Robin McAuley — Alive Another early year present was released last week in Robin McAuley’s second studio album, “Alive”. McAuley has been active in the last few years with the two studio albums and the two Black Swan albums after many years of not releasing a lot of material. As…

Thrice — The Artist In The Ambulance Revisited We are seeing a lot of re-releases of albums, especially on major anniversaries. Many times they are just cash grabs but there are some good reasons to re-release an album. Adding a bunch of unreleased or live tracks is a great reason…

The Winery Dogs — III It’s hard to believe the last studio record The Winery Dogs released was in 2015. But here we are, almost eight years later and they are back with their third release, aptly titled “III”. All the members have been busy with other projects but the…

Ten — Something Wicked This Way Comes Ten is a band that hasn’t gained a lot of traction in the US. They are out of the UK and have been releasing albums since 1996. “Something Wicked This Way Comes” (via Frontiers Music) is the band’s 16th studio record. The album…

A Preview of the First Quarter of 2023 Every new year begins with the promise of new record releases. 2022 was a big year for new rock music so it will be difficult for 2023 to match it. Here’s what I’m looking forward to in the first quarter of 2023…

Joe Lynn Turner — Belly of the Beast Joe Lynn Turner is back with another solo record and a new look. We last heard Turner in Sunstorm where he was recently replaced by Ronnie Romero. Turner sung on a couple of MSG tracks but this is his first full length…

Stryper — The Final Battle Stryper is back with another new record. “The Final Battle” is the band’s fifth studio record since 2013 and first since 2020’s “Even The Devil Believes”. It also caps off a busy year for singer/guitarist Michael Sweet who is one of the busiest men in…

Alter Bridge — Pawns & Kings Alter Bridge is back with their seventh studio album titled “Pawns & Kings”. The members of this band stay very busy with Myles Kennedy releasing a solo record and a record with Slash in the last year while Mark Tremonti released another record with…

Skid Row — The Gang’s All Here It’s been a long road for Skid Row. Their debut record in 1989 was a huge success and they found themselves with the opening slot on the Bon Jovi “New Jersey” tour. A few albums later they parted ways with Sebastian Bach and…