Blackthorne pass into the Afterlife
Blackthorne were a short-lived US-based, hard rock project, featuring top rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group and Alcatrazz) plus several other musicians...
Trouble Is rock the blues Wholehearted(ly)
Danish pair Mathias Heibøll Østlund (guitar/vocals) and Poul Valdemar Prahl (drums) make up a new, modern blues-rock duo called Trouble Is. Guitarist Mathias journeyed...
Steel Rhino are on the charge
Essentially a solo album by Mikael Rosengren, (a drummer of some skill who occupied the stool with bands such as Dirty Passion, Revolverlution and...
Mötley Crüe hit 40th Anniversary and reissue Girls, Girls, Girls
The definition of the word hedonistic, according to the Oxford Dictionary is “Engaged in the pursuit of pleasure; sensually self-indulgent.” That kind of sums...
Pil & Bue prove The World Is A Rabbit Hole
Norwegian duo Petter Carlsen and Gøran Johansen formed Pil & Bue (which apparently translates rather neatly into Arrow & Bow) in 2013 and now...
At the Gates awaken with The Nightmare of Being
Despite an 18 year recording hiatus, the band has released consistently high quality death metal that has never quite reached the same heights as...
Fear Factory finally return with Aggression Continuum
I keep no secrets about my love for nu-metal, it was this genre along with grunge that introduced me to a whole new world...
No Possession show their Faces
No Possession started off as a blues/rock band (called No Possession Blues), they released two albums (No Possession Blues, Patchwork) and won the Scandinavian...
Joe Bonamassa – Now Serving Royal Tea Live From The Ryman
When the pandemic ensured guitarist Joe Bonamassa couldn’t give his latest studio album, Royal Tea, a live airing around the globe, he hired the...
Gentle Giant pen their new release Free Hand
For aficionados of classic 1970’s prog rock, the name Gentle Giant is revered. Emerging from Simon Dupree & the Big Sound (remember “Kites?”) they...
