Texas six-piece Blue October return to the fray with their 11th full studio album counting from their 1998 debut; this is Spinning The Truth Around (Part I). Be careful not to confuse them with the Essex synth-pop band of the same name formed at about the same time; this latest offering from the Americans is..
Last Temptation – Fuel For My Soul (Crusader records)
There appears to have been several bands with the name Last Temptation but this version is the European heavy metal band with Fuel For My Soul being the bands second album following on from the self-titled debut in 2019. The group was formed by guitarist Peter Scheithauer (Killing Machine, Belladonna, Temple of Brutality) and vocalist..
THE ANSWER release their long-awaited new album ‘Sundowners’ on 17th March 2023, out on Golden Robot Records and 7Hz
After a long seven-year hiatus, Northern Irish rockers The Answer are set to make a spectacular and long-awaited return with a brand-new studio album scheduled for release on St. Patricks day, March 17th, 2023. Titled Sundowners, this latest album has been produced and mixed by rising British rock producer Dan Weller (Enter Shikari, Bury Tomorrow) and will be..
Snowy White – Driving On The 44 (Soulfood)
It is always with a sense of excitement that I approach any new album by the incomparable veteran musician Snowy White as he never fails to delight with his incomparable slow, burning blues-influenced guitar playing and with every new release always delivering the goods! White is one of those invaluable musicians who is always touring..
KINGS OF CHAOS drops new video for single ‘Judgement Day’, (feat. Matt Sorum, Slash, Duff McKagan), the first track from debut Kings Of Chaos album
Matt Sorum, the Grammy-winning drummer of Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, has now released single Judgement Day on AFM Records for his first-ever album with his all-star musical collective, Kings of Chaos. "Kings of Chaos, to me, is the reason I started playing music in the first place — for the sheer fun of it.” says Sorum. “I’m so..
Melting Palms – Noise Between Shades (La Pochette Surprise/Membran)
Noise Between Shades is the second album by this very fine and intricate electro/dream pop band which formed in 2017 and this is the first time that I have heard of the them but it will most certainly not be the last time that I listen to the timeless, charming music that is served up..
Joe Lynn Turner Reveals Official Video For “Tortured Soul”, NEW ALBUM ‘BELLY OF THE BEAST’ OUT now Via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group
Photo: MLG Press Joe Lynn Turner and Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group have released the new studio album Belly Of The Beast with the official music video for Tortured Soul now available Joe Lynn Turner shares, "October 28, 2022, is a very exciting day for me. After hard work and a long waiting period, the..
Bobby Stoker – Everglow (Vivid Music Productions)
Bobby Stoker is the anglicised name of the veteran German guitarist Stöcker who has had an interesting career as a songwriter and session musician having recorded and toured with many bands and singers over the years. Everglow is Stocker's first solo album mainly due to him being too busy in the past to afford the..
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Unveils Cover Of Bob Dylan Classic ‘Ballad Of A Thin Man’, Taken from ‘Trouble Is…25’
Photo: Mark Seliger On December 2nd, the five-time-Grammy-nominated guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd will release The Trouble Is...25, a top-to-bottom reinterpretation of his seminal album Trouble Is..., which struck the match that reignited modern blues upon its release 25 years ago. And while the track list is almost the same, there is one outlier that fans will notice – a stirring..
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR – Interference Patterns: The Recordings 2005-2016 (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
As a reminder – or even a realisation – of just how much great material the band have produced in this twilight portion of their career, this set is an absolute treasure. There are pieces of music produced by the band in this post-reunion, post-Millennial era which are good enough to stand shoulder to shoulder..