Album Reviews

14 years between solo albums is a lengthy time, but it’s not like Slash hasn’t been busy since he released his 2010 self-titled debut album. 4 studio albums with Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, countless tours with SMKC as well as the small matter of packing them in …

The marketing ploy of the year has to be Kerry King releasing his debut solo album in the same week as Jonathan Yeo unveiled his divisive portrait of King Charles. Or should that read Jonathan Yeo unveiling his divisive portrait in the same week that Kerry King released his debut …

Admittedly not as lengthy of a wait between albums as the 17 years that Axl made GNR fans wait, but 10 years between albums is still a hell of a long time. And unlike ‘Chinese Democracy’, Sebastian Bach’s return with solo album number 5 ‘Child Within The Man’ has been …

Whilst not as bizarre as hearing Till Lindemann singing in English on the debut Lindemann album ‘Skills in Pills’, it does take a few moments to get accustomed to ‘Warriors’: the first album from German folk-metallers Feuerschwanz to be recorded entirely in English. Or to be more precise, about 30 …

With the Aerosmith story spluttering to an uncertain conclusion clouded by whether or not the final, final live dates will go ahead, the long-suffering Aerosmith Blue Army needs an alternative outfit to hang their scarved microphone stand on. In the US, Dirty Honey are in pole position to steal the …

October 2023 saw The Rolling Stones hit number one on the National Album Charts last year with ‘Hackney Diamonds’. The following week, the Beatles were number one on the National Singles Chart with ‘Now & Then’. Among all the jokes (“these guys might just have a future”, “these guys could …

Save for those 10 years of inactivity that began in the late 90s, GUN have been around in one form or another since signing with A&M Records in 1988 and came flying out of the traps with their debut album ‘Taking On the World’, released in 1989. One year later, …

Coming soon to an Enormo-Dome near you, Shinedown with special guests: Kris Barras Band. A statement that until recently might have sounded a bit of an odd mix. Given the limitations of what the genre brings to the table, had Barras kept on the Blues-Rock path eventually he would have …

Alpha Wolf have been on the metalcore scene for a decade now, fast becoming both a cult favourite among peers, as well as a best-kept secret. With every release they put out and every tour they complete, the Australian quintet rightfully gets more and more attention, and it now seems …

Fronted by vocalist Fabienne Erni and guitarist Jonas Wolf (both of Eluveitie) ILLUMISHADE is the perfect example of how what might have started as a short-term project can grow legs and outlive the reason why it was started in the first place. ILLUMISHADE was formed in 2019 when the ball …