Striking while the plaudits from debut album ‘Forever Whatever’ are still ringing in their ears, Taunton-based “power-rock” outfit October Drift have put the downtime enforced by COVID to good use and released a quick follow-up in the shape of the ‘Naked’ EP. As the title suggests, this is the band …
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‘The Clovis Limit Pt.2’, the latest release from six-string wizard Mike Ross is not an instant album or an album to stick on for a quick fix. ‘The Clovis Limit Pt.2’ is an album to savour. An album to live with. And an album that delivers more hidden surprises with …
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When November 13th brought forth a new AC/DC album, the spotlight of the music world again shone down on the Hard Rock & Roll fraternity. How good was it seeing TV adverts for AccaDacca between all the usual “last day of the DFS sale” ads? For Phil Campbell and The …
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Glasgow’s finest purveyors of “Swamp Rock”; The Swamp Born Assassins, return with a new extended line-up, and a new single – ‘Gates Of Hades’. Swelled by the addition of David Cowan on keys, the Swamps are now a magnificent seven-piece, with the end result being a fuller, fleshed-out sound which …
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In the case of Chilean powerhouse vocalist Ronnie Romero, dreams really do come true. Plucked from relative obscurity by Ritchie Blackmore to front a new version of Rainbow, Romero was thrust into the spotlight and soon found himself performing songs originally performed by his idol: Ronnie James Dio. Long-time Rainbow …
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The one good thing that seems to have come out of lockdown is the number of top-quality new albums being released on a weekly basis. Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons would no doubt have seen the irony in AC/DC releasing their comeback album the same day that the Welsh …
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During any “normal” year, as soon as November hits and touring season kicks in, there is the usual glut of ‘Tour Editions’ of previously released albums. Although sometimes shelling out for the same album twice, just to get the bonus tracks, can be a thorny subject, complete-ists have to have …
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When the annals of Rock eventually close on GRAMMY® nominated Sevendust, the common thread running through the pages will be; consistency. Very few bands hit the sweet spot with the same consistency as Sevendust, a feat that the Atlantans seem to manage with ease with each new release. The 13th …
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‘The Human Condition’, the seventh studio album from Kentucky’s finest export since Bourbon; Black Stone Cherry, is akin to moving from third gear into fifth gear by skipping fourth (stick shift reference simply to confuse our American cousins). In other words; it doesn’t hang around. It’s almost like Black Stone …
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Swedish Gothic Doom Metal masters Draconian return with their seventh album to date. It’s been five years since their last outing, the critically acclaimed “Sovran”, so it’s good to see them back with their new gloom laden opus “Under a Godless Veil”. For those wondering how it compares to the …
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