Hard Rock Rock Company Records Review By Smudge Smith Released – May 2025 It’s been seven years since I last reviewed a Tragik album. This is album no.13 and it features the main man Phil Vincent on vocals, guitars, bass, drums and keyboards although he is ably assisted at times by Vince [more…]
Stoner Ripple Music Review By Smudge Smith Release Date – August 8th 2025 I have said this before – I consider myself extremely lucky to be doing this reviewing thing and I’m feeling extra lucky this month. I was first introduced to Borracho – which means drunk in Spanish – from their [more…]
Punk Metal Pit Records Review By Smudge Smith Release date – July 25th 2025 Lock up your daughter’s – lock up your wife – lock up your pets because GWAR are back and they’re looking for Gor-Gor a three-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex which was the pet of former singer Oderus Urungus. The pet [more…]
REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT Fury have been around since 2010 and have had more than a few changes to their line-up over the years. Their last album ‘Born To Sin’ was excellent, and I had high hopes for this one after after hearing the first single and title track ‘Interceptor’, which was [more…]
Review By Darren McIntyre Burning Witches are a power / metal quintet from Brugg, Aargau, Switzerland who were founded by rhythm guitarist Romana Kalkuhl in 2015. Romana was originally shredding with Atlas & Axis but always had a yearning to form an all female rock band, although they are from Switzerland there [more…]
EP – Frontier Living Where – Legends, Edinburgh When – 19th July 25 Support Bands – Nothing Speaks, Bambitos Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Big Iron have built a solid reputation for bringing the fun, whether it’s through their lively music videos, stage presence, or social media full of cheeky banter [more…]
July 11, 2025 – A Timeless Journey Through the Soundtrack of the 80s Review and Images By Paul McWilliams There are gigs that transport you to another place, and then there are gigs that take you back in time — The Human League at The Piece Hall in Halifax managed both, in [more…]
Review by Tim Marcus with photos from Sam Conquest Photography We’re back at the Springbok Park Estate on the Surrey/Sussex borders for the fifth consecutive year to cover this great little (but ever growing) festival once again. We’re here this evening to take in the prelude party taking place for a few [more…]
Whittles @ Tokyo, Oldham, Manchester 4th – 6th July 2025 Sunday 6th July Part Three Review and photographs by Linda McDermott It’s been a brilliant weekend so far, packed with a cracking mix of bands from across the rock genre, each bringing their best and winning over new fans in the process. [more…]
SOS fest Saturday Review By Erin Greasley Images By Linda McDermott This House We Built For an early Saturday afternoon, This House we Built definitely knew how to get everyone ready for the day ahead, making their set unforgettable. A heavy and groove filled 4-piece rock band based in Scarborough they are [more…]
review by Tim Marcus with photos from Sam Conquest Photography As we enter the site this morning for the third and final day of Loverocks VIII, I’m wondering what to expect as I look down the list of artists we’re due to be seeing over the next eleven hours or so; there’s [more…]
June 8th, 2025 – Hall by the Sea, Dreamland Margate Review and Images By Mark Thompson The faded glamour of Dreamland Margate’s Hall by the Sea made for the perfect setting for an evening drenched in gothic theatre, ferocious riffs, and blackened spectacle. On June 8th, the seaside resort’s old-world charm clashed [more…]
FLOOR JANSEN opens a heavier and more direct chapter in her solo career today with the release of her new single ‘Bring Me Silence’ via REVAMP Music / Warner Music. The track serves as the official announcement of the Nightwish vocalist’s upcoming studio album, “Hytress”, set for release on 15th January 2027. “The world is constantly demanding your [more…]
The Cheap Thrills have released their brand new single ‘looking’, the latest song to be taken from their highly anticipated debut album Keep Cheap out September 18th. ‘looking’ is a soaring politically charged indie anthem where its harmony rich and synth laden chorus is paired with a swaggering lyrical flow from frontman Lewis Pike. This [more…]
LA-based Rocktronic pioneer and leading bass music vocalist Micah Martin has released his brand new single ‘Thrown Away’, the latest song to be taken from his highly anticipated debut album All I Need out November 20th via Create Music Group. Produced by Kevin Thrasher (Machine Gun Kelly, Blink 182, Avril Lavigne), mixed and mastered by Joel [more…]
Following the award-winning video (16 globally and counting…) for Bruce Dickinson’s classic track ‘Tears Of The Dragon’, released earlier this year, comes its companion piece. ‘Change Of Heart’ was shot in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in September 2025 when Bruce Dickinson joined with directors Leo Liberti and Antoine de Montremy to create a [more…]
Brighton folk-rockers Levellers have been one of Britain’s most enduring and best-loved bands for nearly 40 years. And part of that incredible success has been built on the timeless anthems that comprised their platinum-selling, second album Levelling The Land, which celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2026. Recorded at Ridge Farm studios in Surrey over the [more…]
Savage Hands Trace The Scars On New Single “Bruise” Out Now | Listen HERE Friday, August 21, 2026 – Maryland’s unflinching alt-metal catalysts, Savage Hands, unravel the complicated comfort of a wound that may never heal on their latest single, “Bruise“, out now via Oxide Music. Rather than treating scars as something [more…]
Via Profound Lore Records; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available MOTHER OF GRAVES: Indianapolis Death/Doom Titans To Release The Light That Keeps Us Full-Length On October 16th Via Profound Lore Records; New Track Streaming + Preorders Available Stream MOTHER OF GRAVES’ “Through The Pale Shade” HERE. After two years of meticulous crafting [more…]
