by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
Atom Stone (KRYR, Voyager, Metallic Green) hails from New York and on this album he provides lead vocals and then has brought in a slew of well-known guests whose background sounds almost like a who’s who of the music industry: Dan Tracey (Alan Parsons, Steve Nevers,...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
It is strange to think that Demon have been on the scene for more than 40 years, releasing their debut single all the way back in 1979 as part of the NWOBHM movement, and although there have been line-up changes over the years, singer Dave Hill has been there since...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
Ben Lloyd is a New Zealand based singer-songwriter who has been writing acoustic guitar-based rock songs for over 30 years, both in bands and also playing solo gigs. ‘Leap of Faith’, recorded with producer Tim Julian is his second album, following on from 2013’s...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 22, 2024 | Reviews
The latest album from Amber Weekes finds her paying tribute to Nancy Wilson, the singer discovered by Cannonball Adderley (with whom she made a classic album), who recorded a string of jazz-inspired albums for Capitol in the 1960s, had great success in the pop world,...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 1, 2024 | Reviews
In 1979 I was 16, and there is no doubt that NWOBHM was a major part of my daily listening. It was exciting and vibrant, and with bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Saxon, Samson, Angel Witch, Raven, Venom, Tygers of Pan Tang, Bitches Sin, Mythra, Witchfynde, and so...
by Kev Rowland | Sep 1, 2024 | Reviews
Vain are probably one of those Eighties glam metal bands which many have heard of, but few have actually heard. Originally working as a producer, singer Davy Vain produced the monster debut by Death Angel, ‘The Ultra-Violence’ (still a great album to this day) before...