Over the years, and especially in the last few years Frontiers may have been guilty of creating more than a few ‘collaboration albums’ that, shall we say, have rather a lot in common sonically. Now […]
There’s no more quintessentially British Rock Band than Magnum. Over the years their sound has weathered trends and the years to sounds a true today as it always has, even if the glory years of […]
THE EDITOR’S LIST – BEST HARD ROCK ALBUMS OF 2023 THE BEST MUSIC OF THE YEAR 2023 – MARK’s TOP 20 As usual every year we promote Australian music by creating two lists – one […]
Keep your diaries open for February and March because The Animals 60th Anniversary and Farewell Tour of Australia! is on the way. The Animals were “one of the most important bands” in the British Invasion. The […]
Generations change, bands end and bands begin but Rock and Roll still holds strong. It’s heartening to think that after more than fifty years the music that we know as Hard Rock is still going […]
Always a band who put out a quality record, Bad Touch are in real danger of surpassing their usual high standards with ‘Bittersweet Satisfaction.’ It’s an album that grows in stature with each listen… it […]
If everyone in the room at an L7 concert was put in charge of doing stuff I’m sure the country would be in far better shape. There’s such diversity in the crowd it’s like a […]
Always a band who put out a quality record, Bad Touch are in real danger of surpassing their usual high standards with ‘Bittersweet Satisfaction.’ It’s an album that grows in stature with each and […]
Lynch Mob was formed in 1989 after George Lynch parted ways with his former band Dokken. Their debut release “Wicked Sensation” was met with critical and fan acclaim and went on to be certified gold […]
As we get towards the ‘Best Of’ portion of the year I can’t actually believe that after interviewing Robin about ‘Alive’ we didn’t post the review! So here it is – just in time for […]
I really have a soft spot for Märvel (a.k.a. The Barons of High Energy Rock and Roll) – the masked men who hail from Sweden… but is it really that long? Damn it really is […]
In the endless stream of Melodic Rock bands squeezed out by Frontiers you sometimes wonder what the business plan is? I mean some like me love this time of music but it doesn’t get to […]
There’s such lush melodies and guitar-fed urgency to opener ‘Brutal Beautiful’ that you can’t help get sucked in. It’s a wonderful opener with passionate vocals and great driver, along with it’s mellower moments – […]
As a kid in the 70’s even if you were a primarily a Rock Kid there was one man whose music cut across all divides – Bob Marley and his band The Wailers. Listening to […]
It’s all happening for Cassidy Paris at the moment, with a tour of the UK imminent and a new album for Frontiers on the way, things have all started falling into place. If you’ve heard […]
Dokken was the band that almost ruled the 80’s but never quite hit the heights of some of their contemporaries, and who knows had the classic line up prevailed what they might have gone […]
Devilskin has to be one of New Zealand’s finest exports and their last album ‘Red’ is quite frankly a bit of a minor Metal masterpiece to my ears though sadly in the music biz timing […]
This week sees the release of Bonafide’s 8th album ‘Are You Listening?’ And it’s a cracking Rock and Roll album. Bonafide has always done what they wanted. There’s no place for posturing. No semblance of […]
‘Hollwood Lie’ begins with a flourish of organic keyboards before the trademark synth and signature drum sounds kick in followed by Dale’s voice with that robotic intonation – it all sounds just like it should […]
Blues-based Hard Rock will always be loved by Rock fans of all ages and when one of the greatest proponents of that genre is making music of that kind so infrequently now is there […]
If you love your Hard Rock distinctly old school with a Metal edge and yet still with plenty melody then this is probably one for you. Tygers were born in another age when bands […]
I could have written this review after the first listen because the impact was so intense, but that wouldn’t have been doing this record real justice. Dirty Honey’s new record ‘Can’t Find The Breaks,’ […]
In a sea of similarities sometimes standing out doesn’t always get you to where you want to go, but self-belief and damn right stubbornness over time can pay off . I like to think […]
Earlier in the year Cruzados hit Europe again, taking on dates in France, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Austria. The year previous saw the release of ‘Live from Marseille’ is a full-length live album captured […]
I must admit to having had a real soft spot for The Nymphs, a band that along with Warrior Soul were the ‘could have been’ and ‘should have been’ the future of Rock and […]
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