Album Reviews

  Review by Tommy Sommers   When I unboxed Dark Chapel’s Spirit in the Glass LP, the striking artwork gave me pause. Its intense, brooding aesthetic screamed heavy metal, and I wondered if this record […]

Ghost is an anomaly. A wealth of talented bands have come out of Sweden in the last quarter century, Bands that if given the proper platform and push would be HUGE and yet over here […]

I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time and it’s finally arrived – the ultimate H.E.A.T. album is here and it came from the future! If you’ve been following the band like me […]

Swedish rockers Ghost have amassed a cult following since launching into the airwaves in the early 2000’s, with a liturgy of worldwide fans eagerly awaiting the release of their sixth studio album, SKELETÁ on April […]

I honestly can’t remember music not being around me. All of y earliest memories seem to be about music or have music in there. The first music you are subjected to of course you have […]

I first caught Pop Evil at the Rocklahoma Festival in 2011 and quickly checked out the back catalogue – 2008’s ‘Lipstick on the Mirror’, and follow-up, ‘War of Angels’ which really brought global attention. 2013’s […]

Music in America in the early 2000’s was by and large truly awful in my opinion. Nu Metal was all the rage, Boy bands and pop princesses were everywhere, there were so few good rock […]

As a life long music junkie I think I’ve heard more bands in ten years than the average music consumer will listen to in their lifetime. Bold statement, I know. But the fact is that […]

Sometimes as a fan of a band you get attached to certain line ups and when line ups change it can be a bit hard to get used to, Thundermother is (if you take out […]

After a wonderful album with Jesse Drayton ‘Death Wish Blues’ back in 2023 two years after her last solo record ‘Faster’ and now Samantha Fish is back like clockwork with her eighth studio album ‘Paper […]

There’s a widespread and misguided belief that hard rock died in the 90’s, A lie that couldn’t be further from the truth. Sure, there isn’t really a single city that is the epicenter of the […]

Nothing More’s latest album, Carnal Deluxe, feels like a concept record at times, packed with melody and unforgettable hooks from start to finish. I’ve been watching this band live for about a decade. The first […]

One of the many wonders of the digital era is that it opens up the playing field for all bands to be heard and if you, Like me, Have an insatiable need for new musical […]

If you were to go down the list of the defining bands of the 80’s sunset strip scene and assess the quality of their releases over the decades, The bands who actually lasted decades and […]

When you consider that to the casual listener 80’s style hard rock (however you want to categorize that) was largely born here in the states it’s a bit sad that it’s become kind of a […]

It’s been over 20 years since the release of ‘Rock Music’, the last full-length studio album release from The Superjesus. With a host of singles already out there for fans old & new to enjoy, […]

I love that the bands I grew up with are still cranking out new music in 2025. It’s always baffled me when fans say they adore a band but haven’t bothered with anything they’ve released […]

Everyone has their favourites and Harem Scarem have been my favorite Canadian Melodic Rockers for years now. It’s great to hear then that their 16th studio release ‘Chasing Euphoria’ will be out in April to […]

It’s funny isn’t it that sometimes your relationship with the music of a particular band colours your judgement one way or the other before you’ve even heard a note? As a kid I was a […]

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a man of simple pleasures and as a consequence never really got into Prog Rock at all. I’ve seen all the greats live of course (but that’s […]

Love/Hate back in the early 90’s was peerless live in concert. Sadly the band disintegrated back in the mid 90’s and whilst Jizzy went on to front both Ratt, L.A. Guns and others. Despite a […]

I’ve never reviewed a single before but this one’s been stuck in my head since I first heard it. There’s a real chugging T-Rex groove to the opening bars of this news single by Luke […]

30 years after their formation in Nyack, New York, one of Rock’s most distinctive and unique voices is still going strong, taking us on journeys of the imagination that few would even contemplate. With ‘The […]

It’s always a treat when one of your favourite singers drops a new album and opening up with the album’s first single ”Til I Die’ things start out strong.  ‘Soulbound,’ McAuley’s third record for Frontiers […]

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from W.E.T. the Swedish supergroup that has been producing great Melodic Rock for the past 16 years. 2021’s ‘Retransmission’ was certainly our favourite so far at The Rockpit, […]

“To me, live albums have always been the quintessential corner stone for any rock band’s catalog. I grew up on Aerosmith’s ‘A Little South of Sanity,’ AC/DC’s ‘LIVE,’ The Stones’ ‘Get Your Ya-Ya’s Out,’ and […]

We’ve been reviewing and chatting to Dynazty at the Rockpit since 2009 – that was the year we started the website and also the year Dynazty dropped their first album ‘Bring the Thunder’. In all […]

With a spoken word intro where Toby talks about his struggles of mental health and advises us, his dear listeners, that despite that heavy subject matter this recording – the first of three volume set, […]

2024 saw the beginning of a new era for this Western Australian band of brothers. 2024 was also the year where in this new era three became four. “Scars” is the bands third full studio […]

I first saw Lacuna Coil years ago at the House of Blues in Las Vegas,  it was a packed house and a great night, ad I’ve seen them at every opportunity since. There’s a few […]

