Album Reviews

Joe Bonamassa, the Peter Pan of rock and blues returns with a brand new single ‘Breakthrough’, taken from an album of the same name to be released on July 18th via his own J&R Adventures. My take on this shattering new song is that it’s blasted out with a huge …

Welcome back Maxwell Jeffries, the mad professor of metal, point proven by recently released single ‘King Under The Mountain’, another monstrous track to an already released arsenal of music. It’s the second single from Underking’s next upcoming 2025 release. The single is definitely one for the headbangers as it riffs, …

Welcome to Chasing Penguins! Are they an Olympic sport? Obviously not as the Swedish band caught me off guard with this wonderful single ‘Curtain Call’. The successors to the throne of ABBA? One never knows! It’s the follow up to a single, last released in 2024 when they rose from …

Talk about pigeonholing an artist before listening to them properly, so I’m eating a huge slice of humble pie here whilst listening to the rather splendid new single ‘Stand On My Own’ from Chantel McGregor, taken from forthcoming, independently released studio album, The Healing. To my ears it opens with …

Toronto, Canada based roots rockers, The Commoners arrive back to the UK to celebrate their upcoming album The Commoners – Live in The UK. The album is released Friday May, 16th 2025 via Gypsy Soul Records and is available to pre-order the vinyl and CD from https://thecommoners.ca/store/, and pre-save digitally …

No wanted dead or alive polished production here, just a gritted teeth three minutes of how the west was won, fired out with all guns blazing, courtesy of The Dead Cowboys debut single and video Bad Friends And Good Times, offering a first taste of their unique and unapologetic sound, …

Self proclaimed power rock duo, The Virginmarys return kicking and screaming with ‘My Nettle’ the fourth single taken from their The House Beyond The Fires studio album, released on November 1st 2024 which I had the pleasure of reviewing it for Planetmosh, and ‘My Nettle’ is one of the more …

Brighton based Creeping Jean don’t creep up on you, instead they knock you for six, point proven by their latest single called “God Bless Honking Clover”. Known for their electrifying live performances and groove-laden indie anthems, Creeping Jean deliver more of their gritty, anthemic, psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll this month …

Brighton based nutters Creeping Jean, a new band to me fire out a banging new single called ‘Spice Rack’. My first impression is that it’s a boogie until you can’t boogie no more banger. A retro fuelled fuzzed up stoner rock tinged ballbusting barnstormer that fires out this tongue in …

Swiss born French singer-songwriter-guitarist Félix Rabin, who seamlessly blends Euro soul-pop with rock, blues, some funk and even a touch of prog, will release his brand new EP Blue Days on Friday 4th April 2025 via Damp Music.Félix and his band will also be supporting the new EP with a …

Southern California rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck have officially announced the release of their ninth studio album, Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes, due out August 22nd via Journeyman Records. Produced by the legendary Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Rival Sons), the new album finds the band firing on all …

Just when you thought a quiet summer was on the way, here comes WARD XVI kicking and screaming into 2025 with their monstrous new single Blood Is The New Black, taken from a forthcoming thirteen track studio album Id3ntity,to be released on Friday,July 11th via Earache and an album launch …

They certainly like their metal heavy in South Yorkshire when Dead Demons decided to assemble on a cold winters night, late 2019, point proven by their bludgeoning new single ‘Evolution’. Five frantic minutes are swallowed and spat out by earworm guitar lines, a histrionic lead vocal that’s all held together …

Montreal, Canada based The Damn Truth beaver early into 2025 with their self titled fourth studio album, released via Spectra Musique produced by Bob Rock, released on Friday, March 14th and have just released a single ‘All Night Long’, taken from it. The single is one of their heaviest on …

Birmingham based Blood Dealer hail from the home of heavy metal, point proven by ‘Jealousy’, a new single taken from their upcoming EP release, Designer Antichrist on May 30th, 2025. A suffocating intro of a black hearted loop, a whispered vocal that gives it an early edge is the calm …

As well as being Cheshire’s answer to Scooby Doo, power pop punkers Chasing The Fall release another fire and brimstone hot new single, ‘30,000 Feet’ prior to playing a homecoming show on Friday, April 11th at The Arena Crewe. If you have not heard their music then this new single …

It’s always good to stumble along looking for bands to review, so here is Vendetta Love, a very impressive Ireland based quartet who seem to be making the right noises. Grunge fuelled but still rock hard for the headbangers to, point proven by their recent single ‘Traced Out’. A monolithic …

To use a phrase from the sadly departed Paul Baloff, ex Exodus vocalist once screamed out,”Do you want it heavier?It’s going to get heavier!” Birmingham based mindblowing band Vanitas prove their power with their first release of 2025, new single ‘Your Demise’, a major rager par excellence! To my old …