Tag hard rock
Every few years or so, there always seems to be a huge influx of musicians already in bands looking to collaborate with each other for various reasons. Some of these collaborations become fully fledged bands with a life of their… Continue Reading →
Stoner rock was a product of the 1990s. Here we hark back to those acid-driven times with “Odile”, the second release from this Swiss six-piece. What we get is ten decent, unpretentious and varied rock songs. My initial reaction on… Continue Reading →
Now this is a heart-warming listen and then some. Boasting a denim-and-leather fuelled assault of unashamed melodic metal, this Berkshire-based five-piece have chosen to roar out of the traps all guns blazing with their fourth full-length. Polished and professional, there’s… Continue Reading →
Diamond Head are an iconic band wouldn’t you agree? Whether it was first time around on their own merit as one of the highlights of the NWOBHM scene or from the recommendations of one little band called Metallica, they are… Continue Reading →
Ah, a bit of proper retro-inspired hard-rock/ heavy metal excellence here, coming all the way from…erm…Lancaster. Still, the four piece have been busy, formed in 2011, and this, their first full length release following a fair few EP’s and split… Continue Reading →
Described as “Whisky drinkin’, Beer guzzlin’ bro’s”, Hammer Fight hail from Atlantic City, New Jersey, also known as the East Coast’s den of debauchery. Comprised of a copious amount of sleaze, dashes of classic metal, hard rock, punk and thrash… Continue Reading →
I admit that I’ve not really had anything to do with Magnum for a long, long time. I’ve heard bits and bats over the years but I just wasn’t a fan of the direction they went in from the 90’s… Continue Reading →
If your quest is for metal, and nothing but the most extreme, sorry, but here’s the time you should click away to the next review on Ave Noctum. Still reading? Good, because that means you know that the site prides… Continue Reading →
The blurb that comes with this release states you can stick this in a stack of records alongside the likes of Cinderella, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Faster Pussycat, but these German’s are far from that in my eyes. Formed in… Continue Reading →
It’s the next installment of Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia folks, so expect lots of symphonic epic songs performed by top notch guest vocalists and teeth-out-jaws-locked-won’t-let-go melody lines. It’s Avantasia, yes, yes, you know what to expect…but let’s face it the interest… Continue Reading →
Way back in 87 on the cusp of 14 I ventured into Our Price in North Finchley. There I purchased Constrictor by Alice Cooper. It started my path to the glorious darkside. I didn’t linger too long in the world… Continue Reading →
Redwolves hail from Copenhagen, Denmark. Despite some early career line-up changes and a name change from Awesome Mr Powerwolf, they are now getting ready for the release of a new EP, “Walking Roads”. This has the feel of a band… Continue Reading →