After a great run of Heart records over the previous decade things ground to a halt for the band in 2016 after they completed their North American tour, and whilst both sisters use the […]
As well as the usual suspects in the resurgence of Melodic Hard Rock there are also the quieter achievers like Finland’s Temple Balls. OK I realise I’m late to the party but at the […]
The pandemic of course has hit bands hard and no more so than those who make their living from relentless touring. Back on November 28th last year L.A. Guns (the Phil and Tracii version) […]
Oh how I’ve missed you FarCry! And what an uplifting message to the title track that comes rushing out of the speakers to greet you like an old friend (albeit with a new voice)! […]
Well I’ve got my signed orange vinyl on the way how about you? As someone who was there at the start over the years Buckcherry have released some stunning albums, countless more than memorable singles […]
2021 has seen some great albums already, and after Midnite City unwittingly became one of the last international acts a lot of us Australia Rock fans saw back in March last year, hearing something […]
Longtime industrial metal veterans Fear Factory are finally back with new music after what seemed like a long time since their previous album “Genexus” was released back in 2015. Of course it’s well documented […]
Airforce goes way back – back indeed to NWOBHN and early Iron Maiden’s drummer Doug Sampson who played with them from 1977-1979. He left Maiden and formed Airforce but the band called it a day […]
First of all I must apologise for getting to this so late! It’s a case of a long lost bag resurfacing with what turned out are some great music within! Formed in 2012 Sinsid […]
Released on February 26th, ‘Unstrung’ isn’t a new long player from Hollowed Sky, but rather a collection of their most definitive songs, completely remixed and remastered by the band themselves. And if you’re new […]
Love this one! Imagine a band that takes as primary influences early Whitesnake, Hughes Coverdale era Deep Purple, Free and Bad Co and ends up like a more guitar oriented Cry of Love with […]
Searing guitar, horns, a funky groove and a lot of fuzzy noise in the background are the best of things here as we kick things off with a remix of Tommy’s ‘Shake the Devil’ […]
The hype around these guys has of course been kinda crazy, but after a hugely solid debut EP there was nothing to believe that the debut album wouldn’t be just as solid. The path […]
This one comes bursting out the speakers nicely before settling into a groove and rocking out, adding a wonderfully soul-touched vocal and some wonderfully toned thrusting guitars. It’s a song whose insistent rhythm and […]
Three years after Kennedy’s debut solo record ‘Year of the Tiger’ comes his second full-length solo album, ‘The Ides Of March’ out on May 14th. It is, shall we say, an ‘interesting mix,’ taking […]
Th press release tells a familiar story the world over “New album, Tail End of a Hurricane, is released on 7th May 2021, and is preceded by the feel good tune ‘Rock Kids of […]
The second album from Joel Hoekstra’s 13 is upon us and it sounds great! Joel Hoekstra, of course is best known as the current guitarist for Whitesnake and Trans-Siberian Orchestra as well as his work […]
I spoke to Jay R, vocalist with Snake Bite Whisky recently (interview up 28th April) and he described his voice as sounding like he wakes up in the morning and gargles with concrete. Now […]
Opening track and first single ‘Make My Getaway’ had me from that first riff – its a riff that sounded remarkably familiar and a melody that echoes songs you’ll have heard before, and that […]
Mason Hill is a band making big waves at the moment in the UK with their long awaited album ‘Against the Wall’ hitting the UK Top 20 and the Rock Chart number one. For […]
There’s a big fat rock riff and great groove to open up ‘Vampin” and some smooth melodies to follow. With four albums in the last five and a bit years Lee Aaron is certainly […]
The name looks funny but it’s their sense of humour that travels through the decades, making it last in Rock N’Roll ! Illinois is famous for lots of artists, with Cheap Trick being very […]
Where to begin…writing a review for the new Cannibal Corpse album “Violence Unimagined”. Well first and foremost, you know exactly what you are going to get when you hear this album bludgeoned firstly…and hate […]
With cover art that looks suspiciously like the doors of Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, in Midtown Manhattan New York, (great place to visit if we can ever get back to the US again) Graham […]
Plastic Tears – Anthems For Misfits is an album you need to hear! It’s one of those albums that if you ‘get it’ then it will become completely addictive. Musically the rock band from […]
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