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Devilskin’s ‘Re‑Evolution’ their fourth long-player, dropped on July 11th, and marks ‘a bold evolution in their sound and songwriting’ according to local press. As long-time fans of New Zealand’s finest Metal export, we checked it […]
If you want your Rock to not only sound great but have a lyrical depth that adds so much to the experience then Vermantics’ latest four‑track EP ‘The Pictures You Paint’ (released July 4, 2025) […]
It begins as it means to go on: with ferocity, with urgency, with a sort of feral exactness. Screaming Down The Track by Robyn Payne & The KC Factor (with Elise Beattie on vocals) is […]
Let’s be clear: in the pantheon of rock’s great gestures, the idea of “coming home” might seem a bit thin, oversteeped in cliché. But Broken Apex, the tenured yet curiously unsigned rock band led by […]
Envy Marshall’s Hurt is more like negotiation than song—between want and war, between command and collapse. The Australian rocker doesn’t so much sing as wield. Her voice, a rasping blade honed on experience, is designed […]
Sometimes you hear an album and it takes you to another place even though today and that very place are separated by decades of noise, and even though the mountains and valleys look very different […]
Becoming Led Zeppelin opens with the sound of “Good Times Bad Times” backed by a video of Led Zeppelin playing live. Intertwined are black and white clips of wartime footage, presumably World War II since […]
First thing in full disclosure. I know absolutely nothing about this band but I have come to learn that it features Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills. As soon as I found that out all […]
There’s a feral intelligence at work in Idiot Rock Star, and it howls. Gaslight—this scrappy, wiry, lockdown-forged trio from Melbourne—doesn’t sidle politely into the frame. They crash in with guitars blaring like air-raid sirens, lyrics […]
Let’s get one thing straight: Buckcherry’s Roar Like Thunder (2025) is an electrifying, no-holds-barred rock ‘n’ roll juggernaut that demands your attention. As a lifelong fan and one of the band’s photographers (yes, I contributed […]
When I first got my hands on Circling from Above, the latest offering from Styx, I’ll admit I was a tad skeptical. As a longtime fan, I’ve always had a soft spot for Tommy Shaw’s […]
Much as I love Fishbone they are a band that doesn’t have too many huge commercial moments in their smooth and sophisticated career, rather just consistent quality adored by those that don’t need any chart […]
Can you think of many more artists that have been quite as ‘Defiant’ as the ever-youthful Jimmy Barnes? No? Neither can we. From his well-documented upbringing, colourful life from his Cold Chisel days, tangos with […]
Seattle has a storied musical history. From the arena rock of Heart to the birthplace of grunge and leading alternative label Sub Pop Records. The city is also the birthplace of snot nosed punk rockers […]
There’s a moment in Change Your Mind when the chorus drifts by like a half-remembered dream, a lullaby with a bitter undertow. The groove is deceptively soft, a slow, swaying rhythm that rocks you like […]
The way some listen to bands these days 2022 might seem like such a long time ago, but that was the last we heard from Inglorious as a band. But they’re back and original bassist […]
If, like me, you love The Commoners three studio albums and their Southern Rock and Roots charm, a live album will probably have your attention too especially if you have been lucky enough to have […]
Big Red Fire Truck’s Tokyo Karaoke Bar is a fever dream soaked in neon; a song that unspools like a memory you can’t quite place but can’t let go of either. It’s a dispatch from […]
Back in 1999 just when rock and Roll and especially Hard Rock was a distant memory to some along came Buckcherry, along with a few others who have sadly passed by the wayside, and reintroduced […]
When I unboxed Dark Chapel’s Spirit in the Glass LP, the striking artwork gave me pause. Its intense, brooding aesthetic screamed heavy metal, and I wondered if this record would be too much for my […]
Ghost is an anomaly. A wealth of talented bands have come out of Sweden in the last quarter century, Bands that if given the proper platform and push would be HUGE and yet over here […]
I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time and it’s finally arrived – the ultimate H.E.A.T. album is here and it came from the future! If you’ve been following the band like me […]
Swedish rockers Ghost have amassed a cult following since launching into the airwaves in the early 2000’s, with a liturgy of worldwide fans eagerly awaiting the release of their sixth studio album, SKELETÁ on April […]
I honestly can’t remember music not being around me. All of y earliest memories seem to be about music or have music in there. The first music you are subjected to of course you have […]
I first caught Pop Evil at the Rocklahoma Festival in 2011 and quickly checked out the back catalogue – 2008’s ‘Lipstick on the Mirror’, and follow-up, ‘War of Angels’ which really brought global attention. 2013’s […]
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