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Classy Melodic Rock. From the title track to ‘The Big Unknown’ Lee Small has done a wonderful job here, beautifully crafting an album that really builds on his work with both Phenomena, Lionheart and […]
Roxx Gang were a band that had a big impact on me back in the day. With a singer I always felt had more than a bit of Paul Stanley about him, a penchant […]
I must admit that Heaven’s Edge completely missed me first time around, and even in the pre-internet days that took some doing as I read everything and most of my disposable income went on […]
The Good time Rock and Roll of ‘Get a Rock and Roll Record’ that opens the latest offering by Sweden’s legendary Diamond Dogs might be a little too Quo meets 70’s dance party for […]
‘Screamin’ At The Sky’ Black Stone Cherry’s eighth studio album features twelve new tracks written collaboratively while on tour and tracked at The Plaza Theater in Glasgow, Kentucky – a legendary 1020-seat venue built […]
With a forward by David Fricke, Editor at Rolling Stone (a magazine who have never really been keen on Hard Rock) we get to shine a light on a band with a huge legacy. […]
Most bands would find it an exciting but daunting process releasing their debut album, but Perth Blues Rockers Art of Dysfunction have certainly taken it all in their stride, with the dropping of their excellent […]
If you like your rock with a hint of Southern, a whole lot of Joplin, a dusting of the 70s and a real groove to keep you coming back for more, then look no further […]
Hell in the Club are nothing if not consistent, over the course of twelve years, 5 previous albums, and 1 E.P. They’ve cemented themselves as one of the very best and most unique bands […]
Australian song writing legend Ian Moss returns with his eighth studio album in ‘Rivers Run Dry’, a collection of wonderful songs highlighting Moss’s abilities throughout. Returning for the first time since his last full-length release, […]
“Are you ready to rock? Do you want a good time? Do you want to get high? If the answer to any of those questions is yes (and it really should be), then the […]
Eclipse is one of the greatest Rock bands of the 21st Century. Album number ten is magnificent… Things kick off with the infectious ‘The Hardest Part Is Losing You’ a Pop rocker you all […]
For a few brief years in the early 80’s Canada’s Coney Hatch were a band that you wanted to see. With their first three albums ‘Coney Hatch’ (1982), Outa Hand (1983) and Friction (1985) they […]
I love this album. There’s a real joy about it and a nice melodic 80’s thrust to the opener ‘One More Time’ with lyrics spiked with song references – it’s a great way to […]
‘When Life Treats You Funky’ the opening track on what is 8th Electric Boys album is all fans will need to hear to know that things are sounding very good indeed. There’s an immediacy […]
The law of the internet pretty much says that tall poppies are fair game, and sons of famous fathers are always in the cross-hairs simple because of their parentage. Some of course will be waiting […]
I must admit that at the time with so much music around and no real profile outside of the U.S. that King Kobra pretty much passed me by early on even though they boasted […]
There’s a simplicity to opener ‘Never Look Back’ that draws you in immediately, but “Oh no” I hear you say “not another Melodic Hard Rock band from Sweden?” Well yes but this is actually […]
Some albums in your youth just stand out and no matter how hard a band tries to recapture that essential energy of years gone by it tends to always be nostalgia that always wins […]
James Hetfield explains, “72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing […]
With Thunder on hiatus what could be better than a solo album from the man behind the songs – guitarist and songwriter Luke Morley? If you are expecting a Thunder-lite release or something akin to […]
This is a wonderful listen. Put aside for a moment any preconceptions you might have of Mr. Cavaleri because this is something very different. If you love the story, love the solo records or […]
I must admit that some AOR, even when it is produced by undoubted talent, can still bore the pants off me. But some bands get it just right as the ‘unusually named’ Boys From […]
And out of nowhere it’s here – with no fanfare and no publicity, Mark Knight & The Unsung Heroes new record ‘Lonesome Songs’ has arrived, landing unannounced on June 6th. As someone who has followed […]
From the crash and bang of big-riffed opener ‘Hey Life’ and the infectious hooks of ‘Go Big or Go Home’ to the cool almost ‘Springfield-esque’ AOR of ‘Summertime’ and the Bon Jovi flavoured Power […]
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