Swedish hard-rock risers Velveteen Queen’s ‘Talk or Walk’ is the fourth single from their eagerly anticipated sophomore album, ‘The Greater Good‘, due for release this Friday, September 18th via Silver Lining Music. Pre-orders are available – here. ‘Talk or Walk’ is a snarling rock ‘n’ roll track packed with attitude, grit and zero interest in […]
Def Leppard, one of Britain’s greatest arena rock bands, release ‘Volume 4‘, the fourth of six volumes showcasing the band’s complete recorded output. Available on both 180g vinyl and limited-edition CD box sets via UMR, it features all studio recordings from 2015 to 2023, including ‘Def Leppard‘, ‘Diamond Star Halos‘, and ‘Drastic Symphonies‘, presented in […]
Indiana-born, Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. commemorates the third anniversary of his debut double album ‘søn of dad‘ with the release of ‘Cørnerman’, a deeply personal tribute to his father on the eight-year anniversary of his passing. Listen to ‘Cørnerman‘ – here Last week, Wilson Jr. earned four nominations at the 60th Annual CMA […]
Album Review: Diamond Rain – Chapter One Pride & Joy Music – October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper There’s been a strange, but not uncommon, phenomenon happening with bands lately. It’s the Ghost effect. Seeing how successful that band has become internationally, other bands have followed suit with band members obscuring their faces and identity. […]
BraveWords Records has announced the Bandcamp digital release of Australian (Newcastle, New South Wales) fantasy power metallers Ilium‘s 2026 album, ‘Scythe Ballet‘. The band states: “The response to the physical release has been fantastic, and so we are happy to announce that from today, the album is available digitally via Bandcamp through BraveWords Records. Other digital […]
South African-born, UK-based artist Ross Harding has released his new single, ‘Seven Nation Army (Dark Blues Version)‘, a darker, more melancholic reimagining of The White Stripes’ early-2000s classic. Harding was nine or ten when he first heard the song and was immediately struck by its instantly recognisable kick and guitar hook — a riff so powerful […]
Album Review: Soho Dukes – Don’t Spare The Horses Duchess Records – September 4th, 2026 Reviewer – Paul Dubbelman Those scoundrels, Soho Dukes latest release, ‘Don’t Spare The Horses‘, is a live recording from Bedford Esquires on the final night of their tour opening for The Quireboys and captures the Dukes at their riotously, rascally, […]
Following from the globally successful release of their third full-length record ‘HUN‘ (digitally and on CD), Hunnu Rock pioneers The HU are presenting a new music video for the song ‘Warrior Chant‘ which was released in March this year already ahead of the new album. Galaa commented: “‘Warrior Chant‘ has our signature rhythm that our […]
Phil Vincent returns with ‘Passive Aggressive‘, another powerful dose of melodic hard rock from one of the genre’s most prolific musicians. Never one to stand still for very long, Phil once again combines heavy guitars, huge melodies and instantly memorable hooks with the musical diversity that has become such an important part of his work. […]
Album Review: Sweat – In Dreams Tee Pee Records – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – Dan Mann I was first made aware of Sweat when I was sent their debut album ‘Who Do They Think They Are?‘ to review back in 2023, and it was a pleasent suprise when their new album ‘In Dreams‘ hit […]
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