LA LUZ – «Floating Features» (2018)
For the many of you who may be going “La… who?” right now, allow me to bring you up to speed. La Luz is an […]
Album Reviews
JUDAS PRIEST – «Firepower» (2018)
Judas Priest seem to be experiencing a late-career invigoration after a few challenging years. When the (IMO great) Nostradamus album was greeted with low enthusiasm […]
SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators – «Living the Dream» (2018)
With Slash on full touring duties with Guns N’ Roses, it is quite the accomplishment that the be-hatted one was able to find the time […]
STEPHEN PEARCY – «View To A Thrill» (2018)
What a difference a year makes. In 2017, Stephen Pearcy released one of my favourite albums of the year with the still amazing album Smash. […]
FANNY WALKED THE EARTH – «Fanny Walked the Earth» (2018)
First, a small history lesson. Fanny was an American all-female band active in the early 1970s. They were the first notable rock group to be made […]
GHOST – «Prequelle» (2018)
Please be seated. You are about to receive the fourth sermon from our honourable Swedish clergymen Ghost. But first, some background for the heathens: after […]
DREAM CHILD – «Until Death Do We Meet Again» (2018)
Dream Child is yet another group largely comprised of former members of the band Dio. Ronnie James Dio played with many musicians in his career, […]
JOE BONAMASSA – «Redemption» (2018)
Joe Bonamassa has come a long way since he opened for B.B. King at age 12. He was always the young blues prodigy in a […]
LEATHER – «II» (2018)
As the title indicates, this is the second solo album by Leather Leone. She is best known for fronting the heavy metal band Chastain in […]
TONY BUTLER – «My Time» (2018)
Tony Butler is primarily known as the bass player for Big Country from 1982 to 2000, and again from 2010 to 2012 for the first […]
Patrick Stewart’s Cowboy Classics (2016)
It’s Friday afternoon as I post this, and I feel we should indulge in a tiny bit of humorous non-rock’n’roll trivia – but make no […]
STEPHEN PEARCY – «Smash» (2017)
I really didn’t see this one coming. What we have here is perhaps the biggest surprise of 2017. Stephen Pearcy, the voice of Ratt, has […]
DEEP PURPLE – «Infinite» (2017)
Let’s start with a bold claim: Deep Purple is one of the best bands in the world. They have been excellent pretty much since their start in […]
PAUL DRAPER – «Spooky Action» (2017)
When 2017 rolled around, I had no idea whatsoever who Paul Draper was. Something has clearly changed, because here we are one year later, and I’m […]
STYX – «The Mission» (2017)
The Mission is one of the biggest surprises of the year. The album is a colossal and totally unpredicted return to form for Styx. It […]