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Workaholic Almighty frontman Ricky Warwick is back in the region this week as support for US sleaze rock heroes Love/Hate and rushonrock will be on hand to run the rule over both acts at Newcastle’s Academy! 

Another band heading our way very soon are the brilliant Blackhole and we’ve grabbed an exclusive chat with frontman Richard Carter. With their debut album due for release next month and a 19-date UK headline tour to come expect big things from the hard rocking Brit kids. Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Sweet (pictured) makes a stunning return to form with Christian rockers Stryper this week and it’s ironic his band goes up against The Used – whose frontman Bert McCracken has owned up to urinating in holy water in the past.

In a bumper week for new releases we also check out the newie from trad metal stars 3 Inches Of Blood, bizarre label mates iwrestledabearonce and Chuck Ragan‘s impressive solo offering. Plus there’s the new records by Cain’s Offering and Outloud. Now, what to spend that spare tenner on…

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Saxon – I Can’t Wait Anymore (Byford/Quinn/Oliver) b/w Broken Heroes (Live In Madrid) (Byford/Dawson) 1988

You can never own enough pouch packs as far as we’re concerned and this little slipcase of delights had it all.

A large colour poster, numbered discography and, of course, the standout single from hit album Destiny.

Does it get any better for fans of vinyl and the NWOBHM? We really don’t think so. Read the rest of this entry »

In the week he was compared to Alice Cooper circa 2000, Self Made Man recovers well to post yet another blog simply bursting with nostalgia.

Harking back to the days when Jerry Lee Lewis made his way to the Mayfair, our veteran scribe discusses rock’s enduring popularity and the power of  ‘Dad Rock’. Click on the Self Made Man page above for more.

UK goth metal favourites Paradise Lost continue to build the momentum prior to the release of new album Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us by releasing taster track The Rise Of Denial.

Available for streaming on the band’s MySpace page the song offers an exciting glimpse of the band’s most eagerly anticipated material in years and features new drummer Adrian Erlandsson in fine tub thumping form. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently shorn but still boasting a raw and rockin’ kick ass voice, Fables Last Stand frontman Roachie is preparing for the biggest year of his life.

With debut album Love & Exile ready to roll, gigs aplenty in the pipeline and a tour to Finland in the works these are heady times for the Hexham-based crooner.

But the boy Roachie still found time in his hectic schedule to reveal all of his off-stage secrets to rushonrock. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

So there’s life in the old rocker yet! Yes, Alice Cooper, that one-time scourge of Mary Whitehouse and her mates, the original animal eater, the talisman for teenage rebellion and the man who once brought central London to a standstill has been banned from playing a show in Finland.

The fact that Alice is more likely to worship Tiger Woods than the devil these days seems to have escaped the townsfolk of Tampere. But born again Christain Coop is just loving reverting to type as the original rabble rouser and enemy of petrified parents everywhere. Read the rest of this entry »

Fusing old skool growls, screamo twists and some neat electronica to boot, Finland’s One Morning Left span genres and speak the international language of rock – and they’re bidding to make it big in Britain this year.

Renowned for their incendiary live shows, the band is already booked to play UK shows on October 23 and 24 but frontman Miksu and his mates are looking to unleash their fury for a full week. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re not quite sure what those nice boys from Stryper will make of all of this but just as they’re about to release their latest collection of Christian rock classics in the UK those infamous spoilers Venom decide to unleash Hell at the same time!

Yep, with timing typical of the origninal Geordie doom crew, the band’s seminal Black Metal gets the full deluxe treatment on September 14 and we’ve only gone and grabbed a blood-soaked promo copy to get into the mood. And the mood, of course, is pretty dark. Read the rest of this entry »

One of our hot tips for 2009 are Kings Of Leon-alikes Alberta Cross and the band’s potential has never been more evident than on the clip for new single ATX.

Fans will have to wait until September 14 before that track hits stores – a taster for the superb album Broken Side Of Time. But we’re so impressed with our promo copy and the record’s lead single that we just can’t keep these boys a secret any longer!  Read the rest of this entry »