hard rock Archives

Someone I love [Video] Daxx and Roxane!!

07/03/2019

Video Exclusive - Dax & Roxane - Someone I love...

Is the Classic Rock sound making a comeback?

20/08/2018

Lancastrian Rockers Massive Wagons charge the charts with new release 'Full Nelson'...

Heroes Sometimes Let You Down

23/07/2018

Fraggle casts a critical eye on newcomers to the Finnish Metal tradition Heroes Don't Ask Why, and their new release 'Sound Of A Broken Heart'...

When Godsmack’s Legend Stagnates

16/07/2018

So just how much have seminal Nu-Metallers Godsmack phoned it in with latest release 'When Legends Rise'?...

Don’t Get Old, Get ‘Spiritual’! Mr Big [Live]

23/11/2017

You're never too old to kick out those jams. Mr Big lay into Shepherds Bush Empire...

And Time, and Fashion, and Fads: Defying Gravity (Mr. Big)

19/07/2017

Age will not wither them, nor gravity hold them down. No frills hard rock from Mr. Big...

Loitered Lens: Black Star Riders (2017)

02/06/2017

Black Star Riders bring their own negotiating power to Europe on an extensive Spring tour. Photos from the Forum...

Black Star Riders Announce New Sticksman (and Tour Dates)

09/05/2017

New drummer, new dates. Black Star Riders bother Europe with a slew of live gigs ...

Falling Backwards Through Jack Daniels (Soil, O2 Academy)

25/11/2016

Soil, Sons of Texas and Liberty Lies blast the plaster off the walls at Islington's O2 Academy...

Looking for Answers. Finding them. Solas (The Answer)

17/11/2016

New approaches from The Answer result in a fresh and fascinating hard rock album...

Freak Show Candy Floss (Voodoo Vegas)

22/09/2016

Voodoo Vegas serve up hard-hitting no-frills rock, killer riffs and shredding solos. ...

Loitered Lens: Massive Wagons

12/05/2016

Massive Wagons leave their London fans feeling dirty and used. In a good way. Photos...

Bang. Zoom. Crazy… Hello (Cheap Trick)

06/04/2016

Classic infectious rock from Cheap Trick - the band Japanese metallers know as The American Beatles...

Loitered Lens: The Quireboys (Islington Academy, 2016)

03/04/2016

A four-headed pile-up of hard rock in Islington saw The Quireboys come out tops. Photos...

Stoner Riffing from Sunrise to Sundown (Spiritual Beggars)

09/03/2016

Hammond organ, heavy riffs and stoner haze - Sunrise to Sundown is what death metallers do to relax...

Tight in the Corners, Fast on the Straights: Cradle the Rage (Toseland)

01/03/2016

Toseland's second album offers no major surprises, but is all the better for that. Review...

Maybe the world has finally caught up (Skunk Anansie at The Forum)

09/02/2016

A triumphant homecoming from Skunk Anansie at the Kentish Town Forum, February 2016. Review...

Solid musicianship rather wasted: Resurrection Kings

19/01/2016

Resurrection Kings' Chas West has a great old-school hard rock voice of the sort you don't hear enough of, and sounds as though he'd excel... given stronger material...

We get so much respect, but we get jealously too (Thundermother)

15/01/2016

Swedish accadacca influenced rockers Thundermother ride the rock lightning....

Loitered Lens: Black Star Riders (The Scala)

03/01/2016

Hard rock riffage at the London stop of the Black Star Riders Killer Instinct tour. Photos...

Southern Gothic, Magic and Voodoo: Lose Control (Chantel McGregor)

29/09/2015

On Lose Control, Chantel McGregor puts the emphasis on riffs, and takes a less-is-more approach when it comes to soloing...

Love being dirty. Loving sounding dirty (Mother’s Cake)

24/09/2015

Austria's hardest rockers talk to Trebuchet after their clamorous European support slot with Limp Bizkit...

Staying Classy Whilst Skirting the Edge of Cheese (Praying Mantis)

09/09/2015

Praying Mantis play polished twin-guitar hard rock, more AOR than metal. It's a long way from NWOBHM, although they were always on the melodic side...