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 […]
Bay Area thrash legends Testament are back with another album “Titans Of Creation” and it’s further proof the band are still putting out some quality music, over 3 decades in. With 2 singles making […]
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 […]
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’ […]
Imonolith is a brand new band that is a culmination and ultimately a result of the love of music that features drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen (Devin Townsend Project) guitarist Brian ‘Beav’ Wadell (Devin […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Sometimes an album just has a great vibe and the sound captures a moment in time.’Welcome To My World’ is one of those albums where every song seems strangely familiar even though you’ve never heard […]
When you call your sixth album ‘II’ that has to surely indicate some sort of statement of intent? To me it signals that H.E.A.T. are a band that is getting back to what made albums […]
Vocalist Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), guitarist Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), bassist Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, Dokken), and drummer Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big) have joined forces in Black Swan, a new […]
As UFO complete their final Tour in 2020, a year which also marks Vinnie Moore’s 17th year with the band there’s time for their guitar master to put out his ninth solo album since […]
Another one that passed me by last year was Hardline’s ‘Life’ and it’s my own fault as my unwillingness to ‘stream’ anything (I aim to be the last man on Earth to stream music) means […]
There’s a real Bon Jovi feel to Johnny Gioelli’s new album ‘One Voice’ and perhaps no more so than on opener ‘Drive’ which is, if you love that kinda thing, excellent. ‘It’ that follows has […]
Everyone of course knows Mr. Tony Harnell from his days with TNT but it seems now that those days are over for good with the latest fall out between Tony and guitarist Ronni LeTekro […]
Brazilian metal veterans Sepultura return with another new album that once again furthers the ever growing evolution of a band that is now approaching 40 years. That’s a long time in anyone’s book but […]
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