Review: Gotthard – More Stereo Crush Reigning Phoenix Music (March 13th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper 2025’s ‘Stereo Crush‘ (review here) was a highlight of that year. It was the first Gotthard album that I rated as comparable to the albums of the Steve Lee era. With word that the band was set to release […]
Review: MöTT – The Best Is Yet To Come Self-Released (May 22nd, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Martin Epp, who was given the nickname MöTT early on in his musical career, is a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who has been prolific but low key for most of his career. With a “better late than never” attitude, MöTT has […]
Review: Massive Wagons – Live At The Great Hall Earache Records (March 27th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Back around ten years ago, I was listening to Live and Loud on Platinum Rock Radio when I came across two absolute banger tracks: ‘Nails’ and ‘Fee Fi Fo Fum’ by the band Massive Wagons. I bought […]
Review: TAILGUNNER – Midnight Blitz Napalm Records (February 6th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Arriving from the UK in 2022, TAILGUNNER have made a name for themselves touring in support of their debut album, ‘Guns For Hire‘. They were fortunate to find themselves opening for KK’s Priest on one of their European tours. This led […]
Review: Induction – Love Kills! Reigning Phoenix Music (February 6th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Power metallers Induction have been making a name for themselves on the metal scene, releasing two well-received albums since their inception a little over ten years ago. Line-up changes have slowed their progress a bit, but that is looking to […]
Review: Emotional Fire – Rising RN Records ( January 23rd, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper This is an album I have wanted to review for quite some time. Back in 2023, a song randomly popped up in my YouTube playlist called ‘Will You Be There’, from the band Emotional Fire. I sought out the band and […]
Review: Rozario – Northern Crusaders Pride & Joy Music (February 20th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper New to the scene Norwegian rockers Rozario return after releasing their debut album ‘To The Gods We Swear‘ in 2023. That album came across my radar due to the involvement of their producer, Trond Holter. For those not in […]
Review: Def Leppard – Diamond Star Heroes – Live From Sheffield Mercury Studios (November 21st, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Def Leppard are one of the biggest bands in the world to avoid releasing an official live album (not counting their ‘In The Round…‘ concert video) until well into their fourth decade as a band. […]
Review: Magic Dance – No Way To Surrender Independent (December 5th, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper I first became aware of Magic Dance when their track ‘When We Were Young’ was featured on Platinum Rock Radio back in 2016. The track blew me away and I immediately purchased their album ‘Vanishings‘, which would go on […]
Review: No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All Silver Lining Music (November 14th, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Now here is something unusual. I have covered tribute albums to bands before, but never a tribute album to one specific album. With that said, I could see why bands would want […]
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