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As sophomore albums go, this is one of the most impressive I’ve heard for quite some time as Derby based These Wicked Rivers unleash the aptly titled Force Of Nature, via Fat Earth Records on March 1st 2024. These ten songs will send them to the next level with ease, …

Robert Jon & The Wreck band info, including a pre-order digital album of Red Moon Rising is here :- http://robertjonandthewreck.com Orange County, California based rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck return to give 2024 a hefty start to the year, as they release a brand new single ‘Red Moon Rising’, …

Longevity is the right way to describe London formed Balance Of Power, only a few years from their thirtieth anniversary and recently releasing a brand new single ‘Never Be Here Again’, taken from a forthcoming studio album Fresh From The Abyss, released on April 29th 2024, via Massacre Records! Throughout …

A heavy track doesn’t need to be heavy, regarding bombast, but also heavy emotionally, and it doesn’t get any more emotional than this, as Crewe based band Son Of Shinobi pay tribute once more to their sadly departed drummer Steven Hadzik, a man I’ve seen play many times, not just …

A welcome return from Jack J Hutchinson is a timely one as he releases a new single ‘Rip It Up’, taken from forthcoming ten track studio album ‘Battles’ on Friday, Feb.9th 2024. The single is a gritted teeth delivered rant, adding more vitriol, especially in the put up or shut …

Welcome back Farnham based Kit Trigg who have just shared their ‘Light At The End Of The Tunnel’ video, taken from recently released ‘Goin For Glory’ EP, and to also celebrate two killer support tours in 2024 with Marisa And The Moths tour in May and the Sons Of Liberty …

I had planned on reviewing the ‘Here Comes The Rain’ album before Christmas but unfortunately the Planetmosh website went down, returning at the end of January, so in a way it’s given me a chance to take in the loss of Tony Clarkin, guitarist, songwriter and producer of Magnum for …

Boom! Out goes dry January 2024 but welcome fired up February as Crewe based power pop pogo punkers Chasing The Fall prove that they’re no fall guys (and lady), as they release a brand new single titled ‘A Million Times More’, proclaiming that, “I think we’ve just wrote the head …

These Wicked Rivers are more of a tidal wave than a river as they surge into 2024 with ‘The Riverboat Man’, a recently released third single taken from their sophomore album ‘Force Of Nature’, released via Fat Earth Records on March 1st, and judging by its quality, bodes well for …

Welcome back Troy Redfern, the cowboy lonesome on the trail, point proven by his latest single,‘The Strange’, taken from forthcoming studio album Invocation, the third single lifted from the eleven track album and bodes well, judging by its in your face ferocity! It’s definitely one of his heaviest songs, musically, …

Stop! It’s hammer time as Lancashire, UK based Damnation’s Hammer unleash their latest studio album Into The Silent Nebula, but it’s definitely not silent, following their debut album Disciples Of The Hex in May 2013 and Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres in February 2019. Released via Massacre Records and featuring stunning …

Welcome back to The Outlaw Orchestra for their annual festive feast of rock and roll, as they head out to the highway with recently released single, ‘Holy Ground’, available on all digital platforms. It’s taken from a forthcoming late spring, early summer 2024, titled ‘La Familia’, and judging by the …

“Christmas time, mistletoe and ……………..”Bah Humbug” from Blind Chaos as they self release their Christmas Covers EP, “Heavy Metal Christmas”. It features members of I The Betrayer and follows the release of their cover of the Wham classic ‘Last Christmas’ on December 15th 2023. Blind Chaos are from Oslo, Norway. …

A welcome return from Birmingham based noisemongers, Vanitas, sees them stretch out as they release their take on ‘Sonic Frontiers,”I’m Here” (cover version)’. It’s not just a video feast, but also an audio one of mood changes, giving off a challenge to the listener, to try and take it all …

Wow! How has Treeman slipped past my radar in 2023? They’ve just released a very impressive debut single ‘Society’on all download/streaming sites,(with an accompanying music video), on the CAT Records Music Label, and plans for a full length album are already underway. It’s three thudding minutes of heavy industrial music …

Recorded back way in 2020 during lockdown, The Night Owl And The Lark EP from Elles Bailey will finally see the light of day on February 23rd 2024. It seems rather surreal reviewing this beautiful piece of work, whilst looking at torrential rain, but these five sunshine enducing songs save …

They’re back! So let’s give a big festive hug to Chasing The Fall, Crewe based power pop punkers, with their brand new single, the supreme ‘Lonely Nightmare’. The quirky quartet deliver a powerful message, making it not just a song, but a statement of intent to try and free yourself …

A most welcome return from Bristol based chanteuse Elles Bailey, sees her release ‘Lean On My Love’, second single taken from her, ‘The Night Owl And The Lark’ EP, due out on February 23rd, 2024. This single is a gospel drenched heartbreaker that still manages to raise a smile, such …

Born on July 18th, 1939, Dion proves that music does keep us young at heart, as this octogenarian releases ‘Soul Force’, second single taken from a forthcoming studio album ‘Girl Friends’ via Joe Bonamassa’s KTBA Records on March 28th, 2024. Releasing over forty studio albums in a long career, his …

Bernie Marsden (Bernard John Marsden), born May 7th 1951 – August 24th 2023 will be sadly missed, but leaves us with his recently released, final studio album Working Man, via Conquest Music, with the great man self producing it. The album consists of twelve brand new Bernie Marsden penned tracks. …