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There are some amazing bands in Australia at the moment that seem to be tapping right into the passion and power of the Rock that we used to love as kids and yet who manage […]
One of Australia’s technical death metal exports have returned with one blistering album in the form of “As The Kingdom Drowns” and as expected it kicks off at a break neck speed with the […]
It’s been over seven years now since we lost one of Ireland’s finest guitarists – Gary Moore, and this year has seen both a book and an exhibition and now comes a tribute album from […]
Sometimes names conjure up certain images and to me a name like ‘Neonstrike’ sounded like it would be worn by a hard edged Sleaze Rock band with maybe a side order of Metal thrown in. […]
Melbourne rockers Moonshifter have been on the scene a few years now but this is their full length debut, and the wonderfully titled ‘Love, Lust, Fire, Dust’ is well worth the wait especially if you […]
From the quirky slab of Blues Rock that is ‘I Can’t Do that my Wife Would Kill Me’ and the chug of ‘As White as Jesus’ you can immediately tell that Bob Spencer has a […]
Few bands formed back in the day, especially those with a 30 plus year gap between recordings ever manage to get anywhere near recapturing their classic sound. Some of course mange to get close, others […]
There are countless talented musicians in this country, but it’s unlikely that any of them can claim to have been hand-picked by both Bob Dylan and Robert Plant to open shows for them. Andy Baylor […]
Golden Robot records are a label that seems to have set the quality control very high, and along with their classic established signings like Little Caesar and Rose Tattoo seem to have a real eye […]
Soulfly, led by the legendary Max Cavalera along with guitar wizard Marc Rizzo, Max’s son Zyon and the addition of latest recruit on bass, Mike Leon return with album number 11 in “Ritual”. Say […]
When I reviewed Thunderbird’s last album ‘Hevyweight’ back in 2016 I was struck by the sheer quality of the songs on offer and the album cruised into my ‘Blues and Classic Rock Top 10’ of […]
This is a story about a little band that could. They hail from upstate New York, Utica to be exact. To me they are what rock ‘n roll should be especially for this new […]
OK let’s get my one niggle out of the way first. I have long held the belief that Ann Wilson has the best female voice in rock but somehow she’s managed to suck most of […]
They say “slow and steady wins the race”, but groove and melody will always prevail. And that’s what you will find encapsulated into this new EP by West Australians Bayview Suspect. First track and […]
At just three tracks Liv Sin’s new acoustic EP ‘Inverted’ is just a brief glimpse into what might or could be for the artist we know best from her 13 years fronting Swedish rockers ‘Sister […]
If you want some great good time hard rock that makes you smile from ear to ear then this is your album of the year. Hearing the single ‘Lift Your Head Up’ might be […]
Massive Scar Era is a metal band with Egyptian oriented influences, introducing pre-colonial Egyptian music to the sound while celebrating the Egyptian identity. The band’s sound features a violin which heavily utilizes Egyptian scales […]
One More Weekend were formed in early March 2015 in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs and include front man Connor Dougan on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Leith Dougan on Bass , Tim Aslett on lead guitar […]
Every now and again you want to hear something a little different and so every so often I’ve dipped into this latest release from Austrian composer Albin Julius for whom Der Blutharsch is now his […]
“Shadows on the Wall” is The Swamp Stompers 4th release in 6 years and surely their best to date. The three-piece band from New South Wales have certainly written and recorded in a variety […]
When I hit play I didn’t know anything about this EP except I liked it, I liked it very much. ‘Ven Aqui’ that opens this 5 track release has a wonderful muscle-car fueled drive to […]
‘Turn To Six’ starts up like a broken-down machine before an old school Metal riff kicks in before it in turn writhes and twists into a more modern-sounding grind before a layer of wailing vocals […]
One of my favourite Northern Irish bands of the last few years has been Trucker Diablo, and this year vocalist Tom Harte has put out his first solo EP. It still of course sports his […]
After their last album, Behemoth had a lot to live up to. Creating a follow-up to a masterpiece like The Satanist is no small feat. Were they up to the challenge and put pure […]
This one says what it does right on the packet here. I mean a band like Crying Steel isn’t going to be exploring the Blues, Psychedelia or the AOR, it’s going to be rocking right? […]
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