Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
2017 saw Phoenix metal band Murkocet drop their debut full length album “Digging Mercy’s Grave” which had a major impact here at The Rockpit, landing it in our top releases of the year. A […]
One man bands are a rarity in metal, a genre that’s primarily group based as opposed to other forms of music like pop, hip hop and even country where it can be common to […]
If ever there was a band that deserved a big fat live album it’s The Darkness, as anyone who’s seen them live will testify: and as a veteran of their shows on three continents I […]
Liberation’s Fall is the debut release from Boston metallers Collector. It’s an interesting blend of styles with high ambitions, which I was keen to check out. One thing that came across to the album […]
When news hit that Devildriver were going to release a set of country cover songs, there was hesitation among the metal fans on whether this would work. To be honest, there’s two reasons why […]
Taking influences from a diverse range of styles – Stoner Rock, Metal, Blues, and blended with the anecdotal lyrical style of country, then spat in your face with the attitude of punk, Queensland rock […]
Australian Hard rockers Bitzer release their second album Pedigree Mongrel a selection of classic golden era Australian rock songs, this is a must for fans of late 60’s and mid 70’s hard rock. With track’s […]
If the name Trauma rings a bell when it comes to the San Francisco music scene, then you are probably thinking of Cliff Burton, the famed former bass player for Metallica who tragically died […]
Whenever you hear an Australian Rock band in the international press there are always the inevitable home-grown comparisons and whenever you hear of a new female-fronted Rock Band again those comparisons always come. It’s understandable […]
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (BFMV) again with the release of Gravity, spawn their love of bands like METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, ALICE IN CHAINS, NIRVANA, into a new strand of molecular matter of blistering […]
There are two types of thrash metal – there’s the serious stuff and then there’s the fun stuff and Scottish thrashers Thrashist Regime, just by the name alone are clearly the fun type. Their […]
Melbourne’s Naberus return with a brand new album titled “Hollow” which sees the band progress even further with their now trademark melodic metal sound, incorporating more elements and an even stronger focus on groove […]
It’s funny how one band can change the face of music and have a major impact on the influences of an entire music scene that was provisionally deriving from. Many bands have come and […]
You know what sometimes you hear an album that just hits the spot. Max Goedecke is that man this month with his self-produced debut album ‘Newspeak’ a record that will have you reaching for superlatives […]
Now I’ve been to Ballarat a few times but never stumbled upon the Balawat that lends it’s title to the opening track on Graham Green’s newest offering ‘Rage of the Innocents’. For those not in […]
The Swedish cult rock act known as Ghost released one of the stand out albums of 2010 with their brilliant debut release “Opus Eponymous”, a blend of heavy doom rock and psychedelic melodies combined […]
Hailing from the rugged hills of northern Wisconsin, 20 Watt Tombstone is ready to bring their brand of fiery rock n roll to the masses with their new EP titled “Death Blues vs. The Dirty […]
After their comeback album “At War With Reality”, the lads from Gothenburg have certainly had a challenge ahead of them. With the departure of their guitar player Anders Björler, they were down a songwriter. […]
Lamb Of God may be one of the biggest bands in modern metal, but they will never forget where they came from. Mark Morton (guitar), John Campbell (bass), and Chris Adler (drums) formed the […]
Melbourne 5-piece rockers DEAD CITY RUINS released their third album, NEVER SAY DIE, on 13th April and it’s come out an absolute treat. The band have followed up their 2011 debut MIDNIGHT KILLER & self-titled […]
Modern rock giants Five Finger Death Punch are set to release their latest album “And Justice For None” on May 18th through Eleven Seven Music/Sony Music Australia. Containing 14 tracks including a cover of […]
Due out May 4, Parkway Drive’s latest album Reverence is the most sonically adventurous and emotionally intense effort yet from the Byron Bay-based five-piece. We take a look at the new songs in our latest […]
An unexpected and unheralded white labelled CD drops on the doormat of The Rockpit more than a few times a week and along with the hundreds of other submissions it takes its place in the […]
Rags N Riches new album ‘Heaven is only a moment away’ (released on 1st May 2018) comes a couple of years after the release of ‘Shipwrecked Out in the Street’ and features more original recordings […]
If you crave a fun 80’s Hard Rocking fix then look now further than Rockford IL and Drama Queen who released their debut album via Drama Queen Media Inc in March.It may just be one […]
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