One of the hardest working bands in the business, often clocking up well over 200 gigs a year, it is perhaps not surprising that this 2022 release is only the fifth album from the band formed by singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale and her brother, drummer Arejay. The line-up...

This is the 2016 album from West Yorkshire Atmospheric Black Metal trio Hryre, who took their name from the Swedish for “scream” and whose debut EP a few years earlier had no titles in English. They had changed that for this release, where they bring in influences...

There is no doubt that JSS is a highly regarded melodic hard rock singer, given he has more than 60 albums under his belt with different bands and collaborations, and he can often be found on the road with the likes of TSO, Sons of Apollo and others. This is his...

It would not be unkind to say that Schenker has had an up and down career, releasing some amazing and essential albums both with his own band as a member of both UFO and Scorpions while others not so much. Here he is with his latest release, back as MSG which he has...

This is not a cover of the well-known Black Sabbath number, but instead is a song written by the band, with lyrics by singer Jel, about one of their friends losing her partner to cancer so Jel based the lyrics off her memoirs. The rest of the band are Aaron Ludlow...

Ella Pollett is a young (17) singer/songwriter from Hawke’s Bay who has already seen some success with Smokefree Rockquest, and will soon be playing her biggest gig to date when she opens for Rod Stewart at the Mission concert. This is her third single, following on...

It was some time ago when I saw Mema Wilda play a gig at The Tuning Fork, where she accompanied herself on an acoustic and was joined by just one other musician. I thoroughly enjoyed what I heard, and then the next time I heard her was when she performed on the single...

Pell is back with his 21st studio album from a career which has lasted for more than thirty years, and as with his last four studio albums the ARP band consists of singer Johnny Gioeli, bassist Volker Krawczak, keyboard player Ferdy Doernberg and drummer Bobby...