It had been a rough time for KISS, their stock the lowest it had been for years following the poorly received ‘The Elder’ concept album, their usually sold-out tours struggling to fill arenas.

Something sizeable is stirring in Bristol. A colossally proportioned sizeable in fact. Sufficiently colossal to emit underworldly seismic eruptive forces on a Krakatoa scale.

Long standing member of the legendary The Undertones and seminal rockers That Petrol Emotion, guitarist Damian O’Neill has been creating music his whole life but, say it softly, ‘An Crann’ may well be his most impressive and intriguing piece of work yet.

Modern Hard Rockers Nickelback return to the fray on 18th November with their tenth studio offering, Get Rollin’, their first release since 2017’s Feed The Machine.

The very best music is timeless, plucking that intangible and elusive quality from the ether and somehow imbuing every note of its being.

Hard to believe though it may be, but Kenny Wayne Shepherd is already 25 years into his very well established Blues career and this new album Trouble Is 25 (released on Provogue Records on 2nd December) will only cement his already considerable reputation further.

So, I must admit I hadn't heard of these guys to very recently and how I don't know this one got past me, if you’re a fan of Tech Death then this will be right up your street.

After a climax of excellence with their second album release 'Dysfunctional Wonderland', Seething Akira have unleashed their third album 'NOZOMI' via the multi-genre music label, FiXT.

Is Vinnie the most underrated guitarist out there? Quite possibly, he just goes under the radar at the same time as being in the industry for decades.

Possessing one of the finest blues voices in the country, Rebecca Downes has carved a name for herself well beyond the genre and into the mainstream.

Just one track into the latest recorded offering from Bruce Springsteen and the outside world ebbs away; rivulets and droplets disappearing through the grate.

The perfect Christmas present, these three new releases from the ongoing Slade reissues are a thing of splatter vinyl beauty that every fan of not just the rebel rousing Brum minstrels, but of great rock music, should own.

A member of legendary thrash band Seventh Angel and acclaimed prog metallers Fire Fly, Si Bibby has always cut a distinctive figure in the music world, his approach bringing real soul from the harshest of realms.

Troy Redfern has released his sixth album in 2 years and he shows no signs of letting up on his rise to eminence. In fact, many are saying this is his best album yet so I’m so excited to have a listen to ‘The Wings of Salvation’.

After a near on 17 year slumber, Swedish Death and Grind Metal Leviathan, Defleshed, have awakened with a vengeance. 

It's been a 12 year long wait since John's album Play Yard Blues, admittedly i think Europe released three amazing albums in that time as well, however we are back with a new album in 2022!