It hasn’t been easy for fans or collectors to get their hands on the 1982 self-titled debut by Canadian rockers CONEY HATCH. You won’t find it streaming on Apple Music or Spotify. You might find pieces of it on YouTube…
Review: DREAM THEATER – Quarantième: Live à Paris (2025)
If you’re reading this vinyl review, then I’m sure you know the backstory. DREAM THEATER reunited with drummer Mike Portnoy to celebrate their 40th Anniversary with an extensive European & U.S. tour. I should also mention…
Review/Unboxing: ALL SINNERS – We Own The Night (2025)
After three independent releases and years of local and national gigging, Massachusetts-based Hard Rock & Metal act ALL SINNERS delivers their first full-length studio album We Own The Night. Freshly signed to Rat Pak Records, the album is set for release on November 14, 2025.
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: 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...