The announcement on 21st March last year that drummer Joél Cirera would be departing Crazy Lixx following their performance in Copenhagen on 11th May means that there is just now one man standing from the line-up that […]

First review of the year and I like this EP a lot. Lead Feather aren’t subtle and it’s certainly not hard to hear where their influences begin and end but in all honesty there are […]

2024 was a great year for Rock Music but a strange one in that so much great stuff was released at the very start of the year and then things kind of tailed off with […]

Before we get to the BEST OF 2024 list later in the day, as usual, and for the last 14 years we have always published our top contributor’s individual lists for the year. The overall […]

21 years is a long time between drinks, and UK-industrial metal pioneers Kill II This return in 2024 with a full length entitled ‘Variant’. When you consider that the band originally lasted 8 years and […]

There’s a real naive, almost Go-Go’s like charm to the sound of this one. L.A.’s Little Girls were one of those bands that are completely new to me and yet a band you feel with […]

It’s been a while between drinks as they say. 6 years going on seven since the pre-pandemic ‘Nothing But The Truth’ hit in 2018. And if I’m honest this might just be the Prophet’s bets […]

Some bands just go on making great music long after their moment in the spotlight. Some bands never put a foot wrong and yet end up huge in one part of the globe and virtually […]

If you want a history lesson then Lionheart has a long and winding one: “…formed in late 1980 by Dennis Stratton (lead guitar/backing vocals, Iron Maiden), Steve Mann (lead guitar/backing vocals, Liar, Michael Schenker), Rocky […]

Songs of a Lost World is the first new studio album from The Cure in sixteen years.  Fans always hope for one more classic album from veteran bands (hard to believe debut album Three Imaginary […]

Hard rock bands recording acoustic albums aren’t really anything new, In fact they were fairly common during the 90’s. A lot of your favorite rock bands actually write a lot of their well known songs […]

The press release for Black Oak County’s third album reads: “The Danish hard rock quartet BLACK OAK COUNTY releases their third album, taking them to new musical horizons, with a wide mix of thundering breakdowns, […]

Just when you think that your Best of 2024 list is pretty much settled along comes an album like this. If you love great Hard Rock with soulful vocals and heaps of drive then this second […]

On the eve of release we’ll let the press release set the scene:… Cast your mind back to March 2020… Western Australia is in isolation due to the challenges presented by Covid-19, resulting in the […]

Is Danny Rascal New Zealand’s best kept secret? This collection set of material collected over thirty plus years suggests he may well be. And rather than attempt to ease you in gently, it’s foot to […]

There are few bands that we’ve got to review every single release by on the Rockpit: but forming in 2008 and releasing their first full length ‘The Devil Rhythm’ in 2011 – Trucker Diablo is […]

Australia has such a great Rock scene and Western Australian music is so strong at the moment, with every genre out there hitting home runs these days it seems. Sometimes though it’s a blast from […]

Formed in 1990 GS have produced a number of demos, singles and EPs over the tears and a couple of years back in 2022 they released digital 12 track ST ‘Pastlife’ which collected some of […]

This is the third offering from A Rising Force, a band based out of Minneapolis Saint Paul. Their first record undertow here’s one that I listened to on a regular basis and it featured Mark […]

Kissin’ Dynamite are a rare case where at this point in their career youth meets experience and produces spectacular results, as a result of being signed to a record deal while they were still in […]

One of my favourite bands over the last ten plus years has been The New Roses and ever since that first full length “Without a Trace’ back in 2013 they’ve consistently lifted the bar each […]

This is the second installment to last year’s “Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.1” and arrives on September 20. In less than a year this release follows Vol.1. Vol.2 was a no brainer and the one […]

Never a band defined by their albums as far as the general public was concerned Sweet was a huge presence in the U.K. and Europe in the early to mid 70’s. Those in the know […]

The return of John Corabi to The Dead Daisies after a couple of albums with Glenn Hughes was always going to be interesting!  The Dead Daisies historically don’t consider themselves to be a supergroup, Preferring […]

Fighter V are back with a new album! well sort of… It has certainly been a while for the band formed in 2019 in Hergiswil, Switzerland who released their classic debut ‘Fighter’ (think Journey, post-1987 Whitesnake […]

Rainbow Skull Party’s latest single, Clownface, is an eruption of raw sound and energy that marks the band’s most ambitious effort yet. Emerging from Australia’s vibrant indie scene, this psychedelic grunge trio—comprised of brothers Lawrie […]

There’s nothing quite like a new release by Dirtbag Republic. I mean in music I know what  like, and so far everything these guys have put out I love. So if like me you marvel […]

2022’s ‘Backstage Pass – The Grit and the Glamour’ saw musician and author Phil Matera open the lid of the world of music in his own inimitable style – mixing personal experiences as a musician […]

It’s been only a year since Eclipse dropped Megalomanium on an eager public, and so calling this next outing ‘Megalomanium II’ kind of implies more of the same. That might sound like a stiff task […]

One Canadian band that I just can’t stop listening to at the moment is Canada’s The Commoners, a band that manages to create more than memorable Blues based, sweet soulful music so beautiful you’d swear […]

