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If you’re looking for a vintage-sounding weighty slab of Sludge, Doom proto-Heavy Metal and have a listening list that ranges from Sabbath to Kyuss then Electric Citizen should probably already be essential listening. Indeed, three […]
Along they come like a firecracker out of the night! Another new band for me this year that I’m hoping will be taking the first steps to a long and successful career is ‘Gin Annie’ […]
I knew nothing about ‘Tug of War’ when I hit ‘play’ and that to me is always the best place to start with a new band or project – immerse yourself in the music before […]
I love a band out to have fun. Having interviewed John Diva recently (up soon on the website) I can honestly say I’m not sure how to describe John Diva & The Rockets of […]
Ahh when a band splits the fallout never really goes away in the eyes of the fans does it! Whilst ex-Queensryche vocalist Geoff Tate’s ‘Operation Mindcrime’ project went for variety and subtlety in it’s […]
This is far from Magnum’s ‘first rodeo’ as far as live albums go (I’m thinking they must already be into double figures and I’m not even going to search that) but the good news […]
Over the years Spain has been home to some of the best underground thrash bands coming out of the second wave of the genre which in turn has helped spin some interest back into […]
There’s always been something rather ‘other worldly’ about the music of Cats in Space and both ‘Too Many Gods’ (2015) and ‘Scarecrow’ (2017) showed us a band that wasn’t afraid to channel the sounds of […]
When ‘Beating the Odds’ comes screaming out of the speakers you already know you’re in safe hands. It’s a steamrolling rocker built on a rock solid riff and a vocal from Mr Finn that thrusts […]
Skid Row released their debut in January of 1989. At the time, there were a lot of copycat and second-tier versions of 80s hard rock bands saturating the scene. Skid Row proved that while […]
When Warrel Dane died on December 13, 2017 in Brazil while working on his second solo album, his death shut the door on his versions of Sanctuary and Nevermore (you could also count Dane’s […]
Bowie graced us with new music literally right until he died with the release of 2018’s Blackstar, which appeared just two days before he succumbed to liver cancer. Perhaps that’s why it’s hard to […]
“Why do you write another song when you’ve already written 500? Where do you find passion when you’ve done it all, and what is the point to record and release and new album, in […]
That riff mongering, Aussie classic rock behemoth that is Electric Mary are back, 8 long years after their last album release! Much has changed in the musical landscape during that time both here in […]
King of heavy metal King Diamond has had a long and influential career. Starting in the 70s and constantly writing and performing ever since, there are few other people who could be considered living […]
14 studio albums in now over a massive career spanning over 30 years and prog giants Dream Theater are seemingly not looking to slow down at all with their brand new album “Distance Over […]
I managed to first catch Hat Fitz & Cara at The Charles Hotel during one of the Perth Blues Club Tuesday Night sessions and was totally hooked by their sound & performance. So, I have […]
After straying off the heavier path and mixing it up on some solo work over the last few years, legendary singer John Garcia returns to the heavy stoner rock world in the form of […]
You don’t always hear a lot of bands coming out of the Ukraine but one such band has been making a name for themselves, exploding onto the global metal scene. Jinjer are not necessarily […]
Sydney based metal people Temtris have recently released a new record. Rapture is a mixture of old and new, with inspirations from all around the world to delight and amaze. Let me tell you […]
We love to spread the word about new bands we think you’ll enjoy, and since this release we’ve featured New York band Grayhunter on the Heaven and Hell Podcast. Now it’s not our usual fare […]
Cool name for a first album eh? The Lockhearts have been on The Rockpit’s radar since they dropped their first EP back in 2014 and followed it up with the wonderful double EP ‘Tales From […]
When I first read the title of the first Greta Van Fleet album I thought I could see the writing on the wall for Rock’s latest saviours – ‘the sound of Led Zeppelin with an […]
Imagine you’re suddenly the coolest band in the World. Imagine that all the hard work over the last 9 years has got you to a point where not only every major Rock act that matters […]
There’s a lot of talk about the UK’s Collateral at the moment and this their debut EP – “4 Shots” is the first chance those of us outside of the UK have has to see […]
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