Reviews

Oh, I loved reading this bio, part of it reading “Thor’s classic 80’s sound combined with modern influences”. Oh, when I saw “modern influences,” I was like, “oh lovely groove metal or some crap like that.” Thankfully, there isn’t much of that on this. The single “The Party Never Ends” is a classic metal anthem,” […]

This band is a rock n roll band with a touch of metal to them. When they play rock n roll like opener “Dirty,” I get the AC/DC vibe, and the riffs are big-time catchy, and I was nodding to it. “Stay With Me” is another strong tune with lots of strong vocals from the […]

First off, this is very, very mellow music. With that said, I enjoyed it. The songs suck you in as the music played, and the songs are just catchy for what they are, but the main thing for me was the singer Randy Pratt. What a voice he has, and he melts you with his […]

This book culminated in author Corey Washington’s 20-year journey in exploring and researching the impact and a complex and misunderstood relationship Jimi Hendrix experienced (no pun intended) in the black community. Jimi’s life had been documented in numerous biographies over the years since his death in 1970. However, very little has been mentioned about his […]

Great White was one of those bands during the whole “hair metal” era with a couple of hits (Once Bitten Twice Shy), but never really broke it big like Motley Crue or Ratt or Poison. Along with such bands as Slaughter, Trixter, Firehouse, and others, they just never had that big breakthrough. Now, why on […]

The incredible Dom Mar KZ has returned with undoubtedly his most powerful recording to date; “Sacred Heart.” A gem of musical brilliance, “Sacred Heart” is a single that burns with deep soul penetrating lyrics, excellent musicianship  and ultra-modern production. I’m already looking forward to a new LP by this first-class talent with intense anticipation. Hope […]

Classic Swedish hard rockers Shaggy released an outstanding album already back in 1975 and then fell off the earth, to return in 2012 with the equally exceptional album “Destination Nowhere.” Fighting Angels And Demons then followed this album”, was a double album, divided into two releases. The first one was stellar, so now that part […]

I’ve been a fan of Kansas since the early seventies, and I’ve followed the bands through their ups and downs. From the progressive and orchestral first Steve Walsh period, via the more easily accessible melodic John Elefante era, the Steve Morse-era, back to the slightly uneven second Steve Walsh period. After Steve Walsh decided to […]

Mr. Quinn is a Swedish hard rock band from the Västerbotten region (up north).” Walking Through The Fire” is the band’s third album, and just like on the predecessors, the group has its feet firmly tucked down in the classic hard rock soil. The band members grew up with bands like Rainbow, Deep Purple, and […]

This band is a groovy style death metal band that has a sort a melodic death metal sound. Not bad music-wise, but I was not digging the groovy thrash sound in the mix at times. It came across as if Pantera went melodic death metal. The production is solid, and the band doesn’t sound like […]

  Sapphire Eyes, based in the south of Sweden, now release their third album. This project started after keyboard player Niclas Olsson put his old band Alyson Avenue on the shelf, and 2011 it became a reality. The year after, the debut album saw the light of day. In 2018 the follow up “Breath of […]

Slick, polished, tight, & well-rehearsed is the best way to describe these two shows. Album initially released in 1995. Captures the true spirit of the group, and now for the 1st time, you can enjoy it on turntables, the way the music best listened. “Stage” pressed on White vinyl and CD features an impressive choice […]

  Michael J. Miller  This band never ceases to amaze me! On their brand new cd entitled “IV”, Michael J. Miller (guitar/vocals) and his phenomenal crew of Rockers: Zsolt Henczely (bass), Tom Eakin (drums) & Stephany Dudas (vocals) have delivered what might very well be their most powerful release to date.  With mind-bending tracks such […]

Want your ass kicked and knock up against the wall? This disc can do just that it. Track one begins with t he fist-pumping hard-rocking, “One of the boys.” and wow, do they deliver. Next up, “Sweet Lo.” continues with the pedal to the metal rock and roll mayhem. Unique vocals, Catchy riffs, Solid foundation, […]

  The gold and platinum Canadian hard-rock power trio Triumph has re-released a most entertaining hard-rocking slab of classic’s on a two vinyl set that will please any Triumph fan. Released initially 30 Years ago, A celebrating of the trio’s greatest hits. And now “Classics” pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Armed with all the staples such […]

