October 3, 2025 will see the release of Babylon, the first full-length album by DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG. I've given this album quite a few spins in recent weeks, and I still can't figure out what Udo Dirkscheider is trying to accomplish here. The music of ACCEPT & U.D.O. is pretty straightforward…
Review: FOGHAT – Fool For The City (50th Anniversary Edition)
On September 12, 2025, Rhino Records is releasing a 50th anniversary edition of FOGHAT's first platinum selling album Fool For The City. The British blues rockers' 5th studio album gets an upgrade in the audio department, as well as a bonus disc/vinyl of a new, never before heard 1975 live performance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago...
Review: THE DARKNESS – Dreams on Toast (2025)
It's been 22 years since Permission to Land, the debut album by the UK Glam Rock outfit THE DARKNESS. Back then, some passed them off as the next coming of QUEEN, while others compared them to SPINAL TAP…
Review: THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – Give Us The Moon (2025)
You would never know by listening to THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA that their founders were originally known for their work with Melodic Death Metal acts SOILWORK and ARCH ENEMY...
Review: VOODOO CIRCLE – Hail To The King (2024)
VOODOO CIRCLE is the longtime side project of ex-PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Alex Beyrodt. Debuting with their self-titled album in 2008, VOODOO CIRCLE was put together to pay homage to their '70s and 80s Blues Rock idols.
Review: CATEGORY 7 – Category 7 (2024)
CATEGORY 7 is the latest 'supergroup' project courtesy of Metal Blade Records. Their self-titled debut was released on July 26, 2024. The band features vocalist John Bush (ARMORED SAINT), guitarist Mike Orlando (ADRENALINE MOB)...
Review: MR. BIG – Ten (2024)
A reunited MR. BIG is a good year or so into their final tour around the globe, appropriately titled The BIG Finish. Although vocalist Eric Martin, guitarist Paul Gilbert, and bassist Billy Sheehan resisted the idea of new music without founding drummer Pat Torpey...
Review: ANVIL – One And Only (2024)
Sometimes I think that Canadian Heavy Metal act ANVIL is playing a joke on Heavy Metal fans. How can a band that has been around for 40 years, and has written and released 20 studio albums, still sound like they are amateurs just getting started? ...
Review: AXEL RUDI PELL – Risen Symbol (2024)
Having followed AXEL RUDI PELL since the release of 2004's Kings And Queens, I knew exactly what to expect on the German guitarist's 22nd studio album Risen Symbol...
Review: MEANSTREAK – Blood Moon EP (2024)
For those out of the loop, MEANSTREAK was an all-female Thrash Metal band out of Rockland, NY, that formed in 1985. Their 1988 debut album Roadkill is considered by many to be one of the best in its genre. Due to the album's success, the band scored opening slots for such Metal heavyweights as OVERKILL, MANOWAR, ANTHRAX, and MOTORHEAD. Despite their initial accomplishments...