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Album review: PARKER BARROW – Hold the Mash

Posted on July 17, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 17.07.26] Oh boy The Stones and Parker Barrow release new albums within a week of each other. The old guard release a masterpiece, and the new guard release what could be their masterpiece but it’s a little … Continue reading →

Album review: DAN BYRNE – This Is Where The Show Begins

Posted on July 15, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Frontiers [Release date 22.05.26] Revival Black were a promising band who released their last album in 2022. Frontman Dan Byrne broke away soon after and released an excellent EP ‘Beginnings’ in 2023. As our melodic rock supremo Andy Nathan commented … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE FORTUNATE FEW – Isn’t That So

Posted on July 14, 2026 by jason

[Release date 29.05.26] The first thing I thought when I first heard this album by the Fortunate Few is Joe Cocker Sheffield Steel era, which is good for the drummer and bass player as Sly and Robbie were the rhythm … Continue reading →

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Album review: MORK – Monolitt

Posted on July 14, 2026 by jason

Peaceville [Release date 19.06.26] mork is an acclaimed Black Metal project formed by Norwegian multi instrumentalist Thomas Eriksen in 2004, this is their 8th album. The title translates as Monolith; inspired by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, it explores … Continue reading →

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Album review : TESLA – Homage

Posted on July 14, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 17.07.26] Tesla released their debut album, Mechanical Resonance in 1986 and now release their eighth, Homage, forty years later. Six studio albums and five live albums in between, and a relatively stable line up over … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ROLLING STONES – Foreign Tongues

Posted on July 11, 2026 by jason

Polydor [Release date 10.07.26] I know, I know, I cant give six stars. Well in that case this definitely gets a big cheeky bombastic five. Kicking off with ‘Rough And Twisted’ the B=side of the first single ‘In The Stars’, … Continue reading →

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Album review: SCHEFF TOLLE ADRIAENS – Let’s Stop The World

Posted on July 8, 2026 by jason

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 26.06.26] The trio of Darin Scheff, Christian Tolle and Morris Adriaens each have plenty of musical experience. Darin Scheff is the brother of former Chicago vocalist Jason (who guests on a couple of songs … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRAGIK – Propaganda Elite

Posted on July 5, 2026 by jason

Rock Company [Release date 24.06.26] Album number fourteen from Tragik! Formed around Phil Vincent, a musician who defines the word prolific, he is joined by regular Tragik members drummer Dirk Phillips and bassist Damian D’Ercole, with guitar solos once again … Continue reading →

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Album review : ELECTRIC MOB – 2 Make U Cry And Dance (Digital Deluxe Edition)

Posted on July 5, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date :10.07.26] Having tasted Electric Mob’s 2 Make U Cry And Dance, originally released in January 2023, the self employed music media’s effusive praise led to this:- A digital reissue with an additional six (live) tracks from … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MILK MEN – Milky Way

Posted on July 5, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 15.05.26] Sometimes I think I’ve lived in a parallel universe for a few years, where everything is the same but there is no music, and then I suddenly pop back into the same universe as you, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: FATAL VISION – Four Sides To Every Story

Posted on July 2, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 22.05.26] Fatal Vision’s fourth album, “Four Sides to Every Story,” is a powerhouse of classic hard rock that truly showcases the band’s artistic growth. From the moment you hit play, you’re hit with a barrage of intricate guitar … Continue reading →

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Single review: BYWATER CALL – Is This Thing On?

