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’77 – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us (Century Media)

Hands up who when asked where to get a dose of seventies hard rock instantly thinks “Barcelona!” Nobody? Well, me neither folks, but hailing from that beautiful city and founded by the vocal and guitar duo of the Valetta brothers,… Continue Reading →

Closet Disco Queen – S/T (Hummus Records)

The releases by Hummus have given me the opportunity to experience and indulge in some of the most experimental music I’ve heard in a long time. Closet Disco Queen whose strange moniker shines a light on the aural strangeness contained… Continue Reading →

Grifter – Return of the Bearded Brethren (Code 7 / Ripple Music)

The sun is beaming down on my shiny dome and I am wishing I was cruising to the beach instead of on my lunch break. This is not helped by Grifter who provide the perfect soundtrack to a late summer… Continue Reading →

Dynamite – Blackout Station (High Roller Records)

Sweden have a knack for turning out bands which excel in metal and hard rock. Whether this is to do with something in the air or water which I mentioned previously with regards to the Scandinavian metal scene or whether… Continue Reading →

Asomvel – Knuckle Duster (Bad Omen Records)

I doubt that any self respecting metaller that follows the scene within the UK hasn’t at least witnessed a live show by these purist heavy metal purveyors, or know that they tragically lost founding member Jay-Jay Winter in a road… Continue Reading →

Kaos Krew – Corruption Rules this World (Inverse)

Kaos Krew sounds to me like a bunch of New York guys with reversed baseball caps playing hardcore but this is nothing like that. “Corruption Rules This World” is hard rock with a nice cynical twist as you may gather… Continue Reading →

Carcharodon – Roachstomper (Altsphere)

Carcharodon, the collective term for a species of large shark, aren’t exactly the most sophisticated band – the Italian’s debut album was called Macho Metal, for crying out loud. There is nothing they seem to enjoy more than swigging whiskey and… Continue Reading →

Tombstone Highway – Ruralizer (Agonia Records)

Emerging from the muddy shores of the Po River in Piacenza, Italy, Tombstone Highway are here to prove that the dirty southern stoner sound is no longer solely dominated by whiskey swilling Americans. Tombstone Highway is a project of Herr… Continue Reading →

Audrey Horne – Youngblood (Napalm Records)

Audrey Horne are an interesting band. With illustrious connections in the sphere of more extreme metal, this hard rock band from Bergen in Norway specialise in original and interesting songs. Thus was my experience of one live performance and the… Continue Reading →

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