Tag Archives: hard rock

wiss hard rock band Shakra mark their 25th anniversary together this year, and while it has had its ups and downs, the quintet is gearing up to celebrate the occasion with their fans. First out the box is a new single going by the handle ‘Too Much Is Not Enough‘. It pre-empts Mad World, their latest album that will be ...

Imagine that when the original The Jeff Beck Group imploded Rod and Ronnie didn’t team up with The Small Faces but the main man himself along with Rod’s replacement Bobby Tench did instead. This version of The Faces would keep the blues rock/psychedelic-proto hard rock and soul from the original JBG while the melodies and good time singalong hearts-on-their-sleeves soul ...

Wille & The Bandits return in 2020 with a brand-new line up, expanding their sound as they move from a trio to a four piece. The band will now feature a Hammond organ player, a second guitar as well as 3-way vocal harmonies when they tour afresh. Vocalist and guitarist Wille Edwards continues to lead the roast with the addition ...

Following their signing with ITB, Norwich five-piece rock band Bad Touch has gone into their studio record to record their fourth album but during the interim announced dates for a new UK tour to take place next March/April. The 12-date tour opens in their hometown and travels the length and breadth of Great Britain. Special guests will be Cannock’s Piston ...

Biff Byford has released the second single and title track from his debut solo album, School of Hard Knocks. The Saxon front man has also released a video to accompany the single, wherein he relates the experiences of growing up in a Northern working-class background and the choices he made to climb rock’s ladder towards fame and glory. Visually we ...

Watch out for PSSR a band with affiliations to act as diverse as Guns N’ Roses, The Allman Brothers and The New York Dolls! Apparently, fans of AC/DC, Aerosmith, Motorhead and The Stooges will find equal pleasure in their music, the band having signed with Golden Robot Records, and their first offering being the single ‘Busted’. “‘Busted’ is one of ...

Johnny Casino, the founding member and songwriter of Australian rock ´n´ roll band Asteroid B612, has more recently been living on the Mediterranean, and focussing on a solo career. To that end he’s just released a cover of the Chris Bailey/Saints song ‘Ghost Ships’ as anew single. The song harks back to the heartland; a deep and soulful rock track ...

Available from all major digital and streaming services is the title track from Scottish rock band Anchor Lane as the secondsingle to be lifted fromtheir debut album Casino that will be officially released Friday 31st January next year. The album’s title is a metaphor for the ever-changing music industry,” explained bass player Matthew Quigley. “We called the album Casino because ...

With more lineups changes than hot dinners have been spewed back up again on the Sunset Strip, 30 years down the road, LA Guns are going strong… Both versions of the band! Formed by guitarist Tracii Guns and bearing his name (a moniker that also still lingers in Guns ‘N Roses) but with the rights to the band name seemingly ...

Silverthorne follow their Top 20 iTunes debut single with ‘Black River Rising‘ now out on Golden Robot Records, ahead of the band’s debut EP Tear The Sky Wide Open due for 2020. The band was formed by Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner etc) and British singer/guitarist Pete Shoulder (Winterville, The Union), along with bassist Daniel Spree and the Tear ...