Posted on June 30, 2026 by jason

Website Another delightful discovery – Bywater Call. Although this single, featuring mainly vocalist Megan Parnell and guitarist Dave Barnes, isn’t representative of the band as a whole, which features a two piece brass section, drums, bass and keyboards, it is … Continue reading →

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Single review: THE ROLLING STONES – Jealous Lover

Posted on June 30, 2026 by jason

Should it be five stars? Maybe. A definite 4.5, but when you go to five there’s no where else to go, and the next single might be even better. Anyway that’s my dilemma. What’s more pressing is telling you how … Continue reading →

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Album review : STATUS QUO – The Early Years Vol 2 (1970-72) 5 CD Boxset

Posted on June 28, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 03.07.26] Status Quo’s past, present and future promise seemed to be crammed in to 3 short years, 1970-72. In their early years, for what turned out to be one of the UK’s most durable bands, … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JUNIPER, ADY JOHNSON, ADAM BEATTIE

Posted on June 27, 2026 by jason

JUNIPER Halfway Home [Release date 14.05.26] Juniper are a six piece folk band hailing from Birmingham consisting of Dominic O’Sullivan (whistles, clarinet, flute), Emily Hicks (flute), Anna Vaughan (violin), Harry Thorpe (vocals, guitars), Adam Hammond (drums) and Rob Roberts (bass). The … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBERT CASTIGLIA – Grits & Glory

Posted on June 25, 2026 by petefeenstra

Gulf Coast Records [Release date 10.07.26] Which came first the music or the album title? Either way, ‘Grits & Glory’ is an excellent rock-blues record forged by the sort of perseverance, determination and will to succeed alluded to in the … Continue reading →

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Single review: PARKER BARROW – Nothin’ Left To Save

Posted on June 25, 2026 by jason

Website I do like music with attitude, and this single earns a big five stars from me, for its attitude, for its grit, for its musicianship, for its utter rock n rollness I’ve said Parker Barrow are going places since … Continue reading →

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Album review – PALLAS – The Midas Touch Boxset (8CDs+DVD)

Posted on June 23, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 26.06.26] Once upon a time there were two bands called Rainbow. Ritchie Blackmore won the toss, and the other changed their name to Pallas. This was 1974. Two years ago Cherry Red released a 6CDs … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE WESTERN FRONT – Eureka

Posted on June 22, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Music Theories Recordings [Release date 10.07.26] It’s hard to believe that in the early 1980s – following personal hiatus and Thin Lizzy’s final tour – Scott Gorham made a distinctly AOR album. Although we shouldn’t forget that in classic Lizzy … Continue reading →

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Album review: HARD-FI – Sweating Someone Else’s Fever

Posted on June 22, 2026 by jason

V2 Records [Release date 19.06.26] It seems only like yesterday that Hard-Fi made a big splash with their debut album, ‘Stars of CCTV’, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. Where does the time go?! Hard-Fi called it a day … Continue reading →

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Album review : BURNING ROPE – Dissolution

Posted on June 22, 2026 by petefeenstra

Self Release [Release date : 29.05.26] ‘Dissolution’ is an album which diligently works its way round the theme of broken relationships, with plenty of musical variety (rock, prog, funk and blues), tough riffs and emotionally honest songs. It’s a notable … Continue reading →

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Album review : MASTERPLAN – Metalmorphosis

Posted on June 18, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 26.05.26] There’s power metal bands and there’s Masterplan. Never getting the credit they deserve. It began life as a splinter group. Founders, Uli Kusch and Roland Grapow were originally a key part of Helloween, leaving … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNI NICHOLLS – Making Moves

Posted on June 18, 2026 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Danni Nicholls for his feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, first broadcast 5 July 2026. This is an edited version of the show, including tracks from the album ‘Making Moves’. Astrorama Records [Release date 26.06.26] … Continue reading →

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Album review: CARL CARLTON & MELANIE WIEGMANN – Miles Of Time

Posted on June 16, 2026 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Carl Carlton and Melanie Wiegmann for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This is an edited version of the show first broadcast 14 June 2026. Timezone [Release date 23.01.26] ‘Miles of Time’ is … Continue reading →

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Single review: ROSS HARDING – Graveyard Blues

Posted on June 15, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Not as immediate as previous output, but carrying on with his blues as devils music, this single is unmistakably Ross Harding. The voice, the sparse arrangements, the atmospherics, Ross has his brand down to a tee. A song about sacrifice … Continue reading →