Review: DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG – Babylon (2025)

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: 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...

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