Album Reviews
Shakra – High Noon
Shakra is THE hard rock band in Switzerland, and their last couple of albums have both entered the charts very high, number 2 and 1 respectively. Both albums featured John Prakesh on vocals, but [Read »]
Album Reviews
Blood Red Saints – Speedway
I have no idea why they called this album ‘Speedway’. Almost every song is a ballad. The pace has nothing about it that could even be remotely linked to that title as far as I [Read »]
Album Reviews
The Winery Dogs – Hot Streak
When three outstanding musicians like Ritchie Kotzen (guitars & vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass) and Mike Portnoy (drums) get together the term supergroup is bound to be thrown out there. And like so many all-star bands [Read »]
Album Reviews
Def Leppard – Def Leppard
Def Leppard has arguably released two of the most important hard rock albums ever! Many prefer “Pyromania” because of its more NWoBHM sounds, but the true masterpiece in my book and many others is “Hysteria”. [Read »]
Album Reviews
Stryper – Fallen
Back in the day, I do not think there was a band I took more crap for liking more than Stryper. It was never necessarily about the religious connotations of their music that drew me [Read »]
Album Reviews
Monster Magnet – Cobras And Fire (The Mastermind Redux)
There was always something psychedelic about Monster Magnet, something that gives them a vibe that is reminiscent of the music from the late 60s and 70s. But how do you classify this style? It is [Read »]
Album Reviews
Egonaut – Deluminati
You can hardly say that Swedish retro/stoner/doom hardrockers Egonaut offer anything new to the world of metal, but their new release is nevertheless a decent effort – however not perfect. Starting out very elegantly with the flaws [Read »]
Album Reviews
Bullet Train Blast – Shake Rattle Racing
Over the past couple of decades, this wee country of ours has done well in terms of death and death thrash, but not so well when it comes to hard rock of the more traditional [Read »]
Interviews
Steve Hackett interview
Audio interview with Steve Hackett by Rob Pociluk, March 2015. Steve Hackett – WolflightLabel: InsideOut MusicLink: www.hackettsongs.com.Review of “Wolflight” Steve Hackett – Guitars, vocals Discography (Studio) Voyage of the Acolyte (1975) Please [Read »]