Author Archives: jason

Single review: THE ROLLING STONES – Jealous Lover

Posted on June 30, 2026 by jason
ROLLING STONES - Jealous Lover (single)

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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News: DBA, ANN WILSON, PETER HAMMILL (July 2026)

Posted on June 29, 2026 by jason
GRTR! News

Amon Amarth will release their new album, ‘The Allfather Awakens’, on October 2 via Metal Blade Records. Asia, featuring original member Geoff Downes, along with guitarist John Mitchell,  drummer Virgil Donati and vocalist/bassist Harry Whitley, release their new album ‘Indigo’ … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JUNIPER, ADY JOHNSON, ADAM BEATTIE

Posted on June 27, 2026 by jason
JUNIPER - Halfway Home

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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Single review: PARKER BARROW – Nothin’ Left To Save

Posted on June 25, 2026 by jason
PARKER BARROW – Nothin’ Left To Save

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: HARD-FI – Sweating Someone Else’s Fever

Posted on June 22, 2026 by jason
HARD-FI - Sweating Someone Else’s Fever

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: MY PET ROCKET – Last of the Analogue Superheroes

Posted on June 11, 2026 by jason
MY PET ROCKET – Last of the Analogue Superheroes

Facebook [Release date 26.06.26] Regulars on the west Scotland rock scene My Pet Rocket release their first album Last Of The Analogue Superheroes, and as well as the cover and the title, it carries a spacey/futuristic view of the world. … Continue reading →

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Single review: BLACKLIST UNION – Jackson

Posted on June 6, 2026 by jason
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Website/BLU Records  This is exactly what you need for the summer, a great punked up reimagination of the Johnny Cash classic “Jackson”, and what a great version this is. With Blacklist Union frontman Tony West and Femme Fatale’s Lorraine Lewis … Continue reading →

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Album review: HOLLIE ROGERS – Everything’s Fine

Posted on June 6, 2026 by jason
HOLLIE ROGERS – Everything’s Fine

Website [Release date 05.06.26] Acclaimed singer-songwriter Hollie Rogers is back with her latest album ‘Everything’s Fine’. Hollie has been releasing music for over a decade now, however, on this album she’s given it her all and there are a number … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BETH HART – New Theatre, Oxford, 4 June 2026

Posted on June 5, 2026 by jason
Beth Hart 2025

A few gaps in the crowd tonight as the gig was rescheduled from May 22 with some fans sadly unable to make the new date. Regardless, we knew we were in for a special evening of music, especially given the … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE GREIG TAYLOR BAND – Take A Left

Posted on June 2, 2026 by jason
THE GREIG TAYLOR BAND - Take A Left

Facebook [Release date 12.04.26] The opening diiirty diiirty blues notes of this album got me, like being a fish swimming around quite happy minding my own business, then I see a big wiggly worm on the horizon, I can’t resist, I … Continue reading →

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Album review: THIRSTY QUIREBOYS – God Bless America: The Best Of Thirsty

Posted on June 1, 2026 by jason
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Website [Release date 05.06.26] The band Thirsty were formed in 2014 by former (and founder) Quireboys guitarist Guy Bailey, and over the next decade released three albums. With lyrical help from Russian poet Irina D, there was a different feel … Continue reading →

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Album review: W.A.S.P. – The Seven Savage 1984-1992

Posted on May 30, 2026 by jason
W.A.S.P.

Madfish [Release date 17.01.26] Formed in LA in 1982 by guitarist and vocalist Blackie Lawless, W.A.S.P. have been going strong for over 40 years and still producing some excellent metal. A little rough and raw, but they’ve rocked hard and … Continue reading →

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Single review: SHARON LAZIBYRD – Quand je vois le Monde

Posted on May 28, 2026 by jason
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Website   [Release date 29.05.26] Sharon Lazibyrd as been on the GRTR! musical radar for some years now and it was a pleasant surprise to receive an advance listen to this song, ‘Quand je vois le Monde’, the second single from … Continue reading →

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News: JACK J HUTCHINSON, KAMELOT, SALIVA (June 2026)

