The time has arrived for legendary Bay Area thrash metal giants TESTAMENT to unleash new thunder to the masses and reveal their thirteenth studio album, Titans Of Creation, which will be released on April 3rd via Nuclear Blast. Just as the elements of this planet thrive within all living creatures, each musician in TESTAMENT represents a necessary component of this latest musical creation. Today..
THE METERS – Gettin’ Funkier All The Time: Complete Recordings ’68-’77
1972’s Cabbage Alley is often lauded as the band’s finest collection, and it certainly has a strong case It’s been said many times (often by me, come to think of it) that the early to mid 1970s were an unrivalled time of experimentation and boundary-blurring, as bands discovered and played with new influences all the..
H.E.A.T – H.E.A.T II (earMusic)
This is a masterclass of hard melodic rock. It is relentlessly brilliant. Those unfamiliar with Swedish rockers H.E.A.T might assume this is the band’s second album. Those who know the band might also hesitate, thinking that this could be their eleventh album (actually, it is their eighth album if you include two live albums). The..
Marty And The Bad Punch – Walk a Straight Line (Enghardt Media)
The song Glass Mountain would grace any Eagles album without a doubt. Marty and The Bad Punch is certainly an original name for a band and one got me curious about what music to expect. Guitars and all writing credits go to one Martin Punsch, a German I believe, and hence the origin of the..
Anubis – Homeless (Incendia Music)
With Homeless, Anubis have stretched themselves, creating their own unique sound that is well worth listening to. Anubis are a six-piece band hailing from Australia with a history of producing good listenable neo-prog music, often with extended songs heading to the ten minute mark and beyond. Their 2014 effort Hitchhiking To Byzantium has been their..
Archon Angel – Fallen (Frontiers Music)
Another new project by Frontiers and one that will be universally welcomed is this thrilling debut by Archon Angel which is a combining of the talents of producer and guitarist Aldo Lonobile from Italian symphonic power metal band Secret Sphere and vocalist Zak Stevens. Yes, the Zak Stevens of Savatage, Circle II Circle, Trans-Siberian Orchestra..
Carl Dixon – One [reissue] (AOR Heaven)
The name of Carl Dixon may, initially, not mean too much to you but the Canadian singer, guitarist and keyboard should be better known as the vocalist with Coney Hatch and for his time with April Wine and The Guess Who. Dixon survived a catastrophic car accident in Australia in 2008 which left him hospitalised..
UK Nominated Breakthrough Artist 2019, The Kut, has been announced as support for the mighty Danko Jones this March
UK Nominated Breakthrough Artist 2019, The Kut, has been announced as support for the mighty Danko Jones this March. ‘A Tour Supreme’ which is currently in the USA, will head to the UK & Ireland, hosted by some of the hottest music venues. The Kut Danko Jones + The Kut - A Tour Supreme -..
THE DEAD DAISIES ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN SUMMER DATES TO KICK OFF GLOBAL 2020 TOUR
Rock’n’Roll is a trip, not a destination…we all know how the saying goes!! To that end, 2020 will see The Dead Daisies continue on their journey with new music, performances and adventures. The band’s 2020 Global Tour will kick off in style with a massive European Summer jaunt -- the first string of dates being..
MARKO HIETALA RELEASES LIVE VIDEO FOR ‘WAR PIGS’ (BLACK SABBATH COVER)
Recently, Finnish singer/ bassist Marko Hietala released his solo album Pyre Of The Black Heart via Nuclear Blast. The album has entered the charts and reached #48 in Germany, #25 in Switzerland and #10/#2 (physical) in Finland and today, the band release a live video for their cover version of BLACK SABBATH's War Pigs, that was recently recorded in Prague. Watch..
