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If new rock and metal is your bag then it’ll be full to bursting this week as the big names go up against the new boys.

There’s the latest offerings from metal masters Black Label Society, Drowning Pool, German heroes Accept and former Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk – we review and rate them all.

There’s the new record from Dead Confederate and if debut albums are your thing then we advise you check out releases by two of the best British bands around – The Union and Voodoo Johnson (pictured). Read the rest of this entry »

I would like to say I’ll always remember the day AC/DC rocked Hampden Park for a remarkable version of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

Or at least for the atypically sultry conditions which provided the perfect backdrop to a hot night of rifftastic tunes. Or even for another cordial meeting with two of the nicest men in rock – The Answer’s Cormac and Paul. Read the rest of this entry »

Here at rushonrock we make no secret of the fact that vinyl is a big part of who we are and what we love. You can check out the seven inch hits and misses of the hair metal era at The Vinyl Countdown but here we assess the very latest slabs of heavy duty plastic causing our turntables to wilt.

Yes, with our favourite format well and truly on the comeback trail it’s been a great month for records the way we used to like them. Heavy, hissy, occasionally coloured but always colourful. This time we check out a slew of SPV reissues, Hot Leg’s debut and some vintage Metallica. Read the rest of this entry »

Call me Plus None. Or even Fan Solo.

I’ve become the bloke who listens to Heart’s Alone just to get me in the mood for gigging. And I just can’t get Roger Daltry’s Waiting For A Friend out of my head.

Welcome to the decidedly depressing new world of concert-going sans mates. Read the rest of this entry »

It is 25 years since iconic German label SPV first brought us bands like Sodom and Destruction but over the years the innovative firm has brought rock fans of every persuasion the music they love.

From thrash metal to melodic rock, Slime to Whitesnake, Kamelot (pictured) to The Answer, the Hannover-based imprint has supported rock and metal through the good times and bad but these days they’re on a roll.

And to celebrate their anniversary in 2009 – dubbed 25 & Alive – SPV are re-releasing a slew of classic albums on vinyl – starting with four absolute crackers in March! Read the rest of this entry »