Posted on May 28, 2026 by jason
GRTR! News

Audrey Horne release their latest album ‘Achilles’ through Napalm Records on September 4, with ‘Insanity’ released as the first single on June 11. The Bites release their new, self-titled, album on September 18 through Earache Records. Metalville is reissuing of … Continue reading →

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Album review: TARJA – Frisson Noir

Posted on May 24, 2026 by jason
Tarja Frisson Noir

earMUSIC [Release date 12.06.26] Tarja Turunen releases her tenth studio album and one she calls the “heaviest record of her career”. There are a few notable guest appearances including fellow ex-Nightwish member Marko Hietala, Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth), Apocalyptica, and Chad Smith (Red … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRICK BRISCOE – Found Footage

Posted on May 23, 2026 by jason
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Facebook [Release date 20.04.26] Brick Briscoe, what a great discovery. Hands up who’s heard of him. One or two at the back yeah. So I’d never heard of him either, but I’m damned glad I’ve been hipped to him now. … Continue reading →

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Album review: CLAIRE HAMILL BAND – A House Among The Trees

Posted on May 20, 2026 by jason
CLAIRE HAMILL BAND – A House Among The Trees,

Bandcamp [Release date 25.04.26] Claire Hamill, the grand dame of British folk, rock and prog, who you may well have never heard of releases her 15th album since 1971. There are not many female survivors from this period and certainly not … Continue reading →

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Album review: VIRGINMARYS – Beyond The House of Fires

Posted on May 17, 2026 by jason
VIRGINMARYS - Beyond the House of Fires

Website [Release date 22.05.26] The Virginmarys new album is both new and old, in that is their reinterpretation of their most recent album, 2024’s ‘Beyond the House of Fires’. This time around the Virginmarys – Ally Dickaty and Danny Dolan … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LUKE JAMES WILLIAMS – Wax and Beans, Bury, 15 May 2026

Posted on May 17, 2026 by jason
LUKE JAMES WILLIAMS – Wax and Beans, Bury, 15 May 2026

This is the second time I’ve been to this venue, and I would highly recommend it for anybody in the Bury/Rochdale/Heywood area. Get to see an artist in an intimate setting whilst drinking coffee or alcohol. The first time was … Continue reading →

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Single review: THE ROLLING STONES – In the Stars/Rough and Twisted

Posted on May 17, 2026 by jason
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I went to a gig in a record shop and as I was waiting for the artist to come on, I spied the new Stones single In The Stars, so it was my duty to buy it wasn’t it. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEGGARS BLISS – S/t

Posted on May 14, 2026 by jason
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Website [Release date 22.05.26] Derby based Beggars Bliss formed in 2024, with a mantra of – “if it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing.” Their line-up is Henry John (vocals, guitar), Milly Ayesha (keyboards, vocals), Dan Griffiths (bass, vocals) and Chris … Continue reading →

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Album review: W.A.S.P. – s/t

Posted on May 10, 2026 by jason
WASP

Madfish [Release date 21.05.26] Record label Madfish have been working some of the early W.A.S.P. catalogue, including The Savage 7 CD boxset. Here is the band’s 1984 debut and in line with all the other Madfish releases I’ve encountered, it … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LIGHTNING THREADS – The Half Moon, Putney, 3 May 2026

Posted on May 8, 2026 by jason
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The recently refurbished Half Moon welcomed a Sheffield based double header over the bank holiday weekend with headliners, Lightning Threads, backed up by The Fargo Railroad Co. Fargo are something else! Their light hearted but infectious take on Southern Country … Continue reading →

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Single review: PARKER BARROW – Blinded

Posted on May 4, 2026 by jason
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Blinded is taken from Parker Barrow’s forthcoming album Hold The Mash, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you were listening to a new Stones single with the opening riff, as guitarist Alex Bender says the riff was given life as … Continue reading →

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Album review: LADY MAISERY AND JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH – Wakefire

Posted on April 28, 2026 by jason
Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith - Wakefire: A Summer Album

Bandcamp [Release date 01.05.26] After several years delighting audiences with their wintertime project Awake Arise, the folk supergroup of Lady Maisery (Hannah James, Rowan Rheingans & Hazel Askew) and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, have joined forces again to celebrate … Continue reading →

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