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Three albums in and Federal Charm are going through that tricky process of changing their singer. We all know the sort of feelings that throws up with fans but in all honesty all it took […]
“Music is extremely powerful, it has the power to bring back memories. It has the power to take you away from troubles or worries. It can make you feel happy, sad, powerful, rejoiceful or even […]
Melodic Rock with great vocals, heaving melodies and plenty of bite and all of a sudden you’ve found another favourite Melodic Rock band from Sweden. Four albums in this just may be the quirkily-titled Captain […]
There’s a breezy blue sky blue collar workingman’s rock feel to ‘Don’t Let The Sun set’ the first track on Northam rocker’s Refractory Road’s debut album. It’s a catchy song and augmented by some nice […]
There’s a garagey, bluesy, alternative thrust to the short and sweet opener ‘The Man’ that makes you think of some rather lofty names before the detuned, punky blues rock and roll mash of ‘Unemployed blues’ […]
It’s been four years since New South Whalers Carbon Black released their debut EP to critical acclaim. They’ve now released their new album End Of This, which we listened to see if it stacks […]
French thrash metal act Psychoid have released their debut album “Thrash Impact” and it’s about as pure and simplistic as thrash metal can get while still giving some bang for your buck! Taking […]
I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I stumble upon bands that I’ve never heard of at all and Kore Rozzik was one of them. So to bring you all up to date I’ll […]
The original Defrosted album was released way back in 1997 and was Gotthard’s very first live album and fourth album to date. In Switzerland it’s legendary – reaching double-platinum in a matter of months. To […]
I must admit I’d heard nothing about Lizzy DeVine since he left Vains of Jenna in 2010 and was replaced by Jesse Forte, but here we are eight years later as The Cruel Intentions, a […]
Jake E Lee has had a career most would dream of from 1983-1987, he helped Ozzy through the MTV period – adding burning riffs and solos to Ozzy classics 1983’s Bark at the Moon and 1986’s The Ultimate […]
There’s a great urgency, mild punk kick, rock sensibility and great sense of fun to this EP from the Mitch Tones Band who hail from Greenbank, Ontario. The most stunning thing though is the sheer […]
Prophets of Addiction I always felt were a band out of time, though of course when I say that it’s always a positive in my book. Over the years they’ve captured the sleazy sound of […]
There are some amazing bands in Australia at the moment that seem to be tapping right into the passion and power of the Rock that we used to love as kids and yet who manage […]
One of Australia’s technical death metal exports have returned with one blistering album in the form of “As The Kingdom Drowns” and as expected it kicks off at a break neck speed with the […]
It’s been over seven years now since we lost one of Ireland’s finest guitarists – Gary Moore, and this year has seen both a book and an exhibition and now comes a tribute album from […]
Sometimes names conjure up certain images and to me a name like ‘Neonstrike’ sounded like it would be worn by a hard edged Sleaze Rock band with maybe a side order of Metal thrown in. […]
Melbourne rockers Moonshifter have been on the scene a few years now but this is their full length debut, and the wonderfully titled ‘Love, Lust, Fire, Dust’ is well worth the wait especially if you […]
From the quirky slab of Blues Rock that is ‘I Can’t Do that my Wife Would Kill Me’ and the chug of ‘As White as Jesus’ you can immediately tell that Bob Spencer has a […]
Few bands formed back in the day, especially those with a 30 plus year gap between recordings ever manage to get anywhere near recapturing their classic sound. Some of course mange to get close, others […]
There are countless talented musicians in this country, but it’s unlikely that any of them can claim to have been hand-picked by both Bob Dylan and Robert Plant to open shows for them. Andy Baylor […]
Golden Robot records are a label that seems to have set the quality control very high, and along with their classic established signings like Little Caesar and Rose Tattoo seem to have a real eye […]
Soulfly, led by the legendary Max Cavalera along with guitar wizard Marc Rizzo, Max’s son Zyon and the addition of latest recruit on bass, Mike Leon return with album number 11 in “Ritual”. Say […]
When I reviewed Thunderbird’s last album ‘Hevyweight’ back in 2016 I was struck by the sheer quality of the songs on offer and the album cruised into my ‘Blues and Classic Rock Top 10’ of […]
This is a story about a little band that could. They hail from upstate New York, Utica to be exact. To me they are what rock ‘n roll should be especially for this new […]
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