From the first strains of opening track ‘Again’ (as in “wish I was 21 again”) you know you’re in safe hands on Little Caesar’s eighth record, their first in 6 years and their debut for […]
I can’t even remember the first time I heard the name Marco Mendoza, but over the years I’ve followed his career with various bands, interviewed and met him a few times, and for someone so […]
New album Eight coming March 16, 2018 | First single Time Enough For That drops February 5 US rock n roll survivors, Little Caesar have signed a global deal with Golden Robot Records for the release of their new album Eight in March. Little […]
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Magnum’s debut album ‘Kingdom of Madness’ and the 30th anniversary of the majestic ‘Wings of Heaven’ the wonderful follow-up to the seemingly impossible to match creative tour-de-force that was […]
After a great Country Blues soaked debut a couple of years back the second album by Mississippi Stomp takes a more traditional Rock ‘n’ Roll approach to what are essentially a rather lean and lusty […]
There’s an almost cowboy rock phrasing to the vocal on opener and first single ‘Let the Love Begin’ a song that immediately belies Danish rockers Sugarcane’s influences and modern arena rock stylings. ‘Forever Tomorrow’ that […]
This is a great release. Even if like me Kings X wasn’t that much of an important band to you back in the day there were elements of the band I always enjoyed – primarily […]
Remember when Rock was simpler and all we wanted was a band to get us to move, a band to get lost in, a band that was additive and genre free? Well this is Slovakia […]
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 […]
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