The king of English desert rock is back and all is well. Having made his name as the leader of swamp rock cult legends Tribe of Dan, the newly relocated Dan Donovan returns to the fray with his most visceral gut punch of an album yet.
When two of the quietly leading lights of Progressive Rock get together you can expect some strange sort of alchemy and so it is with Bioscope, the inspired pairing of Marillion six stringer Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning, keys player and band leader of German legends Tangerine Dream.
Connor Selby is one of the British blues scene's fastest rising stars. The Truth Comes Out Eventually is only Connor's second album (his self titled debut hit the streets in 2021) but this album sees Connor come of age demonstrating a maturity far beyond his 26 years of age.
Now I haven't listened to these guys before, so this is a voyage into the unknown for me, they are playing in Belfast later in the year, so I quickly looked up one of the videos on YouTube so that's the extent of my knowledge, so let's have a listen and see what we find in here!
Vicious Rumors is an American heavy metal band formed in 1979 in San Francisco, California. Known for their powerful vocals and intricate guitar work, the band has undergone numerous lineup changes over the decades but has remained a principal player in the metal scene.
You sometimes wonder where 35 years has gone, there guys formed in 1990, with the first album “The Karelian Isthmus” coming out in 1992, I first heard them on the next album which came out in 1994, never a band to rest on their laurels and not afraid to try new things, lets dive into this and see what they have instore for us!
Recorded in Brent Cobb’s studio in Georgia, the bands ninth album contains ten tracks that could well be some of the best they’ve produced.
BABYMETAL has returned with Metal Forth, an album that simultaneously validates their enduring relevance while pushing their kawaii-metal formula into uncharted territories
British rock band Thunder’s Songwriter, guitarist and producer, Luke Morley returns with his third solo album which follows up from his 2023 release, ‘Songs From The Blue Room’.
Thats a mouthful of a title, this is a rarity, I have never heard of these guys before and I have no idea what they sound like, so strap in and let's see what we have here!
What started as a childhood dream from siblings Lizzy and Arejay Hale has morphed into something much more - Grammy winners amongst being one also being one the most important rock bands in the world right now as Halestorm return with their sixth album Everest.
Tamworth terrors Wolfsbane hit hard when they first launched themselves onto the world in 1984, the quartet taking off like a rocket.
It has been quite a wait since 2014’s “Far as I Can See” album, so a lot of anticipation for this one, I got to hear two songs from this album the last time Matt played at Ronnie Scotts, so I am buzzing to get stuck into this album!
So, Five Finger Death Punch. In my relatively naive opinion, ‘Wash It All Away’, is one of the greatest hard rock tracks ever written.
Review by Ritchie Birnie for MPM Bruce’s second solo album gets a makeover and it is well worth splashing out the cash for some of these reinventions. Balls to Picasson was Bruce’s first solo album without the safety net of Maiden and it was when he decided lets do something very un Maiden and he really grabbed the Heavy Metal …
Joe Bonamassa - there can't be many music fans out there who haven't heard of the 48 year old American guitarist who never seems to stop recording and releasing material in a swathe of guises be it as a solo artist, alongside other stars of the music world or as part of a supergroup.