The votes are in, the poll has closed and the winners opening the stage for Stonedead Festival 2026 are – Aethoria! Hailing from Suffolk, metal rockers Aethoria erupted into the scene with their debut single ‘Tamed’ this summer, and are already becoming a well-recognised name for their blend of monster riffs, soaring vocals and signature […]

Review: Magnum – Live At KK’s Steel Mill Steamhammer / SPV (January 10th, 2025) Reviewer: David Mark Pearce Happy New Year rock fans. I start this years reviews off with this new and sadly final live album from English Symphonic Rock Legends Magnum. This serves very much as a tribute to the late wonderful guitarist, […]

Review: Magnum – Here Comes the Rain Steamhammer/SPV (January 12th 2024) Reviewer: David Mark Pearce I fully intended to write this review after Christmas, as it would’ve given me a couple weeks to be with it and properly absorb it etc. What I, and I dare say no one else expected was the day I […]

Review: Magnum – The Monster Roars Steamhammer / SPV (January 14th 2022) Reviewer: David Pearce Magnum are one of those groups that seem to have been around for ever … probably because they have! First put together as the house band for Birmingham’s Rum Rummer nightclub in 1972(!) this year marks 50 years as a band. As […]

Magnum – Lost On The Road To Eternity Steamhammer (Jan 18) Reviewer: Grant Foster I’ve taken a while over this album. Let me be straight here. I’m not really a huge Magnum fan. I acknowledge their longevity. I admire their professionalism. Like Thunder, in their later years they have become more and more revered for […]