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One of the many aspects of 80’s style rock n roll that makes it so endearing is that it’s fun. Bands like Van Halen, Poison, and Def Leppard were prime examples of this and more […]
The Rockpit have been championing the music of Crazy Lixx for the 15 years we’ve been in existence, starting with a review of the second record 2010’s ‘New Religion’ and an interview with Danny Rexon […]
In March 2022, guitarist Richie Faulkner stated that the songs for Invincible Shield “are a bit more progressive in places,” leading fans to wonder/worry if the next album would be Nostradamus II (the two-disc conceptual […]
BACK TO THE TOP OF THE SLIDE… Hardcore Superstar never fails to entertain, and with an opening ‘Cutting the Slack’ that sounds either like The Doors or The Stranglers in carnival mode (depending on your […]
It was an incredible privilege to be invited to the opening of Jonathan Rach’s Nine Inch Nails gallery. While standing outside waiting for the doors to open a handful of us gather outside 524 Flinders […]
When we changed over servers ten years ago we lost a lot of original reviews – and are slowly adding them back to the site – with Crazy Lixx’ reworking of 5 songs from […]
I honestly don’t know what’s going on these days with these ‘project’ releases. I was quite partial to The End Machine, being a longstanding Dokken fan and have also been a fan of Robert Mason […]
There are few things more fun and rewarding as a music fan than coming across a great band who already have several albums under their belt, Because you’re not starting out with the first record […]
When discussing the formation of The Gems it’s almost impossible as a writer to not bring up Thundermother, Especially in the context of the subject matter of some of these songs. Without Thundermother you don’t […]
Ace is back ….. 10,000 Volts is Ace Frehley’s sixth studio effort in 15 years, his fourth of original material. Frehley has undoubtedly left his stamp on rock music for the last five decades. Now in […]
I never expected an album like this so close to the end of the year to come and steal top spot at a canter but here it is. I’ve been a fan of Tim […]
I can’t remember the first time I saw Saxon but they were one of the bands like Motorhead and Maiden, UFO, Priest and Hawkwind that I would catch whenever I could. There was an honesty […]
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 […]
It’s been twelve years since Suicide Bombers released their first album Criminal Record and over the course of four albums they’ve released some of the most incendiary sleaze metal to come out of Scandinavia, Though […]
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 […]
Hailing from Manchester, England, blues-rock prodigy Ashley Sherlock takes the spotlight with his debut album “Just A Name”. A harmonious blend of blues, classic rock, pop, and soul, Sherlock explores topics from lost love to […]
Based in Perth, Western Australia, 3-time WAM award winner Siobhan Cotchin is back, writing the next chapter in her musical career with her new grunge/rock inspired EP “Miss Reckless”. “Miss Reckless” opens with a track […]
In the world of rock music it’s no secret that it is a dominantly male driven genre, women are not represented nearly enough in my opinion and this is especially the case in the younger […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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