There were many names that burst forth from the 1980s but one that was unfortunately (and wrongly in my opinion) ignored for the main part was the awesome Mama’s Boys.

Coyote Mad Seeds are a Sheffield band who formed in 2007 and have just released their 3rd album, ‘Nyctophobia’From the first listen it is clear that this is a band who value meaningful lyrics, hard driving riffs, and guitar licks and flourishes that would make many envious.

New Swedish power rock trio The Gems, were formed after vocalist Guernica Mancini, drummer Emlee Johansson and guitarist/bassist Mona “Demona” Lindgren departed Thundermother in February 2023.

As I sat down to write this review the sad news broke of the passing of Tony Clarkin. The release of this album should have been a celebration of all things Magnum however I write this review with a heavy heart.

Armed with full speed riffs and the inspirational backdropof the Ainu people of Hokkaido as well as famous Japanese paintings and idioms. RYUJIN unveil their new self-titled album.

Was there ever an album title that captured a moment like Welcome to the World? This album catapulted the band to new heights and they have never looked back and although you may have thought it is a bit strange to re-release it after only eight years but I can assure you this is not just a band punting out another release.

Exit Eden is a powerful Symphonic metal supergroup that emerged onto the music scene in 2017, captivating listeners with their unique blend of metal and pop.

South of Salem are one of the most exciting new British bands and with this their sophomore release the Bournemouth quintet have pulled out the stops and laid down a heavy assed masterpiece.

Well the curtains have drawn and that is 2023 finished, over and done! It was certainly a swift year. I have endured a very bizarre phase in my life throughout 2023 and it's been very wavy.

Once again Frontiers has come up trumps with another exciting collaboration with Great White’s Jack Russell and guitar wizard Tracii Guns from L.A. Guns. 2024 just got of to a cracking start with some excellent new music.

As a founder member of Survivor back in 1978, and prior to that The Ides of March in the early 70’s, songwriter and musician Jim Peterik knows how to make a successful album. ‘Roots & Shoots Vol. 1’ will be his fifth with World Stage, following on from their self-titled debut in 2000.

So, we have a compilation of the different covers the guys have done throughout the years all on one package, a lot of these tracks have been on various bonus editions of the albums, so some were easier to hear than others, let's dig in!

Lord Of The Lost was formed in Hamburg, Germany during 2007 by Chris Harms as a solo project. While working on the initial songs and publishing them on ‘Myspace’, Harms received a lot of positive feedback, and realized that he would require a full band to play them live.

This 3-CD and 1 DVD/Blu-Ray package (also available on vinyl/DVD) is a record of a series of three live shows undertaken by Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams and his band at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2022.

Therion have returned to conclude their most recent trilogy of albums with the most nostalgic and heaviest effort to date with Leviathan III

Fast approaching their fiftieth anniversary, due in 2025, Saxon have been a mainstay of rock in this country, their unwavering devotion to flying the flag of Heavy Metal making them loved throughout the globe.