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Another bumper week for new releases with albums from Finntroll (pictured), Everything Burns and The Argent Dawn hitting the heavier end of the market.

But if melodic rock is more your bag then we review and rate the latest releases by State Of Rock and Jon Oliva’s Pain.

Plus there’s a welcome return from Thunder – albeit in the shape of often overlooked mid 90s effort Behind Closed Doors, remastered and expanded.  And we check out the deluxe edition of rock vamp Emilie Autumn’s latest effort ahead of her UK tour next month. Read the rest of this entry »

Metal giants Mastodon are on the road this month in support of the sensational Crack The Skye and we’ll be bringing you a full review of their show this week.

Also under the rushonrock spotlight are reformed rockers Nazareth and Self Made Man will be dispatched to cover their gig in Newcastle this weekend.

We’ve got new interviews with Europe and The Crave as both bands enjoy the recent resurgence in soft metal. And rising stars of the European rock scene, Elvis Jackson, feature on the latest rushonrock Rider. Godfathers of thrash, Metallica, feature on the latest 12@12 and there’s more. 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 »

All this week we’re taking a look at the very best that the rock and metal world had to offer in 2009.

And today we’re throwing the spotlight on the best reissues of the year.

There was a batch of lavishly packaged vinyl, classic albums by the world’s biggest bands and some rarities which sounded even better given the full 21st century remix.

So check out the following and share your views. Read the rest of this entry »

They burst onto the scene with the barnstorming rocker Better Days and won worldwide accalim for their cracking cover of Cameo’s Word Up – they are, of course, the mighty Gun.

But these days the Glaswegians have morphed into some kind of Brit Rock supergroup after adding Little Angels’ frontman Toby Jepson to their ranks.

Ahead of their Newcastle o2 Academy show this Thursday, rushonrock caught up with the charismatic singer… Read the rest of this entry »

This week we celebrate Brit Rock – that sleazy, bluesy, hair metal-inspired movement which peaked around the late 80s and early 90s when a slew of great British bands back big record deals and crashed the charts with refreshing regularity.

There’s an exclusive chat with Quireboy Paul Guerin (pictured) plus a full review of the reissued A Bit Of What You Fancy and the chance for five lucky rushonrock readers to win a copy – featuring sleeve notes by our very own editor Simon Rushworth!

Then there’s another interview exclusive as former Little Angel Toby Jepson drops in for a chat. Ready to kick off a full UK tour in his role as frontman with the reformed Gun he’s in typically ebullient mood. Terrorvision hit The Vinyl Countdown and there’ll be an honourbale mention for Thunder somewhere along the line. But that’s not all folks…  Read the rest of this entry »

Thunder – Dirty Love (Morley) b/w Fired Up (Morley) (Limited Edition Shaped Pic Disc) 1990

This was the song which launched the British blues rockers as a serious chart busters and potential contenders. Out of the ashes of Terraplane rose a slick outfit quite capable of competing with America’s hair metal invasion and for a good while they did just that.

Dirty Love was still the favourite set closer for Danny, Luke and the boys as late as this year’s slew of emotionally charged farewell shows – its memorable riff and uptempo chorus bagging a top 40 spot in the UK charts and making number 55 on the US hot 100. Incredibly Thunder never charted again on the other side of the Atlantic. Read the rest of this entry »

Wednesday sees Biffy Clyro (pictured) and The Manchester Orchestra take to the stage in the Toon and the action keeps on coming as reformed NWOBHM legends Marseille check into Trillians on Friday. But if that’s not enough then folk rock troupe Mostly Autumn tackle the Academy crowd on Saturday with Soil at the same venue 24 hours later.

Of course it’s not all about the vibrant live scene and we love to bring you the exclusive interviews right here on rushonrock. And this week’s no different as hair metal hero Kip Winger checks in to chat about his new record ahead of February’s UK tour. But there’s more! Read the rest of this entry »

This week we look at the latest reissues from Thunder as the best blues rock band in Britain continue to say their goodbyes in style.

Plus there’s the new release from thrash heroes DevilDriver and a look at two seriously scary records from the Century Media stable as Tenet and Arkaea unveil their debut albums. Something for everyone – unless you’re a Richard Marx fan. Read the rest of this entry »

There was little surprise that Thunder saved the best for last as they laid waste Newcastle’s City Hall for the final time on Tuesday. It’s long since been the traditional set closer and the song which gets absolutely everyone jumping – even the bloke from rushonrock too busy mentally preparing his review to truly rock out.

But for me the band’s best/most famous/classic track always induces a sense of deep despair and heart wrenching regret. A sickly feeling starts deep down in my gut before rising throatwards at the very moment Luke Morley blasts out those first, definitive notes. Read the rest of this entry »