RIVAL SONS – Lightbringer

RELEASE YEAR: 2023  BAND URL: https://www.rivalsons.com/ No other outfit executes raw, vibrant hard rock quite like Rival Sons, and it is always a treat to hear and experience what these skilled Americans are up to in terms of their live activities and studio work. As to the latter, what we have here is their upcoming slice…

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return of the Dream Canteen

RELEASE YEAR: 2022  BAND URL: https://redhotchilipeppers.com/ Hot on the heels of their inspired Unlimited Love from roughly six months ago, the legendary funk rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers return with the seventeen-track Return of the Dream Canteen, and in case anyone is wondering, the creative juices are truly flowing within the group these days. Experiencing all…

SLIPKNOT – The End, So Far

RELEASE YEAR: 2022 BAND URL: https://slipknot1.com/ Whether you like them or not you know who they are. Formed through a very convoluted process of “now you see me now you don’t” musical endeavors which settled at first on The Pale Ones and then permanently on Slipknot in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1995 initially consisted of…

PINK FLOYD – Animals 2018 Remix

RELEASE YEAR: 2022  BAND URL: https://www.pinkfloyd.com/ It has been a long time coming for this much discussed and eagerly anticipated remix of Pink Floyd’s hauntingly bleak Animals opus, and four years since the actual remixing took place, it is finally out and reaching the ears of fans, critics, and casual listeners. The visual presentation of this…

JEFF BECK & JOHNNY DEPP – 18

RELEASE YEAR: 2022  BAND URL: http://www.jeffbeck.com/ Following their engaging and memorable performance at the old fortress in Bergen back in early July this year, I quickly became wildly enthusiastic about this collaboration by the two gentlemen, Jeff Beck (lead guitars and bass) and Johnny Depp (vocals, bass, and rhythm guitars). While the former is unarguably one…