Reviews - Music Releases 2024

EP REVIEW: Shiraz Lane – Acoustic Archives

5 November 2024 Rob Jones

Hard rock bands recording acoustic albums aren’t really anything new, In fact they were fairly common during the 90’s. A lot of your favorite rock bands actually write a lot of their well known songs […]

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INTERVIEW: Jay R – Snake Bite Whisky

28 April 2021 Mark Diggins

Snake Bite Whisky’s own website states that the band embodies “Full throttled, no compromise, in yer face sleaze soaked rock n’ roll. A much needed injection of nitro glycerine, “fuck you” heavy rock with attitude […]

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Niterain – Vendetta

8 November 2016 Mark Diggins

Always a fan of the sleazier end of the late eighties Sunset Strip, I love bands like Niterain who just seem to get it. If you liked 2013 debut ‘Crossfire’ then you’ll probably, like me, have […]

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Toxic Rose – Total Tranquility

9 May 2016 Mark Diggins

Modern Sleaze Metal from a bunch of guys who look like Motley Crue meets Black Veil Brides.  Now if you were cynical that would sound like a cliché you’d seen a thousand times and you’d […]

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Grand Rezerva – Hell and High Water

9 May 2016 Mark Diggins

It’s been a while since we last heard from Grand Rezerva when they released their 2013 debut album ’48 Laws’ and after a few line-up changes and a couple of singles dropping in 2015 they’re […]

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Shiraz Lane – For Crying Out Loud

9 April 2016 Mark Diggins

High pitched vocals, like a cross between Klaus Meine and Sebastian Bach and a sound that can only remind you of Sunset Strip in the heart of the days of Hair Metal, Shiraz Lane is […]

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Tigertailz – Blast

9 April 2016 Mark Diggins

After not quite having a Eurovision adventure with track ‘Pipped It, Popped It’ Tigertailz is back with what is their first new album in ten years, and with new vocalist Rob Wylde on vocals they […]

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BlackRain – Released

9 March 2016 Mark Diggins

I like France’s BlackRain, who seem to be the head of the pack flying the Gallic Sleaze Rock flag these days. And his new album ‘Released’ comes with a certain expectation after increasing returns over […]

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Reckless Love – Invader

9 March 2016 Mark Diggins

When Reckless Love released their first album back in 2010 they were a breath of fresh air – borrowing the cheesiest of Glam from the sunset strip and injecting it with a big baste of […]

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The Phoenix – My Turn to Deal (EP)

9 January 2016 Mark Diggins

This is a great fun dose of old school Rock with a hint of Metal from Italy’s all-girl ‘The Phoenix’. In truth it takes you back years sonically and yet at times seems strangely modern, […]

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Hobbsy – Risen From the Dead

9 December 2015 Mark Diggins

The debut album “Risen From The Dead” from Victorian band Hobbsy has caught The Rockpit’s attention as we take a look at the tracks on offer. Big meaty grooves and ripping sleazy undercurrents raise Hobbsy […]

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