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True believers DeWolff express their love of music on Muscle Shoals
By Paul Moody published
Soul power: Dutch rockersDeWolff tap into the musical ley lines on tenth studio album

Temple Of The Dog's eulogy for a fallen friend still shines
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Rooted in tragedy, Temple Of The Dog's 10 original tracks are a kind of catharsis through music

Sweet's early classics shine bright on the irresistible Isolation Boulevard
By Ian Fortnam published
Glam royalty Sweet buff up their crown jewels

The stars shine on Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 collection
By Hugh Fielder published
Two nights, four CDs, one six-string feast

Crippled Black Phoenix revisit the past on The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature
By Dave Everley published
The 20th album from Underground linchpins Crippled Black Phoenix comes with a second disc of covers

SKAM make the great leap forward on fourth album From The Depths
By John Aizlewood published
English trio SKAM find an intensity of their own on From The Depths

A 'new wave knees-up': Squeeze, live at The Roundhouse, London
By Brad Merrett published
Squeeze celebrate 50 years at The Roundhouse, London

Album Of The Week Club review: The Angels strike the pub rock/new wave target on Dark Room
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Dark Room is the fourth studio album by Aussie rockers The Angels, released in 1980

The deluxe edition of UFO's final studio album with Michael Schenker still functions highly
By Neil Jeffries published
The one with the balls. Michael Schenker's Last stand. And a masterclass from all five of them

Mötley Crüe rock like a rowboat in a typhoon on the 35th Anniversary edition of Dr Feelgood
By Pat Carty published
Gonzo glam greatness

Joan Armatrading does serious harm to electric guitars on How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean
By David Quantick published
National treasure Joan Armatrading maintains forward momentum

Album review: Bryan Adams - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2024
By Neil Jeffries published
Bryan Adams reinvents his wheels again

"An AC/Leppard mongrel that's 50% party soundtrack and 50% time travel": Crossbone Skully's Evil World Machine is gloriously daft, but it's also glorious
By Fraser Lewry published
Mutt lives!

Opeth return to extremity on the inventive The Last Will And Testament
By Dave Everley published
Succession meets Edgar Allan Poe on prog metal kingpins Opeth's fascinating fourteenth album

Roger Waters rails against capitalism, America, war, religion and television on Amused To Death
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Amused To Death is Roger Waters’ proudest solo moment and a damning reflection on social disintegration.

George Harrison's lovely Living In The Material World, revisited
By Everett True published
Gem-studded yet often overlooked album from ex-Beatle George Harrison, now with added extras

Terry Wilson Slesser and friends successfully conjure up the ghost of Paul Kossoff
By Neil Jeffries published
Back Street Crawler singer Terry Slesser sang on Pyromania and auditioned for both AC/DC and Iron Maiden. Now he's finally made a solo album
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