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 quickly acquired studio releases ‘Jailbreak’, ‘Johnny The Fox’ and ‘Bad Reputation’ had a massive impact on me. One...

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 frontline of the creation of this popular style. Bossa Nova was one of the most important musical movements to...

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 from the United Kingdom to release a single, “New Rose”, (1976, release a studio album, ‘Damned Damned Damned’...

Formed in 2016, Dusk of Delusion brought together members of Akroma, Forsaken World, La Horde, Elvaron and RedLine, who have already released two concept albums and in 2022 returned with their third. Benoit Guillot (vocals), Jean-Gabriel Bocciarelli (guitar), Julien...

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, ex-Ringworm (live), ex-Day of Mourning, ex-Dirge, ex-Hatewaves, ex-Kill Life, ex-Slumlords, ex-XCoalition Against...

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 a bona fide classic in all senses of the word. When “Hole Hearted” was released as a follow-up I went out and bought...

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 themselves with no record label support. They will be hitting Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland and The Netherlands before...

UK Private Press 58:35 https://www.materialeyes.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/MaterialEyesBand www.facebook.com/groups/795345227682100/ A top, top, album for me and a well-deserved 100/100 score These three, young at heart, old ‘Yorkshire Tykes’ have done it again...

Singer Josh Pinho, guitarist Cam Brookes, bassist Steve Shyu, and drummer Grant Kirkpatrick are back with the second song from their forthcoming album (out next month), and I must confess I was pleased this had been chosen as it is one of my favourite songs of theirs...

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 of Kerryn Fields. He has a wonderful presence, with a voice packed full of emotion which always takes the listener...

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 a famous kid but instead a multi-instrumentalist guitarist who has certainly flown well under my radar as this is his...

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 two of their founders in the band. One always knows what to expect with these guys as they found their style early,...

Recorded at The Independent in Sunderland in 2021, here we find ex-Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell with his sons Todd Campbell (guitar), Tyla Campbell (bass) and Dane Campbell (drums) alongside the then new singer Joel Peters. By this time they had released a few...

I am sure that when the Montreux Jazz Festival first opened on 18th June 1967 the founders never imagined for a minute that 40 years later it would still be going, or that one of the filthiest and loudest bands in existence would be taking the stage by storm. Yes,...

To say I was surprised by this album is something of an understatement as it is way more melodic than I have come to expect from Aural Music, and in many ways, it is as if we have been thrown right back into the last century with an album which has been heavily...

In his sixth release as a band leader, jazz guitarist Tomas Janzon has produced an album which in some ways can be neatly split into two quite distinct halves as he teams up with vibraphonist Steve Nelson on six numbers, five of which also include bassist Hillard...

Ask any metalhead who follows the festival circuit in Europe to name a New Zealand metal act, and they will probably respond with Alien Weaponry who have made a huge impact internationally while having their debut album reach #1 in the NZ local charts and their...