For 30 years London based Heavy Metal pioneers Orange Goblin have left their mark with a 10-album strong back catalogue delving into conceptual storytelling spanning over many various genres. Now back with their 11th powerhouse […]

April saw Aussie pop-punk rockers Between You & Me release a new collection of songs with the cheeky title, Sh!t Yeah. The EP is the band’s first independent release after they parted ways with their […]

So here we are with potentially Mr. Big’s final record and it’s an interesting one. Anyone who has over the years followed the solo careers of Sheehan, Martin and Gilbert will know that as musicians […]

American blues legend Joe Bonamassa’s latest offering comes in the form of another live album, but a live album with a twist. Live at the Hollywood Bowl is an album of epic proportions as Bonamassa […]

Hailing from British Columbia, the latest musical offering from dynamic power metal group Unleash the Archers honours the genres tradition of creating a world for its listeners to immerse themselves in, as is made clear […]

The four guys that make up Shotgun Mistress release their sophomore album “Kings Of The Revolution” on June 14 just as they head for a nine-date tour of Japan. I first came across this band […]

The term supergroup has been thrown around for decades and usually ends up in a one or two album deal. Black County Communion are the exception to this rule. With their fifth studio album simply […]

Primed and ready for battle, the title track introduces us and immediately paints a deeply immersive picture of a Tolkien-inspired world in which we are being led on the road to an almighty battle. Foretelling […]

Many are debating who is currently holding the torch as the greatest metal band of the 2020’s. But if this, the latest offering from Sheffield’s greatest export is anything to go off, it is only […]

At this cooler time of year in the southern hemisphere you need some quality music to warm your soul, and that’s exactly what Joanne Shaw Taylor’s latest offering dishes up. The British blues rocker has […]

Of all the bands I’ve loved over the years Mike Trash’s The Erotics is one that just keeps on making great music come rain or shine. Every passing year is even more puzzling as to […]

Opening with a kick-ass rocker Sebastian, I guess, is hoping that his new record will surpass the wonderful new Skid Row record featuring Erik Gronwell on vocals. I mean I can think of few ex-singers […]

Lenny Kravitz’s latest album ends his longest pause between studio recordings.  However, this is not due to lack of creativity or time spent in the studio.  A 2023 Esquire article by Madison Vain explains that […]

Melbourne 90’s flavoured rocks Cicadastone are back with their album “Future Echoes”. Their first album for XMusic and how does it stack up to the first two? My introduction to the band was in 2018 […]

Charcoal Grace is the latest offering from Australian progressive metal icons, Caligula’s Horse. Released in January 2024, the 9-track concept album is a testament to C-Horse’s mastery of the genre. At times unapologetically impenetrable, soaring […]

The extended introduction to opener ‘Wrecking Machine’ works brilliantly well, building the anticipation before the vocals kick in and reminds you in no uncertain terms just how good Babylon A.D. was back in the day […]

When Slayer played the last date of their final tour on November 30, 2019, it brought the landmark thrash band’s career to a close.  Although lead singer, bassist, and founding member Tom Araya never fully […]

Hailing from sunny Florida with a stellar career of 30 years and 10 albums to their name, these punk rock veterans definitely show no signs of slowing down with their latest musical offering, VOWS. Produced […]

I got into ZO2 almost two decades ago through their albums ‘Thursdays & Fridays’ from 2004  and 2007’s ‘Ain’t it Beautiful’ – both are  classics that I still play to this day. I must admit […]

If like me you’ve been there from the off – a glorious 35 years later we have what I as a huge fan of the artistic endeavors of Mr. Davy Vain and his band consider […]

Hailing from Yorkshire, England. Cousins Jacob Stephenson and Adam Pickering are ‘Alley of the Dolls’. Releasing their debut EP, Urethane which was put together in early 2024. Written, recorded, mixed and mastered (by Mark Roberts) […]

Down the Mountainside is Swedish prog rock quartet Quantum’s debut album and the band’s first release since their 2020 EP The Next Breath of Air. This latest offering is both more accessible and more adventurous […]

It’s been six years since the release of the last Snakebite album Rise Of The Snake, A great follow up that managed to actually improve on the debut that came before it, Princess Of Pain. Snakebite […]

Australian heavy rockers Northlane have released their hugely anticipated EP, Mirrors Edge, bringing on board friends from all areas of rock and heavy metal to help them deliver this soul-crushingly great set of songs. The […]

  Nick Hogg from Nitrate once told me “Issa is world class” and that is undeniably true. She has a remarkably powerful and beautiful voice, But more than that she has the songs to back […]

  There was a late charge last year for ‘album of the year 2024’ and Finnish rockers Temple Balls 4th album ‘Avalanche’ was one of the main challengers. If you’ve followed the band from that […]

In the borderline infinite landscape of music there are some bands that never stop being excellent and each album they release manages the daunting task of outperforming the one that came before it, It’s a […]

One of the many aspects of 80’s style rock n roll that makes it so endearing is that it’s fun. Bands like Van Halen, Poison, and Def Leppard were prime examples of this and more […]

