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If you’re not taken in by the wonderful instrumental opening to ‘Gates of Heaven’ and the almost Ian Astbury vocal that rears in over the graceful Steppenwolf-like guitars then this probably isn’t the album […]
It’s been a long time between drinks for new Heathen music, 11 years to be exact but 2020 is the year that the Bay Area thrash legends return. Better late than never as they […]
Sons of Legendary fathers lay down a fitting new chapter to the Allman and Betts legacies. The first thing that hits you about ‘Pale Horse Rider’ the atmospheric opening track and first single from The […]
Electric Mob was formed in Curitiba, Brazil by Renan Zonta (vocals), Ben Hur Auwarter (guitar), Yuri Elero (bass) and André Leister (drums) – four young guys who sound on this debut like seasoned professionals […]
It’s hard to get a take on 5ive Years Gone from opening track ‘Mary Jane’, it’s understated hard rock with a nice groove and nice melodies, and a little Classic Rock flavour, it’s pretty […]
Hate For Sale, The Pretenders’ eleventh studio album, is the first album to be recorded with the now longest-standing touring line-up of the group and the first to be written collaboratively by Chrissie Hynde […]
Formed in 2016, the quartet delivers relentless, memorable performances at the jet engine decibels of a Boeing 747. Consisting of vocalist Reed Alton, guitarist Shaddy Elsaghir, bassist Duncan McCartney, and drummer Keaton Byfield, the […]
Wales has some pretty canny Hard Rock bands in 2020 and here’s another you’ll have to add to that list – Raider whose debut EP ‘Tokyo’ is out now. If you hanker after the […]
Canadian death metal veterans Kataklysm have turned another corner in 2020 with their latest album “Unconquered” which sees the band move into a new era with a new sound and more. It’s as aggressive […]
Christian-rock has always been a bit of a sticking point for me – not because it questions my own beliefs but because on the whole the messages that are being conveyed often outweigh the […]
Janet Gardner & Justin James are back mid coronavirus with their aptly-named third album ‘Synergy’ out on August 7th. They do say the third time’s a charm, but in truth so were the first […]
Former Candlelight Red Guitarist Jeremy Edge returns from a hiatus to introduce The Jeremy Edge Project via Deko Entertainment, featuring guest appearances from Brandon Yeagley (Crobot) and Brett Hestla (Dark New Day). The Project […]
South Australia death metal act Descend To Acheron construct sonic emissions that are both brutal and memorable in equal measures. Comprising of members of some of Australia’s most respected and hard-hitting bands, Descend To […]
Melodic Metaillers’ Shining Black is a new band fresh off the Frontiers conveyor belt. The quintet features vocalist Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ring of Fire & Royal Hunt) and guitarist Olof Thorsen (Labyrinth, Vision […]
Let’s be honest, there is no way this album should work. No way at all. But, much to my surprise, a lot on this release from Metal legend Udo Dirkschneider does work. Now, this […]
Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts was due to be the opening act for Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe stadium tour last month before it was postponed to 2021, however, despite this, Tuk is […]
It seems like only the other day that the debut from Tokyo Motor Fist dropped – the band that features Danger Danger singer Ted Poley and Trixter’s guitarist/producer Steve Brown together with bassist Greg Smith […]
The press release for this one actually starts out “For fans of Motionless Def Leppard, H.E.A.T., Reckless Love” Now really what does that mean? What is a Motionless Def Leppard? and if there’s just a […]
With three albums already behind them SAP (Scott Allen Project) returns with an new seven track instrumental EP that bursts with Progressive Metal soundscapes and is bolstered by a guest appearance by Derek Sherinian […]
I don’t usually review a lot of what you might call Metal – sticking largely to Hard Rock and Blues but every now and again I hear a band that really grabs me, like […]
One of my favorite bands of the 00’s – Endeverafter released one great album in 2007 on Razor & Tie – ‘Kiss or Kill’ after their first full length recording ‘Ashes of Sin’ had […]
As a rule we don’t normally review releases that are past six months old, but there’s always an exception. This though has to be the oldest release we’ve committed to print though as it […]
In what may be one of the most anticipated metal releases for 2020, “Project Regeneration” finally comes to light with it’s iminent release this week. Static-X fans have been waiting patiently to see what […]
Back in 2009 the late great Luther Allison had a live CD and DVD collection released posthumously by his label Ruf. Allison died on August 12, 1997, just five days before his 58th birthday, and […]
Synchronize is a verb meaning to make two or more objects or actions happen in the same moment. Outside the United States it is spelled properly – synchronise. I wonder then why a UK band […]
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