Category: Rock

Review by Kirsty Middlemist I discovered Kris Barras Band in 2021, which means I missed the blues-soaked opening chapter of Kris’s career and instead met the band mid-transformation. What hooked me was the harder rock direction that Death Valley Paradise and then Halo Effect leaned into — bigger riffs, bigger choruses, a [more…]

Heavy Rock BraveWords Records Release Date – August 14th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Oh yes Storm Force are back with another mighty slab of heavy melodic arena sized rock. If you didn’t know Storm Force are centred around former Brighton Rock/Fraze Gang guitar slinger Greg Fraser who has the unerring knack [more…]

Album – Works Live  Release Date- 24th July  Review by Linda McDermott   More than four decades after it was first recorded, Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Works Live returns in a newly remastered edition courtesy of BMG, released on 24th July. Featuring refreshed liner notes and updated packaging, the album is available as a standalone release [more…]

Review By SIMON KIDD The third studio album from the Norwegians is a difficult follow-up to their previous release, the excellent live album Still Dancing // Still Screaming // Still Alive – Live at Rockheim. Across 12 full tracks spanning 40 minutes, the band demonstrate a growing maturity in both their songwriting [more…]

Review By Glen Parkes There are guitar players, and then there are guitar players who make you feel every note they play. Jared James Nichols belongs firmly in the latter category. Having had the privilege of meeting him at Maid of Stone Festival, it quickly became apparent that the warmth, humility, and [more…]

Def Leppard – Greatest Hits Words by Phil Ingham Def Leppard is not a band to rest on its laurels. From recent collaborations with the likes of Ghost and Tom Morello, to completing a Las Vegas residency, to continuing to write and release new music, it is clear the band want to [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Jayler are a young, groovy, hip 4 – piece rock n roll juggernaut from the Midlands who burst onto the scene in 2022 and brought us their debut EP Piece In Our Time in 2023. The boys have been busy slaying stages up and down the country honing [more…]

Alt-Rock Darklands Recordings Released Review By Smudge Smith Crikey this is a blast from the past. I recall Balaam and the Angel being featured in one way or another in Kerrang! regularly back in the day. I have to be honest I didn’t really catch on to them, but I will delve [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre The Karma Effect are a South London rock n roll 5 – piece who are becoming the UK’s Masthead of new young bands bringing irresistable melody, raw soul & huge rock n roll choruses screaming into 2026. The boys brought us their kick – ass self titled album [more…]