Review: Alien – Live At Sweden Rock Festival Pride & Joy Music – April 24th, 2026 Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Few Scandinavian AOR/Melodic Rock acts are held in quite as high a regard as Sweden’s Alien, long-time purveyors of some of the most timeless and evocative melodic rock you’re ever likely to hear. Last year […]

Review: Skillet – ‘The Revolution Tour’ The O2 Academy Brixton, April 21st, 2026 Reviewer / Photographer – Phil Honley Just when this country is in need of a revolution, Memphis rockers Skillet bring their ‘Revolution Tour‘ to London. Up first we were treated to French trio Storm Orchestra from the underground Paris alternative scene. Consisting of singer and guitarist Maxime Goudara, […]

Review: Hardline – Shout Steamammer – April 17th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Hardline has a cherished history for me. Their debut came out in my Senior year of high school and brings back lots of fond memories. That album is considered by many to be one of the last great hard rock albums to […]

Review: Black Oak County – Misprint Mighty Music – April 10th, 2026 Reviewer – David Brighouse This is the 4th Album from the Danish hard rockers and once again Nicklas Sonne has co-written, produced, engineered, mixed and mastered the record. Opener and lead single ‘Kill The Pain‘ builds slowly into a thumping wall of sound, […]

Review: Kissing Kaos – To Your Limit Mighty Music – May 1st, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Based in the USA, Kissing Kaos was formed from the ashes of Asphalt Valentine. Singer Joe Flynt and drummer Brian Jung united with guitarist Jon Lansburg and current Kickin Valentina bassist Chris Taylor to create a sound that is power […]

Review: Thundermother – Live’n’Alive Napalm Records – April 17th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper I’ve been a fan of Thundermother since the release of 2022’s ‘Black and Gold‘ (review here), a fantastic album that I believed had the potential to break the band in the States. Instead, most of the band split and sole remaining member, […]