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Melodic metal powerhouse Insatia has released their sophomore effort in Phoenix Aflame, courtesy of Pitch Black Records. For fans of the power metal genre, with elements of the symphonic and a little folk; this […]
Back in 2015 after being in the business since the eighties Mark Slaughter released his first solo album ‘Reflections in a Rear View Mirror’ which we thought was a very fine debut and more diverse than you […]
I have these vague memories of reading music papers as a kid -an article on Van Halen and their rise, and I recall the name ‘Snow’ as being one of their contemporaries who used to […]
To those familiar with Rex Brown‘s work in his previous bands, then this solo effort titled “Smoke On This…” is perfectly titled as it gives the listener an idea who Rex Brown really is. […]
Tracklist: 01. Crazy Crazy Nights | 02. Rock And Roll All Nite | 03. I Was Made For Lovin’ You | 04. God Gave Rock ‘N’ Roll To You II | 05. Detroit Rock City […]
With an intro of a guy getting into a car and flicking through the radio before the meaty riff to ‘Eyes’ kicks in there’s a nice little homage to Kiss to blast off Kickin’ Valentina’s […]
There’s certainly a lot happening on Darcee Fox’s long-awaited debut album ‘Islands’ and after a few spins it seems, yet again, Australia has produced the goods in the gritty, bluesy, rock ‘n’ roll stakes. Wonderfully hard […]
It’s been barely a year and a half since groove/hardcore metallers Prong released the brilliant “X – No Absolutes” which we picked out as last year’s metal album of the year and before we […]
25 Years after their last release and 31 years after their formation, Norway’s Da Vinci returns with a new album ‘Ambition Rocks’ though with a press release that hints as a line-up change it’s hard to […]
Australian Blues is a rich and fertile land these days and whist there are a few agricultural labourers out there, there are also some real artisans who manage to consistently reinvent the landscape whilst showing […]
Every once in a while a really special album comes along that is so good it makes labels and genre classifications irrelevant – it’s just damned fine music. Wherever you sit on the scale of […]
It’s been 5 years since thrash metal party animals Municipal Waste unleashed the horror/sci-fi epic “Fatal Feast” and fans have been waiting patiently for the follow up which is finally upon us with “Slime […]
Back in April Michael Monroe released the single ‘One Foot Outta The Grave’, a new song which grabbed you with such immediacy and force so soon after the magnificent 2015 opus ‘Blackout States’ that you knew […]
I’ve long been a fan of Dave King’s Flogging Molly and even longer been a fan of Dave King’s vocals since the first time I saw him onstage way, way back in a band called […]
Hailing from the southside of Brisbane – Kold Creature is yet another reason to love the sunshine state and the melodic groove metal stylings of their residents. After an atmospheric opening with the largely superfluous ‘Awakening’, first single ‘Edge Of […]
Earlier this year Jack Russell’s Great White finally put out their response to Great White’s 2012 Russell-less album ‘Elation’ – it was an album that covered a lot of ground musically but one which stepped […]
January 4th 1967 was the day that music changed. For some it was a seismic moment for others a gentle shift and for me discovering it years later it was the album in my parents […]
Admittedly the band name Be Faced and their EP which is curiously titled “Ingot” doesn’t immediately grab your attention but when you look beyond that and simply tune in to the music, you realize […]
Adelaide garage three-piece Battlehounds have released a solid and sharp EP in “Damn Demons” that is loose and swaggery combining the likes of stoner and alternative rock but with a raw sound that is […]
There have been many, many great AOR and Melodic Rock records released over the past twelve months and over the past decade as a genre the quality you might even argue is at an all time high. […]
What’s so great about a Wednesday 13 album is that it always feels like a horror movie in itself with all the interludes and creepy noises and general all round fun horror vibe. Tongue […]
Formed in 1980 by identical twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston, Gene Loves Jezebel transformed early from a brooding Goth band on ‘Promise’ (1983) and ‘Immigrant’ (1985) to a far more commercial yet unique rock band […]
With the recent news that both Classic Rock Magazine and Metal Hammer were under threat of closure we look at the latest physical offering to hit the streets for fans of rock music… PLANET ROCK MAGAZINE […]
There’s times when I review an album, I’ll get that vibe that immediately takes me into an experience that I’ll remember for years to come and there’s times when that album will become part […]
In these post-bootleg days when the world seems to want even official material ‘free’ and music has been relegated to a rather toxic, highly polluted stream that suits no-one but the streaming companies and large labels its […]
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