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Rock

Phantom Wolf – ‘Phantom Wolf’

Heavy Rock Independent Release Release Date – Soon Review By Smudge Smith Phantom Wolf didn’t provide a press release for this which I believe is their debut. My limited research skills discovered that they are possibly Caleb Johnson on vocals who won season 13 of American Idol and guitarist Tyler Bryant. Other [more…]

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Rock

MASON HILL WORLD SO WONDERFUL

ARTIST – MASON HILL ALBUM – WORLD SO WONDERFUL REVIEWER – GRAEME WRIGHT When Scott Taylor left Mason Hill in 2023 for health reasons the band cancelled all engagements and entered a hiatus period. Many of us were worried that this would be it for the band, and it was radio silence [more…]

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Rock

Nicotine Dolls – ‘Nicotine Dolls’

Rock BMG Released – October 23rd 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Never heard of Nicotine Dolls but from what I have read the singer/guitarist Sam Cieri was on America’s Got Talent in 2022 but refused to take to part in the live shows stating that the show’s producers wanted to change the [more…]

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Singles

Paradise Sins – Taking No Prisioners  

Single – Lash Back  Release Date – 23rd Oct 26  Review by Linda McDermott  Formed in 2022, Paradise Sins have wasted no time making their mark, touring across the UK, and headlining and selling out shows in their hometown of Birmingham.  In 2025, Paradise Sins hit the UK festival circuit for the [more…]

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Singles

Fireheart – Release an Anthem of Resilience  

Single – Back To The Truth  Release Date – 23rd Oct 26   Review by Linda McDermott  Fireheart are set to release “Back to the Truth” on 23 October, the first single from their forthcoming debut album. Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by Florence Black at Blackline Studios in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, the [more…]

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Singles

Some Days Are Darker 

Single – NDRI   Release Date16th Oct 26  Review by Linda McDermott  In the twilight between romance and ruin, New York’s Some Days Are Darker makes music for the space where longing becomes obsession, intimacy becomes isolation, and beauty begins to reveal its teeth.  What began as the solitary songwriting project of former metalcore guitarist Lear Mason has evolved [more…]