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Cover art fro Don Barnes - Ride The Storm album

Don Barnes - Ride The Storm album review

By Dave Ling

The best Melodic Rock you can get this month

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Ten - Gothica album review

By Dave Ling

The best Melodic Rock you can get this month

1987

1987: The year hard rock struck back

By Brian Boyd, Malcolm Dome, Dave Everley, Ian Fortnam, Polly Glass, Rob Hughes, Hugh Fielder, Dave Ling, Sian Llewellyn, Luke Morton, Paul Rees, Mick Wall, Henry Yates

1987 saw classic album releases from Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, U2, Whitesnake, Anthrax, Heart, Motley Crue, Marillion, The Replacements and more...

A shot of Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen

Cheap Trick: "We’re just too dumb to quit"

By Dave Ling

Cheap Trick’s purple patch set to continue

The 80s rock band Survivor

“Yo, this is Sylvester Stallone. We need to talk”: the story behind Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger

By Dave Ling

How Sylvester Stallone took Survivor from no-hopers to heavyweight champions of AOR

A press shot of jesus jones

Jesus Jones: "AC/DC is a major part of what we do"

By Dave Ling

The AC/DC-loving indie/ electronic fusioneers return

a press shot of vintage trouble

Vintage Trouble: Where do you go once you've supported AC/DC?

By Dave Ling

Classic Rock’s Best New Band of 2011 bring back their soulful rock

Richard Jobson back with Skids

Richard Jobson explains why The Skids are back on the road

By Dave Ling

Seventies punk/new wavers return with a tour and a new album

alter bridge press shot

Alter Bridge discuss their upcoming Download slot

By Dave Ling

The band are back to face the Download crowds in June

A shot of John Otway live

John Otway: "I haven’t lived a sensible moment in the last forty years"

By Dave Ling

Rock’s Greatest Failure plays gigs solo and with his Big Band in May and June

a press shot of Brother Firetribe

Brother Firetribe: "Our songs will make you want to do push-ups or go for a run"

By Dave Ling

The Finnish rockers are proud of their AOR credentials – and their knack for ‘Rocky-type’ tunes

Cover art for Rock Goddess - It’s More Than Rock ’n’ Roll EP album

Rock Goddess - It’s More Than Rock ’n’ Roll EP album review

By Dave Ling

Small Mercies - New Blood

Cover art for Iced Earth - Incorruptible album

Iced Earth - Incorruptible album review

By Dave Ling

Florida’s power metal mainstays stay true to the cause

Cover art for Anathema - The Optimist album

Anathema - The Optimist album review

By Dave Ling

Progressive Liverpudlians take flight again

Cover art for Loopyworld: The Iron Maiden Years by Steve ‘Loopy’ Newhouse

Loopyworld: The Iron Maiden Years by Steve ‘Loopy’ Newhouse review

By Dave Ling

Warts-’n’-all diaries of a Maiden roadie

A portrait of Damanek's Guy MAnning

Damenek's Guy Manning: "The clock is ticking, humans are wiping themselves out"

By Dave Ling

After debuting at last year’s Summer’s End festival to great success, Damenek have now released their debut album On Track. We speak to frontman Guy Manning to find out more

John Mitchell wearing an astronaut suit on stage for Lonely Robot

Lonely Robot at Sub 89, Reading - live review

By Dave Ling

Not yet rated

John Mitchell and friends dream big in Berkshire

Cover art for Shotgun Symphony - The Last Symphony album

Shotgun Symphony - The Last Symphony album review

By Dave Ling

The best melodic rock you can get this month

Cover art for Shadowman - Secrets & Lies album

Shadowman - Secrets & Lies album review

By Dave Ling

The best melodic rock you can get this month

Cover art for Radiation Romeos - Radiation Romeos album

Radiation Romeos - Radiation Romeos album review

By Dave Ling

The best melodic rock you can get this month

Cover art for Jimmy Davis & The Junction - Going The Distance album

Jimmy Davis & The Junction - Going The Distance album review

By Dave Ling

The best melodic rock you can get this month

Cover art for Mark Slaughter - Halfway There album

Mark Slaughter - Halfway There album review

By Dave Ling

The best melodic rock you can get this month

Cover art for Andy James - Exodus album

Andy James - Exodus album review

By Dave Ling

British instrumental shredder delivers the goods

Cover art for Dream Evil - Six album

Dream Evil - Six album review

By Dave Ling

Priest-loving power metallers find the devil is in the details

A photograph of the tygers of pan tang

Tygers Of Pan Tang: "Rock’n’roll is the nicest, deadliest disease you can catch"

By Dave Ling

They’ve been around for nearly 40 years now, but these NWOBHM-ers still have plenty of roar left in them