The curiously titled A Neverending John's Dream is a Spanish melodic rock band which was only recently formed in 2022 in Barcelona by the foursome of Joan M. Heredia (vocals and drums), David Vidal (guitar), Paul E. Schuster (bass) and Xavier Miró (keyboards) with Coming Back To Paradise being their very confident debut release. This..
Oz Hawe Petersson’s Rendezvous – Oz Hawe Petersson’s Rendezvous (Pride & Joy Music)
The more discerning rock fan will perhaps know the name of Oz Hawe Petersson for his work with the Swedish AOR band Osukaro and this most distinguished guitarist has now joined forces again with fellow Swede Mathias Rosén who he first worked with in the rock band Eye with this being their first release under..
Our Man in The Field – Gold On The horizon (In The Field Recordings)
The music business is always healthy when there is a seemingly never-ending stream of new singer-songwriters making their mark in the industry and to this list we must now add the silver voiced talents of Our Man In The Field - aka British musician Alex Ellis - who is another of those wry observers of..
Neon Rider – Destination Unknown (Pride & Joy Music)
Neon Rider is a new Argentinian melodic rock band which was put together in 2020 by two guitarists in Hernan Cattaneo and & Marcos Nieva Green and, after a careful line-up reshuffle plus a couple of exploratory singles, they have now put out their debut release in Destination Unknown. The latest version of the band..
Amigo The Devil – Yours Until The World Is Over (Liars Club/Regime Music Group)
Yours Until The War Is Over is the third album by the artist Amigo The Devil aka Danny Kiranos, an American singer, songwriter and musician and devotee of the oft disturbing sub-genre known as 'murder folk' named so as he explores the darker side of the human psych and dredges the cesspool for stories of..
And Also The Trees – Mother-of-pearl Moon (AATT/Cargo)
Every day seems to bring a new surprise and I now have the new album by And Also The Trees in my hand to prove this point as I was rather intrigued by the name of both the band and the album. With both being so evocative especially as the album cover is seemingly straight..
These Wicked Rivers – The Family (Flat Earth Records)
These Wicked Rivers is a classic blues rock band which formed in 2014 in Derby with Force Of Nature being their second release following on from the debut Eden which came out in 2020. They are a 4-piece outfit with John Hartwell on vocals and rhythm guitar, Arran Day on lead guitar, John Hallam on..
Silveroller – AT Dawn (Independent Release)
Silveroller is a new and highly proficient blues rock band with a sound straight out of the lates '60s and early '70s blues explosion and has obviously taken influences from the classic bands Free and Bad Company and associated acts in Paul Kossoff's Back Street Crawler and its spin-off Crawler. At Dawn is a thrilling..
Firewind – Stand United (AFM Records)
Firewind was originally a vehicle to showcase the mercurial skills of Greek guitarist Gus G aka Konstantinos Karamitroudis who has had a thrilling career as guitarist with Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage and Dream Evil as well as numerous guest appearances with just about any rock band that matters but I'm certain that pride of place on..
Turbulence – Binary Dream (Frontiers Music)
It's a real thrill to see rock music coming from areas of the world that we are not normally used to seeing and it shows that, for most of us, our assumption that Europe and the United States is the home of metal is somewhat outdated as developments in South America and the East (be..