I have an image in my head where the full Rhapsody team is in the studio and the production team says something like, "well that's it boys, another fine album in the can" to which the musicians look at each other and say, "can we have a bit more in the sound?" "A bit more..
Perfect Plan – Live At Sharpener’s House (Frontiers Music)
Covid-19 has had a serious impact on everyone and it truly has affected the music industry. The business does know how to fight back though and we have seen albums recorded separately by the musicians and then put together in the studio so that we still have had new music. In terms of live, many..
Velvet Thunder albums of 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, it has once again been quite a year for music. With 2020 seeing a cataclysmic change in the landscape 'thanks' to a global pandemic; the world became a different place, live music all but disappeared, albums were delayed and bands that lived in different locations could not travel to..
Land Of Gypsies – Land Of Gypsies (Frontiers Music)
Land Of Gypsies is a new band of established rock music veterans from Los Angeles and they previously went undere the name of Gang Of Souls. The line-up of the group is an enticing and exciting one with vocalist Terry Ilous (XYZ, ex-Great White), producer/bassist Fabrizio Grossi (Glenn Hughes, Supersonic Blues Machine), guitarist Serge Simic..
Volcanova – Cosmic Bullshit (The Sign Records)
Icelandic desert rockers Volcanova will release the EP Cosmic Bullshit on 25th February 2022. Following their acclaimed debut album Radical Waves from 2020, the power-trio returns with six new tracks. Cosmic Bullshit revisits the vibes of their debut, but shows a new dimension of the band’s sound. A fine collection of fuzz, with heavy, melodic..
Zelbo – In My Dreams (Frontiers Music)
Zelbo is a new rock band from Norway and is the brainchild of the keyboard player Dag Selboskar. It appears that Selboskar has been around for many years and released two albums in the late '80s with the band Da Vinci which actually folded in 1992 but has since been resurrected in 2017 with the..
The Three Tremors – Guardians Of The Void (Steel Cartel Records)
Just a couple of questions for you, do you like heavy metal? Do you like thrash metal? Do you love Judas Priest? Are you into power metal? If you answered yes to all four questions then you will love the latest album by The Three Tremors and must buy it immediately. To be fair, if..
Eldritch – EOS (Scarlet Records)
Eldritch is a rock band from Italy which was originally known as Zeus having formed in 1988 but changed to Eldritch in 1991 and was very much a progressive metal band in the formative years but gradually has blossomed to become a fine and hard hitting power metal band whilst still retaining progressive elements. I..
Gazpacho to release ‘Fireworking At St.Croix’ on 11th March (Kscope)
"Plenty to marvel at in the ensemble and individual playing of these musicians" - Louder Sound Due to reasons which most fans will be well aware of by now, Gazpacho's "Fireworker" 2020 album tour was cancelled. Stuck with the predicament of having a well-honed show rehearsed and the prospect of a long period off the road,..
Arjen Anthony Lucassen’s Star One – shares video for “Prescient” feat. Michael Mills and Ross Jennings
Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) is back with a new Star One album titled Revel In Time. The new album comes more than 10 years since the previous release and is due out on Feb 18th, 2022 on InsideOutMusic. Revel In Time is now available for pre-order, along with the re-issues of "Victims of the Modern Age" and "Space Metal". Today,..