Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
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 […]
If you’re honest with yourself there really are few Rock bands out there that really pull off the whole ‘symphonic’ make-over, though some obviously fare better than others. After giving this new release a spin […]
THE FUTURE is NOW!! Or so it would seem coming from the Pennsylvania band, FROM ASHES TO NEW as they enter with their latest record from Better Noise Records. Look, I don’t know about […]
For those of you 150 or so lucky punters to catch British rockers Thunder at The Capitol in Perth on 11th March 2017 would know the boys know how to put on a live show. […]
I well remember the very day that I purchased ‘Beast From the East’ on vinyl from my local record store in 1988 and spinning it relentlessly till I wore it out. The band had just […]
After 20 years in rock, can Godsmack still bring it? Doing something for twenty years straight, is cause for celebrating in our culture. 20th wedding anniversaries are symbolized with china or platinum (and rightly […]
There’s a showiness and jauntiness to the lead guitar on opening track ‘No Mercy’ that clearly says we’re not in 1988 anymore. The thrust is still there, that wonderfully spiky riff, that raw aggression but […]
BulletBoys kick off their latest release with a rather cool little number called ‘Apocalypto’ that starts out with a funky little verse and bursts into a fiery rocker with every chorus. It works well and […]
As live albums go this one is a keeper, and as someone who has seen the show live it’s a damned fine representation of what John and his band do onstage. For those of you […]
Now if you were to ask me about some of the best debut albums of the 80’s I’d have a pretty long list and a pretty varied one, but vying for position in the upper […]
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