The Rockpit have been championing the music of Crazy Lixx for the 15 years we’ve been in existence, starting with a review of the second record 2010’s ‘New Religion’ and an interview with Danny Rexon […]

In March 2022, guitarist Richie Faulkner stated that the songs for Invincible Shield “are a bit more progressive in places,” leading fans to wonder/worry if the next album would be Nostradamus II (the two-disc conceptual […]

BACK TO THE TOP OF THE SLIDE… Hardcore Superstar never fails to entertain, and with an opening ‘Cutting the Slack’ that sounds either like The Doors or The Stranglers in carnival mode (depending on your […]

It was an incredible privilege to be invited to the opening of Jonathan Rach’s Nine Inch Nails gallery. While standing outside waiting for the doors to open a handful of us gather outside 524 Flinders […]

  When we changed over servers ten years ago we lost a lot of original reviews – and are slowly adding them back to the site – with Crazy Lixx’ reworking of 5 songs from […]

I honestly don’t know what’s going on these days with these ‘project’ releases. I was quite partial to The End Machine, being a longstanding Dokken fan and have also been a fan of Robert Mason […]

There are few things more fun and rewarding as a music fan than coming across a great band who already have several albums under their belt, Because you’re not starting out with the first record […]

When discussing the formation of The Gems it’s almost impossible as a writer to not bring up Thundermother, Especially in the context of the subject matter of some of these songs. Without Thundermother you don’t […]

Ace is back ….. 10,000 Volts is Ace Frehley’s sixth studio effort in 15 years, his fourth of original material. Frehley has undoubtedly left his stamp on rock music for the last five decades. Now in […]

  I never expected an album like this so close to the end of the year to come and steal top spot at a canter but here it is. I’ve been a fan of Tim […]

I can’t remember the first time I saw Saxon but they were one of the bands like Motorhead and Maiden, UFO, Priest and Hawkwind that I would catch whenever I could. There was an honesty […]

Over the years, and especially in the last few years Frontiers may have been guilty of creating more than a few ‘collaboration albums’ that, shall we say, have rather a lot in common sonically. Now […]

There’s no more quintessentially British Rock Band than Magnum. Over the years their sound has weathered trends and the years to sounds a true today as it always has, even if the glory years of […]

It’s been twelve years since Suicide Bombers released their first album Criminal Record and over the course of four albums they’ve released some of the most incendiary sleaze metal to come out of Scandinavia, Though […]

  Always a band who put out a quality record, Bad Touch are in real danger of surpassing their usual high standards with ‘Bittersweet Satisfaction.’ It’s an album that grows in stature with each and […]

Hailing from Manchester, England, blues-rock prodigy Ashley Sherlock takes the spotlight with his debut album “Just A Name”. A harmonious blend of blues, classic rock, pop, and soul, Sherlock explores topics from lost love to […]

Based in Perth, Western Australia, 3-time WAM award winner Siobhan Cotchin is back, writing the next chapter in her musical career with her new grunge/rock inspired EP “Miss Reckless”. “Miss Reckless” opens with a track […]

In the world of rock music it’s no secret that it is a dominantly male driven genre, women are not represented nearly enough in my opinion and this is especially the case in the younger […]

Lynch Mob was formed in 1989 after George Lynch parted ways with his former band Dokken. Their debut release “Wicked Sensation” was met with critical and fan acclaim and went on to be certified gold […]

As we get towards the ‘Best Of’ portion of the year I can’t actually believe that after interviewing Robin about ‘Alive’ we didn’t post the review! So here it is – just in time for […]

I really have a soft spot for Märvel (a.k.a. The Barons of High Energy Rock and Roll) – the masked men who hail from Sweden… but is it really that long? Damn it really is […]

In the endless stream of Melodic Rock bands squeezed out by Frontiers you sometimes wonder what the business plan is? I mean some like me love this time of music but it doesn’t get to […]

  There’s such lush melodies and guitar-fed urgency to opener ‘Brutal Beautiful’ that you can’t help get sucked in. It’s a wonderful opener with passionate vocals and great driver, along with it’s mellower moments – […]

  Dokken was the band that almost ruled the 80’s but never quite hit the heights of some of their contemporaries, and who knows had the classic line up prevailed what they might have gone […]

Born in Australia, based in Canada,  rising singer-songwriter Mikhail Laxton made a name for himself after appearing as a contestant on The Voice Australia 2015 and moved to Canada shortly after where he has quickly […]

    Wicked Smile burst onto the hard rock scene a couple of years ago and many people took notice, Their debut album Wait For The Night was on the lists of both fans and […]

  Nitrate are a melodic rock band from Nottingham, England who have released three prior studio albums which have had a somewhat revolving cast of collaborators from the melodic rock scene. Feel The Heat is their […]

  Crazy Lixx on their last album more or less called out America for it’s lack of great newer hard rock bands, As a proud citizen of America I can at least concede that they […]

‘Hollwood Lie’ begins with a flourish of organic keyboards before the trademark synth and signature drum sounds kick in followed by Dale’s voice with that robotic intonation – it all sounds just like it should […]

