Over the past few years this magical Swedish outfit have been building momentum like a runaway truck

Back in the 1980’s Heavy Pettin were one of the hottest bands around, brilliant songs and arena support tours regularly under their belt

Midlands four-piece Alunah show that, without doubt, you can take something primal and brutal but turn it into a thing of beauty

Operose have gone their own route and in sophomore release ‘Into the Starlight’ have released one of finest collisions between metal and opera

There is always so much to explore in music, as you explore every sub-genre of a sub-genre. Modern Symphonic Metal is a good case in point

The first thing that strikes you is the music, great hard rock with melody and class, but it’s the heart and emotion that will stay with you long after the last note rings out

When it was first announced that ex Dokken / Lynch Mob guitarist GEORGE Lynch was teaming up with Croatian powerhouse vocalist DINO JELUSIC

For those reading this who feel that they need an introduction to this pioneering American outfit then look no further than ‘Cult Classics

Coming on with the force of a wrecking ball, Molly Karloff play the sort of gloriously scuzzy rock ‘n’ roll that your mother warned you about

Gorilla Riot have been described as 'Dirty Rock'n'Blues mavericks'. Their latest Album, Peach

Whenever a new JORN album is due for release then I instantly feel my excitement levels rise

It sounds like a fairy tale but, at the stroke of midnight, as the old year passed into the next decade, a new Queen was crowned

Whilst most of their peers have retired or rest on their laurels, Magnum just keep on getting better, each new album better than the previous one

Germany has long been a hotbed for rock and metal, with the Scorpions, Accept, Doro and Bonfire leading the way and the huge Waken Open Air festival

The rock scene has seemingly never looked healthier and 2019 has seen some absolutely incredible new albums emerge this yea

Make no mistake, like a few other bands of that era, Heavy Pettin’ should have been huge from when they emerged in 1981 and this, their mainstream debut from ’83 still sounds fantastic