U2 | No Line On The Horizon – CD Review
Has it already been four years since U2’s last album? Everywhere you
turn, it’s U2 all the time — the Super Bowl, Live 8, the Grammys
and President Barrack Obama’s inauguration...
Beatallica | Abbey Load – CD Review
Beatallica's Abbey Load is for Beatlemaniacs with a zen for hijinks, heavy metal junkies or Metallicaheads - or someone into all three. This 15-song Fab Four tribute is complete...
Ricky Byrd | Lifer – CD Review
With the great 50s-influenced "Rock 'N' Roll Boys," Ricky Byrd opens his first-ever album, Lifer. This autobiographical little ditty sets the stage perfectly for what turns out to be...
Ken Hensley & Live Fire | Faster – CD Review
Far from re-retiring, multi-instrumentalist (but known for his keyboard work) Ken Hensley aims to bring back that band feeling, ala Uriah Heep and Blackfoot, with Norway's Live Fire for...
Judas Priest | Nostradamus – CD Review
Ever since Rob Halford returned to the scene of the crime with Judas Priest,
expectations have been high for the Metal Gods. The 2005 reunion album Angel
Of Retribution and subsequent...
Edgar Winter | Brother Johnny – New Studio Release Review
When Johnny Winter died on July 16, 2014, many people wanted his brother Edgar to record a tribute album. But Edgar claimed he was simply too devastated at the...
Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock | Spirit On A Mission – CD Review
Michael Schenker has found his niche. He's spent many years chasing down collaborations with numerous players, hedging germs of ideas but rarely pushing it to their potential. His most...
Blackmore’s Night | Secret Voyage – CD Review
Guitarist extraordinaire Ritchie Blackmore says of his merry band of medieval music makers Blackmore’s Night: “We have the creative freedom to play any style of music we want. We...
HOL1D4Y | Topology – New Studio Release Review
If you followed Rival Sons during their infancy, you would have immediately picked up on guitarist Scott Holiday’s palette of quirky, psychedelia-flavored, fuzz-laden tones. This is his trademark, his...
Hawkestrel | The Future Is Us – CD Review
No one can say that Hawkestrel’s The Future Is Us doesn’t bring together an interesting mix of musicians. From the Hawkwind family, there are present and former members including...
