Interviews
INTERVIEW: Johnny Gioeli – Hardline
Hardline are set to release their new album “Human Nature” October 14th via Frontiers Music and front man Johnny Gioeli took time out to talk to the Rockpit about the album we think is […]
Month: October 2016
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Peep Tempel – Joy
There is a frankness to be felt when giving Joy by Melbourne rock band The Peep Tempel a listen. Feeling like the band is holding up a proverbial mirror to the state of […]
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Datura 4 – Hairy Mountain
It seems like years ago since I saw these guys live with Perth Blues Rockers – ‘Ten Thousand Years’, and I told them on the night they should get an album out, and whilst debut […]
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Beth Hart – Fire on the Floor
As someone who has almost been there for the whole ride, though I must admit to getting to her debut ‘Immortal’ a little late, I was on board before her stunning 1999 breakthrough release ‘Screamin’ […]
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Kings of Leon – Walls
Multi-platinum selling rock band KINGS OF LEON officially release their hugely anticipated seventh studio album WALLS October 14th on RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment Australia. The Grammy Award winning group decided to return to […]
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Tygers of Pan Tang – Tygers of Pan Tang
Kicking off with first single ‘Only the Brave’ one of the biggest surprises I’ve had all year is how good Tygers of Pan Tang sound in 2016. It’s great, solid, traditional Hard Rock, great musically, […]
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Dillinger Escape Plan – Dissociation
When Dillinger Escape Plan announced they were ending the band after almost 20 years of insane chaos, it was not only a shock to the system of many hardcore fans but in a way, almost […]
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Hardline – Human Nature
Hardline evolved from being a sunset strip sensation featuring brothers Johnny (vocals) and Joey (guitar) Gioeli to a supergroup of sorts featuring former Bad English members Neal Schon and Deen Castronovo, before finally becoming a […]
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Wild Souls – Game of Love
Grab the hairspray and don those fashionably tight leather pants, Wild Souls have released another album Game of Love, which rocks you out from track to track. A testament to the 80s hard rock genre, […]
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Meshuggah – The Violent Sleep of Reason
The Violent Sleep Of Reason, the band’s eighth full-length studio album, finds Meshuggah building upon their legacy for fearless metal sculpting within the context of extreme metal, but also recapturing some of the magic and […]
Book Reviews
Prince – Purple Reign by Mick Wall
I like Mick Wall as a writer, he’s eminently readable and always manages to draw you in so that without noticing you’re often well into the book before you know it. When you look at […]
Articles
Myles Kennedy: Alter Bridge – The Last Hero
Alter Bridge have released their fifth studio album, The Last Hero, on October 7 through Napalm Records/Rocket. The Last Hero is the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed Fortress, which swept into album charts […]
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Sky of Forever – Sky of Forever
According to the press release “Sky Of Forever is a Helsinki-based melodic hard rock group featuring musicians from Stratovarius and Tracedawn. Their music is influenced by a mixture of 1980’s hard rock and film music”. In […]
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FM – Indiscreet (30th Anniversary Edition)
In the days when American Rock bands ruled the airwaves it was hard for UK bands to get a look in and even when they did – try catching the same breaks when the money isn’t […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW – L7 – October 6th 2016
The all female grunge/punk rockers known as L7 returned to Australia after almost 2 decades to give the Aussie fans a taste of what the band were all about back in the day before […]
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Testament – Brotherhood of the Snake
Bay Area thrash veterans Testament have done it again with their latest album “Brotherhood Of The Snake”, making it one of the contenders for metal album of the year. The signature Testament sound, the thrashy […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Stevie Williams – Clowns
Melbourne hardcore/punk rockers Clowns are enjoying some great success right now on the back of their latest LP ‘Bad Blood’. The band recently returned from a second European tour which saw the band gain […]
News Feature
Animals As Leaders The Madness of Many Tour Australia 2017
Instrumental heavy rockers, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, have announced their return to Australia next February and March for a national tour in celebration of their new album due out next month. Enthralling and captivating crowds with […]
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Status Quo – Aquostic II – That’s a Fact
01 That’s A Fact 02 Roll Over Lay Down 03 Dear John 04 In The Army Now 05 Hold You Back 06 One For The Road 07 Backwater 08 One Of Everything 09 Belavista Man […]
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The Answer – Solas
Things change, time moves seemingly more swiftly at certain points in our lives and with a dull tedious thud at others. Things have changed for The Answer one of Irish Rock’s finest ever bands… And […]
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Alter Bridge – The Last Hero
No modern band manages the balancing act that Alter Bridge does quite so well – melding the modern, the Metal and Hard Rock into a package that resonates with so many, making them these days […]