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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Review: H.E.A.T – Welcome To The Future earMusic (April 25th, 2025) Reviewer -Jason Hopper H.E.A.T, the premier hard rock band of this century, have returned with their latest release ‘Welcome To The Future‘. The band have been firing on all cylinders since their debut all the way back in 2008.  A change of singers and […]