3 September 2019 There is something to be said about a sold out Rock City show. Tonight, the crowd is as diverse as a fun fair and there is a hint of excitement in the air - it appears that celebrating 25 years of Skunk Anansie is definitely worth dusting off the dancing shoes for...
Crypt Sermon – The Ruins of Fading Light (Dark Descent Records)
2019 is already an epic doom metal revelation with new albums from both scene veterans Candlemass and new hopefuls Crypt Sermon. The latter, coming from Philadelphia, already made more than good impression with debut Out of the Garden, which came out in 2015. Four years of touring and fine-crafting their art have led us to..
HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND / WINTER IN EDEN – St Helens Citadel, 8 June 2019
With the demise of the Classic Rock Society having been announced only a couple of months earlier, June brought with it the closure of both the wonderful old Citadel venue and also the last ever CRS shows. This one was the first of those gigs, and if ever the time was ripe for a good..
PHIL MANZANERA – Diamond Head (Voiceprint)
In late 1974, Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera began thinking that the time might be right for him to record a solo album. When he eventually elected to do so, in December of that year, he did what would perhaps not have been most people’s first idea: he recorded two at the same time. While..
MARILLION: AFRAID OF SUNLIGHT Deluxe Edition coming soon
When released in June 1995, Marillion earned critical acclaim with Afraid of Sunlight – the band’s eighth studio album and final release on EMI. The album peaked at #16 in the U.K. and introduced fans to the Top 30 hit, “Beautiful.” Parlophone will revisit this neo-progressive classic on 1st November with two versions of AFRAID..
JETHRO TULL – Stormwatch 40th anniversary: Force 10 edition (Chrysalis)
Darlings, are you ready? Summer is rapidly leaving us as the autumn air begins to roll into city and countryside alike, those first cool wisps innocent harbingers of the eventual biting chill of winter. And with this seasonal transition comes Stormwatch: The 40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition, the twelfth volume in the ongoing Jethro Tull..
SODOM TO RELEASE A NEW EP THIS NOVEMBER
One of Germany’s big 4 of Thrash – Sodom, will present some new music on November 22nd. Steamhammer will release the 12" EP, entitled “Out of the Frontline Trench” in various formats. Sodom return with three new songs and two classics (one of them re-recorded and one recorded live during their recent live-endeavors). A new..
NEW STATUS QUO ALBUM OUT THIS FRIDAY. LISTEN TO SAMPLES.
British rock veterans Status Quo are releasing their 33rd studio album “Backbone” this Friday, September 6th, through earMUSIC/ EDEL. You can listen to samples of all 11 tracks included in the album via the link below. The 11-track record will be the band’s first without Rick Parfitt, who died on December 24, 2016, with all..
DAVID COVERDALE
There is surely no doubt in any rock fan’s mind – when they write the final roll call of great frontmen, that of David Coverdale will be very prominent. In this interview, first published in the final issue of Rock Society magazine, David spoke about his remarkable career journey. ‘Here’s an interview for ya!’... As..
NWOBHM LEGENDS ANGEL WITCH ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM “ANGEL OF LIGHT”
British veterans Angel Witch are preparing the release their first new album since 2012’s “As Above, So Below”. The new album, called “Angel of Light” is expected on November 1st, via Metal Blade Records. Angel Witch‘s 1980 eponymous debut on Bronze Records is with cult status still and now, nearly four decades later, the band..