Review: The Mercury Riots – In Solstice SAOL Records (June 21st 2024) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor What do you get when you take the best elements of acts like Little Caesar, AC/DC, The Throbs, The Four Horsemen, Led Zeppelin, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Buckcherry, The Front, Rose Tattoo, and The Cult? You get The Mercury Riots. Swaggering […]

Review: Atlantis Drive – Atlantis Drive Pride & Joy Music (June 14th, 2024) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor For the uninitiated, Atlantis Drive is an AOR/Melodic Rock project put together by guitarist/bass guitarist Markus Pfeffer (Barnabas Sky, Lazarus Dream, Winterland), who has enlisted extremely talented keyboardist Jorris Guilbaud (Heart Line, Devoid), and hugely respected drummer Markus Kullmann […]

Review: Grand Slam – Wheel Of Fortune Silver Lining Music (June 7th 2024) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Grand Slam in terms of the name is  real blast from the past. Led by founding member Laurence Archer, the band reformed and released an inaugural album in 2019, which was a mix of new and older material from […]

Review: Sheela – Burned Down Lions Pride Music (April 29th, 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper When the band Sheela found its way into my inbox, I checked out the album before reading the press release. Based on the name of the band and the snippets of songs I heard online, it’s exactly the type of band […]

Review: Manic Eden – Manic Eden (Re-issue) Music Theories Recordings (April 12th, 2024) Reviewer: Grant Foster Originally released in 1994, this absolute gem of an album is as close to a supergroup as you can get in hard rock circles. Except don’t expect hard rock! Adrian Vandenberg, Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge were on hiatus […]

Review: Black Diamonds – Destination Paradise Metalopolis Records (May 31st, 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper Black Diamonds are back to rock your face off with the follow up to their excellent studio album ‘No-Tell Motel‘. This band has grown stronger with every release and that last album made my Top 3 albums of the year back […]