  Blues-based Hard Rock will always be loved by Rock fans of all ages and when one of the greatest proponents of that genre is making music of that kind so infrequently now is there […]

  If you love your Hard Rock distinctly old school with a Metal edge and yet still with plenty melody then this is probably one for you. Tygers were born in another age when bands […]

  I could have written this review after the first listen because the impact was so intense, but that wouldn’t have been doing this record real justice. Dirty Honey’s new record ‘Can’t Find The Breaks,’ […]

  In a sea of similarities sometimes standing out doesn’t always get you to where you want to go, but self-belief and damn right stubbornness over time can pay off . I like to think […]

  Earlier in the year Cruzados hit Europe again, taking on dates in France, Belgium,  Spain, Germany and Austria. The year previous saw the release of ‘Live from Marseille’ is a full-length live album captured […]

  I must admit to having had a real soft spot for The Nymphs, a band that along with Warrior Soul were the ‘could have been’ and ‘should have been’ the future of Rock and […]

  Whereas the first volume of ‘Heavy Hitters’ featured a mix of various guest vocalists, this time around Lynch and Pilson have brought in one of the best vocalists in the business, the longtime Stones backing vocalist Bernard Fowler. Powerhouse drummer Brian […]

It’s interesting isn’t it when a band’s catalogue gets repackaged again and again over time. As recently as 2020 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Ronnie’s passing BMG re-released Dio’s long out-of-print 1996-2004 studio albums […]

  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 […]

  It’s hard not to have a soft spot for Sheffield’s favourite sons whether you love their chart dominating ‘Hysteria’ or got onboard earlier like I did when that first single hit way back in […]

  I first heard of E D Brayshaw as part of the ‘The Roads We Ride’ release with co-conspirator Wily Bo Walker:  a huge epic Blues, Americana  collaboration that painted some great pictures. This first […]

It’s a match made in rock n’ roll heaven and one we have been eagerly anticipating since the release of the wonderful tease that was 2022 EP ‘Stardust Session’. Now its time for a full-length […]

  From the opening traditional acoustic arrangement of ‘I Shall Not Be Moved’ the classic protest song you know that this is going to be something special. It’s a beautiful vocal free vocal that captures […]

  So here we are with Part two of the opus that I noted part one as being an album of real substance. I stand by that recommendation and if you love the guitar driven […]

I always liked Extreme, a great live band and super talented musicians. They’ve put out some great albums over the years but I never thought they managed to nudge things into ‘classic’ territory – until […]

  I must confess to being a big fan of the Helsinki Vampires. They are of course one of the few bands who really nailed a hard rocking approach to that old school Goth vibe. […]

  It’s been a long three years since Gardner James last hit us with ‘Synergy’ – an album that somehow managed to build upon the wonderful ‘Your Place in the Sun’ from 2019, the first […]

  I never knew whether six tracks on an album outside of Prog Rock constituted an album, a mini-album or an EP but when it comes to a new release from Tyler Bryant & The […]

  One of my biggest regrets is that I never got to see Thin Lizzy live back in the day, only catching them after Phil passed. Ironically I was in Great Yarmouth to catch the […]

  Sometimes you have to sit with an album for a while to properly appreciate it rather than blast off a review and only capture part of the magic. 4 albums in, you see, Midnite […]

I must admit I’d never heard of ‘Bourbon House’ until this one landed and here we are with album number four. Bourbon House is essentially a vehicle for the voice of Lacey Crowe and the […]

  Sweat aren’t your usual 20’s Rock outfit. Indeed the sheer weight of the 70’s Rock influences that pervades music these days normally side steps Prog or goes all-in. Sweat somehow manages to take onboard […]

  This one is a handful and a real joy to dig into! The entire album will catch you up and not let you down till that final note. Indeed Birchwood’s third Alligator release is […]

  Let me be controversial for a while. I prefer the version here of ‘Lady of the Valley’ to the original. To be honest it was never one of my most favorite White Lion songs […]

I must put my hands up to having been bugging Ron Young for the past 14 years to write a book about his life as I’m sure many others have. Some musicians just seem to […]

French Rock and Roll for most begins and ends for mist outside the Country with Jonnie Halliday but like any local scene there’s plenty to love if you know where to look. So look this […]

I met the Bai Bang guys back in the States in 2009 at a place called The Backyard Bar in Tulsa Oklahoma when we dropped in to see Gypsy Pistoleros play a warm up gig […]

Do I like this! Sydney’s Raising Ravens debut album ‘Leaving With The Halflight’ which contains a number of released and unreleased tracks including new single and video ‘Don’t Stay’ hits in a couple of days […]

  Back in 2019 I was introduced to Tommy Castro by the wonderful people at Alligator Records via a simply wonderful Live album ‘Killin’ It Live’ of which I said: “I’ve always loved a ‘live’ […]

There’s an endless supply of Melodic Rock bands these days and a good number of them of course are located on the Frontiers label.  The hardest thing sometimes is distinguishing between those that do a […]

  The press release tells just part of the story – Living Colour’s radio hit, ‘Cult of Personality’ was the record that made Shawn want to learn guitar. That in turn led to a plethora […]

