Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons: Kings Of The Asylum (2023) Back with their third studio album, Phil Campbell (guitars) and his sons Todd (guitars), Tyla (bass), and Dane (drums) have welcomed in new singer Joel […]

Air Raid: Freedom Ring (2021) If it wasn’t for the fact that I know this album was only recorded in 2020, I would swear it was lost tapes from the Seventies, but in some ways it p […]

Carla Fuchs: Songbird (2023) This is quite an extraordinary release, both in terms of its quality but also how it came about. Back in 2010 when Phil Lloyd Smee was designing artwork […]

Written By Wolves: Goddess (2023) single According to singer Michael Murphy, “Goddess is love, it’s lust, sex, desire, devotion, adoration and hopeless, eternal connection. It’s both crippling a […]

Munch: Munch (1987) The debut Munch album was originally released in Norway in 1987, and then reissued the following year on the German Dossier label, featuring a different […]

Neal Schon: Journey Through Time (2023) Here we have a live concert recorded on February 9th, 2018, at The Independent In San Francisco, CA. This is the show where Neal Schon first debuted […]

Nuclear Remains: Dawn Of Eternal Suffering (2023) Here we have the debut album from Phoenix-based brutal death metal outfit Nuclear Remains who comprise Aiden Santelli (vocals), Anthony Fazio (guitars, […]

Jag Panzer: The Hallowed (2023) It seems like Jag Panzer have been around forever, but given that John Tetley (bass), Mark Briody (guitars, keyboards) and Harry Conklin (vocals) formed […]

Phil Lynott's Grand Slam: Slam Anthems (2023) I was 15 years old when I bought my first hard rock album, ‘Live and Dangerous’ by Thin Lizzy, and there is no doubt that this album, combined with the […]

Antonio Adolfo: Bossa 65. Celebrating Carlos Lyra and Roberto Menescal (2023) It has been 65 years since Bossa Nova was born on the south side of Rio, and on his newest album, Adolfo turns his attention to two composers who were on […]

The Damned: Darkadelic (2023) Anyone who was a teenager in the UK in the mid/late Seventies will probably have a special place in their hearts for The Damned, the first UK punk band […]

Dusk Of Delusion: COrollarian RObotic SYStem [CO​.​RO​.​SYS] (2022) Formed in 2016, Dusk of Delusion brought together members of Akroma, Forsaken World, La Horde, Elvaron and RedLine, who have already released two concept […]

End Reign: The Way Of All Flesh Is Decay (2023) Here we have the debut album from the new project put together by guitarist Domenic Romeo (ex-Pulling Teeth, ex-Virgin Witch, ex-Ilsa, ex-Integrity, […]

Extreme: Six (2023) Back in 1991 a single from a little-known Boston rock band was all over the radio in the UK, and there is no doubt that even today “More Than Words” is […]

Written by Wolves: Altar (2023) single Watch out Europe, as the mighty Written By Wolves will soon be heading your way as they undertake a multi-country tour which they have arranged by […]

Stray Dogs: Life Of The Party (2023) single Singer Josh Pinho, guitarist Cam Brookes, bassist Steve Shyu, and drummer Grant Kirkpatrick are back with the second song from their forthcoming album […]

Matt Joe Gow: Closer To Tomorrow EP (2023) One of my favourite country musicians is Matt Joe Gow, who I have been fortunate enough to see play in concert a few times now, the last in the company […]

Charles Brown: A New Awakening (2023) I must confess that when I first saw the name I immediately thought of ‘Peanuts’, and I guess I am not the only one. However, what we have here is not […]

Overkill: Scorched (2023) It is strange to think that even though they did not record their debut album until 1985, Overkill actually predate the Big 4 of Thrash, and still have […]

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons: Live In The North (2023) Recorded at The Independent in Sunderland in 2021, here we find ex-Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell with his sons Todd Campbell (guitar), Tyla Campbell […]