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Every country has their own Bluesmen and every country these days it seems have their artists who take the Blues back to the acoustic guitar where it was conceived. A multi award winner in his […]
First Signal’s debut release was one of my picks of the year for 2010 and so it’s been way too long between drinks in one respect, on the other hand (I love mixed metaphors) when […]
After a debut album that scorched the turntable, Scorpion Child is back. The question is will the ‘difficult second album’ curse strike? Of course not… Opener ‘She Sings I Kill’ hits nice and hard and […]
After listening to Tyler’s first singles from this his debut solo album and as a long-time fan of Aerosmith I wasn’t as much shocked as appalled as he proceeded to, as I saw it, dismantle […]
For a band so young these guys have old melodic rock heads on their shoulders and a sound that although at times hints at something more modern, has its heart and soul clearly in the […]
It’s not long since we saw The Rivals Sons Downunder as support to Black Sabbath, and those that got to the shows early sure thought it was a nice contrast to see the Zeppelinesque Sons […]
The live album these days has a strange place in music, is it redundant? Does anyone care? Or does it now sit as a mere memento of a show or a tour? In truth it […]
Kyuss frontman John Garcia said it best when describing German 5 piece band High Fighter: “You looking for some heavy tunes, look no further, High Fighter brings it!!” The band have a lot going on […]
“Dan Reed Network’s brand new record ‘Fight Another Day’ marks the anticipated return of one of the most infectious and gifted bands to come out in the Melodic Rock World in the second part of […]
It’s not often we hear about bands from New Zealand but there have been a few notables acts including Tim Finn, Shihad and The Datsuns that have managed to break through and become household names. […]
Melbourne’s Drown This City plays Electronica swamped Metalcore with female vocals. Now if Metalcore is your thing then the novelty of a female Metalcore vocalist might just peak your interest but in truth like all genres it’s […]
Death Angel released one of their best albums to date in 2013 with “The Dream Calls For Blood” which The Rockpit named metal album of the year. The band release “The Evil Divide” on May […]
For fans of Danger Danger the reality is that Frontiers may well have released their last album in 2009 with ‘Revolve’. If that is the case it’s a fitting epitaph for a great band but […]
Modern Sleaze Metal from a bunch of guys who look like Motley Crue meets Black Veil Brides. Now if you were cynical that would sound like a cliché you’d seen a thousand times and you’d […]
For years it had been rumored that Femme Fatale’s unreleased second album ‘Lady in Waiting’ would soon see a release. Years after those first rumors here we have it – but not released as originally […]
Known outside Australia largely for the single ‘Better’ The Screaming Jets were always one of those bands you felt could take on the world and yet never really did. After a gap of 8 years […]
If you love classy Modern Melodic Hard Rock replete with huge harmonies and big hooks, searing guitars and soaring vocals then it will be hard to go past VEGA – one of the new bands […]
Back in the day I was a huge Angel fan. For a band that had managed to grow from Pomp Rock’s shining light to eventually capture a sound as gloriously melodic as they had on […]
It’s been a while since we last heard from Grand Rezerva when they released their 2013 debut album ’48 Laws’ and after a few line-up changes and a couple of singles dropping in 2015 they’re […]
A panoramic narrative history that will give readers a new understanding of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of the Vanity Fair contributor-and co-creator of HBO’s Vinyl-who was along for the […]
The New Breed are a fresh, Rock N’ Roll band from the North West of England, encompassing everything great about the 70’s and 80’s of music, whilst driving proper Rock N’ Roll into a modern […]
Canadian rockers Black Absinthe release their latest EP titled “Early Signs Of Denial” and it’s an EP you should check out. Ranging from classic metal like Black Sabbath to modern rock in Alice In Chains, […]
Without Mercy’s forthcoming EP ‘Mouichido’ is a rebirth for the band as it’s a re-release of re-recorded material from their 2014 EP ‘Reborn’. ‘Mouichido’, the Japanese word for “Repeat” or “to do one more time” […]
Hailing from Denmark, this 5 piece sludge/stoner/doom band who were originally named Dodning are a band that people need to check out if you are a fan of any of sludge stuff. Ranging from influences […]
Did anyone really know Lemmy? That I guess is the question you have to ask… I met him twice, both briefly, and both times as he signed autographs for me and as mass of other […]
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