Review: Stonedead Festival 2026 Newark Showground (August 29th, 2025) Reviewer / photographer – Dan Mann I swear Stonedead is in fact every seven months, before you know it, it’s time to take the trip to Newark Showground! Alas, the God of rain decided that this year was their chance to see the bands too. But, […]
Review: Michael Bormann’s Jaded Hard – South West RMB Records – October 2nd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Michael Bormann’s Jaded Hard is back with their third album ‘South West‘. Being a fan of his since the late 90s, I always look forward to hearing his voice on anything, having recently been pleased with his contributions […]
Review: Wicked The Underworld, Camden – August 25th, 2026 Reviewer / Photographer – Phil Honley I enjoyed the high-energy performance of Wicked from Rochester, New York, last night at The Underworld, Camden. This was the bands first date on their Wild In The Isles Tour supporting Kings Of Thrash. The four members, being Chad Michael on Lead vocals and guitar, Danny (Danny Martin / Danny […]
Review: METALITE – Discovery Perception – September 25th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper With the band describing themselves as “Modern Sci-Fi inspired Power Metal”, METALITE return with ‘Discovery‘, a concept sequel to their last album ‘Expedition One‘ (review here), set three years after the conclusion of that story (review here). I would like to explain […]
Review: Hannah Wicklund – War On Women; Calling All Good Men Strawberry Moon Records – August 28th, 2026 Reviewer – David Brighouse This is the fourth studio album from the South Carolina born singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, and it’s 13 songs have a tale to tell or a message to pass on, all of which come from a […]
Review: Neon Rider – Keepers Of The Flame Pride & Joy Music October 23rd, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Argentina might not be the first country that immediately springs to mind when discussing classic AOR and Melodic Hard Rock, but Buenos Aires outfit Neon Rider are doing their damnedest to change that. Formed in 2020 by guitarists Hernan […]
Review: Warren Haynes – Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey Provogue Records – September 18th, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor There are musicians who seem to spend their careers perpetually busy, and then there is Warren Haynes. Guitarist and vocalist extraordinaire, songwriter, producer and seemingly tireless musical workaholic, Haynes has spent decades carving out a career […]
Review: Steve Hackett & Steve Rothery – The Roaring Waves InsideOutMusic – August 28th, 2026 Reviewer – David Brighouse This is the much-anticipated album from two of the most renowned guitarists in the prog rock genre – Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis) and Steve Rothery (Marillion), over ten years from inception to final release, with recording having […]
Review: CoreLeoni – Generection Reigning Phoenix Music – September 11th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper CoreLeoni, the side project founded by Gotthard guitarist Leo Leoni, are back with their fourth studio album, ‘Generection‘. A brief historical summary. CoreLeoni’s first two albums featured the fantastic vocals of singer Ronnie Romero and were re-recordings of mostly classic […]
Review: Ozric Tentacles – Harmonic Mind Kscope – September 18th, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Ah, the Ozrics. Here is a band I can honestly say I have been a fan and follower of since their very earliest free festival days… and in my case, happy daze! I think it was 1985 (maybe?) when I […]
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