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This week’s new releases might be overshadowed by the man on your left but it’s not just Slash who’s hitting the mark with some pretty mean rock and roll right now.

We review and rate the fantastic Red Sparowes and check out the debut from Danish metal crew Anoxia.

There’s a five -track EP from indie rockers The Paddingtons and the glossy Vegas-inspired cock rock of  fast-rising stars Taking Dawn.

Plus we check out one of the buzz records of 2010 in the shape of Hungry & The Hunted’s hotly anticipated debut. Read the rest of this entry »

Electric Boys – Mary In The Mystery World (Bloom) b/w Knee Deep in You (Bloom) & Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? (Lennon/McCartney)

Limited Edition Numbered Clear Vinyl Etched Disc

1992

Swede Conny Bloom was one of the finest songwriters to come out of the late 80s glam/funk scene and this iconic track was a firm favourite with the hair metal crowd.

Supercharged yet psychedelic, the Electric Boys could mix it with the very best and this single, taken from their second album, Groovus Maximus, typified the band’s ability to cross genres and appeal to a wider crowd. Read the rest of this entry »

Glam metal takes centre stage this week as dolled up heroes Faster Pussycat and Enuff Z’Nuff join forces to roll back the rock years – we review both bands right here.

Continuing the theme and we welcome the Electric Boys to our hot new vinyl feature – 12@12. And there’s some great craic with 2010′s take on homegrown hair metal – The Crave – as the band debut on the rushonrock Rider.

Ensuring your fave site maintains a heavier edge we’ll rate Lamb Of God on their metal as hell UK headline tour. And there’s an exclusive interview with buzz band Dommin as they toast a successful tour with Lacuna Coil and look forward to more UK dates with H.I.M.. And there’s more. Read the rest of this entry »

Swedish sleaze rock sensations Crazy Lixx will look to take their game to the next level later this year when latest album New Religion hits stores.

Given the full Frontiers Records service, the Malmo riff masters seem certain to break into the big time with the follow-up to critically acclaimed debut Loud Minority.

And frontman Danny Rexon is in no doubt that New Religion is one record which demands to be heard in 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Maybe it’s too early to make this wild and wonderful claim but is Newcastle about to reclaim its title as one of the UK’s hotbeds of rock?

A series of sold-out Academy dates in 2009, coupled with a vibrant club scene and forthcoming arena dates with two of the region’s favourite sons, Paul Rodgers and Mark Knopfler, suggest as much.

And glowing endorsements from bands as diverse as The Answer, Machine Head and New Generation Superstars imply a city once famous for boasting the biggest rock club in Europe is about to bounce back.  Read the rest of this entry »

@ Newcastle Trillians, November 25 2009

This gig would have been inconceivable a decade ago but thanks to the long overdue revival of all things glammed up and hairy, the one and only Davy Vain rolled back the years in front of a boistrous and adoring crowd.

 Those who claim one of prettiest boys of the late 80s scene has become a bloated parody of his former self should revise that opinion. And fast. Looking fitter than a bunch of blokes half his age and with the old pipes still in ear piercing form, Vain is a frontman quite capable of delivering unfinished business in some style. Read the rest of this entry »

Experience is the name of the game this week as a veritable slew of rock veterans go head to head with new – and not so new – releases.

Rush (pictured) repackage live gems from the past six years while Slade repackage everything they’ve ever done again to cash in on the pre-Christmas market.

Steve Morse delivers an outside contender for album of the year and Devin Townsend serves up the second record in his series of four DTP releases. Read the rest of this entry »

Vixen – Cryin’ (Tripp/Paris) b/w Desperate (Miku/Santos/Kuehnemund) 1988

The all-girl hair metal band’s biggest hit on both sides of the Atlantic, pop rocker Cryin’ crashed the Top 40 in the US and the UK.

At a time when the men looked more like women it was only the obviously feminine band name and flashes of bronzed cleavage which gave the game away as far as these four ladies from  Minnesota were concerned. Even so, certain critics suggested the pretty boys of Poison were still sexier than these four foxes at the forefront of the LA glam scene. Read the rest of this entry »