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Welcome back, Beth Blade And The Beautiful Disasters, who have released ‘Limerence’, the fourth and final single taken from their new studio album, “Vintage Rebel X Trauma Bond” on September 12th, the follow-up to their 2022 album “Mythos, Confession, Tragedies And Love”. ‘Limerence’ is a rumbling, mean and moody four …

I first came across Bywater Call about a year ago, whilst reviewing their then latest single, ‘Sign Of Peace’, completely blowing me away with ease. If you can mix Janis Joplin with The Black Crowes, then you’re nearly there. Six songs are on display here with a forty minute running …

If you like your country rock on the rockier side, then look no further than ‘Laura Cox’, a new artist to me and a very very talented one,as she has just released ‘No Need To Try Harder’, a single taken from a forthcoming studio album, ‘Trouble Coming’ on Friday, October …

I tend to lose track of albums from ‘Robert Jon & The Wreck’, as I’ve reviewed most of them as the Orange County, California based band have really hit the ground running with their stunning new release of “Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes”, due for release on Friday,August 22nd via Joe …

To my ears it’s a raunchy hellraising rock and roller full of speaker worrying powerchords, a sassy and classy lead vocal, all pinned down by a watertight rhythm section and strangely enough, doo wop hand claps and a midway incendiary guitar solo for the air guitarists to lose their mind …

A big warm welcome back to FM, the maestros of melodic rock, who have just released a luxurious new single ‘Don’t Call It Love’. This five minute rocker grabs you from the off with a sinewy twin guitar intro, gaining strength from heavier riffs. The trademark lead vocals from Steve …

Just when I thought Ward XVI had peaked with their last single, ‘We Are Legion’, Ward XVI release a third single, ‘At The Window’ taken from their upcoming studio album, Id3ntity,due for release on July 11th 2025 via Earache Records. They take it up a notch higher with a lead …

The wait is nearly over as Absolva, the powerhouse of hard rock and melodic metal, from Manchester, UK, are thrilled to announce the release of their new studio album, ‘Justice’. Set to drop on 16th May 2025, this album promises to be a monumental addition to the band’s discography, showcasing their …

It seems an interminable wait for North West, Preston, Lancashire based noisemongers WARD XVI to unleash their upcoming studio album, Id3ntity via Earache Records but fear not as on Friday, July 11th, 2025, it will follow their well received second studio album Metamorphosis from 2020 . They have also released …

It’s been a long six month wait for me to review some new material from Adelaide, Australia chanteuse, Orianthi. That was ‘Some Kind Of Feeling’ last November, which is also the title of a 2025 studio album to be released on a digital format on June 27th, CD on August …

Summer is here early in 2025, courtesy of “Bright Side”, new single from Larry Mc Cray, taken from a soon to be released studio album, “Heartbreak City”. This five minute song to my ears is of a laid back vibe that drenches this song with sultry soul infused nuances throughout …

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 …

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 …

Up until a few hours ago, I thought that I knew all about extreme metal……wrong, as just one play of ‘Duel’, recently released fifth album from Ukraine based noisemongers Jinjer, turned all that I had in my head upside down from charismatic Tatiana Shmayluk’s vocals that combine brutal growls and …

Montreal,Canada based rockers The Damn Truth return kicking and screaming into 2025 as they unleash their self titled fourth studio album, released via Spectra Musique on Friday, March 14th, produced once more by Bob Rock. The fiery foursome, once again prove their well deserved status from touring non stop, taking …

The Hellacopters, one of the finest rock bands to emerge from Sweden, strike back with their ninth studio album, Overdriver, released on January 31st 2025 via Nuclear Blast Records. ‘Token Apologies’ scythes along, hardly pausing for breath as a drum driven midsection is a full on pit opener, closing on …

From the ashes of North East based band Twister comes Juliet’s Not Dead. I reviewed their debut album Cursed And Corrected way back in November 13th 2020, an album that blew me away on the first listen and I also added “They have also chanelled the audacity of early Van …