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After a slow start to 2010 we review no fewer than nine new releases this week and there’s something for everyone to bring January to a suitably raucous close.

Whether you want to check out vintage Saxon (pictured) in the shape of expanded editions of three of the band’s often overlooked 80s standards or US Saxon-alikes Keel we slate and rate ‘em right here.

There’s the brilliant Bruce Kulick and his start-studded BK3 album plus a thrilling hair metal throwback as Wig Wam return to take on allcomers.

Frontiers standard-bearers Murder Of My Sweet bid for your listening pelasure and Kerrang! tour headliners All Time Low show their softer side with an acoustic mini album. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Biff Byford is one of the NWOBHM’s great survivors and the charismatic Saxon frontman is sounding better than ever after completing two UK headline tours in one year!

A regular favourite on the rushonrock pages, the boy from Barnsley checked in to offer his thoughts on the seminal metal movement which burst out of the British Isles in the late 70s.

And he also welcomed back old buddies Anvil after touring alongside the Canadian comeback kids this month. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s another almighty week of music mayhem on the UK’s fastest-growing independent rock and metal website and kicking it all off we’ve got a couple of British legends. Motorhead play Newcastle’s City Hall tomorrow and Saxon frontman Biff Byford checks in for an exclusive chat with the rushonrock team!

It’s a busy seven days for live action with Rise Against, Thursday and Poison The Well playing Newcastle’s Academy on Wednesday before the double header that is Yes and Bring Me The Horizon on Friday. Elliott Minor play tracks off new album Solaris on Saturday and The Butterfly Effect head to the North East the following day.

Gavin from Funeral For A Friend is the latest victim of the rushonrock Rider and Joan Jett hits The Vinyl Countdown as we hit finally hit the top five. But there’s more! Read the rest of this entry »

They’re playing to thousands of rockers and metal heads at Birmingham’s NEC tomorrow night as part of a cracking Hellfire bill featuring the likes of Saxon and Anvil.

And North Eastern heroes The Casino Brawl have just announced a headline show at Newcastle’s Trillians after coming off the road with the Haunted.

It’s all happening for founder members Jonny Ferguson and Jamie Common and they took time out to tell rushonrock all about their meteoric rise. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow sees the return of the ultimate hair metal babe as Lita Ford (left) unleashes her hotly anticipated comeback record Wicked Wonderland. We review and rate it right here.

So who’s the former Runaway up against this week?

Big hitters Bon Jovi and Slayer bring their latest tunes to the table so look out for a Rock Solid special later this week.

In the meantime we check out the old school metal of Saviours and some stripped down Sharon den Adel (if only) as Within Temptation go all acoustic.

Then there’s the full-on assault that is Fu Manchu as the stoner legends return with one of their most accomplished and accesible albums to date.

But does any of it come close to lovely Lita? Find out right here… Read the rest of this entry »

He’s a Barnsley boy boasting the true Yorkshire grit which took his band Saxon to the very summit of the NWOBHM movement.

And 30 years after the UK spawned metal for the masses, Biff Byford is still fronting one of the nation’s best-loved acts as Saxon go from strength to strength.

Out on tour with fellow metal monsters Anvil, it’s time we took a look behind the scenes with one of rock’s finest frontmen. Read the rest of this entry »

As prog rock maestros Yes (pictured) prepare to undertake their latest UK tour we bring you an exclusive interview with drummer Alan White.

There’s a look at two rocking compilations featuring a slew of potential hit singles as vampire flick New Moon and the intriguing Jennifer’s Body get the star studded soundtrack treatment.

And NWOBHM behemoth Biff Byford is the latest big name to go under the rushonrock Rider microscope as he reveals all on the eve of Saxon’s latest headline tour. And there’s more. Read the rest of this entry »

Saxon singer Biff Byford is being courted by not one, but two film companies with offers of key roles in productions due to start rolling next year.

The NWOBHM legend tours in support of latest record Into The Labyrinth next month as the band’s remarkable popularity surge continues to gather pace.

But it seems there’s no rest for the musically wicked with Biff set to appear in US and German movies – and provide music for the respective films’ soundtracks. Read the rest of this entry »

NWOBHM legends Saxon have revealed the opening band on the UK leg of their November tour with Celtic-influenced German metal crew Suidakra added to the bill.

The Teutonic trailblazers celebrate their 15th anniversary with their highest profile British shows to date and arrive on these shores on the back of US and Chinese shows.

Suidakra will be followed by rejuvenated Canadian metal monsters Anvil before Biff and the boys close what is sure to be one of the rock events of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

There was a time when it would have been ludicrous to suggest that Radio Two would ever ride to the rescue of British rock.

But then there was a time when the late, great Tommy Vance held a prime Friday night slot on Radio One and his weekly Rock Show was an immovable fixture on that popular station’s schedule. Read the rest of this entry »