Yes, this is the same Don Dokken from the band Dokken, who was semi-big in the ’80s. Don’t expect metal or rock music on this as this is an all-acoustic solo album from him. His voice sounds fantastic on this as he sings the songs with a ton of feeling and passion. The music I […]

This band features Sammy Hagar on vocals, Michael Anthony on bass, Joe Satriani on guitar, and Chad Smith on Drums. Here’s is a 13 song DVD of the band live. First off, great sound and filming. One kickass DVD. The group is up on stage, having a blast, and the songs are played tight as […]

Amazing. I was a big fan of this band all through their six albums (one a double live album) with their well-crafted pop tunes and Punky Meadows godly vocals. This band should have been huge back then, but I think the record label (Casablanca) never gave them the proper push. Well, Punky is back along […]

Good ole southern rock with some blues attached to it. Well crafted tunes and riffs with some great vocals to boot. The songs built around simple but more than competent riffing, and with the singer’s blues southern rock vocals, you have a 1, 2 punch. The production on this is also excellent, and if you […]

  This is straight forward heavy metal, 80’s like old school heavy metal with a raw sound to it, which I don’t mind at all. The songs are well-crafted metal numbers with bits of power metal added to them as well. The vocals are excellent and solid, and the singer has an aggressive voice that […]

One of the most enjoyable and soaring releases that have come my way as of late is this 11 track compilation of sonic ecstasy from MJM. A remarkable band of Canadian music veterans that is fronted by ex-Rapid Tears/ Adrenalin lead guitarist (and initial sake) Michael J. Miller. With tracks such as “Resurrection,” “Mountain Boogie” […]

Here’s a book review I did of Megaforce Records co-founder Jon Zazula called “Heavy Tales: The Metal. Music. The Madness. As Lived by Jon Zazula“. First off, I read the book in less than one day as I couldn’t put it down! It is simply amazing and is easily one of the best books I […]

A power-pop band with a bit of punkish style to them like The Clash or older Green Day. The songs on this are quite catchy, and the lead vocals of Nigel Mogg are excellent. They have that punkish vibe of the bands that were coming out of England in the ’80s as well. The production […]

  This is a 3-man jam band with lots of guitar shredding and solos and no vocals. Having the no vocals didn’t sit well with me as I don’t mind a song without them, but a whole 40-minute album of guitar mindless guitar solos and shredding didn’t make me stand up and take notice. I […]

A fascinating DVD this is. I agree with all the opinions on this. With downloads and music sales slumping, it’s more important for a band to build its brand, whether it be live shows, a super catchy logo, a VIP meet and greet, having as many social media sites/pages as possible, then going in the […]

What a blazing and worthy tribute paid by Denmark’s Falling Hazard to the Father of Irish Rock – Philip Lynott, to commemorate on what would have been the Legend’s 70th Birthday. This 2 track gem features a solid cover of “Old Town” -which first saw the light of day on the Thin Lizzy front man’s […]

My favorite Swedish melodic proggers are back!!! YES!! The band’s new EP (hopefully just a taste of what’s to come) is a 5-track release in a nice digipack. Opener “Ruler Of The World” throws us straight back to A.C.T in their prime. Poppy, proggy, melodic, rocking, the perfect mix! “Running Out Of Luck” continues in […]

UK three-piece Coldharbour has just released their debut EP, and it’s a pretty nice installment, I must say. Stylewise, they are a bit hard to pinpoint (which I like). There’s a bit of metal, a bit of prog, a bit of post-grunge, a bit of metalcore, a slice of nu-metal and various other bits and […]

Joe Black is a guitar player, and he kicks some ass on this release. He has a bunch of guest musicians helping out on this. The first Tune I wasn’t too keen on as it didn’t have that killer hook I was looking for, however from track # 2 onward I got what I was […]

This is another cool rock n roll band, though they are more on the melodic side and that worked fine by me. Singer Felipe Saether has an incredible voice on this, and he sings the songs with such passion and emotion it wasn’t funny. I was hanging on his every word. The music is melodic […]