Bands from the 80’s these days tend to be written off out of hand by those pompous souls that thought Nirvana’s self obsessed misery dwelling really came out of the darkness and ‘spoke to us’. […]
Dark, visceral, layered, vintage, organic, analogue, authentic and political. Shaman’s Harvest have always been a band to embrace music rather than merely regurgitate sounds in the hope of gaining nods of approval. They’re also a […]
‘The Voice of Rock’ is back in Australia for the second time in a year. After the amazing success earlier this year of ‘The Music of Cream’ which saw Glenn as special guest he’s now […]
Dan Reed Network are pleased to confirm they will be special guest on EXTREME’s December 2017 UK tour. The O2 Pre-sale starts Wednesday, 2 August at 9am, followed by a Live Nation Pre-sale on Thursday […]
It’s interesting that the very next album I get for review after Cats in Space’s excellent ‘Scarecrow’ which features both Greg Hart and Andy Stewart from the original line up of Moritz is from that […]
Whatever you think of the music of Status Quo and whatever part it plays in your musical upbringing it’s hard to deny that they are a British institution, maybe not up there with roast dinners, […]
EUROPE are pleased to announce the release of a new studio album, Walk The Earth, out October 20, 2017. If EUROPE‘s 2015 album, War Of Kings, was the album that made the rock world realize […]
Heavy Pettin’, The Quireboys, Syteria, and Rock Goddess added to 2017 line Up The organisers of WinterStorm 2017 in Troon, Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland have unveiled the remainder of the line up for […]
First of all let’s get the peeves out of the way – this 13 track debut album is in reality just 10 tracks long and contains just 8 originals (‘intro’; ‘outro’ and ‘interlude’ you can […]
With three albums released so far the wait is over. Coldspell are ready to strike again with the brand new album titled “A New World Arise”. This is stunning recording that features 12 new songs […]
Whilst most bands that channel the Rock sounds of the 70’s take the easy option and the well-worn path of aping Sabbath or Zeppelin in all their muscular glory, there are some out there whose […]
“The younger Robinson brother/ex Black Crowes man has struck gold with the Magpie Salute, and their proverbial star continues to grow with this bluesy rock’n’roll belter [‘Omission’]. Fuelled by rugged, hearty guitars, and stellar vocals […]
Produced by Chris “The Wizard” Collier (Lynch Mob; Flotsam And Jetsam; Prong; KXM), “The Brotherhood” features eleven brand new hard rock tracks from Lynch Mob. This album will surely resonate with long time fans of […]
Following up last year’s widely acclaimed ‘Desperate’ album so soon just shows the grit and determination of Barb Wire Dolls, it perhaps also shows that despite how good that album was it didn’t quite set […]
After two years of hitting the road and, sweating it out with fans at regional shows around the country, Blood Sweat and Beers – The Concert is heading to the major cities on a national […]
There was a time at the end of the eighties and start of the nineties when, even before the rise of Grunge and the tumult of record label greed that stopped 80’s rock in its […]
I must admit that back in the day I never really got into Mr Big even though there were tracks like ‘Green Tinted Sixties Mind’ that were just sparks of real genius. The fact that […]
‘I Go For the Cheap Ones’ isn’t as it turns out a song about bargain shopping, what it is however is a nice punk edged slab of rock pop which at two and a half […]
OK here we go again 51 seconds of rain isn’t a first track, but the groove that builds up to bursting on ‘Vespucci’ makes it all worth it. There’s a clunky garage ethic to the […]
With an opening track like the rebel-rousing ‘Bastard of Society’ you know from the off that the ever-reliable H.E.A.T. has stepped it up even further. It’s a track that takes up the gauntlet, races for the […]
Mix a post Grunge vocal with a bassy Sabbath soundtrack and progressive leanings you get a taste of Italy’s Doctor Cyclops’ first offering on Local Dogs – ‘Lonely Devil’, their second ‘D.I.A.’ sounds more like […]
It’s been six long years since we had a studio album from the legend that is Alice Cooper (which coincidentally that was the last time we got to speak to the man himself) and there’s always […]
42 Decibel of course already have plenty of solid runs on the board: if you heard them before and liked what you heard then you’ll love this. Blues based hard rock may well be one […]
There’s a lot of hype around ‘The Night Fight Orchestra’ and their brand of keyboard heavy, riff-laden vintage flavoured rock and when you first hear opening track ‘Midnight Flyer’ you get it. It sounds like […]
I don’t think there is any doubt in many people’s minds that Jorn is one of the singers of his generation the only reservation I’ve ever had is that in this ever changing world where […]
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