Tag Archives: hard rock

Welcome back Specky Cult, the only band I know who play whilst wearing straightjackets! Erm, erm, erm, unfortunately they don’t but it would be a great image alongside their totally bonkers music, point proven by their latest single ‘SWISH’, apparently it’s a nod, or more likely a headbutt as the …

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 …

‘Rager’, the last single taken from the Red Moon Rising studio album on Journeyman Records from Robert Jon & The Wreck, lives up to its title with ease. It’s a bonus track taken from the album, but is only available on the CD format. Courtesy of a stripped down video …

From listening to many genres of music, many of which have been Canadian bands and another very impressive addition to the list are Lions In The Street who hail from Vancouver, Canada and have just released their Moving Along single, taken from an upcoming studio album of the same name …

The Commoners release Restless, their third studio album on Gypsy Soul Records on Friday, 5th July as the Toronto, Canada based band fire out nine songs with aplomb, covering many musical bases which drew me in after just one listen! Album opener ‘Shake You Off’ will have you watching out …

Massive Wagons massively return with ‘Night Skies’, a powerful song that delivers a powerful message that it’s ok not to be ok sometimes and it’s sometimes that the small things hit just as hard to our psyche, but there is help out there if needed! The new single comes from …

Stoke based hard rockers Magic Mary are now down to a four piece band, not five, but have not lost any of their power and precision, point well and truly proven by ‘Gaslight’, recently released single and are taking 2024 by the scruff of the neck with an extensive tour. …

Swansea, South Wales based noisemongers Scarlet Rebels return with new single ‘Streets Of Fire’, taken from new studio album Where The Colours Meet, due for release via Earache Records on August 16th 2024. It’s another full on number from them, point proven from a laid back guitar intro that lights …

Welcome back Collateral who give us a double dose of melodic hard rock with new, recently released single ‘Just One Of Those Days’, via Big Shot Records, from new studio album Should’ve Known Better, distributed by Cargo Records Direct, available on red vinyl, picture disc, CD and digital formats. I …

Welcome back young upstarts Jayler who blew me and many friends away when they fired out a two hour set with no break at my local venue, the Cosey Club in Haslington on March 31st 2024. When the last note ended and the applause subsided, there was an eerie hush …

Welcome back Llanelli, South Wales based noisy bastards Scarlet Rebels. It seems an age since I last reviewed their album See Through Blue just over two years ago and now they treat us with a new single ‘Secret Drug’, taken from a forthcoming studio album ‘Where The Colours Meet’, due …

Welcome back Nashville, Tennessee based Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, releasing a brand new single ‘Snake Oil’, taken from forthcoming eleven track album Electrified, released on May 10th, 2024 on their very own independently owned and operated Rattle Shake Records, which perfectly describes four minutes of a fiesty fist fighter …

A huge welcome back to Glasgow based metallers Tantrum, returning with ‘The Darkest Of Times’, a brand new single. Formed in 2014, released their Rough Cuts EP in 2016, debut album Melt It Down in 2018 and second album Another Life on July 28th 2023. ‘The Darkest Of Times’ is …

Taken from their self titled debut album, Scarborough, North Yorkshire band This House We Built release ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’, a harsh reminder how easy it is for addictions to take over our lives, told here with no punches pulled by lead vocalist Scott Wardell, as his lyrics portray his struggle …

NWOBHM flag flyers Praying Mantis, tease us for a second time, releasing ‘Standing Tall’, following ‘Defiance’, taken from a forthcoming album of the same name, released by Frontiers Music on April 19th 2024. Formed in London 1973 by the Troy brothers Tino and Chris (Tino wrote ‘Standing Tall’). That line …

The Outlaw Orchestra steal their way into 2024 with ‘Born To Be A Thief’, third single taken from a mid 2024 studio album release, ‘La Familia’. Describing themselves as “A band from the Deep South UK”, but to be more precise, Southampton! Lead singer/guitarist David Roux proclaims, “We wanted to …

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, …

Robert Jon & The Wreck band info, including a pre-order digital album of Red Moon Rising is here :- http://robertjonandthewreck.com Orange County, California based rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck return to give 2024 a hefty start to the year, as they release a brand new single ‘Red Moon Rising’, …

A welcome return from Jack J Hutchinson is a timely one as he releases a new single ‘Rip It Up’, taken from forthcoming ten track studio album ‘Battles’ on Friday, Feb.9th 2024. The single is a gritted teeth delivered rant, adding more vitriol, especially in the put up or shut …