Ivy Gold make some noise on Broken Silence
For a new band to release three albums in as many years is some achievement, and all three are high-quality blues-based rock makes it...
Hell’s Addiction – Raise Your Glass
Yes - it's amazing when you hear a great band rising from the UK! It's like a huge thumbs up to all the rock...
Sleeping With Sirens ‘Feel’
Formed in 2009, Sleeping With Sirens are a post-hardcore band from Orlando, Florida, USA. Although they have only been together four years, their music...
Venom Prison stir up some chaos on Erebos
Venom Prison are part of what I like to class as the new wave of modern death metal, bands such as Gatecreeper, Celestrial Sanctuary,...
INGLORIOUS – V
Welcome back, Inglorious, a band once tipped as ‘the great white hope of British rock.’ In 2022, the band decided to go on hiatus...
Lazy Days: The Progressive pop sounds of 1975
This release is the latest instalment in Grapefruit’s ongoing year-by-year overview of the British rock & pop scene of the mid-1970s. While this set...
Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty, plus Hackett Highlights ‘live’ in Brighton
Steve Hackett joined Genesis in time to play on their 1971 Nursery Cryme album, replacing founding member Anthony Phillips on guitar, and he remained...
Solence Brang Controlled Chaos To Manchester With Dream State
Walking into Manchester Academy 3 on Friday night, I had absolutely zero prior knowledge of any of the three acts on the bill. Safe...
Job For A Cowboy Triumphantly Return with Moon Healer
Job for a Cowboy are well and truly back with brand new music after a hiatus that followed their 2014 album release, Sun Eater.
Bassist,...
The Dead XIII release a solid collection of tunes with a touch of the...
In a time when a lot of the more 'mainstream' rock and metal outfits seem to be stepping away from the darker side of...




























