It may have taken Stiff Little Fingers till their 40th year to play a club show in Perth (their only other appearance being at Soundwave’s last Perth outing a few years back) but judging […]
The state of the music industry as it stands in 2016 is as many people are very aware, in a bit of a unique position which many will say is a bit of a […]
It’s 5am when I make the call to the legendary Richard Patrick of Filter so I am basically half dead and still unsure as to what is going on as I try desperately to […]
UK metallers Asking Alexandria have been on a bit of a wild ride lately with the introduction of a new singer in Denis Stoff after original singer Danny Worsnop departed early last year. The […]
Five Finger Death Punch released their latest album “Got Your Six” to much critical and commercial success in September last year, hitting number 1 on it’s first week release making it the most successful […]
Buckcherry is Rock N Roll, or at least what Rock N Roll should be – a little dangerous, a little sleazy and a damned good night out with your friends. With sold out shows […]
It’s been a few years since Sevendust were in Australia, the last time being for Soundwave Festival back in 2011. After an unsuccessful attempt at coming back, the rockers finally arrived in Perth on […]
One of the trademarks of Epica’s sound is the voice of Simone Simons, who brings her melodic touch to the band’s sound together with guitarist Mark Jansen’s more growly vocals. It’s that combination that […]
The first thing that struck me about this album was that it came to me with a press release completely in German, not unusual for a German band I suppose but to send it out […]
This was a voyage of discovery for me and it ended up like meeting an old acquaintance and getting on so well you wished they’d been a friend for years. First of all let me […]
Looking at the cover you might be thinking Symphonic Metal but Innerwish is distinctly, unapologetically old school Metal. Power, speed, fist waving and grand hand gestures come to mind whilst listening to the powerful, flowing […]
There’s something very clean and clear about ‘Extraordinary’ the song that opens up Jartse Tuominen’s new album: it’s a clarity which shines through the blistering soloing. Whilst many won’t have heard his name, Finland’s best […]
Well of course it’s AOR again from the band whose name does exactly what it says on the box and from the starting gun ‘The Smartest Girl in LA’ drips in it, soaks it up […]
Sometimes the local metal scene can be saturated in what can only be described as mix of generic bands all fighting over their respective genres but every once in a while, a band can have […]
If you have Eclipse’s ‘Armageddonize’ album already then you have one of the best Rock albums of 2015 if you don’t then this little bundle makes it even more essential to own a copy. What […]
It’s been many years since we heard a rock album by Canada’s Lee Aaron after years of dabbling with jazz but this year’s release of ‘Fire and Gasoline’ on March 25th sees her return to […]
I like France’s BlackRain, who seem to be the head of the pack flying the Gallic Sleaze Rock flag these days. And his new album ‘Released’ comes with a certain expectation after increasing returns over […]
After the release of the first album with only Hans Ziller from the original lineup – last year’s surprisingly solid ‘Glorious’ Bonfire is out again with a double album – half of rerecorded ‘Rockers’ […]
Spanish thrashers Crisix have released yet another blistering thrash metal album with “From Blue To Black” that continues on the path of destruction that their first two albums started. While there will be nothing spectacularly […]
Gothenburg Death Metal four piece Miasmal return with a new slab of savagery in the form of the new album “Tides Of Omniscience”. We take a quick look at the new tracks and see if […]
I’ve always loved Joe Bonamassa’s work, always loved him live onstage and the fact that he mixes things up and keeps things fresh, loved his collaborations and covers and sure there are the songs that […]
When Reckless Love released their first album back in 2010 they were a breath of fresh air – borrowing the cheesiest of Glam from the sunset strip and injecting it with a big baste of […]
Three albums in and I still can’t fully get my head around The Treatment, first album ‘This Might Hurt’ (2011) was a sizzling slab of Sleazy Hard Rock and dipped its toes into Airbourne territory, […]
‘KENTUCKY’ the new album by BLACK STONE CHERRY is out on APRIL 1st on new label MASCOT – named after their home State it packs a huge punch – and it could be argued that […]
People of a certain age like me still look back and wonder where all that late eighties Sunset Strip swagger and fun went. The answer today is that some of it can be found in […]
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