It’s rare to find a ’60s legend still on trailblazing form in their eighth decade. The 73-year-old guitarist finds himself in a golden late-bloom of creativity. In recent years, his solo output has been championed by both press and public, with the impact of 2014’s ‘Something’s About To Change’, 2016’s ‘Where You Are Going To’ and […]

Review: Mike Tramp – Stray From The Flock Target Group (Mar 1st 2019) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Former White Lion and Freak Of Nature frontman Mike Tramp has continued to forge a recording and touring career in recent years, often with a one man acoustic show and more recently back with a full band, but whatever […]

The heavy speed metal outfit PARAGON has released its first single from the upcoming brand new album ‘Controlled Demolition‘! You can enjoy the lyric video for the single ‘Black Widow‘ below and stream the song on a streaming platform of your choice. ‘Controlled Demolition‘ was mixed and mastered by Piet Sielck at the powerhouse studio. […]

Review: 7HY-No Going Back Lions Pride Music (March 2019) Reviewer: Kelv Hellrazer Alan Kelly, last time i saw him mid 90s Crazy Crazy , talking bout Chariot, near scuffle on crazy Crazy bus lol , but we go way back to 84, silly album covers, Walthamstow Royal Standard etc. With his Limahl/ George Lynch hairdo […]

Yngwie Malmsteen will release ‘Blue Lightning‘ globally on March 29th via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. To call Yngwie Malmsteen a ‘maestro’ or ‘virtuoso’ is to state the obvious. But such terms don’t do sufficient justice to either his talent or impact. There are innumerable guitarists who have copied a small part of the vast musical spectrum that defines him, […]

Following the announcement of their self-titled debut album, set for release on May 3rd, Cambridgeshire’s own rising stars of rock Hollowstar are set to hit the road for their long-awaited UK album tour.  The band have announced a run of seven dates stretching from Bridgwater to Edinburgh, with Welsh rockers Florence Black joining as special […]

Review: Altitudes & Attitude – Get It Out Megaforce Records (Jan 18th 2019) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Altitudes & Attitude is a side project for Thrash Metal Bass legends Dave Elfson (Megadeth) and Frank Bello (Anthrax) that began life back in at the start of this decade. As opposed to the type of music they play […]