It was probably around 20-22 years, something like that, when I was bombing down the M3 (that’s a motorway in the UK), towards Southampton.  

On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being about as interested as picking up a poo by the clean end, and 10 being delirious with joy and elation, I’m somewhere around a 200 right now.  Imagine, just a couple of weeks ago, the most awesome performing band in the world right now, Ghost, announced the release date of their latest album, Skeleta.

I saw this tour in Belfast and Yngwie was on fire that night so let's see if this live album can live up to what I witnessed in front of me!

Back with a vengeance after 2022 saw the explosive DeathWestern album and a string of killer shows and festivals, Las Vegas’ Western Metal troopers SpiritWorld round up and set loose another rager. Only this time, Helldorado has ingredients that don’t leave the listener with just elements of Western themes. No sirey, this time, you got the WHOLE DAMN CAKE.

AOR/Melodic Rock legends Giant exploded onto the scene in 1989 with the mega-classic Last of the Runaways album, a body of work so good that it defies description.

The space warriors continue to build on their legacy with a monumental new studio album. 

US rocks Alter Bridge burst on to the scene twenty years ago with their debut album, `One Day Remains’.

The boyos from Bridgend are back and seem utterly unstoppable now, their relentless rise to the very top one of the most heartening stories in rock.

Melodic Rock supergroup W.E.T. featuring Eclipse mainman Erik Martensson and lead guitarist Magnus Hendrikkson, plus ex-Work of Art guitarist/keyboard player Robert Sall, drummer Jamie Borger, (Talisman, Treat, Last Autumn’s Dream) ex Work of Art bassist Andreas Passmark and journeyman vocalist extraordinaire Jeff Scott Soto (Talisman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey, Soul Sirkus, etc) have just released their latest album, Apex, on Frontiers Music S.R.L.

So, they say a Leopard  never changes its spots but as Tracii Guns states they have a lot of spots so this album is a melting pot of everything that makes this band so good.

Seven Sisters were formed in West London in 2014. A traditional heavy metal band with a backbone of NWOBHM adding genre crossing elements of power metal, speed metal, progressive rock and AOR.

This four-disc boxset follows the formative years of the Quireboys. No nonsense brit rock is order of the day here, with added tinges of southern, whiskey fuelled blues, a dash of Irish madness and a whole lot of fun in store here.

The duo we never knew we needed are back with album number two and it kicks off right where the incredible debut finished.

Album number 12, I remember buying the first album “Black Earth” when it came out, so I have been listening to these guys from the start, yet another lineup change in the guitar department for this one, with Jeff Loomis leaving and Joey Conception coming on board, I am interested to see if there is a change in direction for this one, let's find out!

Coming from Louisville Kentucky, this is the second full length album from this 5 piece, I have a fair idea what I am getting into with this one, so let's dig it up and get stuck in!

Album Number 7 from the Scottish lads, been a few years now since the last album so let's see what slab of metal, we get from them this time!