There are some artists that define a moment in your life—and for me, Lorraine Lewis was one of them. Back when bedroom walls were sacred ground, she was one of only three posters that made […]
Shiraz Lane is a bird of a different feather in the modern world of hard rock in that you can’t fully classify them as a straight up hard rock band, There’s a pop element to […]
Where do you go after four classy albums of 80’s Hard Rock styled anthems and ballads, with arguably each new release surpassing the previous release? Well let’s just say for the moment that 5th time […]
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 […]
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 […]
“It’s been a longtime between studio drinks, 20 years in fact since The Superjesus have released a full length album of new music and today they launch one of their finest. It’s no surprise that […]
Love/Hate back in the early 90’s was peerless live in concert. Sadly the band disintegrated back in the mid 90’s and whilst Jizzy went on to front both Ratt, L.A. Guns and others. Despite a […]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from W.E.T. the Swedish supergroup that has been producing great Melodic Rock for the past 16 years. 2021’s ‘Retransmission’ was certainly our favourite so far at The Rockpit, […]
When you hear something you like it sticks with you, and over the years Babylon A.D.’s first two records have more than stood the test of time for me. They’re records that sum up all […]
One of my favourite bands over the last ten plus years has been The New Roses and ever since that first full length “Without a Trace’ back in 2013 they’ve consistently lifted the bar each […]
Fans of The Answer have been waiting almost seven long years for the follow up to 2016’s wonderful album ‘Solas’, and judging by early reviews (including our own) it seems all are extremely excited and […]
Mark the 31st March on your calendars because The Murphy Brothers will be taking the outdoor stage at Lake Monger Recreation Club to perform the Crowded House Songbook – a special show featuring their absolute […]
Metallica has confirmed the title and release date of its forthcoming 12th studio album: 72 Seasons will be available April 14, 2023 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, and clocking in at […]
Globally renowned, diamond certified rock band Nickelback released their highly anticipated new album Get Rollin’ via BMG. A thrilling soundscape of adventure, nostalgia and emotional exploration, Nickelback’s Get Rollin’ continues their incomparable legacy as one of the most important rock acts […]
Six years have passed since Dystopia (2016), Megadeth’s last studio record. Much has changed since then. We’ve endured an ongoing global pandemic. Cofounder David Ellefson was dismissed from the band after a scandal. His […]
I was first introduced to the world of hard rock in 1992, the cultural impact of grunge hadn’t hit yet and I was hearing albums that were relatively new then but are now considered […]
With the latest classic ‘Street Lethal’ upon us we caught up with Crazy Lixx’ main man Danny Rexon to find out more about the new record. Their seventh studio album sees Crazy Lixx show no […]
Photo Credit: Jonathan Weiner Angels & Airwaves have released a new track titled “Timebomb.” “Timebomb” is the latest from the 10-song album, LIFEFORMS, which is out TODAY via Rise Records/BMG. Lifeforms is currently in the #1 position on […]
One of my very favourite singers in Rock over the years is been Paul Shortino and the fact that he’s such a lovely guy too means it’s always a pleasure catching up. 2021 has been […]
Eleven years ago in the early days of the Rockpit I was sent an EP by a new band from Scunthorpe in the UK called Skarlett Riot. It was a record which was on […]
Th press release tells a familiar story the world over “New album, Tail End of a Hurricane, is released on 7th May 2021, and is preceded by the feel good tune ‘Rock Kids of […]
Opening track and first single ‘Make My Getaway’ had me from that first riff – its a riff that sounded remarkably familiar and a melody that echoes songs you’ll have heard before, and that […]
I get a lot of classic era Rush in the first few spins of Greta Van Fleet’s new long-player ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ – not just in Josh Kiszka’s vocals which seemed to […]
It’s been over three long years since we were rocking to ‘Once Upon A Time’ Black Diamond’s last full-length release and listening to his new one plus the pandemic stopping us all in out […]
Kickin Valentina’s eagerly anticipated new album ‘The Revenge Of Rock’ drops on 22nd January via Mighty Music and for fans of the band its well worth the wait. Indeed if you love a bit […]
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