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It’s a rock and roll damnation for sure as Montreal, Canada based quartet rock and roll band, The Damn Truth release their new single and accompanying music video for ‘Love Outta Luck’, second single taken from their highly anticipated self-titled, fourth studio album to be released during the first quarter …

The Hot Damn return with all guns blazing with a brand new single ‘Can You Hear Me Now?’ It’s taken from their upcoming debut album Dancing On The Milky Way, released via Fat Earth Records on Friday, September 27th 2024. The single delivers a powerful message as they’re raising awareness …

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s only a few days until Elles Bailey releases her eagerly awaited fourth studio album Beneath The Neon Glow on August 9th 2024 via Cooking Vinyl Records and has also released a single taken from it, ‘1972’. The song and accompanying video perfectly …

A good few years ago it seemed like Black Country Communion were no more after the “big fallout” – that would have been a huge shame.  Fortunately they kissed and made up and the result was the cracking IV.  Fast forward another seven years (their longest gap between albums) and …

Taken from his last studio album, the chart topping Battles, comes Jack J Hutchinsons most melodic track to date from it, Said track is ‘Love Is The Law’ that still packs a punch from the lumbering grooves that drives this laid back bombast of a belligerent, bluesy ballad along that …

Welcome back NWOBHM stalwarts, Praying Mantis! Formed in London 1973 by the Troy brothers Tino and Chris, they have just released their thirteenth studio album Defiance via Frontiers Music, containing eleven tracks of the highest quality! Album opener, ‘From The Start’, brims with confidence, delivering with aplomb, four minutes of …

A normally serene Easter Sunday was not the case this year at the Cosey Club in Haslington as West Midlands based young upstarts Jayler plugged in and certainly shook the foundations of a one hundred year old venue. I just got there in time to review the gig due to …

It’s only just over two weeks since my hearing has recovered from Troy Redfern shaking the foundations of the Civic Hall in Nantwich, for his first sold out headline gig there, so it’s time to strap on my headphones to review his latest single ‘The Calling’, the fourth one taken …

Welcome back London based Jack J Hutchinson, starting 2024 immensely with the release of his brand new studio album Battles, via Earache Digital Distribution on February 9th. Ten triumphant songs are on the musical menu, kicking off the album with ‘Constellations’, a hairy headbanger to open up with neck aching …

As sophomore albums go, this is one of the most impressive I’ve heard for quite some time as Derby based These Wicked Rivers unleash the aptly titled Force Of Nature, via Fat Earth Records on March 1st 2024. These ten songs will send them to the next level with ease, …

I had planned on reviewing the ‘Here Comes The Rain’ album before Christmas but unfortunately the Planetmosh website went down, returning at the end of January, so in a way it’s given me a chance to take in the loss of Tony Clarkin, guitarist, songwriter and producer of Magnum for …

Welcome back Troy Redfern, the cowboy lonesome on the trail, point proven by his latest single,‘The Strange’, taken from forthcoming studio album Invocation, the third single lifted from the eleven track album and bodes well, judging by its in your face ferocity! It’s definitely one of his heaviest songs, musically, …

Stop! It’s hammer time as Lancashire, UK based Damnation’s Hammer unleash their latest studio album Into The Silent Nebula, but it’s definitely not silent, following their debut album Disciples Of The Hex in May 2013 and Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres in February 2019. Released via Massacre Records and featuring stunning …

Bernie Marsden (Bernard John Marsden), born May 7th 1951 – August 24th 2023 will be sadly missed, but leaves us with his recently released, final studio album Working Man, via Conquest Music, with the great man self producing it. The album consists of twelve brand new Bernie Marsden penned tracks. …

This is close to being one of my favourite live albums of all time as Night Ranger celebrate their 40th anniversary with ‘40 Years And A Night With Contemporary Youth Orchestra’, due for release on October 20th 2023 via Frontiers Music SRL on CD/Vinyl (inc. ltd editions), DVD, Blu-Ray and …

For a debut album this is very, very impressive as Tailgunner unleash Guns For Hire via Fireflash Records. The five piece band have British heavy metal flowing through their veins for ten potent songs, opening up with ‘Shadows Of War’. It slams in full force from the off with earworm …

Lancaster based metal maniacs Promethium raise up the spirits with their latest studio album ‘Bleeding The Ghost’, due for release late 2023. The ten tracks here crackle with energy, point proven by opening track ‘Goat’. It’s a calm before the metal storm of bubbling bass guitar lines, metronomic drum patterns …