I guess in Rock circles Mr Marx will always be remembered for his 1987 album ‘Richard Marx’ and the four top five singles it spawned, or maybe the three further top 5 singles that followed […]
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the passing and honor the legacy of iconic vocalist Ronnie James Dio, BMG Records have reissued Dio’s long out-of-print 1996-2004 studio albums Angry Machines (1996), Magica (2000), Killing The Dragon […]
Albany New York’s Blackcat Elliott make me want to visit that part of the world if this coronavirus thing ever blows over. While I was there of course I could also catch up with The […]
Kings of Dust is an intriguing mix “musicians from two of Jake. E. Lee bands (Badlands and Red Dragon Cartel) as well as 2000’s glam rock heroes Crash Street Kids and late 80s / […]
I love the sweeping intro ‘The Ascent’ and the smooth West Coast AOR of ‘Green Fields’ that follows takes you right back to the days when music was made under blue skies and all was […]
If you’re a fan of Babylon A.D. you’ll surely know the name Danny De La Rosa and now after a few years away from the band he’s back but with a solo album…. just […]
Swiss Rock and Roll is something of a mystery for most of the outside world and I must admit I’d not heard of Backwater till this one landed. This is their second album and was […]
I saw Kip Winger last Saturday at the Melodic Rock Fest in Melbourne and his set was awesome, but tonight the faithful of Perth got to see him play a full acoustic set that […]
Some press releases mystify me and raise a lot more questions than answers. In 1992 it seems David Vines and Michael Olsen put together the seed of old Harry in Tulsa Oklahoma – the ideas […]
Aussie Hard Rock and Metal has rarely sounded this good in recent years. We may have had Midnite City and Reckless Love down-under recently and Crazy Lixx and Eclipse almost made it, but who’d […]
Aside from the off-putting name making you think that the band might just be related to the pop legend and the fact that ‘Herd Instinct’ that opens is just a minute of ‘atmospheric’ waffle that […]
Back in the very first days of the Rockpit I remember listening to a bunch of albums I’d just bought on a trip to the US. One of the very best was ‘Strip Rock Roll’ […]
Fremantle loves The Darkness and The Darkness loves Fremantle and over the years we’ve had a pretty good thing going on. Tonight’s first night of The Darkness’ ‘Easter is Cancelled’ Australian Tour is no […]
Think of all the ‘super groups’ over all the years who have under-delivered when they’ve committed their talents to recording. You can probably count on the fingers of one hand those that have nailed it? […]
Vocalist Dave Niederberger and guitarist Marco Troxler of ‘Fighter V’ met by chance on a Saturday night in a bar in the middle of the old town of Lucerne, Switzerland and hatched their plans for […]
If you love your 80’s Hard Rock then 30 years after the close of that glorious decade its hard to find a band as good as Crazy Lixx at taking the essence of Arena Rock […]
Five years ago, Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) and Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network) decided to combine their talents in a joint project: a live acoustic touring act called Snake Oil & Harmony. The project led […]
Swiss hard rock legends Gotthard release their much anticipated new Album ‘#13’ via Nuclear Blast on 13th March this year. The band features Australian Nic Maeder on vocals. We caught up with Nic to find […]
I was lucky enough to see the original Great White more than a few times back in the day and saw one of the very last few shows Jack played with the band in Henderson […]
As overblown press releases go (and as a proud Northerner) I love this quote that came with Biff’s first ever solo album “The English North is everything you saw in Game of Thrones and more. […]
Tony Harnell in Australia… I never thought I’d hear those words… But it’s true, the man with one of the best and most distinct voices in rock is coming down-under for a string of dates […]
I first saw FM way back on their first ever headline tour of the UK back in the day, when they were supported by White Sister. It wasn’t a show I’d expected to see, but […]
It’s hard to believe that New Zealand’s finest Metallers Devilskin hit double-digits this year – but they are indeed ten years old in 2020! More importantly though they are back with a bang and […]
A new Gotthard album is always welcome, and ‘#13’ the band’s 13th studio record and fourth with Nic Maeder on vocals comes just three years after the wonderful ‘Free’ (2017). On the first album […]
Ron Keel is a Hard Rocking legend. Starting out with Tennessee-based ‘Lust’ he soon came to prominence first with Steeler (which at one point featured Yngwie Malmsteen) and then ‘Keel’ who toured the world at […]
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