BERNIE MARSDEN. A brief pause to reflect. Bernie's recent passing is such a great loss not just to the music world but to the world in general and especially of course to his friends and family.

SWEET 'LIL LIES - Such an eloquent expression. Leaving the listener in no doubt as to the subject matter of this release the song tells a story of someone who has had enough of being taken for granted and is ready to pull the plug and walk away from a relationship going badly wrong.

Prolific - 'producing many works'. Just score out that definition and replace it with Robert Jon & The Wreck. In April this year the band produced what is a genuine contender not only for album of the year but one of the best live albums in recent musical history - Live At The Ancienne Belgique.

The latest single from Finland's slide guitar ace Erja Lyytinen DIAMONDS ON THE ROAD is the third to be lifted from Erja's forthcoming double live album Diamonds On The Road - Live 2023 which is due for release October 6th.

Technical death band Omnivortex are due to release their second full album "Circulate" on the 29th of September. "Circulate" is much darker, ruthless and heavier than their debut album "Diagrams Of Consciousness" and it is the first release since the band became a quartet.

A gateway drug to the world of Sabbath, Zeppelin, Bring Me the Horizon, Slipknot and others, it's always welcoming when a song suddenly appears in the charts that juxtaposes summery sounds with gritty rock elements.

Whilst a lot of their sound is rooted in the halcyon days of the 1980's, Vega are certainly a modern band bringing hard rock and huge hooks to the masses.

The world's greatest rock 'n' roll band are back, proving yet again that they're untouchable. Any new Stones releases are an event and this is certainly no different, their first original material since 2005's 'A Bigger Bang', a new single is the perfect mouth watering taster.

Mancunian tech-deathcore band Monasteries have released an utterly slaughtering album. Ominous is sheer brutality and I consider this to be one of the heaviest albums of 2023. I

Elles Bailey never seems to sit down or stand still for a second. Throughout the summer (if that's what you can call the soggiest of seasons we have just endured) Elles and her band have constantly criss crossed the country and the continent playing at umpteen festivals in a relentless quest to deliver her outstanding music to the people.

Sporting one of the coolest names of the year, hewn from the famous quote from one of the coolest films of 1988, All Out Of Bubblegum bring this monstrously good debut into pulsing, fire breathing life.

It seems quite some time since Blackberry Smoke last unleashed a new studio album upon us (2021's You Hear Georgia). So it's with a keen ear I welcome the arrival of this the lead single from Blackberry Smoke's forthcoming album Be Right Here (due for release worldwide February 16th 2024).

This is a rush. One of the biggest bands in the world, back with one of the best tracks they've ever recorded.

When Rivers Meet !!! One of the few success stories of the dreaded COVID lockdown period with their weekly live streams rapidly swelling their fan numbers from an initial trickle of interest to a tsunami that carried the band to unforetold success sweeping away any obstacle in their path on their way to a plethora of awards.

CONSTELLATIONS is the first track to see the light of day from Jack J Hutchinson's forthcoming album BATTLES.  The album isn't due for release until next year (February 9th) so this serves as a teaser well in advance of the main product .

Striving for individuality in a cookie cutter musical world threatens the sanity of most bands but Teiger seem to have pulled off the feat with aplomb.