A LOT of great rock n roll came out of the 80’s. The bands of that era, with few exceptions, are often not given the credit they deserve for the great music they wrote.  That […]

THE ANSWER are back after seven long years with the highly anticipated ‘Sundowners’, released via Golden Robot Records… and it could possibly be their best body of work to date since debut album ‘Rise’. Mixed […]

There are many sides to the Rootsy Blues of Robert Jon & The Wreck and Friday March 10th saw the release of their latest offering on Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records – the rather rocking ‘One […]

If you’ve not heard of John Diva and the Rockets of Love and you love melodic 80’s flavoured Hard Rock then you really do need to get on board. If you are already a fan […]

  Angel was of course everything that was over the top, overblown and gloriously outrageous about the 70’s. A band that wore all white had a spectacular stage show and were the complete embodiment of […]

  Gorillaz is the brainchild of Blur front-man Damon Albarn and Tank Girl artist Jaime Hewlett. They’ve won awards, Been a relevant and influential act in mainstream music for over two decades, and I personally […]

Some people may see it as a bold move to open your latest Live album with a track off the latest studio record when your most iconic album harks back to 1989, but Babylon A.D. […]

  Fancy something a  little different? Well the U.K.’s Stiletto Shakers have the sort of antique sound you’d swear you’d been transported back in time. Part Soul, part real Rhythm and Blues with great groove […]

  If I was to list the bands that have been most influential in my life the Hanoi Rocks would be top of that list – there’s no question about that. I grew up loving […]

  Steel Panther is on the prowl again with their 6th album of questionable pleasures and delight and believe me this is a hot and sticky one! If you thought that things might change with […]

  The press release reads: “ON TIME is the first solo album composed and written by Claude Gaudefroy aka GODO, with the exceptional participation of several prestigious international musicians, including Craig Blundell, (Steven Wilson) Adam […]

  When I talked to Åge and Bernt earlier this month I told them my story about discovering Wim Wam way back in 2004 when the first album came out. They, along with The Poodles […]

  Black Star Riders is responsible for  four pretty peerless Hard Rocking releases from 2013 to 2019. They’ve also dominated our end of year BEST OF charts more than any other band starting with the […]

  There’s no need to review this one when the press release nails it – just enjoy! If you love the unhinged sound of creation and dig the dudes who brought you wild psych buzz […]

  Since 2002 Epica has released 8 wonderful albums that have brought together elements of Progressive and heavy music in a wonderful Symphonic Metal stew. So what do you do after using their time during […]

  Sometimes you get to look back over your shoulder to years gone by when you review albums. Often that’s when a band hones in on a particular style but occasionally it comes when bands […]

  I won’t speak for anywhere else in the world, but for America in the early 2000’s the state of rock music was very bleak. There was very little going on in terms of new […]

  I’ve loved these guys for years and this year ‘Final Advent’ might just be vying for their very best. If you love high energy rock with soaring melodies and that ‘feel good’ factor then […]

Studying Latin at school I always used ‘Tempus Fugit’ to translate the common saying “Time flies.” Fugit (to flee or escape or fly) always seemed a better verb than Volo (or Volat in the third […]

  I saw Kiss of the Gypsy live  couple of times back in the day off the back of the ‘Whatever it Takes’ single and mightily impressive they were too: and then seemingly in the […]

  I must admit to having a lot of love for a certain Robin McAuley’s voice over the years from Grand Prix and MSG to Fairport Convention and his solo material. Black Swan is a […]

The cynical might suggest that Frontiers releasing yet another live Journey album without even mentioning the year in the title is a bit of a money grab (It was recorded in 2021). Let’s be honest […]

  Prepare for a slab of good old Aussie Rock and Roll. Mick Adkins, Steve Adkins and Sam Adkins are making some righteous noise as Rogue Sharks release ‘In For the Kill’ a weighty collection […]

  Every year you discover something unexpected on your listening journey that turns out to be golden, and this year my find of the year was arguably by little known South African band ‘Black Cat […]

  Over the last 25 years The Erotics has never once let me down and their latest release ‘Rot in the Shade’ preceded by the single ‘Helltown Boogie’ is another instant Sleazy classic. It’s another […]

  In the early 2000s, The Cure announced a massive reissue and expansion of their studio albums as deluxe editions.  Late December of 2004, Three Imaginary Boys (1979) appeared in stores.  The Cure worked their […]

Frontiers put out an awful lot of product these days and to be honest at sometimes they all seem to wash into one, that’s not saying that there aren’t some real gems out there it’s […]

  If you’re like me and love a bit of Melodic Rock after time things can start to sound pretty similar so it’s great when something takes you by surprise and puts a huge smile […]

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 […]

  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 […]

Formed in 2017 as a cover outfit they began original writing in 2019. Code Red‘s band members are from all over the world: Andy McKee (drums) is from the USA, Maciek Mastalarczuk (bass) is from […]

  This is great Blues. If you love Bernie’s playing and love vintage Blues then this is for you. Chess might just be the best so far in the ‘Inspirations Series’ which is an ongoing […]

