On March 14th, Enghardt Media / Bad Punch Records released the new self-titled Marty And The Bad Punch album (review here). On the new album not only Marty and Tommy Denander shine and impress with their performance, but also singer Dan Byrne from Liverpool, who is considered one of the most exciting and most celebrated […]

Review: Marty & The Bad Punch – S/T Enghardt Music/Bad Punch Records (March 14th, 2025) Reviewer: Chris O’Connor Marty & The Bad Punch is an award-winning international studio and recording project helmed by German guitarist and songwriter Marty Punch. With two well-received albums already under their belt – ‘Moon Over Baskerville‘ (2014) and ‘Walk A […]

Figure Of Speechless are at it again with the new single ‘Tunnel At The End Of The Light‘, which is also the title track of their upcoming album. The band is the brainchild of guitarist and songwriter Glen McMaster, who started the creative process for the songs back in 2020. In the following year, Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Billy Idol) joined McMaster and they started tossing ideas around and bringing together their thoughts immediately as a duo, sharing the very same passion for modern prog. Over four months, other high-profile veterans like Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’Roses, Sons of Apollo), Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Redemption), Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder) and Brian Tichy (Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne) came on board. […]

Guild of Others, begun by Tom Wallace (drums) and Steve Potts (guitar), is a collection of musicians from various bands and backgrounds making progressive metal music. As songs between the two began taking shape, questions of whom else to bring into the fold arose. Considering the style of music the two were creating, the keyboardist most desired was easy.  Derek Sherinian (Sons of Apollo, Dream […]

Review: VHF – Very High Frequency Golden Robot Records (July 2021) Reviewer: David Mark Pearce Rockposer Dot Com! asked me to review this – and it’s nothing like I was expecting to hear! We have Joel Hoekstra on guitar, Tony Franklin on bass and Todd Vinciguerra on drums. Before receiving it, I thought it was […]