There’s a real earthy accessibility and youthful vitality to Greece’s Cyanide 4 and their vintage take on Hard Rock. Take the opening track ‘Restless’ – it’s nothing you haven’t heard before, nothing that you didn’t […]
Hailing from Calgary, Canada, these retro rockers named Woodhawk have unleashed their debut album “Beyond The Sun” which borrows such musical styles like Black Sabbath, The Sword and Thin Lizzy. A healthy dose of […]
I have to say that the new Labyrinth album, Architecture Of A God, would be nominated as one of the best albums to “Almost Get Under My Radar Award”. Fortunately, my editor shot over […]
Arjen Lucassen’s Areyon is about to release the next chapter of the epic Forever saga in “The Source”, blending fantasy and realism to a level that offers escapism from the drudges of daily life. […]
As far as my absolute musical heroes are concerned there really only are three – the sadly departed Steve Marriott and Jim Morrison and the very much alive Ray Davies. Sure there are any more […]
Sometimes simplicity is best, it leaves the songs to stand alone with nowhere to hide, to breathe, and it leaves the interpretation open. As Steve Marriott used to say if you can move someone with […]
Perth, Western Australia songwriter Chris Gibbs is a name familiar to many on the local scene. As one of Perth’s hardest working musicians even if you haven’t seen him live playing his own material there’s […]
Harry Hess and Pete Lesperence’s Harem Scarem are point blank one of the most underappreciated Rock bands ever to walk the face of the planet, debuting in 1991 a month before Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ didn’t really […]
Warrant are one of those bands from the 80’s Hard Rock scene who hold so many memories for listeners that any new album is bound to cause a stir. Their last outing, and first with […]
I’m always on the hunt for fresh, new thrash metal bands and the last 10 years or so has seen a resurgence of the new generation of thrashers ready to step up and continue […]
Classic Hard Rock with huge riffs, soulful vocals and songs that run the gamut from Dio-like swagger to Jagged Edge/Skin style cool. Inglorious’ debut album may have been very good indeed, but album number two blows […]
For the first time in over two years, Las Vegas band Falling In Reverse have hit the rock scene hard with their latest album. Packed with energy and unique sounds, ‘Coming Home’ is certainly […]
It’s always great to discover bands from not so common parts of the world, it reminds you that music really is universal and that rock and metal never truly goes away. One such band […]
Dontcha sometimes just hate some aspects of record labels, sure they put out the goodies for us when we want them but this whole re-packaging thing should surely contain a ‘this material has been previously […]
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