I differ from a lot of The Cruel Intentions fanbase in that I didn’t listen to Vains Of Jenna until after I heard the debut album from The Cruel Intentions: No Sign Of Relief, As […]

There are good albums, there are great albums, and then there are the ones that really define a genre at its best. Rest In Sleaze by Crashdïet is one of those, It is the Swedish […]

  I swear Mike get’s better with every year that passes, and his second album for Silver Lining Music just adds to an already incredibly rich legacy he began all those years ago with Hanoi […]

  I was a big, big fan of Shark Island back in the day – man that first major label record is a classic and the song ‘Paris Calling’ was all of my mixtapes!  But […]

  In just over a week Michael Schenker’s new album will be upon us. Schenker of course is a legend, and whether you saw him back in the 80’s or rather more recently, then you’ll […]

12 track Album released on 6th May 2022, Boombox is dirty, gritty, old-school rock and roll which I love. I was keen to sample their wears as I had never really had a chance to […]

  Back in the late eighties as a Hard Rock fan Dan Reed Network and Nelson were my two guilty pleasures, so much so that over the nineties I managed to collect pretty much every […]

  Back in the day I was a huge Shotgun Messiah fan, and man that 1989 debut ‘Welcome to Bop City’ was in a class of its own! It came as a bit of a […]

Perth based Progressive Metal / Rock Band Icreatedamonster delivered their EP – Blisstonia recently and I was pretty keen to get my teeth into the EP. I had seen a sneak peak of their music […]

  Thunder fans haven’t had to wait long between drinks as hot on the heels of 2021 highly-acclaimed release ‘All the Right Noises’, the band have followed up with their first ever studio double album […]

In comparison to the melodic rock bands that I’m familiar with The Big Deal are a different brew, for one thing they have two female vocalists: Ana Nikolic and Nevena Brankovic who also plays keyboards […]

  Perth-based band Cross Eyed Lover have released their debut album “Blonde Zombie” in March 2022, an eleven-track assortment of musical delights. Let me state this straight off the bat. I am a huge fan […]

  After the news about The Wildhearts disbanding recently, the good news is that there is Ginger album just on the horizon. Well when I say new, it’s actually an expanded version of his 2019 […]

    ‘Make It Count’ is here almost a year after Ronnie Atkin’s last solo album ‘One Shot’. Recorded with the same band of musicians and same producer Chris Laney. It’s bittersweet of course to […]

I think it’s pretty fair to say that the biggest era of industrial/Industrial rock was the mid to late 1990’s. At the height of the genre’s popularity one of the genre’s top most popular bands […]

  Even before the needle hits the groove just by looking at the album cover you can’t help thinking Australia’s own ‘Airborne’ and with Airborne pretty quiet since releasing ‘Boneshaker’ in late 2019 there’s always […]

  The Hellacopters were originally created in 1994 as a side project by singer/ guitarist Nicke Andersson who played drums for Entombed and guitarist Dregen of Backyard Babies, The Hellacopters went on to become a […]

Three albums in Carbon Black has really hit their stride and with mixing by the inimitable Kevin Shirley and a guest spot by Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens there ‘s more than a few bells and whistles […]

It doesn’t happen very often but some bands come along who really move the needle in rock n roll, they create a dividing line where you can separate the established bands of the genre and […]

  Hailing from Rennes, France power trio ‘Janis Madison’ has spent the pandemic keeping themselves busy. With a 100% D.I.Y. attitude they crowdfunded an 8 track EP (two of the tracks War and ‘Rape’ are […]

  The combination of Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and producer Tom Hambridge worked wonderfully well last time around on the debut so why change want ain’t broke? They team up again on ‘662’ and whilst there’s […]

Hell In The Club are one of the most exciting bands of the modern hard rock movement, These guys started out as a side project formed by members of power metal bands Elvenking and Secret […]

With the majority of compositions here written by the team of drummer John Hahn and guitarist/producer Will Kimbrough who supply 7 of the twelve tracks there’s a lovely thread of storytelling running through this record […]

Joe Bonamassa called Chris Cain his favourite Blues player on the scene today “with the voice of B.B. King and the chops of Albert King” – it’s a huge statement but one that has you […]

  A large part of what got me reacquainted with the Blues when this website began wasn’t the old timers out there still going strong or the young guns blazing away, it was these guys […]

  Twenty years after their last release ‘Illusion’ a new record from Germany’s Jester’s Tears lands at Rockpit HQ a year and a half after its release and with an apology from Australia Post that […]

This month marks one full year since the debut album from Chez Kane stormed the scene, An album that ended up in the top of many lists of the best releases from last year which […]

  Perth’s Electric State have been playing live shows over the past few years to great responses, appearing in the wonderfully pre-pandemic days of 2019 before we all  found out a lot about what is […]

  Gone Savage are an original UK rock band formed from former members of Sweet Sin, Sam Thunder and Dare. Now you may well have heard of Dare and even Sweet Sin but I only […]

  There are a LOT of incredible rock bands out there if you take the time to look, Many of the best I’ve come across come from Sweden, There must be something in the water […]

