Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
The sophomore release from Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, “Choosing Mental Illness As A Virtue” is not one to be taken lightly. While their debut album “Walk Through Exits Only” may have been […]
One of the very best bluesy rock voices of any era had to be Joe Cocker and members of his band (Cliff Goodwin, Mitch Chakour and Deric Dyer) as well as other musicians pay tribute […]
Aussie Rock these days isn’t in bad shape at all, not only are the old guard doing particularly well but the new kids on the block are kicking up a storm too. It’s just a […]
Italian melodic rockers Airbound, whose sound they admit has been inspired by classic AOR of bands like Journey and Survivor, and to me adds a dash of Bon Jovi to the mix have done pretty […]
Corrosion Of Conformity are back with a vengeance as they return not only with a rockin’ new album in the form of “No Cross No Crown” but also with Pepper Keenan back on vocal […]
Canada’s Boulevard released their first single back in 1984 making an impression in Europe especially in Germany where it charted. Three years later they were signed to MCA and released their debut ‘BLVD’ garnering […]
“What could be more Rock And Roll than this?” the publicity asks and the answer is that this album, written and played in its entirety by Mauro Cordeiro at his home studio MauCor Music […]
We’ve had some quality music from all corners of Europe already this year and as the end of the year dawns the latest offering to hit the inbox comes from Slovenia. This is Stray Train’s […]
There is a revival in the Retro Blues Rock sounds of the 70’s and it’s taking hold from US Bands like The Rivals Sons to UK’s The Temperance Movement and Inglorious and all shades in […]
If you’re looking for a band on the rise with some real talent who seemingly have made all the right moves and haven’t put a foot wrong musically it’s Blues Pills you’re after. Since their […]
American Mafia has a long backstory that we won’t explore here but in 2014 they released their debut album ‘Rock N Roll Hit Machine’ which at the time we hailed as “Groove-laden, classic blues-infused hard […]
After an impressive start a couple of years back with debut album ‘Speedway’ Blood Red Saints are back with an even slicker sound and two new members for second album ‘Love Hate Conspiracies’ which sees […]
I love it when you get an album that just sounds cool, great songs, well-produced and not genre-chasing or casting its net absurdly wide either. ‘Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown’ is an album that may […]
Pretty Boy Floyd were the band that back in the day took the ‘Poison template’ to sleazy extremes, best known for their hair and the provocatively-titled debut ‘Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz’ for some they […]
American Dog hit 20 this year and to celebrate here’s their biggest collection yet. Ohio’s very finest beer swilling, red white and blue, back to basics rock and rollers are back with a package that […]
FEATURING THE NIGHTMARE 1975 TV SPECIAL Everyone has a favourite ALICE era whether it be the original band, the initial solo era, the “lost” 80’s era, the rebirth or the modern stuff but nobody […]
U2 certainly don’t need another review, let alone one from a hard rock and metal site but there was a time when U2 were at the cutting edge of rock rather than it’s somewhat pompous […]
It’s Canada meets Norway as Sleaze merchants Chris Damien Doll (Suicide Bombers) and Sandy Hazard (Dirtbag Republic) get together to unleash ‘Doll Hazard’ on the world (yes I know it sounds like a pre-Christmas warning about […]
Band splits are always interesting beasts and Queensryche’s split, which resulted in the band ‘sans Tate’ carrying on and Geoff creating ‘Operation Mindcrime’ so far seems to be slightly favoring the former. In truth, despite […]
Hailing from Toronto, and having spent the last several years proudly cutting their teeth in the scummiest venues north of the border, The Reed Effect have been warping minds with their lyrics, shaking hips […]
Sludge and doom metal are always a favorite genre to get into when looking for that combination of Sabbath inspired classic metal combined with the grooves and heaviness of modern metal. While Chicago 4 […]
Eightball Junkies is a four-piece rock band from Sydney, Australia that originally formed back in 2005. After a break-up only a few years later following the release of their debut EP, the band returned […]
Thrash metal has been pumping our veins full of hot adrenalin for the last three decades and regardless of commercial peaks and troughs, it continues to be the true fire that burns within heavy […]
5 piece New Zealand rock outfit Primacy have returned with a follow up to their debut EP release “Failure And Sacrifice” released last year, with a new 3 track mini-EP simply titled “III”.The combination […]
Sydney doom rockers Hypergiant have released a cracker of an album with “Father Sky”, their debut full length release which combines many of their influences from doom, stoner rock and progressive sludge. All wonderful […]
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