The cold and dreary weather may be coming in, but Blackpool’s Boston Manor have turned the heat up with their newest studio release Sundiver.

Whisper it very quietly, but in this, their full length debut release, Flint Moore may just have announced not only their arrival fully onto the scene but grabbed the 'album of the year' title from other, more veteran acts.

Always one of the most classy acts in the hard rock firmament, few could touch UFO and when last orders were called and the door finally closed on the band two years ago a little light went out in the hearts of many.

A true musical genius and chameleon, few people made as much as a seismic splash on the music world as David Bowie.

The King is back, long live the King. Mr Corabi is back where he belongs and to celebrate we have 10 new songs to dust off the cobwebs and to rock your world...it was like he never left.

I first got into these guys back in 2011 with the Agony album, in that time they have consistently pushed their sound more and more, a few lineup changes recently but really looking forward to hearing how this new album sounds.

Catfish are centred around the father/son combo of Paul Long (keyboards/vocals) and blues supremo Matt Long (guitar/vocals).

Evisceratiors of Egyptology and all-around death metal icons return with The Underworld Awaits Us All30 years of brutality brings with it airtight technicality so there is already a familiarity with Nile

It seems quite some time ago that Rebel’s frontman Wayne Doyle sat down with Times Radio’s Ed Vaizey to announce the release of their third studio album ‘Where Colours Meet’.

Seven years ago a Wildfire set alight the musical landscape. Bristol songstress Elles Bailey released her debut album - an album that made a lasting impression on all that heard it, it was clear we had a star in the making after an initial listen to the dozen songs on offer.

Tuk Smith is a survivor. Having been through the highs and lows of the business, the former Biters frontman decided to take things into his own hands and with nattily titled sophomore 'Rogue to Redemption', he and the Restless Hearts are in a better, more commanding place than ever.

This Swedish bunch are 6 years in existence and we are on album number 3, described as horror metal or melodic metalcore, they are a hard band to pigeon hole, let's get into this latest release and see what's up!

Sweden’s servers of the studious Hammerfall return with their thirteenth album – Avenge The Fallen

Album number 8 for this Manchester based Black metal act, nearly 18 years on the go as well, let's see what they have cooked up for us this time!

Blues is a tricky genre. Because of its incredibly rich heritage and its influence on modern popular music, it is revered and held in almost mythical esteem by some of its die-hard fans.

Stryper are a remarkable band that defy the standard 'rock' categorisation. As has been well documented, Stryper are a band of Christian faith, but let me be very clear - if you only worship at the temple of rock then you still most definitely need Stryper on your playlist or better still, in your collection.