  Most people of course will know Sixx AM as the bassist out of Motley Crue’s ‘other band’, and so the the release of an album entitled ‘Hits’ might be a little confusing – we’re […]

  Tobias Forge states that he drew his inspiration for Ghost’s latest album from The Rule of Empires, a book about empires.  Unsurprisingly, he says that Impera is “about the rise and ultimately the inescapable […]

  There’s an assuredness about the perfect AOR of opener ‘She is the Night’ that makes you realise how good these guys are at pulling off the sweet soft sounds of the early 80’s. Sadly […]

  If you haven’t yet heard the name Eric Gales yet shame on you, and if you haven’t checked out his music then you don’t know what you’re missing. Eric’s brand-new album ‘Crown’ was released […]

  What do you get when you put together the original guitarist of The Dog’s D’Amour and the original vocalist of L.A. Guns? Magic… You get magic. The swelling Hammond and catchy refrain of ‘Tree For […]

  It’s been a few years now since Chip took over vocal duties with Enuff Z’Nuff and as part of the latest three album deal with Frontiers comes the second release – a solo album […]

One wonders how a guy with only three studio releases during his lifetime has a posthumous discography reaching well into double digits. This is without even counting unofficial recordings. Like many legacy artists, Hendrix’s swelled […]

  I’ve had a soft spot from Finnish music ever since I was a very young teen and discovered the legendary Hanoi Rocks. For a country with a population of less than 6 million they […]

  About a dozen years ago I travelled to the US to see Scorpions final tour catching them at the Rock In America Festival in Oklahoma where we got to chat back stage (and interestingly […]

  It’s been five long years since I last had the pleasure in getting acquainted with a Shaman’s Harvest record. But the good news is here – the new album ‘Rebelator’ is out on March […]

  As someone who thought that Love/Hate’s 1990 debut ‘Blackout in the Red Room’ was one of the best and most intriguing releases to come out of L.A. in the late eighties/early nineties and had […]

My editor has been telling me for years that Myke Gray who played guitar and wrote for Skin, Jagged Edge and Red, White & Blues has wrote some of the best songs of the period. […]

  After a frighteningly good ‘covers’ outing last time out of the traps it’s back to all original Rock and Roll for Kory Clarke and co. with ‘Out On Bail’ hitting the streets via Livewire […]

  It’s been four long years since Finnish sleaze rockers Reckless Love released ‘InVader’ (check out our interview with Olli about that album here)  and on February 25th they return with their fifth studio album […]

  Joe Matera has been a musician and a music writer for years, and based in Melbourne at the centre of the Australian music scene he’s been part of it all for a number of […]

  Giant of course is one of those bands that never made it big back in the day and one whose albums are revered by fans. They had a great sound that should really have […]

  I must admit it’s pretty cool to be given a copy of one of your favourite band’s albums three months before release date, and even though it’s not out till March I reckon I’ll […]

  Bands that record just one studio album with a particular singer are an intriguing phenomenon. While not always fan-favorites, such albums hint at an alternative path for the band, a forking road, a history […]

  In 1990, Lethal released their debut album, Programmed. At that point, I never heard this band on the radio, saw them on MTV, or knew anyone who had heard them (all of this is […]

If nice clean uplifting Melodic Rock/AOR is your thing then you couldn’t go far wrong with Memoria Avenue – listen to opener ‘Stuck’ and you’ll know what I mean. If you want to know how […]

  I’ve waited a long time to hear this one, after enjoying the lead up singles over the last months I knew it would be good, but you know what? This has to be one […]

  Ten new tracks after 5 years of waiting since 2016’s ‘Total Tranquility’ means the gaps between albums are blowing out as we waited a mere 4 years between the debut and the follow up […]

  Spoiler alert – this isn’t an album of ballads… I remember when Ginger was a Quireboy and when he was a Throb, I was there at the first gigs in the UK, saw the […]

  For me it’s been a love/love relationship with Dirtbag Republic since I first heard them and that continues with record number three. ‘Main Objective’ is a wonderful opener with lyrics about growing old and […]

  Some bands really know how to lose momentum. Forming in 2013 and releasing the ‘Hard to Get EP’ (I’m still after that one!) it took three years to release their debut and here with […]

If you listen to opener and title track ‘Not the End of the Road’ with it’s huge melodies, uber-catchy chorus and sublime guitars and fail to be moved you probably don’t like the same kind […]

  Jeez it will be 40 years next year since I bought my first albums – one of which was by the man himself – Alice Cooper’s ‘Love It To Death’ – an album that […]

  The Darkness have always been great band in my book, some of course might not be able to get past Justin’s voice, others might find their fun levels disturbingly high but it’s hard to […]

Metal veterans Bullet For My Valentine are now on their seventh album, which sees them hitting out into heavier territory or as vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck sees it – “This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0” I […]

    “Are you ready to go wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiild?” Yes, you are. Skid Row’s on! The madness of heavy metal of the late 80’s, which went on to take over the world for years to come […]

Poison Boys – a name that conjures up both a retro and an underground somewhat Glam feel have been with us since 2014 releasing a few killer vinyl singles before they got to a debut […]