Firebrand six-stringer Troy Redfern, hailing from the Welsh Marches, pounds into post-lockdown action in indomitable incendiary fashion with the release of the highly vaunted long-player “The Fire Cosmic” by Red7 Records on Friday 6th August.
Dan Donavan is a decidedly singular talent and since his days with Tribe of Dan, some three decades ago, has been cutting his very own, unique, swathe across the ether.
Those early days of primal hard rock are still in his DNA but with his constantly evolving muse, he’s wandered more and more into stripped back desert beats that have their roots to the beginning of time.
Canadian rock singer Lee Aaron has had an impressively long career in rock music. Her first album, ‘Metal Queen’, was released by in 1984, giving rise to the Metal Queen nickname by which she’s often been known.
Samantha Fish had a seismic effect when she hit the music scene some twelve years ago, the Kansas born singer guitarist instantly grabbing the attention of blues aficionados old and new with her distinctive drawl, quicksilver playing and striking looks.
Ruthless’ is Gary Allan’s tenth studio album and comes a lengthy eight years after his last effort, the mighty ‘Set You Free’. Like that album, this new one has a lovely mixture of classic rock stylings in with the Country song-writing and it’s well worth the eight year wait between albums.
A two fingered salute by the youth against the Establishment and a time of Progressive Rock giants that roamed the Earth, Punk was always something that caught the zeitgeist.
Lou Gramm is best known as the voice of AOR legends Foreigner, a man with a set of vocal pipes so unbelievably brilliant that he is almost without equal – probably only Journey’s Steve Perry comes close to the unique vocal talent that Lou Gramm possessed before a brain tumour in 1997 and the resulting treatment tragically curtailed much of his fabulous vocal stamina and range.
The period from approximately 1985 to 1992 was famous (or notorious, depending on your point of view) for the ascendancy of Melodic Hard Rock, where success was measured as much by how big the hair was, how big the overall sound was, how high the vocalist could sing and how fast the guitarist could churn out the widdly solos.
One of the best guitarists and songwriters in the country, Bernie Marsden has every reason to rest on his laurels but, being the man he is, that’s never an option.
This new album sees him paying tribute to Albert, BB and Freddie King, covering material that these greats first recorded over their glittering careers.
On 9th November 1970, Eric Clapton and his blues rock band Derek and the Dominos released their one and only studio album, ‘Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs’.
Despite critical acclaim, the album met with sluggish sales. Indeed, the now-iconic track ‘Layla’ didn’t find its way into the top ten singles chart until March 1972.
A sparkling gem in the Progressive Rock firmament, The Blackheart Orchestra exceed the boundaries that the staid, clichéd views that some may have about the genre.
Truth be told, the multi-instrumental duo comprising Rick Pilkington and Chrissy Mostyn, paint taught yet cinematic soundscapes that soar into worlds of beauty rather than be bogged down by endless noodling.
Stone Sour guitarist Josh Rand is a busy man, never content to rest on his laurels while new music pours out of him.
With the mothership put on hiatus, Rand has grabbed he opportunity to write and record this new venture, teaming up with Paralandra singer / guitarist Casandra Carlson and the results are, it must be said, stellar.
‘Red Brick City’ is the debut album from Heavy Water, a lockdown project between Biff Byford (Saxon) and his son Seb Byford.
Seb takes the rein on guitar and vocals, while Biff takes up bass and vocals, with Tom Witts on drums and Dave Kemp on keyboards and saxophone.
Released on 9th July, ‘Changes’ is the third solo offering from Pride of Lions frontman Toby Hitchcock. Fans of Hitchcock’s previous solo work or of Pride of Lions will already be familiar with his incredible soaring tenor voice.
It seems like yesterday when The Quireboys burst onto the scene with their debut album, their take on the rolling, rambunctious rock ‘n’ roll favoured by the Stones and Faces immediately winning the hearts and minds of rock fans far and wide.
Frozen Tears are a melodic hard rock band from Melbourne, Australia. ‘Brazen Whisper’ is their second album, and not before time – it’s been almost a quarter of a century since their first album ‘Silence of the Night’ was released!