If excitement wasn't already high enough yet for his forthcoming solo album 'The Mandrake Project', this new single from Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson turns the heat up to boiling point.

American thrash band Exhorder have recently announced the details of their 4th upcoming album ‘Defectum Omnium’ which is due for release on the 8th March via Nuclear Blast Records.

2019 held the most unsuspecting news that the brothers Robinson had finally buried the hatchet and brought back The Black Crowes and I was ecstatic, especially when a gig was announced in my hometown of Glasgow.

Thrust into the wider public consciousness by their sublime cover of 'Sound of Silence', Disturbed have well and truly broken down barriers, the old naked aggression of 'Down with the Sickness' directed in a more heartrending method.

Aborted are known for twisting and bending the boundaries of death metal since their formation in 1995. Respectfully earning their position within the scene, they have experimented with their sound over the years by incorporating more elements resulting in a more evolved sound, which is positively battering.

Light The Fuse, stand back at a safe distance and watch and listen as the Bristol southern rockers explode into action on this the third single to emerge from their forthcoming new album The Detail Is In The Devil due for release on 23rd February.

Possessing the finest facial hair in the business is but a sideline for hard-grooving Derby quintet These Wicked Rivers; there’s the significant task of obtaining the last in retro standard lamps too.

The latest single offering from hard-as-steel Merthyr Tydfil metallers Florence Black opens the new year with an almighty behemothic thump.

Five. Four. Three. Two. One. We have lift off. Kicking off with a monstrous riff, new outfit Cicadia launch themselves straight into the stratosphere with this, their first single.

Ducking, diving and then swinging in with a huge left hook to the jaw, 'Hourglass' is a pounding slab of heavyweight tunage from Kris Barras and company.

Troubadour Troy Redfern seems to be constantly on the road, honing his craft and bringing his own filthy blues to every venue with a stage big enough for him, a microphone and an amp.

Review by Paul Monkhouse for MPM Featuring one of the best and biggest riffs ever, ‘Barracuda’ became Heart’s signature song and the one that broke them massively into the rock world. Now, forty-six years after the original was released, New York quartet Plush have unleashed their own, souped-up version, bringing a modern twist whilst being both faithful and respectful to the source. …

In the aftermath of their blistering performance at ROCK CITY BETA, the Nottingham-based duo, Whisky Stain, thrust their latest sonic revelation into the abyss of our auditory senses.

Walter Trout - a name that needs no introduction to the blues aficionados amongst the listening audience. Now aged 72 Walter has been at the forefront of the American blues/rock scene for the majority of those seven decades.

Following a six year hiatus the Cult re-emerged in late 2022 with a new album (their 11th) entitled Under The Midnight Sun. Released to widespread acclaim the album (which reached number 15 on the official UK album chart) showcased a reinvigorated band with a refreshing new sound.

Glaswegian rockers Gun have every right to rest on their laurels, their long career full of triumphs that have seen them release a string of classic albums and, some eyes, blowing the Rolling Stones offstage when they supported Mick's crew on the 1990 Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle tour!