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“Long before British metal legends Iron Maiden picked up on the concept, a pack of Huntington Beach, CA-based teenagers, collectively known as Leatherwolf, pioneered and perfected the heavy metal three guitar assault, nicknamed the […]
Wow, a band formed in the 1989 who fell asleep only to wake in 2022, well that’s effectively what happened with Nestor. According to the bio the band “…decided to reunite, reinvent the iconography […]
“In April 2022, QUEENSRŸCHE finished a five-week North American tour supporting metal gods Judas Priest. That tour wasn’t merely a fiery return to the stage for QUEENSRŸCHE after a two-year pandemic: it was a […]
It’s been far too long since The New Roses wonderful 2019 release ‘Nothing But Wild.’ Since then of course we’ve all endured the curse of Covid that kept capitalism’s wheels greased yet managed to bring […]
This is the Punk that inspired bands like Hanoi Rocks and the raw sound you will love – an absolute underappreciated gem. After Hanoi Rocks broke up in 1985 Monroe looked at starting a solo […]
It’s been a year and a half since Chez Kane released her debut self titled solo album and took the hard rock world by storm, Even though there’s no shortage of great female artists […]
Six years have passed since Dystopia (2016), Megadeth’s last studio record. Much has changed since then. We’ve endured an ongoing global pandemic. Cofounder David Ellefson was dismissed from the band after a scandal. His […]
I was first introduced to the world of hard rock in 1992, the cultural impact of grunge hadn’t hit yet and I was hearing albums that were relatively new then but are now considered […]
One thing I really love about the modern bands is that they capture the essence of certain eras of rock music and do so in a way as to not seem like they’re imitating […]
This is the sort of music that can make the young pick up those guitars and the old remember how great Rock and Roll is eternal. The Dead Daisies celebrates their ten year anniversary […]
One of the wonders of platforms like YouTube and Spotify is that you can go there for one song and it gives you recommendations for other artists, If you’re feeling adventurous and decide to follow those […]
This would definitely have to be in contention for my album of the year. If you love you Rock and Roll from the heart and full of meaty riffs and top notch vocals then […]
Way back in the day I sadly missed out on Dare, taken by the bright lights of the Sunset Strip in the late eighties if it was all a bit too melodic then so […]
Every artist is a product of their influences, with some bands it’s very subtle in their sound, But with others like Madhouse they wear those influences on their sleeve. The influence of older bands […]
It has been a while since we last heard new music from Lillian Axe, but the wait is over as they finally release their long awaited 10th studio album ‘From Womb To Tomb’ on Global […]
There’s a very low key piano led opening to Journey’s first new album in 11 long Journey-less years, and only their third release with vocalist Arnel Pineda who has now been with the band […]
A LOT of incredible bands have come from Sweden, that country is arguably ground zero for some of the best rock and metal in the world for the last couple of decades, H.E.A.T is one […]
I love a good background story to the bands I listen to and because of that i watch a lot of music documentaries, read books about bands, and read tons of articles about the bands […]
The opening track ‘Permanent Vacation’ immediately takes you back in time to the time of the Hard Rocking late 80’s for a sure footed robust and muscular sound that can’t help but trigger a […]
Formed in 2000, Atlanta band Mastodon have released eight studio albums while holding the original recording line-up together (sharing song-writing credits equally probably helps): Troy Sanders (bass and vocals), Brent Hinds (guitar and vocals), […]
A spiritbox, sometimes called a ghostbox, is a device used to capture verbal communications from the spirit world by rapidly skipping radio stations and frequencies. Besides sounding very metal, the name Spiritbox also describes […]
Some bands just have a good thing, Know what makes them great, and they build continuously on those strengths. South Africa’s L.A. Cobra released their debut album How much snake can you take? back in […]
Classless Act certainly seemed honed on this debut album. Flying out of the traps like a butane fuelled Van Halen there’s a whirl of intensity and confidence that hits the peddle and doesn’t let […]
I remember a time when the future of hard rock as a genre looked pretty bleak, there wasn’t a lot of exciting music coming out or the fully developed means by which you could find […]
“>I’m hard-pressed to name a musician or band with more unofficial releases than Jimi Hendrix. The Grateful Dead actually designated special section in each venue just for fans who wanted to tape their shows. Led […]
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