Articles by Rich Davenport

Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson and Peter Richardson in The Comic Strip Presents... episode 'Bad News Tour', circa 1983

"The camera pans across, and you realise there are 60,000 people throwing bottles of piss at us. It was terrifying": Nigel Planer looks back at hapless metal heroes Bad News

By Rich Davenport published 21 February 24

Nearly 40 years after their infamous Donington set, 25% of fictional rockers Bad News returned last year as Almost Bad News

How Leader of Down are keeping the memory of Motörhead guitarist Würzel alive on new album

By Rich Davenport published 13 July 22

Bassist Tim Atkinson: "We were such close friends. I miss him every day"

50 years of melody: Bob Catley's essential Magnum albums

By Rich Davenport last updated 8 August 22

Magnum vocalist Bob Catley examines half a century of band back catalogue and talks about some of his favourites

Eric Gales crafts blues of various hue on emotive Crown album

By Rich Davenport published 28 January 22

Blues survivor Eric Gales takes a title shot with masterful Joe Bonamassa-produced album Crown

Keb' Mo' shines across the styles on Good To Be

By Rich Davenport published 22 January 22

Good To Be by veteran bluesman Keb' Mo' is a carefully blended brew

Tony Martin retains Black Sabbath power on new album Thorns

By Rich Davenport published 14 January 22

Thorns is a sharp comeback from former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin

Warlock's long-lost album blends sounds from hidden Detroit

By Rich Davenport published 3 December 21

No, not that one. Warlock's rock, funk and jazz intertwine a decade before Doro Pesch's band

UK Subs: A Punk Rock Anthology 1978-2017

UK Subs' Anthology: 45 years of under-appreciated highs and chaotic lows

By Rich Davenport published 26 November 21

The vast catalogue of punk stalwarts UK Subs has been carefully mined for gold on A Punk Rock Anthology 1978-2017

Judas Priest: 50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music cover art

Judas Priest's quest to build a metal monster documented on 50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music

By Rich Davenport last updated 18 October 21

Judas Priest celebrate their half-century with 50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music: a career-spanning metal blow-out

Ozzy Osbourne: No More Tears (30th Anniversary) cover art

30 years on, Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears is still an intense listen

By Rich Davenport last updated 20 September 22

Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears gets an expanded makeover for its 30th Anniversary

Vega's Anarchy And Unity: melodic rock sharpened with a contemporary edge

By Rich Davenport published 18 September 21

Vega’s lucky seventh album Anarchy And Unity might be the band's best collection yet

Rory Gallagher: Rory Gallagher (50th Anniversary) cover art

Rory Gallagher's expanded debut album is a dazzling reminder of his brilliance

By Rich Davenport last updated 4 September 21

Revered guitarist Rory Gallagher’s engaging, eclectic solo debut has been revisited and expanded

Neal Morse Band: Innocence & Danger album art

Neal Morse Band contrast the epic with the concise on Innocence & Danger

By Rich Davenport published 27 August 21

Chops, tunes and chemistry rule on NMB's fourth album Innocence & Danger

Kiss kick off their archive live series with a die-hard fan's delight

By Rich Davenport published 13 June 21

Out now: short-lived Kiss line-up captured live in Japan on Off The Soundboard: Tokyo 2001

Sparks frequently fly on Smith/Kotzen partnership's debut album

By Rich Davenport published 26 March 21

Unlikely pairing Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen make for a harmonious partnership

Trampthology proves that Mike Tramp continues to improve with age

By Rich Davenport published 18 December 20

Former White Lion frontman Mike Tramp gathers together 11 album's worth of highlights on Trampthology

Iron Maiden - Nights Of The Dead box set

Iron Maiden: the beast still rages on Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City

By Rich Davenport last updated 20 September 22

A live and beastly show from Iron Maiden on Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City

Jeff Scott Soto: Wide Awake (In My Dreamland) album artwork

Jeff Scott Soto's Wide Awake (In My Dreamland) continues his soulful journey

By Rich Davenport published 6 November 20

Versatile vocalist Jeff Scott Soto's seventh solo album Wide Awake (In My Dreamland)

Snowy White: Snowy White: Lucky Star: An Anthology 1983-1994

Snowy White's Lucky Star Anthology: a seductive and tasty collection

By Rich Davenport published 22 May 20

Six Snowy White solo selections celebrated on Lucky Star: An Anthology 1983-1994

Wishbone Ash's Coat Of Arms: a classic sound revisited

By Rich Davenport last updated 19 April 20

A timely return to form from Wishbone Ash on Coat Of Arms

Gary Moore's Live From London: raw, varied, incendiary

By Rich Davenport published 31 January 20

Recorded at London's Islington Academy in 2009, Gary Moore: Live from London finds the guitarist back in blue and at his peak

Magnum's The Serpent Rings: continuing the second wave of success

By Rich Davenport published 17 January 20

Magnum's 21st studio album The Serpent Rings looks set to continue the band’s hard-won late-career revival

Tygers Of Pan Tang's Ritual: a vintage-era blend of melody and aggression

By Rich Davenport published 22 November 19

NWOBHM wildcats Tygers Of Pan Tang are on rabid form these days

Metallica: ...And Justice For All deluxe box set review

By Rich Davenport last updated 20 September 22

Metallica's damaged Justice revisited, over the course of 11 CDs, four vinyl LPs, DVDs and more...

Dee Snider - For The Love Of Metal album cover

Dee Snider - For The Love Of Metal album reviewed

By Rich Davenport published 26 July 18

Dee-lightful face-melter from the former Twisted Sister man