Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
The hype around these guys has of course been kinda crazy, but after a hugely solid debut EP there was nothing to believe that the debut album wouldn’t be just as solid. The path […]
This one comes bursting out the speakers nicely before settling into a groove and rocking out, adding a wonderfully soul-touched vocal and some wonderfully toned thrusting guitars. It’s a song whose insistent rhythm and […]
Three years after Kennedy’s debut solo record ‘Year of the Tiger’ comes his second full-length solo album, ‘The Ides Of March’ out on May 14th. It is, shall we say, an ‘interesting mix,’ taking […]
Th press release tells a familiar story the world over “New album, Tail End of a Hurricane, is released on 7th May 2021, and is preceded by the feel good tune ‘Rock Kids of […]
The second album from Joel Hoekstra’s 13 is upon us and it sounds great! Joel Hoekstra, of course is best known as the current guitarist for Whitesnake and Trans-Siberian Orchestra as well as his work […]
I spoke to Jay R, vocalist with Snake Bite Whisky recently (interview up 28th April) and he described his voice as sounding like he wakes up in the morning and gargles with concrete. Now […]
Opening track and first single ‘Make My Getaway’ had me from that first riff – its a riff that sounded remarkably familiar and a melody that echoes songs you’ll have heard before, and that […]
Adrian Smith was futuristic not only in “Somewhere In Time” album and Richie Kotzen is a virtuoso that gives a lot through The Winery Dogs, his Poison, solo albums and Mr. Big years! I’d […]
Mason Hill is a band making big waves at the moment in the UK with their long awaited album ‘Against the Wall’ hitting the UK Top 20 and the Rock Chart number one. For […]
There’s a big fat rock riff and great groove to open up ‘Vampin” and some smooth melodies to follow. With four albums in the last five and a bit years Lee Aaron is certainly […]
The name looks funny but it’s their sense of humour that travels through the decades, making it last in Rock N’Roll ! Illinois is famous for lots of artists, with Cheap Trick being very […]
Where to begin…writing a review for the new Cannibal Corpse album “Violence Unimagined”. Well first and foremost, you know exactly what you are going to get when you hear this album bludgeoned firstly…and hate […]
Spain’s leading Thrash Metal band Angelus Apatrida returns with their seventh self-titled album which again proves why Spain has some of the best thrash metal going around. Their latest work continues the path of providing […]
With cover art that looks suspiciously like the doors of Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, in Midtown Manhattan New York, (great place to visit if we can ever get back to the US again) Graham […]
Plastic Tears – Anthems For Misfits is an album you need to hear! It’s one of those albums that if you ‘get it’ then it will become completely addictive. Musically the rock band from […]
My love for these guys started back in 1989 when I heard the original Swedish pressing of their classic debut “Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride” in 1989 (a far superior album to the rejigged US release […]
The Quill’s ninth studio album hits the streets on the 26th March, and with every release I wonder more and more whey this Swedish Hard Rock institution isn’t a name everyone out there knows! […]
You can’t love rock n’roll without headbanging with NWOBHM and you can’t be into that, without knowing how to scream while singing Saxon lyrics! The dudes are solid, even more than the ball of […]
Sweet has been around all my life. One of the first bands I heard as a kid growing up in the 70’s in the days of just three TV channels and not many more […]
April 9th sees the release of The Treatment’s 5th album since the glorious 2011 debut ‘This Might Hurt’ and first since 2019’s ‘Power Crazy’ and it’s a storming way to raise the finger to […]
Does it get any better than old school hard rock and heavy metal? The free, don’t give a shit, riff and roar that I loved as a kid and love still. The sound of […]
Founded in Örebro, Sweden, Backwood Spirit has been together since 2014. Formed by guitarist and songwriter Kent Engström they produced my album of the year back in 2017 when they released their debut on […]
Since their triumphant return, back in 2015 with ‘Wonder Days’, Thunder have continued to produce music of the highest quality, with some fans saying it has been some of their best material to date. […]
I can only explain ‘The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy’ as an eclectic, musical journey through the mastery of an insane genius. There’s musical curveball’s just as you’re getting comfortable, there’s hauntingly vulnerable […]
I get a lot of classic era Rush in the first few spins of Greta Van Fleet’s new long-player ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ – not just in Josh Kiszka’s vocals which seemed to […]
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