ALBUM REVIEW: Lynne Jackaman – One Shot
British rock & blues singer/songwriter Lynne Jackaman has released her debut solo album ‘One Shot’ on August 14 through JackamanMusic and it has been making waves in both the US & UK, with her […]
British rock & blues singer/songwriter Lynne Jackaman has released her debut solo album ‘One Shot’ on August 14 through JackamanMusic and it has been making waves in both the US & UK, with her […]
Victoria-based Bluesman Mike Elrington has released his ninth album ‘Aftershock’ and it’s one that could cement itself as one of the front runners for Australian Blues & Roots Album of the Year, consisting of […]
Joe Bonamassa is back with his new album ‘Royal Tea’, his latest solo studio offering due for release on October 23rd through Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Ten tracks make up the collection of varying styles […]
Is that Bad Company? The smooth Blues Rock stylings of opener ‘Stay Close To Me’ might hint at that. It sports a great groove, a cool vocal and harmonies and a feel that takes […]
If you want to read my ramblings about how much a better place the music scene would have been had Warrior Soul got the breaks and the publicity Nirvana did then just look back […]
Ten tracks that sound like we’re still in the wonderful 70’s, you know that decade when even the bad music was great and you know those little things like singers could sing without computer […]
When you get to a guy like Rory releasing a ‘Best of’ compilation is surely the definition of an impossible task? the man created so much wonderful music over his all too short career […]
As an avid Bon Jovi fan I confess I was very excited to get my hands on this album. Initially scheduled to be released on May 15th, Bon Jovi’s 15th studio album titled simply […]
Devildriver are back with a vengeance with a brand new album titled “Dealing With Demons”. It’s the first half of a double album with the second half to be released at a later date […]
Manson’s writing has been on a stellar path since the ‘Eat Me, Drink Me’ transformation album. He has never been afraid to lay his soul bare and create the music that hordes of followers […]
Wow! All I can say is wow! In these crazy times Black Stone Cherry has produced a monster of an album. ‘The Human Condition’ is an absolute triumph! If you’ve followed the band as […]
It has been three years since Seether released ‘Poison The Parish’ which was undoubtedly a marking moment in their career, with stadium hits like ‘Stoke The Fire’ and ‘Betray And Degrade’ it was interesting […]
I must admit Slow Burning Car is a new name to me, but the L.A. band already has 15 years on the clock and released four previous albums: Blowback (2007), Vol. 2-The Scattering (2009), Assumption […]
Covers albums are normally at their best hit and miss, essentially there’s two kinds – the ‘tribute’ type album that relies on your love of a particular artist and contains covers by multiple bands […]
Get your battle jackets and spandex ready, it’s time for some old school heavy metal! Hailing from New Zealand, Stalker are a relatively new band with a couple of releases under their belt with […]
Where do I begin with a band like Napalm Death, a name so revered the mere mention of the name gets grindcore fans excited. Well this is no exception, “Throes Of Joy In The […]
Finnish folk metal heroes Finntroll return after 7 long years with their latest album “Vredesvävd” which translated to English means “Wrath-woven,” which captures the spirit of the band within the 10 tracks on offer. […]
17 years old this year Voodoo Six have been through a good few line-up changes over the years and now sport their third vocalist. Since those early days only Tony Newton (Iron Maiden’s live […]
I remember buying the first ‘Vandenberg’ album way back in the early 80’s and I can recall that it must have been 1982 because that was the year for some unknown reason I bought […]
There’s a really dirty, punky sound to Diamond Rexx’s ‘The Answer’ the opening song from new album ‘Psych Ward’ a tale of a dark city and even more grit but less furor under the […]
There’s a big chunky riff that opens up ‘Hurricaned’ and instantly you’re back headbanging at a show sometime in the 80’s and if you like bands like Dokken, Bonfire and Scorpions, you’ll feel right […]
It’s been a little over 20 years since Metallica first teamed up with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra which was documented and originally released on video and CD back in 1999. It was a […]
Surely there are some people left in the world who think that art has its time and place and has to be appreciated through the lens of the times, lets face it there’s so […]
Ohio –based hard rockers ‘South of Eden arrive with debut EP “The Talk”, via Lava/Republic Records. The former Black Coffee formed after lead singer Ehab Omran arrived from his native Jordan with ambitions in […]
Melbourne Based Melodic Metallers’ Vanishing Point return with their sixth studio album Dead Elysium on August 28th via Octane Records. The album features a healthy dosage of formidable vocals, intricate guitar wizardry and orchestral […]
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