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I spoke to Crash Summers and Joedy Rose from British band Summers at the HRH AOR festival in Rotherham where they opened the proceedings on stage 2 on the Sunday.  Listen to what they had to say using the player below.   Summers interview http://www.officialsummers.com/    

I spoke to Mikko Von Hertzen, from Prog band Von Hertzen Brothers to talk about their latest album, Nine Lives, their tour, and more, shortly before they went on stage at the HRH Prog festival in Rotherham.  You can listen to what he had to say using the player below. …

I spoke to Sonja Kristina, singer of veteran Prog band Curved Air at the HRH Prog festival in Rotherham shortly before they played in a freezing cold venue, and talked about their upcoming shows, their next album, and more.  You can listen to what she had to say using the …

Anvil began their comeback in 2007 with the self released album This Is Thirteen, the recording of which featured on their acclaimed film  The Story Of Anvil which introduced them to a completely different audience than  they are usually associated with. The doubters wondered if they could keep going as …

I spoke to the legendary Arthur Brown at the HRH Prog festival where he had performed with his band Crazy World of Arthur Brown to talk to him about his career, his biggest hit (Fire), and his use of flames on stage.  Understandably given the freezing temperatures in the venue …

I spoke to Romeo’s Daughter at the HRH AOR festival in Rotherham to talk about their career so far, their comeback over the last few years, and their next album.  You can listen to what they had to say using the player below.               …

A pan-European effort is presented here: an English vocalist, a Greek band, a Finnish producer. Right out of the starting gate, Greece’s Serenity Broken impressed me, by including links to 32 reviews and 21 interviews (many with major publications within Greece, such as Metal Zone or Rock Overdose) in their …

El Pistolero means literally, the gunman. More figuratively, it’s taken to mean “a pistol”: someone with a quick fiery temper, who’s unpredictable, or has an angry streak. With that in mind, I eagerly popped Tracer‘s new one in the CD player, hoping for an album with hints of unpredictability or …

Recorded during the ‘Forevermore’ World Tour on October 15th 2011 at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan, this is Whitesnake’s 5th live release, cheekily entitled ‘Made In Japan’. Sliding straight in with ‘Best Years’ taken from the ‘Good To Be Bad’  opus, opens the show before fan favorite `Give Me …

This was gonna be a night I was really looking forward to. Three bands who should work well together at the sold out Shepherds Bush Empire venue in London. The blues based groove of The Graveltones, The blues/glam/rock&roll/classic/Indie you name it every kind of influence of Ulysses and the classic …

The as yet unsigned band “The Omega Experiment’s” self-titled debut album is a slick, well written and well produced album, which will surprise a few people, as it was recorded at home by Dan Wieten and Ryan Aldridge, with Dan playing most of the instruments. The premise of this album …

This latest album from the psychedelic American West coast rock band was released on the 18th March 2013 from Abstract Dragon Records. The band have also released the track “Let The Day Begin”  EP for free off this new album, it came out on 8 April 2013. From their first debut album B.R.M.C., which …

Rival Sons, Ulysses and The Graveltones photos taken at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on 9th April 2013.   Rival Sons %%wppa%% %%slide=575%%   Ulysses %%wppa%% %%slide=574%%   The Graveltones %%wppa%% %%slide=573%%

Black Magic, ancient rituals, demonic possession and witchcraft are the lyrical themes and signed to Hells Headbangers. Hailing from Poland Cultes Des Ghoules discharge a potent mix which channels the likes of Mayhem, Venom and Hellhammer but provide a denser sound and a wider range of ideas. Opening track “Idylls …

Belfast five piece, Death of a Salesman, have recently released a mini E.P entitled, Vultures. Death of a Salesman have carved a niche right in the centre of the Dublin scene (as well as many other places I’m sure) making them a household name and acquiring a significant fan base. …

I have to be honest and say that until I was sent this album to review, I’d only ever heard two songs by the Spin Doctors – their two massive hits from the early ’90s ‘Two princes’ and ‘Little miss can’t be wrong’, both from the album ‘Pocket full of …

They’re headlining the second stage at Download Festival this year, they’re on the bill at Glastonbury and they’ve sold out London’s Hammersmith Apollo. And yet, here they are on a UK tour playing venues that have no more than a capacity of 600. But then, Enter Shikari (9) have never …

Looking at the band’s name and the title of the album you may be led to thinking that this is all about pirates, and you would be very correct in that assessment.  Everything about the album from the title, to the lyrics, to the artwork is all heading in that …

It may be 2013, and they may hail from the Gold Coast of Australia, but De La Cruz look and sound just like they’ve stepped out of a strip bar somewhere off LA’s Sunset Boulevard sometime back in the mid- to late-80s. ‘Street Level’ is very much from the Ratt …

Being a rock DJ can be an extremely hazardous job – nearly as dangerous as trying to survive as a music journalist.  Please believe when I say this:  on and off, I’ve been spinning heavy rock and metal discs and writing shit about said same nonsense for more than two …