Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
It’s been a long time since we heard of Sven Gali, the Canadian rock band whose debut went gold in Canada before they changed their sound to chase the Grunge revolution and lost their […]
Hollowed Sky released their eponymous debut back in 2018 and now they’re back with five more songs for devotees of their Alt-Rock sound but this time there’s more than the Alt-Rock musings of ‘Live’ and […]
Heavy Pettin’ was one of the very first Rock bands I saw live when they and Canada’s Helix supported Kiss at Stafford Bingley Hall many moons ago. I remember being so impressed I splurged […]
If you like your symphonic rock and metal and let’s face it who doesn’t on occasion even if you tend to inhabit other genres there’s something rather impressive about that style of music when it […]
Adelaide’s Sonic Divide have a Melodic Modern Rock sound that at first listen isn’t a million miles away from Nickelback… there I’ve said it… That of course though is only part of the equation […]
If you like your rock n’ roll stripped back to basics and raw & rowdy, then look no further than the debut self-titled EP from Melbourne’s Rockin’ Volts. The four-piece band have put together […]
Black Trillium are a dark & deeply creative death/doom metal act from Sydney that have been brewing up raw, emotive and incredibly dynamic sonic offerings since 2010. While it’s been a while since we’ve […]
When this landed in the mail it gave me an odd felling of deja vu. I knew I knew the name but I must admit over the years my Blues credentials haven’t been kept as […]
Colorado-based thrashers Havok are back! After a whirlwind yet rewarding cycle for 2017’s Conformicide effort, the high-octane outfit have emerged from the studio victorious with their new album, V. Engineered, mixed, mastered by Mark Lewis […]
As you probably know if you read a lot of my reviews I love finding great new music whether it’s a local band or a great new talent from the US or the UK, […]
I’ve had this album for a while now and really enjoy it, I remember it landing late last year and being snapped up by an eager young contributor but when I scanned the site a […]
When you read a press release that name-checks some of your very favourite bands (in this case Blackberry Smoke, The Quireboys, The Black Crowes ) you always feel a certain trepidation along with that […]
Having been five years since Nightwish released ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful’, a new studio album had been highly anticipated. In a bold move to release a double album, with one dedicated to symphonic orchestral […]
As soon as I started listening to the first song off Horisont’s latest album, ‘Sudden Death’ which is due for release on May 15, I was stolen away and thrown back to a time […]
Here’s a new name for me but a great band that conjure up images of The Sunset Strip in its heyday. There’s a wonderful swing and groove to ‘Devil’s Canyon/Walking Contradiction’ that has you […]
Jack has never sounded better than on the bonus track here – the cover of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’ which I must admit I sneakily skipped to before I settled down […]
This is a simply luscious album if you love smooth velvety AOR that occasionally dips a toe into the soothing warm West Coast waters to deliver a gentle mellow vibe. The project’s sophomore release […]
Initially beginning as a one-man band from out of Calgary in Canada over ten years ago, Black Pestilence have gone on to evolve into a 3 piece and release 5 albums as well as […]
Don Dokken’s ‘Solitary’ will be released on January 31st by Deadline Music, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc, on all digital platforms plus CD and on a very special limited edition red vinyl pressing. […]
Shane Clark and Matt Wood have been jamming music together for about 22 years. They started Worse in 2008 while both of them were between tours from their respective bands at the time ( Shane […]
Melbourne rockers Riff Raiders are back with their second full-length release and it’s an absolute cracker of an album. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Daydream” which was released on 30 March 2020 through Rue Morgue Records, […]
Released to coincide with their incredible 50th anniversary in 2019, this documentary traces the history of a band who became the unlikeliest stars of the generation. It starts off setting the scene with shots […]
Six albums in Vega are sounding great and opener ‘Blind’ has the sort of assured swagger that sets your mind at rest that this will be another classic: it’s a song with ‘stamped on’ Melodic […]
I loved 2018’s ‘Waking Up Dead’ and two years later Bullets and Octane are back with another weighty slab of punk-fueled kick ass dirty hard rock and roll with ‘Riot Riot Rock ‘n’ Roll’. […]
Stockholm’s masters of melancholy, Katatonia, have outdone themselves once again with yet another beautiful, meticulously written masterpiece titled ‘City Burials’. With a career spanning close to 30 years, Katatonia have evolved throughout the […]
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