LANA LANE – «Neptune Blue» (2022)
I first became aware of Lana Lane when she provided vocals on the Ayreon album Into the Electric Castle in 1998. This wasn’t too many […]
Hard Rock/Metal
RONNIE ROMERO – «Raised On Radio» (2022)
Ronnie Romero is a busy gentleman. After forming and finding some success with Lords of Black in 2014, he got his international break-through when Ritchie […]
MAGNUM – «the Monster Roars» (2022)
Magnum keeps up their prolific pace of new releases with The Monster Roars, their 22nd studio album. They have released a new studio album every […]
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN – «Monuments» (2021)
It is probably about time that I stop thinking of the guys in The Vintage Caravan as “those kids from Iceland.” While they’re still very […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Shout At the Devil» by Mötley Crüe
As the saying goes: controversy creates cash. This has been proven time and time again. Given that, Mötley Crüe should probably have been rich from […]
MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – «Immortal» (2021)
Good old MSG – or Michael Schenker Group, if you will. I had not expected them to return with such a gem of an album […]
KK’s PRIEST – «Sermons of the Sinner» (2021)
When guitarist K.K. Downing left Judas Priest in 2011, he initially announced it as a retirement. At the time it wasn’t clear whether he was […]
IRON MAIDEN – «Senjutsu» (2021)
Iron Maiden’s seventeenth studio album Senjutsu arrived six years after their previous one (2015’s The Book of Souls) on 3 September 2021. For the second […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)» by Fleetwood Mac
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (often simply called The Green Manalishi) is a song written by Peter Green and recorded by his […]
GRETA VAN FLEET – «The Battle At Garden’s Gate» (2021)
Greta Van Fleet’s second album was highly anticipated when it arrived on 16 April 2021. The band had seen an incredible success trajectory since their […]
HELLOWEEN – «Helloween» (2021)
A lot could be said about the ups and downs of Helloween and their numerous line-up changes. Suffice to say that this album sees original […]
BLIND GOLEM – «A Dream of Fantasy» (2021)
Sometimes you hear new music that reminds you so much of another band that you need to take a closer look at the liner notes […]
LAKE OF TEARS – «Ominous» (2021)
Things had been quiet around Lake of Tears for a long time, but in 2020 the news broke that a new album was on the […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Rime of the Ancient Mariner» by Iron Maiden
Rime of the Ancient Mariner is one of the cornerstone tracks on the classic fifth Iron Maiden album Powerslave from 1984. It is a true […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Hole Hearted» by Extreme
Extreme sprang forth from Boston, Massachusetts in 1985, reaching the height of their popularity in the early 1990s with their second album Pornograffitti (released 7 […]