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There’s a rootsy drive to opening track ‘Bare Bones’ that makes you think that the new album ‘Shake the Roots’ night just be that – a collection of Bluesy backward-looking nostalgia trips but the deeper […]
I remember buying this one back in the day, and the copy I have from 1998 changes hand for crazy money these days so this re-release on Deko is a welcome relief for […]
I’ve always had a soft spot for the classy AOR of Frédéric Slama, who since 2000, has released an incredible 21 AOR albums. Featuring, as always, a who’s who of West Coast and Melodic […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor’s new album ‘Nobody’s Fool’ is realized on the 28th October and what a cracker it is too. It was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and is produced by Joe Bonamassa […]
Its been 30 long years since we got to hear new music from Australia’s iconic rockers Noiseworks but they are back with a brand new album ‘Evolution’ and it seems to have been well worth […]
Rabbit Junk mastermind JP Anderson has been making music since the 90s, Beginning his career with his band The Shizit and recording two albums before that band ended. He created Rabbit Junk with his […]
Band used to release records at this rate back in the day but Chip Z’Nuff’s Enuff Z’Nuff seem to always have something under wraps awaiting release and when you add to that the recent Demo […]
Six albums in Adelaide’s William Street Strikers are sounding as good as ever. I love the opener ‘Poor Boy’ which is built on a jangly guitar riff, a great understated vocal and just a […]
Ginger Wildheart & The Sinners have released their debut album, via Wicked Cool Records and it’s a scorcher! If you love a taste of country mixed with Ginger’s trademark melodies this is the one […]
Spanish Death Metal – who’d have thought it? Not only that this is Bloodhunter’s third release, and comes after a gap of five years with a few changes in personnel since 2017’s ‘The End […]
I loved 2018’s ‘Remarkable Rock’ from Norway’s Northwind. And if you love your classic Rock with Progressive leanings you’ll love it too. Covid of course has delayed this one but it’s definitely worth the […]
Vinyl Floor is a Copenhagen rock band and his their fourth studio album might just be the best. ‘Funhouse Mirror’ might be a step away from the raw stripped back production of 2018’s ‘Apogee’ instead it’s […]
“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 […]
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