REGULAR readers will know that earlier this year we dubbed it the "Summer of Metal" given the plethora of appearances in Norn Iron by international and national acts - a big debt of appreciation owed by fans to all the promoters is due.


But as temperatures reach unfeasibly high levels for mid-September the 'Summer of Metal' rolls

_{Music aficionados (and fans of the bands of course) will know Nick Oliveri as the bass player from Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and Dwarves (to name a few). Even if the name Nick Oliveri isn’t instantly recognizable to you however, there’s a fairly good chance that you might recognise him from one of the Queens of the Stone Age videos from around 2002. Oliveri has kept himself rather busy since splitting from QOTSA in 2004 and has just released a solo album entitled “Leave Me Alone”. The album was released through Schnitzel Records on 15th September.}

_{I’m no expert on the definition of rock genres and generally dislike the industry’s need to categorise music into a seemingly endless list of sub-genres. Kissin Dynamite from southern Germany still get referred to as a glam rock band, whatever that is taken to define these days. “Glam” rock is one of those labels or genres that can be hit or miss with me. Bad glam rock can be very, very bad!! Thankfully “Megalomania” the new album from Kissin Dynamite definitely doesn’t fall into that category! The “power metal” label that I’ve also seen applied to the band might be more appropriate! No matter how you want to label it though, “Megalomania”, which was released by AFM Records on 8th September is a great album, well worth checking out.}