Blackburn based alternative rockers Bastette impress highly with this reviewer once again with the release of their latest single ‘Psycho’ via Rock People Management. It’s taken from a forthcoming EP titled ‘Awakening’ on September 30th 2022 and judging by the quality of the songwriting, it’ll be an essential purchase! A …
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A quote from Ted Nugent of “You can’t keep a good dog off your leg” perfectly sums up the dogged determination of Anvil, formed in 1978 in Ontario, Canada. Original members Steve ‘Lips’ Kudlow on guitar/lead vocals and Robb Reiner on drums are now a much tighter band due to …
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At first glance you may think this has something to do with Ted Nugent (Motorcity Madhouse) but it’s the debut EP 187BPM just released by Bradford based noisemongers Motor City Murder. The three songs here rage hard and heavy, point proven by opener ‘St.Gabrielle’ as a wah-wah howled intro heads …
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Kira Mac, a new band to me but already early in their career being championed by Planet Rock radio. Their debut single ‘One Way Ticket’ now sees them make the return journey with their second recently released single ‘Dead Man Walking’ on all streaming platforms. Dubbed as “Blues-rock on steroids” …
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Purchase links to the album and other band info are here :- https://www.xanderandthepeacepirates.com/shoppeacepirates I https://twitter.com/thepeacepirates I https://www.youtube.com/user/thepeacepirates I https://www.instagram.com/thepeacepirates/ I https://www.xanderandthepeacepirates.com/https://www.facebook.com/xanderandthepeacepirates Never mind all that May the 4th be with you rubbish, May 6th is far more important as Liverpool based band the tongue twistingly titled Xander And The Peace …
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Purchase links to The Soul Food Store album and other band info are here :- https://www.mattpearceandthemutiny.com/ I https://www.facebook.com/mattpearceguitar I https://twitter.com/mattpearceuk I https://www.instagram.com/mattpearceuk/ I https://www.youtube.com/mattpearceguitar I Matt Pearce And The Mutiny release their self produced second studio album The Soul Food Store. These eleven songs feature a variety of moods to …
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I’ve always had a soft spot for Thunder. From the days when a friend and myself followed them on their Back Street Symphony tour and hanging out after gigs, to saying our farewells at the Town & Country Club where in just a couple of weeks time, Thunder would shake …
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It’s time to take a lesson off Lips from Anvil as they unleash ‘Take A Lesson’, the second single taken from their upcoming studio album Impact Is Imminent due to be released via AFM Records on May 20th 2022. Formed in Toronto, Ontario 1978, if anyone can warn of the …
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A Titan, A Deity, formed in Birmingham 2016 are a new band to me but what a way to discover them by their latest crushing single ‘lo’, a raging slab of melodeath. Totally captivating madness ensues for four brain mangling minutes of clean/lung busting vocals to make for an interesting …
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It seems fitting that the week I go for a hearing test coincides with me reviewing the Crows Of Golgotha EP from Norwich based noisemongers Alpha Omega. I first came across this thrashtastic trio when they played on the Jagermeister stage at Bloodstock 2018 and they delivered with an unrelenting …
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Purchase links to Earth Infernal and other band links are here :- http://www.satanmusic.com/ I https://satanuk.bandcamp.com/merch/satan-earth-infernal-12-dark-goldenrod-marbled-vinyl-pre-order-limited-to-200-copies I https://www.instagram.com/officialsatanpage/ I https://twitter.com/SatanUK I https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSbeKlif3K7LMsVO2M-kAPw I https://amazon.co.uk/Earth-Infernal-Satan/dp/B09RV37J41/?tag=plane09-21 Newcastle Upon Tyne NWOBHM stalwarts Satan return to melt our ears with their recently released sixth studio album Earth Infernal via Metal Blade Records. Formed in 1979, …
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Staying true to the core values of Black Metal, Watain delivers their best album yet. Watain are without doubt the 21st century’s flag flyers for black metal. Since 2000, they have delivered 6 full-length albums, and now we have a seventh in “The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain” to add …
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Purchase links to the album and other band info are here :- https://linktr.ee/thehellacopters?fbclid=IwAR3m50C2BFTYN3rjdQTgSbrICatKelyYXMCk0Spf3aQnAfU7ANO8xSe26nE I https://www.facebook.com/thehellacopters I https://www.instagram.com/thehellacopters/ I https://thehellacopters.bandcamp.com/ I https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCXYfoQipr6Unnyb-WKbkjw April 1st 2022 was no April Fools Joke day for Swedish rockers The Hellacopters as they unleashed their eighth studio album Eyes Of Oblivion via Nuclear Blast Records. Formed …
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To say my normal genres were blown away is an understatement when in April 2020 I reviewed the Last Light On The Highway album, a potent blend of country and rock by Robert Jon And The Wreck. Just over a year later saw them release the follow up Shine A …
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Not even an ensuing Covid pandemic could stop London based The Karma Effect from forming and writing eight songs in solitary bedrooms and zoom calls for their self titled debut album, now recently released via TMR Rock Records. The album is brimming with self confidence and quite rightly so due …
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Purchase links to ‘Out Of Our Minds’ and other band info are here :- https://smarturl.it/TBS–OutOfOurMinds I https://www.facebook.com/theblackskeleton/ I https://www.instagram.com/theblackskeletonband/ I https://goldenrobotrecords.com/golden-robot-records/the-black-skeleton/ Ihttps://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+black+skeleton I https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Eyx6UIVyOSsoqOE4qFhbK?si=VRcSZ9VQTL2x64XCTlSlCg&dl_branch=1&nd=1 It’s 2am Sunday morning so I decide to do a quick review to try to get tired then all of a sudden THIS voice comes thundering …
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A song doesn’t always have to be played through a wall of Marshalls to move you, point proven by ‘We Cry‘, recently released single by Liverpool based band Xander And The Peace Pirates, taken from forthcoming studio album Out Of Chaos, due out on May 6th 2022. It’s a poignant …
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Purchase links to Lights On and other band links are here :- http://www.metalblade.com/sanhedrin I http://sanhedrin.nyc I https://www.facebook.com/sanhedrinband I https://www.instagram.com/sanhedrin_official/ I https://open.spotify.com/artist/2p4bCEJL6k03ErhdPTPEbu I https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClzfdpRNQTqbQiyFkVCHIqw I https://thesanhedrin.bandcamp.com/album/lights-on New York based Sanhedrin certainly put the power in power trio with their latest studio album Lights On recently released by Metal Blade Records. These …
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Purchase links to Torpedo and other band info are here :- http://slinky.to/torpedoalbum I http://feederweb.com I https://www.instagram.com/feederofficial/ I https://twitter.com/FeederHQ I https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ZZr6Y49NZWRJc0uCwqpMR?si=dizN216OR4yuL4GVhEnp1w&dl_branch=1&nd=1 I https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaDchqawTnvunOPA6kmzm5w It’s strange sometimes how you discover a band and lose track of them as there is so much music out there. So roll back to 1996 when I …
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The Fantastic Four would have no chance of defeating the ferocious four of Lady Rage, point proven by their just released single ‘Because F You’, so devilish it needs exorcising! It’s the first of four to be released in 2022 that should make this year a major rager for sure. …
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