Slam Dunk North 2021 Review

Generally regarded as one of the most important UK festivals for all things rock, metal, punk and ska, the weekend of Slam Dunk Festival’s now-duo of dates on opposite ends of the country were sorely missed in 2020 thanks to the onset of COVID-19. Fortunately though, the absence was only to be a temporary one,…

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King Woman - Celestial Blues Album Cover Artwork

King Woman – Celestial Blues

We’ve been asked in the past, famously, to have Sympathy For The Devil but on Celestial Blues, King Woman’s second album, and second on Relapse Records, lead singer Kris Estanduri has written a set of songs displaying empathy for him. Across songs with titles such as Morning Star, Golgotha and Paradise Lost, Estanduri maps out…

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Ministry - Moral Hygiene Album Cover

Ministry – Moral Hygiene

Fifteen albums in for Ministry, and Uncle Al is still pissed off. Moral Hygiene is another reaction to the comings and goings of the world and, in particular, the good ol’ USA. Al Jourgensen doesn’t beat around the bush, does he? ‘Good Trouble’ includes him repeatedly commentating “The world is a mess” in his hoarse,…

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