Fuck I love this album! When you strip everything away and just get back to basics – to bare rock and metal you’d end up with a band like the oddly-named Odcult. Big riffs, great […]
Everyone will remember the Little Angels – the Toby Jepson fronted band from the mid 80’s and whist various members of the band forged on musically after the split it took Jespon until the new […]
Opening up album number 3 with ‘Outta Nowhere’ there’s no fear that Worry Bast has toned down their worship at the dirty bluesy altar of AC/DC,and just to be sure ‘Dirty Mind’ pokes you right […]
Magnum is a particularly English institution, they are a band that could really only have come from that green a pleasant land but to try and decipher their appeal is rather moot. There’s melody, great […]
I grew up listening to Meatloaf – back in the day he was just part of that teenage soundtrack that also included Queen, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Pink Floyd, The Stones and a dozen other bands. It’s […]
Saxon was one of those bands I felt like I was seeing a few times every year as a kid, and they along with Motorhead, Maiden, UFO and bands like Hawkwind and Def Leppard made […]
It’s hard to believe this is Joe Satriani’s 16th solo album and even harder to believe that the great man can still conjure up new soundscapes and experiences seemingly at will that can both retain […]
The one and only time I ever caught Rick Springfield live was a few years back now in 2013 at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, it was a great show and one of the things […]
Classic British Blues-edged rock Now this is a fine collection of songs to start the year from a band that has a real Blues-Rock edge to their sound but yet brings their own personality to […]
The Bad Flowers are just about to release what might well be a contender for the album of the year 2018! We caught up with Tom Leighton to get the lowdown on ‘Starting Gun’… Thank […]
Over the last few years South African guitar virtuoso Dan Patlansky’s star has been on a definite rise, hand-picked as the support act for Joe Satriani’s European Tour in 2015 and with rave reviews for […]
For a band that’s already released one album this year and is enjoying a rather fine musical and creative resurgence the idea of a Christmas album just seems one step too far. To be […]
This is a great album just right to get you in the mood this festive season if you like your soundtrack studded with catchy melodic rock with a really positive outlook, great guitars and keyboards, […]
If you love your Melodic Rock and AOR then I’d be surprised if Sweden’s Houston weren’t already on your radar but if they aren’t then latest album ‘III’ and opening track ‘Cold as Ice’ is […]
Santa Cruz have had a lot of hype since their 2013 debut ‘Screaming For Adrenaline’ and rightly so, it was an album that put this Finnish band squarely on the map for those that liked […]
Geoff Tate needs no introduction – the man, the artist, the voice who fronted Queensryche for so many years set out on his own back in 2012 after, shall we say, a rather acrimonious split […]
KING KING is one of the UK’s most essential hard rock bands and in their latest album ‘Exile and Grace’ they’ve produced a masterpiece. We caught up with vocalist/guitarist Alan Nimmo ahead of their 2018 […]
One of the very best bluesy rock voices of any era had to be Joe Cocker and members of his band (Cliff Goodwin, Mitch Chakour and Deric Dyer) as well as other musicians pay tribute […]
Canada’s Boulevard released their first single back in 1984 making an impression in Europe especially in Germany where it charted. Three years later they were signed to MCA and released their debut ‘BLVD’ garnering […]
We’ve had some quality music from all corners of Europe already this year and as the end of the year dawns the latest offering to hit the inbox comes from Slovenia. This is Stray Train’s […]
There is a revival in the Retro Blues Rock sounds of the 70’s and it’s taking hold from US Bands like The Rivals Sons to UK’s The Temperance Movement and Inglorious and all shades in […]
If you’re looking for a band on the rise with some real talent who seemingly have made all the right moves and haven’t put a foot wrong musically it’s Blues Pills you’re after. Since their […]
American Mafia has a long backstory that we won’t explore here but in 2014 they released their debut album ‘Rock N Roll Hit Machine’ which at the time we hailed as “Groove-laden, classic blues-infused hard […]
It’s impossible to measure the influence of Frank Zappa on today’s musical landscape and incredible to think that he’s been gone now for 24 years. His huge body of work is as varied as it […]
After an impressive start a couple of years back with debut album ‘Speedway’ Blood Red Saints are back with an even slicker sound and two new members for second album ‘Love Hate Conspiracies’ which sees […]
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