Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
You can’t miss the new Iron Maiden album! That is allowed only when you’re 20 and not paying attention to “El Dorado”, cos’ you’re livin’ the life according to their glorious, not wasted years….Their […]
Melbourne thrashers Desecrator return with their sophomore full-length release “Summoning” which catapults the veteran metal act into a fully fledged force to be reckoned with. After their electrifying debut album 4 years ago, it […]
If you want some attitude and real stomp to start an album then look no further than the bruising opener ‘”Wicked Woman’ a song that immediately reminds you of how good these guys have […]
There have already been some great Australian Rock releases this year but perhaps none more anticipated than Wicked Smile’s debut after a string of killer singles released over the past 18 months. Wicked Smile […]
Soul, Blues and a wanton disregard for current fashions… it can only be another beautiful, timeless album from Robert Jon & The Wreck! After 2020’s ‘Last Light On The Highway’ made the number one spot […]
OK so here we have it – Inglorious’ twist on the cover album – a band with a great male vocalist taking on songs made famous by women. OK fair enough concept but how […]
The thing about cover albums I guess is that you’re trying to hit two groups of fans – those who love the artist doing the reworking of the classics and those who love the […]
Oh my God! As one of the biggest Enuff Z’Nuff fans out there to suddenly, out of the blue have a 3 CD compilation of 40 vintage unreleased demos drop on you is enough […]
How do you approach re-recording a classic? How about a thirty year old classic that has more than stood the test of time? What about when it was a UK Number #2 album? To be honest […]
Tags and Genre labels have been with us in force since the 70’s but people have always been looking for shortcuts to describe the music that’s out there and these days the amount of […]
Diesel (Mark Lizotte) returns with a vital and exhilarating collection of blues classics and rarities, playing every instrument on his first completely solo album, Alone With Blues. On Alone With Blues, Diesel pays tribute to giants […]
Ah! The Gypsy Pistoleros – there’s a name to conjure with and one that’s been off the radar for far too long! Well 2021 and lockdown sees them reborn with new new line-up that […]
From the stables of Frontiers’ never ending stream of modern Melodic Rock bands comes Sweden’s Seventh Crystal and their debut album ‘Delirium’. Essentially it’s an album of high energy confident melodic rock and if […]
It’s always great to hear new music from Albany’s The Erotics and whilst an EP always leaves you wanting more, to gather so much great music in just five tracks shows that an incredible […]
Apologies for the late review, mid pandemic I changed States and managed to get locked down in Melbourne leaving a pile of review material somewhere when I returned to NSW I completely forgot about […]
At eight tracks long Wildstreet’s new album ‘III’ (their second full length) isn’t exactly over-delivering. It’s been ten long years since their EP ‘II’ which came out three years after their 2008 debut when […]
There’s a Harder dirtier Blues rock edge to opener ‘Fools Gold’ and even more guitar. It’s a wonderful start and one that sets you immediately at ease if you’ve enjoyed these guys before and […]
One Desire have two great big powerful Melodic Rock albums behind them and we’re just getting ready it seemed to take on the world when we were plunged into the pandemic. This is if […]
Here’s one to look out for if you’re on the East Coast of Australia… There’s a Grungy sway and staccato jangle of guitars of the title track to this EP and plenty of pent […]
When multiple lead singers have been in and out of a band, fans love to debate which era/vocalist is best. In Helloween’s case, we have a lot of members, albums, and phases to choose […]
Doomcave, instigated in 2017 as a solo project by Aiden Vestgaard, has grown to become a four piece band with strong, theatrical live performances. Genesis, Doomcave’s fifth release is their first collaborative release with […]
Perth in Western Australia has a long history of producing great Rock acts it’s maybe something about being the most isolated City on the continent but maybe also something to do with the great […]
Back in the Summer of 1981, MOTÖRHEAD got louder, dirtier and more universal, and you’re getting an invitation to relive this most glorious of achievements once again… Following on from 2020’s year-long celebration of […]
Chocolate Starfish fans had to endure a wait of almost twenty-two years between the second studio album ‘Box’ and their third ‘Spider’ but now after only four short years the ‘Fish’ are back with […]
Back in the 70’s naming your band after a place created by a Fantasy Author wasn’t frowned upon, and as one of the most distinctively named bands in Rock over the years Tygers have […]
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