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Back in 2009 when Dynazty released their first album ‘Bring the Thunder’ and followed it up two years later with ‘Knock You Down’ you could have been forgiven for thinking that they were a band […]
French coldwave metal band Black Juju Inc have a new album coming out titled “Crosses and Crossroads” which reveal to the listeners the alchemy and the universe of Black Juju Inc. Combining sludge and […]
Perth noise act Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving are a well established band in the Perth music scene and while it may not be everyone’s cup of tea with a signature sound that can at […]
THE BACKGROUND I’m not kidding last year we got in excess of 12,000 review applications for new music. This year by June we’d had over 14,000 and as our readership grows the numbers increase day […]
Satyr, the Atlanta post hardcore quartet present their debut EP Neutrino. The young band have already faced challenges in the wake of lineup changes and more but here they finally release what all the […]
Tracklist: “Hangover In Hannover” “There She Goes Again” “You Spark My Heart” “Love Is A Funny Feeling” “Gone Gone Gone” “Swampmotofrog” “First The Money, Then The Honey” “Rich Man, Poor Man” “Knocked Out By Tyson” […]
Bullets and Octane have lost none of their power over the years despite the usual turmoil and line-up changes, and their brand of driving punk-edged Hard Rock with an old school feel and chant along […]
George Lynch has been in a rare vein of form recently and engaged in a number of diverse musical projects over the last 12 months. We spoke to him recently about the latest Lynch Mob […]
Compiling lists has always been one of journalism’s passions especially when copy has been in short supply. As long as I can remember I’ve been lazily obsessed with reading lists of the Best Movies, Best […]
I spoke to Michael Voss of Mad Max last week, a great guy from a band that over the years have put out some great Hard Rock and probably non more so that their latest […]
Maryland rockers Clutch are back with their 12th studio record ‘Book of Bad Decisions’, out September 7th, 2018 via their own Weathermaker Music label. It’s an album that has a familiar ring to it but with a […]
If you like your Metal done rare and with more than a nod to the old school, then hopefully you have already made acquaintance with Bullet who take the ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix […]
If you’re a long time fan then a new Hardcore Superstar album is always a welcome addition to the year, let’s face it they never disappoint do they? The only thing fans normally find […]
After the success of the first album, Metal Allegiance didn’t waste any time in getting back together to start work on the follow up which culminated in “Volume II: Power Drunk Majesty”. Led by […]
Ever since The Black Crowes released their last album back in 2009 I’ve been waiting for this album, the only surprise I guess it that it’s come not from The Black Crowes but from the […]
This has to be one of my favourite albums of the year. If you want an album to grab you from the off and never loosen its grip then this offering from Columbus, Ohio’s […]
Very rarely does a documentary film leave me speechless as the credits role at the end, but Scream for me Sarajevo did just that last night. The impact of the horror and heartbreak these […]
Almost a decade of pure thrash has culminated in Italian thrash band Ultra-Violence’s third album “Operation Misdirection” where everything just clicks together to form what is ultimately a brutal and pure thrash metal record. […]
It’s been 5 years since Alice In Chains released their critically acclaimed “The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here”, an album that put the band back on the rock map and which subsequently cemented vocalist William […]
Melbourne classic heavy metal band Back To Eden, the solo project of Guitarist/Bassist/Songwriter Edan Hoy dropped their debut EP “Blackened Heart” in 2018 and it’s a solid effort for it’s first release. For fans […]
Retro rock can sometimes come across as being either agenda motivated or nostalgia based but with Lucifer, the spirit of the 60’s and 70’s seems genuine and clear cut. There’s no attempt here by […]
‘Homewreckers and Heartbreakers’ originally came out the year before The Rockpit came into being ten years ago, but I imagine all fans of the band would be rather familiar with the album that saw their […]
Imagine a UK band with all the vim and vigor of a US band like Rival Sons and the intimacy and emotion of the lighter moments of early Black Crowes and Free and you have […]
July is notorious for being a steamy month, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. We are in the thick of summer and while some areas can be warmer than others, there are […]
For those that love their European Hard Rock the name ‘Kissin’ Dynamite’ will probably be a familiar name, they have after all been around since 2007 and up until this release already had five fill-length […]
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