Leicester band Hell’s Addiction formed in 2010 with members from other local bands – De Sade, Dirty Cocktail, and Forgotten Sun.  Musically it’s good heavy rock and roll that will appeal to fans of Zodiac Mindwarp, Voodoo six, Airbourne and more. Brief comments on a few tracks.. Opening track ‘Feels …

Hailing from Olympia, in Washington state in the far north west of the USA, Mom’s Rocket formed in 2009.  Since then they’ve released two albums and played over 250 gigs.  Shortly after the release of their second album – V2, their drummer Jeff Meshke had shoulder surgery that left him …

The Killer Dawrfs singer, Russ Dwarf is clearly a busy man at the moment.  For a start, the Killer Dwarfs reuniting to support the release of their album ‘Start @ One’, an album recorded in the 90’s but never released, and which has now been remixed and remastered.  As well …

Marc Eric is a guitarist referred to as a “psychadelic blues guitarist extraordinaire”.  He’s played on movie and TV sountracks as well as playing on Graham Bonnet’s “The day I went mad” album.  ‘Reaching for Orion’ is his fourth album, and as normal he both plays guitar and sings. Brief …

Embersland is a metal band from Barcelona, Spain.  The band formed in 2009, and during 2011 and 2012 recorded their debut album, Sunrise, which was finally released in May this year.  The band are fairly unusual in having two male vocalists. Starting with the vocals there is quite a mix …

Prog band Titan consists of thee musicians who met at Appalachian state university.  They recorded their debut album during 2012 and it was released earlier this year. It’s quite a varied album this.  It’s clearly Proresssive rock/metal, but it has a varied sound, taking its influences from different bands.  At …

Radio friendly are a Christian rock band from California.  They’ve just released their latest EP, ‘Love is alive’.  This release comes not long after their seventh album. Normally the words “Christian rock” are the kiss of death – too often the music is pretty average and the lyrics are far …

Days we are even are a band based in Zurich, but with members coming from Germany, Switzerland and Brazil.  They describe their music as “modern metal”, whatever that is supposed to mean. Brief comments on a few songs.. The album kicks off with ‘Misunderstood’.  Nice heavy guitar riffs, good vocals, …

American band Huntress are a band that are quickly making a big name for themselves.  Their singer Jill Janus is certainly someone worth talking about.  She’s a former opera singer with a staggering 4 octave vocal range.  For anyone who doesn’t know much about vocal ranges, most talented singers can …

Twisted State of Mind are a young metal band from Witney in Oxfordshire.  When I say young, I’m not kidding – they’re only 13 years old.  To be honest I was a bit sceptical when given their EP to review – their young ages did make me wonder if they …

Tonight was going to be a special gig – the first ever gig by new band, The Crunch.  A new band they may be, but the members are all experienced and certainly aren’t new to the music scene.  Singer Soren ‘Sulo’ Karlsson was the singer with Blues-rockers Diamond Dogs, Bassist …

East Midlands band Line of Fire are back with their second EP, Nowhere to go.  Playing some down and dirty Southern metal they are a band that are definitely worth a listen.  The more observant of you may notice that one of the band members (Paddy O’Malley) is a member …

Scarfest have announced that the event which is due to be held on 24-26 August in Stoke on Trent, has changed venues.  It will now be held at the Underground, 2 Morley St, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LS. Held over three days on the Bank Holiday weekend, times for the event are …

When Gloryhammer announced their first ever gig, I decided that I had to be there – their debut album has to be one of the best power metal albums of the year, so a chance to see their debut gig wasn’t to be missed, even if it involved a long …

Blackmore’s night is the band led by former Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his singer wife, Candice Night. The band has now been going for 20 years, and play a folk and rennaisance music with some rock mixed in – a combination that works extremely well. As …

Tonight’s gig was to be a very special one.  Firstly it’s being held at a site that is very special to rock and heavy metal – the headquarters of Marshall amplification , in a theatre they have just behind the factory that makes the iconic amps.  Secondly tonight is the …

Black Star Riders are the new evolution of Thin Lizzy with almost the same lineup, but releasing new material rather than just touring the classic Thin Lizzy material.  On 30th May they played their first ever gig.  It was held at the headquarters of Marshall Amplification and just a few …

Finnish heavy metal band Battle Beast are back with their second album

A selection of fine pics of New Model Army at The Bearded Theory Festival 2013.

Today was the day something strange happened – the sun came out before the bands started, and stayed out all day.  Warm sunny weather at an outdoor festival in the UK – not a common occurence but one that people were very happy about.  Today at the festival was celebrating …