I’ve followed Collective Soul since their remarkable debut ‘Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid’ and along the way found plenty in their catalogue to make me a fan, not least their self-titled release from 1995 […]
Graham Bonnet with Alcatrazz are on their way to Australia to play three select dates in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney from the 6th to the 8th of June. For fans of Hard Rock it’s a […]
I must admit over all the years of the Rockpit I can’t recall reviewing more than a handful of ‘Concept Albums’ yet here on the desk, beautifully packaged, and screaming “listen to me” is the […]
There aren’t many latter day songwriters I’d tag with the accolade ‘genius.’ There are many great writers of course, but for me just three real greats over the last three decades – Donnie Vie, Tyla […]
A couple of years back I stumbled on Joanovarc by accident when I was put onto their debut ‘Ride of Your Life’ by a friend when he sent an email to the wrong friend and […]
If Blues Vocalist/Guitarist Tommy Castro is a name you’re not familiar with then here’s a taste from the bio: “Over the course of his still-unfolding career, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has released 15 albums […]
The Erotics have a new album out: ‘The Songs Remain Deranged’ is thirteen red hot tracks of what they do best – sleazy, dirty Rock and Roll that bridges the gap between Shock Rock, Punk […]
Sisters Doll is a band created in the image of those timeless Rockers where the music and the songs were key to it all, but where the live show was also part and parcel of […]
I met the guys from Bai Bang in a place called the Backyard Bar in Tulsa Oklahoma in 2009 (another venue I think is sadly closed now) on my second visit to that fair State. […]
In our fourth and final interview in our Avantasia Series we managed to get some talk time with Norwegian hard rock & heavy metal singer/songwriter Jorn Lande who’s resume stretches across a multitude of genres, […]
Formed by longtime friends François, Laurent and Frank (formerly from Shovel and Houston Swing Engine), Hey Satan has some huge influences including Led Zeppelin, RATM and Kyuss. Now whilst the latter band might conjure up […]
As part of our new ‘Off the Record’ feature, after our May 2019 interview with Crazy Lixx’ Danny Rexon all about the new Crazy Lixx album ‘Forever Wild’ we took time out to dig deeper […]
Thankfully you should never judge a book by it’s cover otherwise Portuguese Hard Rockers Affäire ‘s debut for Perris Records might have passed me by having, as it does, a cover that looks like it […]
Over the years Crazy Lixx has produced five excellent studio albums and a sizzling live record that are all right up there with the best of old school 80’s Hard Rock. Thirty years ago […]
I loved these guys from the very first listen, and their debut EP ‘Back in the Game’ is a great mix of timeless tunes and modern songwriting sensibilities with an eye firmly fixed on the […]
In November 2007 when Crazy Lixx released their first album ‘Loud Minority’ the highs and excesses of 80’s Hard Rock were already almost two decades in the rear-view mirror, now in 2019 their sixth […]
Queensland’s Stoner Rock icons Rollerball’s original 1999 release of ‘Lost in Space’ was an EP containing six sizzling tracks (plus two hidden additions) and as their first release it came a cool introduction to the […]
How do you review a career? It’s impossible really isn’t it? 14 albums since 1996 has seen Ten embrace Melodic Rock and run with it with a single-mindedness that makes them rather unique. Over the […]
I’ve always been a fan of Derek Davis’ songwriting back to the early days of Babylon A.D. and those first two albums which were studded with gems, but it wasn’t until his first solo […]
Formed in 1981, incredibly Japan’s finest Heavy Metal band Loudness, has never toured Australia before. But that’s about to be put right with the band playing three East Coast shows in the next few weeks. […]
Avantasia are on their way to Australia. The Rock Opera, brainchild of Tobias Sammet of Edguy, and its impressive cast touch down briefly to perform two shows as part of the ‘Moonglow World Tour’ on […]
Avantasia are on their way to Australia. The Rock Opera, brainchild of Tobias Sammet of Edguy, and its impressive cast touch down briefly to perform two shows as part of the ‘Moonglow World Tour’ on […]
Derek Davis, Frontman and Songwriter for former Arista Records and Frontiers Records recording artists, “Babylon A.D.” has just released his first single and video “Sweet Cream Cadillac.” The track is from his upcoming new […]
Perth, Western Australia has had it’s fair share of great musical acts over the years, home to Bon Scott, birthplace of INXS and Baby Animals and a host of big hitting bands in the alt […]
It’s a rare thing that we review a single here at The Rockpit but when a band mails you a 7″ vinyl copy of their latest release I always listen. The Backstabbers are a Finnish […]
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