Reviews of albums, EP’s, DVD’s, music books and more
I love it when you get an album that just sounds cool, great songs, well-produced and not genre-chasing or casting its net absurdly wide either. ‘Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown’ is an album that may […]
Pretty Boy Floyd were the band that back in the day took the ‘Poison template’ to sleazy extremes, best known for their hair and the provocatively-titled debut ‘Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz’ for some they […]
American Dog hit 20 this year and to celebrate here’s their biggest collection yet. Ohio’s very finest beer swilling, red white and blue, back to basics rock and rollers are back with a package that […]
FEATURING THE NIGHTMARE 1975 TV SPECIAL Everyone has a favourite ALICE era whether it be the original band, the initial solo era, the “lost” 80’s era, the rebirth or the modern stuff but nobody […]
U2 certainly don’t need another review, let alone one from a hard rock and metal site but there was a time when U2 were at the cutting edge of rock rather than it’s somewhat pompous […]
It’s Canada meets Norway as Sleaze merchants Chris Damien Doll (Suicide Bombers) and Sandy Hazard (Dirtbag Republic) get together to unleash ‘Doll Hazard’ on the world (yes I know it sounds like a pre-Christmas warning about […]
Band splits are always interesting beasts and Queensryche’s split, which resulted in the band ‘sans Tate’ carrying on and Geoff creating ‘Operation Mindcrime’ so far seems to be slightly favoring the former. In truth, despite […]
Hailing from Toronto, and having spent the last several years proudly cutting their teeth in the scummiest venues north of the border, The Reed Effect have been warping minds with their lyrics, shaking hips […]
Sludge and doom metal are always a favorite genre to get into when looking for that combination of Sabbath inspired classic metal combined with the grooves and heaviness of modern metal. While Chicago 4 […]
Eightball Junkies is a four-piece rock band from Sydney, Australia that originally formed back in 2005. After a break-up only a few years later following the release of their debut EP, the band returned […]
Thrash metal has been pumping our veins full of hot adrenalin for the last three decades and regardless of commercial peaks and troughs, it continues to be the true fire that burns within heavy […]
5 piece New Zealand rock outfit Primacy have returned with a follow up to their debut EP release “Failure And Sacrifice” released last year, with a new 3 track mini-EP simply titled “III”.The combination […]
Sydney doom rockers Hypergiant have released a cracker of an album with “Father Sky”, their debut full length release which combines many of their influences from doom, stoner rock and progressive sludge. All wonderful […]
Reviewing as much music as we do at The Rockpit there are always a few albums you put aside for a while and only stumble across later in a panic after release date has passed. […]
One of the latest trends in the UK that is gaining some real traction is the ‘neo-pysch’ movement (yea more genre labels!) – a dreamy mix of 60’s pop tunings, weather beaten California surf and British […]
If you like a little dirty indie Blues with plenty of groove and oozing cool then take a chance on Viennese three-piece Kutschers Blues Band who make some beautiful noise on their debut ‘The KE […]
One band that never lets you down is Trucker Diablo and on new long player ‘Fighting For Everything’ I’m glad to say not only does that still ring true but the music has been taken […]
UK doom rockers Electric Wizard return for another wave of blues infused doom rock in the form of their latest album “Wizard Bloody Wizard”, an album that gives a nice throwback to vintage guitar […]
Hailing from Montgomery County, Maryland, Dangerous Curves is an interesting beast not least for launching this 11 track album with the slug-line “Dangerous Curves melts faces with their first self-titled EP” – 11 tracks isn’t […]
The Poodles are back and here at the Rockpit we’re grateful to get a chance to listen to the album that’s due to hit the stores on January 18th next year. ‘Prisma’ may be a […]
Canadian Hard Rockers Dextress sure know how to channel their influences on this their debut release. Within the grooves you’ll hear the usual suspects from the 80’s heavy hitter gallery – Skid Row, Motley Crue, Van […]
There was a time before grunge when Warrior Soul seemed to have the world at their feet. Their debut in 1990 ‘Last Decade Dead Century’ was sheer power, wonderful music with a message for a […]
For a lot of people Adrian Vandenberg will of course be remembered for his stints in Whitesnake starting in 1986-1991 and adding a few tours and albums after the band reformed in ’94. For me […]
What a devastating album from start to finish this is absolutely crushing! “Urn” is so well crafted with epic songs that I don’t know where to start. This band has really opened the eyes […]
Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings have over the years become an almost unmissable attraction on the live circuit performing the music of that iconic band The Jam in the form of ‘From the Jam’. Indeed […]
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