You don’t get any epics (on Spend The Night), for sure, but that’s not the point. The songs just come in, crash a sorority party, and leave through the window. Fun, fun, fun. There's a fair chance that - especially if you are from outside the USA - you may have never heard of The..
Rufus Publications Announce New Book ‘Ian Hunter’, Compiled By Ross Halfin
Rufus Publications is proud to present Ian Hunter, a new book compiled by Ross Halfin with the full approval and input of Ian Hunter. The book features written contributions from Joe Elliott of Def Leppard and Johnny Depp; the latter has also made a very special contribution to the project in the form of a..
CAMEL – Nude: Deluxe Reissue (Esoteric / Cherry Red)
I find this more appealing than the somewhat jazzier 'Camel/Caravan' crossover line-up on Rain Dances, and certainly preferable to I Can See Your House From Here or especially The Single Factor by some distance. The window for early '80s progressive rock predating the neo-prog movement revving up in the wings is a narrow and sparsely..
Prog-Rock Supergroup DarWin Announce New Studio Album ‘Distorted Mirror’ For September Release
DarWin features Simon Phillips (drums), Matt Bissonette (lead vocals), Mohini Dey (bass), Greg Howe (guitars), Derek Sherinian (keyboards), and many more superstar players Prog-Rock supergroup DarWin today announce the upcoming release of their new studio album, Distorted Mirror, on 26th September 2025 via OoS/Phantom Recordings. They have also released a new song from the album,..
Rick Wakeman Forced to Cancel US Tour Due To Surgery. UK Tour Set To Go Ahead As Planned
It has been reported that the planned 'Strictly Wakeman' tour of the US has had to be cancelled owing to surgery required for a health issue. The following official statement has been released: It is with great regret that Rick Wakeman has to postpone his 'Strictly Wakeman' tour of the US with Hayley Sanderson in..
SAXON CANCEL TEN SUMMER SHOWS & FESTIVAL APPEARANCES WHILE SINGER BIFF BYFORD UNDERGOES EMERGENCY PROCEDURE
Heavy Metal legends Saxon are sorry to announce the immediate cancellation of ten Summer shows and Festival appearances while singer Biff Byford undergoes an emergency procedure. The recovery period for the operation will sadly mean the immediate cancellation/postponement of ten shows across a six-week period. As a result, the band will regretfully now not be..
Band Photo: Anton Josefsson
Electronic Metal Group Solence Release New Single ‘Dead_Alive’ Ahead Of October Album
Dead alive, yeah we are barely breathingWaiting for the world to dieZombified, we need to stop the bleedingLiving like we’re dead alive— “Dead_Alive” Swedish electronic metal group Solence is defined as much by their endless optimism as their boundless talent. For Dead_Alive - the blazing new single from their upcoming fifth album Angels Calling, due..
UPCOMING BOOK – ‘GIANT STEPS: MY IMPROBABLE JOURNEY FROM STAGE LIGHTS TO EXECUTIVE HEIGHTS’ By DEREK SHULMAN WITH JON WIEDERHORN
New from Jawbone: an eye-opening memoir from Derek Shulman that traces his extraordinary journey through music, from 1960s pop fame with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound to cult status as frontman of progressive rock pioneers Gentle Giant, and later as a record executive who signed and developed global acts like Bon Jovi, Dream Theater,..
Defects Reveal New Video For Single ‘Heresy’
Fast-rising metallers Defects have released their brand-new track, Heresy - an unrelenting exorcism of the soul, which rages at false promises. The band has spent the start of the summer tearing across the European festival circuit. Debuting the song at Slam Dunk (UK) to a phenomenal response before releasing it on Mystic Festival (Poland), Rock..
PFM – The Manticore Studio Albums 1973-77 (Cherry Red / Esoteric)
Sometimes a box set does, as the saying goes, exactly 'what it says on the tin'. This is one such example of that: Italian prog band PFM were signed to ELP's Manticore label in 1973 with two Italian-language albums behind them at the time; they proceeded to release four almost exclusively English-language albums for the..