Jake E Lee has had a career most would dream of from 1983-1987, he helped Ozzy through the MTV period – adding burning riffs and solos to Ozzy classics 1983’s Bark at the Moon and 1986’s The Ultimate […]
There’s a great urgency, mild punk kick, rock sensibility and great sense of fun to this EP from the Mitch Tones Band who hail from Greenbank, Ontario. The most stunning thing though is the sheer […]
Prophets of Addiction I always felt were a band out of time, though of course when I say that it’s always a positive in my book. Over the years they’ve captured the sleazy sound of […]
There are some amazing bands in Australia at the moment that seem to be tapping right into the passion and power of the Rock that we used to love as kids and yet who manage […]
It’s been over seven years now since we lost one of Ireland’s finest guitarists – Gary Moore, and this year has seen both a book and an exhibition and now comes a tribute album from […]
Sometimes names conjure up certain images and to me a name like ‘Neonstrike’ sounded like it would be worn by a hard edged Sleaze Rock band with maybe a side order of Metal thrown in. […]
Melbourne rockers Moonshifter have been on the scene a few years now but this is their full length debut, and the wonderfully titled ‘Love, Lust, Fire, Dust’ is well worth the wait especially if you […]
From the quirky slab of Blues Rock that is ‘I Can’t Do that my Wife Would Kill Me’ and the chug of ‘As White as Jesus’ you can immediately tell that Bob Spencer has a […]
Few bands formed back in the day, especially those with a 30 plus year gap between recordings ever manage to get anywhere near recapturing their classic sound. Some of course mange to get close, others […]
Golden Robot records are a label that seems to have set the quality control very high, and along with their classic established signings like Little Caesar and Rose Tattoo seem to have a real eye […]
The best live shows should be experiences you will never forget – from seeing big names in intimate venues to seeing the bands you love try something new and giving you a whole new […]
Longtime friend of the Rockpit Danny Vaughn recently launched a PledgeMusic campaign to fund his first solo album in 11 years titled “Myths, Legends & Lies.” It’s exciting news for fans who loved his last […]
Last year Midnite City came up with one of the albums of the year with their stunning debut and now they’ve gone and done the unthinkable and bettered it! We caught up with our old […]
When I reviewed Thunderbird’s last album ‘Hevyweight’ back in 2016 I was struck by the sheer quality of the songs on offer and the album cruised into my ‘Blues and Classic Rock Top 10’ of […]
UK Rockers Bad Touch have already produced two great records that are more than worthy of your attention but their third album ‘Shake a Leg’ really is their crowning glory…. so far. If you love […]
Few people need no introduction but I think I can safely say that Dee Snider needs no disclaimer about needing no introduction… Back in the early eighties he and Twisted Sister roared into the […]
OK let’s get my one niggle out of the way first. I have long held the belief that Ann Wilson has the best female voice in rock but somehow she’s managed to suck most of […]
At just three tracks Liv Sin’s new acoustic EP ‘Inverted’ is just a brief glimpse into what might or could be for the artist we know best from her 13 years fronting Swedish rockers ‘Sister […]
If you want some great good time hard rock that makes you smile from ear to ear then this is your album of the year. Hearing the single ‘Lift Your Head Up’ might be […]
This one takes me back a long way, back to the days when music was fresh and exciting and meant something more than digital noise and instant delivery. Back in the day we listened to […]
One More Weekend were formed in early March 2015 in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs and include front man Connor Dougan on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Leith Dougan on Bass , Tim Aslett on lead guitar […]
Def Leppard were one of the bands I grew up listening to like I’m sure many of you did too. Over the last decade they’ve made Australia a regular stop on their world tours and […]
Every now and again you want to hear something a little different and so every so often I’ve dipped into this latest release from Austrian composer Albin Julius for whom Der Blutharsch is now his […]
When I hit play I didn’t know anything about this EP except I liked it, I liked it very much. ‘Ven Aqui’ that opens this 5 track release has a wonderful muscle-car fueled drive to […]
‘Turn To Six’ starts up like a broken-down machine before an old school Metal riff kicks in before it in turn writhes and twists into a more modern-sounding grind before a layer of wailing vocals […]
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