Album Reviews

To say the least, it was a sad day for me when Krokus retired but it didn’t last long when I heard that their lead vocalist Marc Storace had formed his own band Storace at the beginning of 2021, writing and producing Crossfire in 2023/24, a studio album chock full …

Stoke based noisemongers Black Coast, close a very successful 2024 with a local gig tonight at the Underground in Stoke, 21/12/2024 so get your tickets now as five bands will be whipping up a storm by promoting their latest single ‘Motion’. It’s one of their most visceral releases, point proven …

I would never have thought that the blues could be so powerful until I recently heard ‘Wild Man’ by Brighton based Will Wilde, the first single taken from his forthcoming studio album, Blues Is Still Alive who tears up the rule book with ease, released via Vizz Tone Records on …

Stoke based quartet Magic Mary are far from being tragic as they cast a spell over their recently released six track debut EP, Red Lights Beam on the Exit Place, available on all major streaming platforms. Opening track ‘Gaslight’ is an early statement of intent, point proven by riff after …

Not content with just finishing UK dates supporting Robert Jon & The Wreck and his own headline dates, Eddie 9V is about to add more dates for an extensive US tour in 2025, but before this he leaves us with ‘Love Moves Slow’, a track taken from a recently released …

Country Rock? Southern Rock? Whatever you want to call it, Canadian rockers The Sheepdogs have put their own stamp on these genres culminating in their recently released EP Hell Together. To say it caught my attention immediately is an understatement as these six songs are stunning! It follows their Paradise …

Welcome to Juliet’s Not Dead, risen from the ashes of Twister with a new band name and will release a brand new studio album This World Is Ours on Friday 7th of February 2025 via TMR Records/Earache Digital Distribution. A taster of what’s to come is ‘Battle Scarred’, fourth single …

As Ted Nugent once said, “You can’t keep a good dog off your leg”, point proven by the return of 1980’s metallers No Favors, and the Stoke-On-Trent based five piece band have recently released a ten track studio album called The Eleventh Hour, via Pride & Joy Music. The album …

Following on from the success of their third studio album Restless, released on July 5th 2024 via Gypsy Soul Records, Toronto, Canada roots rock and roll band The Commoners release ‘Restless’, a single taken from the album. They also have good news for them that comes from being special guests …

They don’t hang around in Orange County, California, point proven by Robert Jon & The Wreck who have hammered out nine studio albums since 2011 and have just released a new single ‘Point Of View’ via Journeyman Records. Currently in the middle of a successful European tour, so much so, …

Forever In The Making, a new band to me and I’m glad their PR Dan Carter introduced me to their ballistic metal majesty, point proven by their latest single, ‘Above The Snakes’. The Derby UK based band were formed in 2013, were held back during lockdown, but return kicking and …

Atlanta, Georgia based American guitarist extraordinaire Eddie 9V is certainly upping the voltage more than that meagre amount as he plugs in and lets rip to fire out his new studio album Saratoga today on Friday, November 22nd, Via Ruf Records, currently touring the UK supporting Robert Jon & The …

It’s here! One of the most awaited albums I’ve been waiting to review for quite some time courtesy of Vancouver, Canada based rockers Lions In The Street via Interior Castle Music, a very busy time for them as they’re currently putting the finishing touches on a live album, and a …

Currently on a UK tour, Eddie 9V electrifies with new single The Road To Nowhere, taken from his upcoming studio album Saratoga, released via Ruf Records on November 22nd, 2024. The Atlanta, Georgia based guitarist honed his craft from the age of 15, paving his way to the roots and …

Adelaide, Australia celebrated guitarist, singer and songwriter Orianthi releases the third single and music video ‘Some Kind Of Feeling’, produced by Kevin Shirley taken from a forthcoming 2025 album of the same name via Woodward Avenue Records on Friday, November 15th 2024. To my ears, it’s a feelgood sassy and …

About 2012 on a bitterly cold night, queueing outside the Sanctuary rock club in Burnley, waiting to see ex ACDC singer Dave Evans supported by Massive Wagons, an unknown band to me. We went into the bar and they were stood there, looking very shy, but when they hit that …

Birmingham UK based noisemongers Vanitas release ‘Wait And See’, on November 15th 2024, their last single from a very impressive 2024. This will be my tenth review for them and it’s always a pleasure as their material goes from strength to strength, with their cinematic djent styles, veering off in …

In over forty five years of listening to music, mainly rock and metal and fourteen years of reviewing, it takes a lot to impress me, especially when it’s a debut album, but Sunderland based Thieves Of Liberty have torn up the rule book by independently releasing their studio album Shangri …

I’ve always had a soft spot for Staffordshire based The Midwich Affair, seeing them play their cover sets, then breaking out on the circuit with their own original material. Their latest offering is their tenth single ‘Do You Remember Me?’ They always manage, with ease to knock me off my …

Autumn Killers are back with a vengeance as they release ‘Black Heart’, the second single taken from their current studio album Making Waves, billing themselves perfectly as alternative electronic rock from South Wales UK. They’ve pulled out all the stops here as this is their most unnerving song to my …