wonderland here on this experimental saxophone-driven jazz prog collection from French quartet DRH. Sometimes it’s good not to have… Continue Reading →
Poland’s Spaceslug are a busy band. Their universe started to come together in 2015 but the big bang happened for them with debut LP “Lemanis” in 2016 and follow up, “Time Travel Dilemma” one year later. Punctuated by an EP… Continue Reading →
What happens when you stick a guy from Mastodon, a guy from Tool, a film animator/director and a couple of other talented musicians together? Now before you treat this as some poor effort at humour, it’s actually a legitimate question!… Continue Reading →