Review: Osukaru – Tall Tales Pride & Joy Music – August 21st, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Swedish hard rockers Osukaru are back after a five-year hiatus to bring the world their latest release ‘Tall Tales‘. Having discovered this band in 2021, I was pleased to be able to review their last album ‘Starbound’ (review here) […]
Review: ILSY – ILSY Lion’s Pride Music – July 31st, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper The band ILSY was born from the ashes of the band Sheela, a band who re-released their debut album ‘Burned Down‘ two years ago on Lions Pride Music (review here). After finalizing the re-release, lead singer and main songwriter Wolfgang Terne […]
Swedish Band, M.ILL.ION have announced a 2027 Tour in conjunction with Towerrok Band Management And P.R. Greg from TowerRok Band Management says: “We are proud to welcome Swedish melodic hard rock legends M.ILL.ION to our roster for a special run of UK dates across June and July 2027. With their signature blend of powerhouse vocals, razor-sharp […]
Review: Erik Grönwall – Bad Bones Greenwall Entertainment – May 22nd, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper Erik Grönwall is one of my favorite new singers of the last 20 years. His work with H.E.A.T. took a great band and made them legendary. After being recruited by Skid Row, he went on to make their third […]
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: 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: Stargazer – Trouble (Bonus Single) Mighty Music (January 9th, 2026) Reviewer – David Mark Pearce Being an artist myself, you write and write as much as you can for an album that you’ll hopefully eventually release and when you have a certain amount of songs, then comes the agonising decision, choosing what goes on […]
Review: Stargazer – Stone Cold Creature Mighty Music (September 12th 2025) Reviewer – David Mark Pearce 80’s metal is back but, hold on, it never went away and that’s certainly true with the latest album by Norway’s finest, Stargazer! Their new album, ‘Stone Cold Creature‘, is a massive slab of hard rock, very much in […]
Germany based Melodic Rock project Barnabas Sky by multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffer (Mystery Moon, Lazarus Dream) will release their third album entitled ‘Over The Horizon‘ on August 22nd, 2025 on CD & digital via Pride & Joy Music. Barnabas Sky has released a video for ‘Platform of a Star‘, the first single from the album, featuring […]
Review: Circus of Rock – Hellfire Lions Pride Music (June 30th, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Circus of Rock is the brainchild of Finnish hard rock/heavy metal drummer Mirka “Leka” Rantanen. What was initially treated as a project with multiple vocalists has now transitioned into a full-time band, with their third release ‘Hellfire‘. Mirka is […]
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