As the dust settles on The Temperance Movement’s dramatic return to the live arena, Rushonrock reflects on the classic rock comeback everyone wanted — but nobo... Read More...
Mark Morton — Without The Pain (Snakefarm)
Worried Without The Pain’s one of those wearisome side projects rustled up to stave off the boredom while the ban... Read More...
The Darkness have called time on another hugely successful UK headline tour. Here are our takeaways from the Dreams On Toast trek.
Form is tempora... Read More...
Song
Wolves
Artist
Shannon Pearl
Shannon Pearl backstory
Trained as a Priestess and named a Sacred Sound Carrier on the Isle of Avalon, Shannon ... Read More...
Seven Sisters — Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt. 2 (Dissonance)
As soon as we got wind of a brand new Seven Sisters record our trad metal radar started... Read More...
Song
No Rest For The Wicked
Artist
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen backstory
Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck — aka Yngwie Malmsteen — burst onto t... Read More...
Gotthard — Stereo Crush (Reigning Phoenix Music)
In the early 1990s Rushonrock caught a young Swiss band called Gotthard opening up for Magnum on ... Read More...
Song
Hold The Night
Artist
Giant
Giant backstory
Originally formed in the late 80s by brothers Dann and David Huff — together with the experienc... Read More...
Airbourne’s latest run of UK shows proves nobody — not even AC/DC — does rock and roll in its purest form quite like the high voltage Aussies. But, argues Simo... Read More...
Rosalie Cunningham @Newcastle The Cluny, March 8 2025
It was entirely fitting that, on International Women’s Day, three of retro rock’s most charismatic fem... Read More...
Simon's love affair with guitar bands began the day he saw Def Leppard performing Animal for the first time. The founder of Rushonrock has contributed to Classic Rock Magazine, Classic Rock Blues, Classic Rock AOR, HRH Mag and Country Music Magazine and is a familiar face on the North East's rock and metal scene.
