"Here we go". Mats Leven hollers those three words and invites you to join the band in a touch of 'Sin' . I can imagine being in a rock club in the mid 80s and leaping to my feet dancefloor bound to join the headbanging masses only pausing to grab my air guitar upon hearing those words.
Hot on the tails of blowing away the UK as support act to three huge tours Wolfgang Van Halen continues his meteoric raise to the ranks of must see / hear new rockstars.
Due for release on 4th August 2023, The Crawling have returned with full length album number 3 “All Of This For Nothing”, a title that refers to the concept contained in the lyrical content; if there is to be a crumb of justice in the music industry The Crawling’s career won’t be all for nothing.
Michael Bolton is a name that most people probably associate with bland soulless soul-lite pop which is where he achieved most of his hits in the 1990s, but in the 1980s, he was an AOR artist of staggering brilliance, with his self-titled debut (1983) and his 1985 classic Everybody’s Crazy being benchmark classics of the AOR genre.
Manchester’s Ashley Sherlock is a new name to me. The album is listed as Blues but in reality it’s so much more than that.
There are some notable bands who, despite writing genre defining and highly influential material never quite broke big, continuing to carve their careers out flying under most radars but at the same time courting rave musings from fellow musicians, fans and the clued-in members of the music press. Quebec’s Juno Award Winners VoiVod are one of these bands.
The Dust Coda’s follow up to their amazing debut, Mojo Skyline is incredible. Loco Paradise is a record steeped in lockdown blues but nothing about it is as depressive as those times and this masterpiece is one hell of a way to remember and forget in an instance as you get your ass well and truly rocked off.
Bristling with attitude and dripping with cool, The Heat Inc tell us they're "London's loudest band". I'll take that after the evidence of this, their debut album that mixes the raw with the achingly stylish.
In a world oversaturated by arena and stadium filling rock and pop acts that have been on the scene for five minutes, it's good to get back to the basics and here something not written and played by a room full of computers.
Leaving a loyal fanbase waiting for 6 years can sometimes be to a bands detriment but it would seem the A7X Avengers are indeed a patient bunch and now is the time to see if the wait has been a fruitful one as California’s Avenged Sevenfold return with their most ambitious output to date “Life Is But A Dream”.
To those in the know, Nita Strauss is guitar legend of epic proportions. Her name may not be familiar to many but she is most well known as Alice Cooper’s leading axe woman.
North Carolina’s Stellar Circuits follow up their 2018 release under a new label, Germany’s Nuclear Blast and present their most ambitious release to date “Sight To Sound”
When modern rock and metal guitarists are discussed, Joel Hoekstra’s name is sure to be mentioned. Whether playing in Whitesnake, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra or on his solo projects, he is a melodic force to be reckoned with. Here we delve into the follow up to 2021’s `Running Games’ solo project outing.
Album number three is a Beast and is set to send the band flying to new heights.
Norwegian black metal band Immortal have had a slight challenge by ensuring they create something of value since frontman Abbath Doom Occulta vacated and found success going solo.
Oh. My. God! 2023’s Melodic Rock scene just exploded and it’s a blast of planet-killing proportions! Ex-Danger Danger bassist and chief songwriter Bruno Ravel and his 2000s D2 buddies Paul Laine (vocals) and Rob Marcello (guitar) have just released their third album under the moniker of The Defiants