Manipulations Of The Mind is intriguing proof of Geezer Butler's artistry
Geezer Butler's Manipulations Of The Mind collection is the most fascinating solo material from any of the original Sabbath members
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Common Ground sounds like the album Big Big Train have been meaning to make all along
Prog-leaning collective Big Big Train hit a creative and likely commercial peak on Common Ground
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Layla Revisited (Live At Lockn') - Album Of The Week Club review
Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks bow to fate's inevitable plan as the Tedeschi Trucks Band faithfully perform Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs on Layla Revisited (Live At Lockn')
Bernie Marsden shines on tribute to three Kings
Out now: Ex-Whitesnake legend Bernie Marsden pays his dues, impeccably, on Kings
Has maestro Yngwie Malmsteen finally unleashed his masterpiece?
Out now: Parabellum finds Swedish guitar wizz Yngwie Malmsteen's artistry raised to its highest level
David Crosby continues late-career revival with atmospheric, harmony-laden collection
Out now: For Free is a meditative masterpiece from David Crosby, the high vizier of harmonic folk rock
Lee Aaron has a blast on buoyant Radio On! album
Out now: Metal Queen Lee Aaron is in splendid voice on exuberant 13th album Radio On!
Various Artists: NWOCR – The Official New Wave Of Classic Rock Volume One album review
Geoff Barton, who first coined the term ‘NWOBHM’, weighs in on its similarly acronym-d successor, NWOCR, and its attendant compilation album The Official New Wave Of Classic Rock Volume One
Them Crooked Vultures: Them Crooked Vultures - Album Of The Week Club review
Is Them Crooked Vultures more or less than the sum of its Led Zeppelin/Foo Fighters/Queens Of The Stone Age parts?
20 year's on, the sonic universe of Opeth's Blackwater Park still sparkles
Out now: Scandinavian prog-metal eclecticists Opeth's flagship statement Blackwater Park reissued
Velvet Insane's Rock 'N' Roll Glitter Suit is a massive attack of stack-heel strutting
Out now: Swedish glam-rockers Velvet Insane return with even more sequins on Rock 'N' Roll Glitter Suit
It's official: Powerwolf are ready for world domination
Out now: Germany’s modern-metal titans Powerwolf pomp it up again on Call Of The Wild
Frank Zappa: Hot Rats - Album Of The Week Club review
Frank Zappa's Hot Rats was both a pinnacle of the jazz-rock fusion boom of the late 60s and one of the first albums to be dubbed (or cursed) ‘progressive’
L.A. Guns still cocked and loaded on Cocked And Loaded Live
Out now: L.A. Guns' hair metal classic Cocked & Loaded revisited – again!
Venom: Welcome To Hell - Album Of The Week Club review
Venom's Welcome To Hell may have been a genuine force for musical revolution, but to some it remains unlistenable
Earl Slick lets his fingers do the talking on Fist Full Of Devils
Out now: Guitar legend Earl Slick plays blues with feeling on Fist Full Of Devils, his first solo album for 18 years
The Cars: Heartbeat City - Album Of The Week Club review
The Cars hired the golden hands of Robert John "Mutt" Lange and turned Heartbeat City's sound into a celebration of studio sonics. The result? Four million sales
