Interviews
INTERVIEW: Danny Rexon – Crazy Lixx
Crazy Lixx has long been one of The Rockpit’s favourite Hard Rock bands and this year they are back with a bang with ‘Ruff Justice’. It’s an album that draws on the finest work the […]
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Interviews
INTERVIEW: Peter Criss (solo artist and Ex-Kiss)
When I was a kid Kiss was a huge part of my musical life, hell, at one time I was even in a band with school mates and we donned our own versions of […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Frank Dimino (solo artist and formerly of Angel)
When I was a kid there were a number of triggers that started me off on my road to ‘Rock’; one of them was the result of a purchase made completely by impulse. Trawling the […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Derek Davis – Babylon A.D.
Babylon A.D. was in my opinion one of the finest hard rock bands of the late eighties. They were a band who had the songs and had the chops of the very best, but sadly […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Pekka Ansio Heino – Brother Firetribe
Finnish melodic/AOR rockers Brother Firetribe has just released their fourth album ‘Sunbound’ and it sounds huge – great songs beautifully executed and made to play live. We caught up with vocalist Pekka Ansio Heino to […]
Reviews Live
LIVE REVIEW: Jethro Tull performed by Ian Anderson
It’s easy to get confused by the intricacies of the use of band names and the personnel involved in various tours and individual shows. Last year Australia’s premier Festival Bluesfest announced ‘Jethro Tull’ as performing at their […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Dead Daisies – Live and Louder
Still only in their firth year The Dead Daisies have produced three exceptionally fine studio albums, each remarkably surpassing the quality of the previous release. The next logical step then seems to be a representation […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Walk on Fire – Mind Over Matter
This is an interesting release – 28 years after the 1989 release of Walk On Fire’s debut ‘Blind Faith’ comes the follow up ‘Mind Over Matter’. Founded by Dave Cairns – Walk On Fire featured the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Suicide Bombers – Suicide Idols
Welcome to the most explosive band in history – the Suicide Bombers, or at least that’s what the ‘intro’ track ‘A Divine Transmission’ tells you after name-checking the impossibly Glam names of the band. As […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Glenn Hughes, Black Country Communion, Deep Purple, Solo Artist
Over in Australia and New Zealand in May and June to provide the voice on ‘The Music of Cream’ Tour, the evergreen ‘Voice of Rock’ is back, indeed Glenn has never been busier. With a fantastic solo […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: One Desire – One Desire
There’s a certain Hard Rocking goodness that underlies the classy melodic rock of ‘One Desire’. You might miss it on the slick opener ‘Hurt’ but it’s there waiting to bust through on ‘Apologize’ that follows […]
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ALBUM AND DVD REVIEW: Treat – The Road More or Less Travelled
Some would argue that the veteran Rock band Treat is in the form of their lives – with last years ‘Ghost of Graceland’ finding its way into the hearts and ears of many a melodic […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crazy Lixx – Ruff Justice
We first interviewed Danny Rexon from Crazy Lixx back in 2010, just after the release of the band’s sophomore album ‘New Religion’. A lot has happened over the intervening years and as a band only […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Chris Robertson – Black Stone Cherry
With ‘Kentucky’ just a year old Black Stone Cherry is already looking to record new material for their next album. We caught up with singer/guitarist Chris Robertson to find out what they have in store […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Deep Purple – inFinite
With over 120 million albums sold worldwide, Deep Purple are one of the most loved British Rock bands of all time. Over the years of course they have released more than a handful of classic albums so […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: House of Lords – Saint of the Lost Souls
After a lengthy intro album-opener Harlequin bursts into life with heavy keys and a driving melodic thrust, it’s heady stuff and has a vaguely eastern aspect to the guitar sound. It’s an assured and classy […]
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Maps to the Hollywood Scars – Volume One EP
Guitarist Alex Grossi has been with iconic rock band Quiet Riot for over ten years now, and during that time he’s seen 6 vocalists depart so its interesting that his partner in crime on the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sea – The Grip of Time
There’s a real sense of time and space to Sea’s new release: ‘The Grip of Time’, which rides retro waves like the eighties is still on the horizon and Rock still rules the oceans. Taking the […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Taberah – Sinner’s Lament
Old school Metal can sound fresh and exciting, but it rarely does. Most bands who follow that strict template either take themselves way too seriously, or are so obsessed with authenticity that they lose sight […]
Festivals
ALBUM and DVD REVIEW: Michael Schenker – Michael Schenker Fest Live
Of all Rock’s great guitarists there are few that have had a career as ‘colorful’ as Michael Schenker and few that have been in the hot seat for two hugely influential bands before embarking on […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bonfire – Byte the Bullet
Bonfire, one of my favourite bands of the late 80’s and favourite German Rock band ever is sadly these days diminished in ‘classic line-up’ members. Missed most of all, of course, is the distinctive voice […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Night Ranger – Don’t Let Up
Night Ranger is a strange band for me, never a fan back in the day, I’m actually a huge fan of what they are dong now, especially since 2011’s ‘Somewhere in California’. That was an […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Blacktop Mojo – Burn The Ships
Start out nice and heavy, add plenty of crunch, a touch of searing hot blues, and the smell of grease and oil. Throw in some fiery guitars, a huge rhythm section and an excellent vocal and stir. Blacktop […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sister – Stand Up, Forward, March !
I like Sister, a band from the dirtier, punkier, more dangerous end of Sleaze Town. Indeed opening track ‘Destination Dust’ is as wild and aggressive as anything they’ve done, with a verse spat out and […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Deadwood Pioneer – EP
This is a really cool release, just six tracks but so much to like in the mix or Country, Rock, Blues and Bluegrass. The only trouble you might have is finding it and as I […]