Those of you familiar with UK Hard Rock will know the name Myke Gray from his time in two much loved bands of the late 80’s / early 90’s in Jagged Edge and Skin. Some might […]
The disconcerting thing about receiving an album by a Blues guitarist new to you is when you see that the album is titled ‘Volume 3’ implying that you are well behind the ball. It almost […]
Stan Bush is an Emmy-winning songwriter/artist whose name may not be as immediately familiar as his work, on this his 13th album, which might just be his best to date we get eight new tracks […]
When the album cover art to a record named ‘The Missing Peace’ shows a beaten band logo with the missing ‘piece’ bearing the name ‘Guns’ you kind of get the idea, it’s not subtle but […]
King Parrot is from another planet, their style of music is unrelenting, ugly, nasty but it’s like a million shots fired to your body and you don’t know where the bullets are coming from. […]
Those who love not just their Aussie Rock but their Hard Rock in general will have heard the name Kings of the Sun the band formed back in the 80’s by brothers Jeffrey and Clifford […]
Touted as one of the top ‘live’ Rock acts in the UK and just off a European tour with Tarja (ex-Nightwish) it’s taken Birmingham’s Devilfire 4 years to release their debut album ‘Dark Manoeuvres’. If you’re […]
When I say that this is unexpectedly good I mean no disrespect, but I really wasn’t expecting this sort of quality recording from a band largely unknown outside of the US and on their third […]
I have a confession to make, I’ve sat on this album for far too long. I’ve played it a dozen or more times, dashed off three reviews and here I am starting all over again. Over […]
There a dark and progressive-tinged beauty to the title track of Blackfinger’s second album ‘When Colors Fade Away’: its a song that starts out like a heady mix of Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin before […]
When Black Stone Cherry released ‘Kentucky’ just over a year ago the band took their sound all the way back to their roots – using the same hometown studio that they recorded their debut and it […]
It hardly seems fair on the opposition does it? The wild power and soul of Glenn Hughes remarkable voice and fluid and intricate bass that can make you weep at one minute and bleed the […]
There’s just the right amount of grunt in the guitars and more than enough melody in opening track ‘We Belong’ to make you believe that Rob Wyldes’ latest band ‘Midnite City’ might really have created […]
Alter Bridge have been with us since they formed from the remnants of Creed in 2004 and during that time the core Creed members Tremonti, Phillips and Marshall along with Myles Kennedy have been constants. […]
I pride myself on a wide knowledge of 80’s hard rock, especially that coming from the West Coast of the United States in that latter part of the decade, but to be honest when I […]
There’s a wonderful feeling that sweeps over you when you hear opening track ‘Main Offender’ – it’s a song that just instantly transports you back to the glorious Wicked Sensation album from 1990. There’s that […]
Way, way back as a kid when I was discovering Rock music by rifling the album collection of my best friend’s brother which contained all the classics from Thin Lizzy, Quo, Heep, Hatchet, ZZ Top […]
You know what? Over the years I’ve never been disappointed by Steelheart as a live band and to me they were always one of the bands from the early 90’s that threatened to make it […]
For a lover of great Hard Rock like me, especially Hard Rock that has a timeless appeal and a certain 80’s flavour and a nice Southern accent and smokiness then to discover a ‘new’ band […]
If I’m brutally honest a lot of modern Rock leaves me largely unmoved so its always nice when something that sounds rater fresh and new manages to get the foot tapping. And you might […]
After a building opening piece ‘Road to Vega’ shot through with guitars and quite promising, it fades, and ‘Comatose’, a fiery melodic rocker bursts forth. At the same time as you were disappointed that the […]
Most within rock circles would have heard the name Bob Kulick, and if you’re a fan of Kiss, Lou Reed or Meatloaf you may even be familiar with his work. Fewer though I’m guessing would […]
With a decent boogie-driven hard rock sound like on ‘War Thunder’ Dobermann certainly catch your attention. There’s a certain bluesy good time feeling about that track but not in the way say the Quireboys play […]
In all the years of The Rockpit I don’t think I’ve ever been more certain that I’ve just listened to the album of the year. What makes that statement even more surprising to me is […]
When you hear the first notes of opener ‘Walk All Over You’ you feel like you might be getting a melodic take on vintage AC/DC, but when the vocals kick in you get that Klaus […]
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