RPWL at the Boston Music Room in London
I’ll open this article by saying my history with RPWL doesn’t go back very far (approximately 1 week) after reading Jason’s Proghurst article on their latest release ‘Crime Scene’. And upon a first listen,...
RPWL: ‘Crime Scene’ Review
Concept albums are no stranger to German Prog Rockers RPWL from their roots of covering Pink Floyd’s epic story-driven LP’s to their own original material of the past two decades. ‘Crime Scene’ is their...
Hypno5e: ‘Sheol’ Review
Hypno5e have been an outfit since 2003, now signed to Pelagic Records (The Ocean, BRUIT ≤, Psychonaut, and more), having released 7 albums total over the last 20 years. Now with a new drummer...
Haken & Between the Buried and Me at Gruenspan in Hamburg
It’s always a massive honour to witness the first show of a tour. It’s an extra special honour when the tour in question has such a bittersweet history behind it. The pandemic hit hard,...
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble: ‘A Gallery of the Imagination’ Review
It’s 2023, and the legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman is blessing us with a brand new studio album. I first came across this particular record last year at a concert of his in Croydon...
Haken: ‘Fauna’ Review
It’s official, Haken has written the best album, everyone else can stop making music now. Okay back to seriousness, Haken is one of my all-time favourite bands and I tend to be very picky...
Twilight Force at Frannz Club in Berlin
Twilight Force busted my ‘gigs in Berlin’ cherry for 2023 for a night of power metal – and I only really decided to go on a bit of a whim. I’d previously seen Twilight...
Leprous at the Gruenspan in Hamburg
Leprous needs almost no introduction at this point; the Norwegian Progressive Metal band has made a name for itself that is unmatched by many of its contemporaries. In fact, this particular show is a...
Katatonia: ‘Sky Void of Stars’ Review
Every wave starts with a ripple. Jonas Renkse is in many ways a master of the ripple. With guitarist and co-founder Anders Nyström beside him (he himself deploying a massive sonic influence), Katatonia has...
Karnivool and The Ocean at Backstage, München
I’m back based in Germany for a little bit and decided to hop down to Munich on a whim to catch this tour before it slipped through my fingers as the Berlin show was...
