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The Best Of 2015 – Hard Rock & Blues
It’s that time of the year again when we round up the very best of rock and metal for the year and 2015 had some great releases and some fantastic highlights. From the biggest […]
Month: December 2015
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Morgan Rose – Sevendust
When you are a big fan of a band that has been around as long as Sevendust has, what do you ask them that hasn’t been asked already? Maybe find out what music they […]
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Dani Winter-Bates – Bury Tomorrow
UK metalcore band Bury Tomorrow are about to release their new album “Earthbound” in January 2016, which according to vocalist Dani Winter-Bates, feels like the distillation of everything they have ever wanted the band […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Star Wars – The Force Awakens
Desert locations, an ice planet, forest scenes, good versus evil, children separated from their parents, a space station not just the size of a moon but inside a planet (and christened with the original surname […]
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INTERVIEW: Magnus Pelander – Witchcraft
Swedish psych rockers Witchcraft have been active for a number of years in the milennium, bringing that classic rock sound into the 21st century and putting their own stamp on a timeless genre. The […]
Reviews - Music Releases
Snakebite Whisky – Two Steps From Oblivion (EP)
Unashamedly 80’s Hair metal – Snakebite Whisky is another in a long line of Australian bands who manage to capture the essence of the scene back in the day. Only an ‘EP’ – ‘Two Steps […]
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Hobbsy – Risen From the Dead
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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The Chris Rolling Squad – EP
Loud raucous rock and roll never goes away and Rolling knows how to let it all hang out with an EP that channels a Bluesy Hard Rock deity by way of Hendrix, Punk, Rockabilly and […]
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Harem Scarem – Live at the Phoenix
If you aren’t familiar with Harem Scarem but love classic Melodic Rock with powerful songs, melodies to die for and enough real class to stand well ahead of the pack then this career-spanning double live […]
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INTERVIEW: Chrigel Glanzmann – Eluveitie
Folk metal heroes Eluveitie released their latest album “Origins” last year and has been their most successful release to date, garnering rave reviews from critics and fans alike. The band just announced a headline […]
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Blood Red Saints – Speedway
Initial impressions can be wrong; for instance there’s an almost ‘Def Leppard meets the modern day’ feeling about ‘Blood Red Saints’ on the basis of opening track ‘Kickin’ Up Dust’. Equally if you loved Bon […]
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Colour of Noise – Colour of Noise
OK so you can tell by the name that this band doesn’t hail from the US, and though there’s a nice vintage rock vibe to the sound there’s enough pop nous and colour to make […]
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Find Me – Dark Angel
This is album number two from the collaboration between musician, songwriter and producer Daniel Flores (Issa, Seventh Wonder) and Robbie LaBlanc from Blanc Faces. It’s great Melodic AOR as you might expect. The sound here […]
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Khymera – The Grand Design
It’s been years since the last offering from Khymera, so long in fact that I had forgotten how good they were and given up hoping for anything new. It’s worth the wait though, even though […]
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Sanzu – Heavy Over the Home
steve Perth metallers Sanzu have been getting some positive attention as of late and their debut full length album “Heavy Over The Home” which was released last year, has certainly been no exception. Following up […]