Tag Archives: Rock

German folk-rock/folk-metal singer/songwriter and musician Ben Metzner is a busy man of late. His main band Feuerschwanz are gearing up for the arrival of their latest album on New Year’s Eve, and his other project dArtagnan have just released a brand new live cd/Bluray in the form of ‘Feuer & …

The recently released self-titled debut solo album from Welsh songstress Chez Kane (Kane’d) has been one of THE success stories of the year so far. With Crazy Lixx vocalist Danny Rexon working with Frontiers Music to scout and produce new artists, fate brought Chez to the attention of Danny and …

On her new album ‘The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest’, Dutch singer-songwriter/guitarist Anneke van Giersbergen has produced her most personal album to date. Rather than going down a prog-metal route, ‘The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest’ is an intimate, acoustic album with some extra flourishes added. We spoke with Anneke …

English rock legends Thunder are gearing up for the release of their thirteenth studio ‘All The Right Noises’ (out 12th March 2021 on BMG). Set to be one of the best albums of 2021, ‘All The Right Noises’ is Thunder at their very best, and lead guitarist, songwriter, and producer …

Glasgow rockers The Swamp Born Assassins put the time in lockdown to good use by reimaging four of their tracks in an acoustic style. Having road-tested the approach, first with an instore appearance at a local HMV, then as part of Guy Bellamy’s ‘Spirit of Wildfire’ festival-on-the-radio, The Swamps knew …

Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen’s legendary Prog project Ayreon will release the epic new album ‘Transitus’ on September 25th via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. As with any Ayreon album, it is an explosive and expansive affair and features the instantly recognisable Tom Baker as the narrator, along with the two …

Averaging a few hundred gigs a year, Halestorm always seem to be on the road. 2020 see’s the band back in the studio busy working on a new album. To tide fans over, the band has released a new EP; ‘Reimagined’, and we spoke to bassist Josh Smith about the …

Huddersfield based singer and pianist Carol Hodge has released her second solo studio album; ‘Savage Purge’, and it is indeed something rather special. Best known for her work alongside Crass founder Steve Ignorant and everyone’s favourite Texan; Ryan Hamilton, Hodge follows up 2018’s acclaimed debut ‘Hold Onto That Flame’ with …

L.A.-based rock band Dead Posey are wedded duo Danyell Souza and Tony F. New EP ‘Malfunction’, has just been released on Sumerian Records, and sees the band going down a darker, more industrial path. We spoke to Danyell and Tony about the EP, as well as the heartache surrounding the …

Best known for her work with Crass founder Steve Ignorant, Huddersfield based Carol Hodge is a singer and pianist who has spent much of the last few years on keyboards and backing vocals touring with Steve’s acoustic project Slice Of Life. She was a lead vocalist in Steve Ignorant’s Last …