Book reviews by Steve Earles: History and war
‘Amiens 1918: Victory From Disaster’ by Gregory Blaxland Published by Pen & Sword Military One of the many great services Pen & Sword have…
Reviews – Audio
Iron Void – Excalibur
The tale of Arthur and his sword Excalibur is one of the great stories of heroism and in the world we live in now,…
Windhand – Eternal Return
Windhand has consistently been one of my favourite doom bands of the past few years. They’ve shown that “female-fronted doom” isn’t limited to cloaks,…
High On Fire – Electric Messiah
Some people might say Matt Pike’s the new Lemmy, but when it comes to High On Fire’s consistency, I’d compare them to AC/DC. As…
Create a Kill – Summoned to Rise
Being a fan of the Thrash genre since the tender young age of 12 (I’m now 45) I have been fortunate enough to hear…
Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest
Behemoth, one of Poland’s biggest black metal bands, returns yet again after the successful release of their 2014 record, The Satanist. The new album,…
Gevurah – Sulphur Soul
Gevurah, the French-Canadian black metal duo have just released the follow-up to their debut album from 2016, Hallelujah!. This comes in the form of…
Zero Down – Larger Than Death
Minotauro Records are synonymous with quality. I have yet to listen to a release from that esteemed label and not be impressed. But even by…
Hawkwind – Road To Utopia
Years ago, whilst writing an article on Hawkwind’s seminal Warrior At The Edge Of Time, I asked my friend Crin of Godreah Records to sum…
Kingwitch – Under The Mountain
This is an extremely impressive debut album; anyone whose taste runs from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath through to Mastodon will find much to…