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Switching to Atlantic records and coinciding with the beginning of a new decade, Rush left the 1980s and their contemporary experimentation with keyboards and soundscapes behind for a return to their rockier roots. These four albums - 'Presto', 'Roll the Bones', 'Counterparts', and 'Test For Echo' find the band not only trying to find their identity, but traversing the murky waters of grunge. 
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'The Warner Recordings' Box Set Reminds That There Was More to David Lee Roth than Van Halen27/1/2025 With David Lee Roth seemingly retired from the road and no longer releasing albums, 'The Warner Recordings' is a timely reminder that away from Van Halen, the showman created a wealth of quality music.  Thin Lizzy is back with a fresh take on some of their most iconic tracks, marking their first new release in over four decades. This unique acoustic album reimagines beloved songs from their earliest days, offering a stripped-back sound that exposes the core of their song writing. Original vocals from Phil Lynott are paired with brand-new guitar parts from founding member Eric Bell, but is this a great addition to the Lizzy catalogue, or meddling with the past?  Originally released in 2001, The Cult's 'Beyond Good and Evil' was the comeback album the slipped between the cracks. Reuniting drummer Matt Sorum with band leaders Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, it failed to meet commercial expectations. It remains however, a gem in their catalogue and is now getting its first ever vinyl release courtesy of Rhino Records.  It may have been a night for the tears to cease, as front man Bob Catley expressed, but that doesn't mean that there weren't a few shed, as British pomp rockers Magnum made their first appearance on stage following the passing of talismanic band leader Tony Clarkin. Celebrating their fallen comrade, the Midlands' five-piece triumphed at the opening night of their 'A Passage in Time' tour, at London's Kentish Town Forum.  Photo: Robert Sutton. Two and a half decades after the release of her iconic debut 'Left of the Middle', Natalie Imbruglia is celebrating the milestone with 'London - Live', recorded on the anniversary trek at Shepherds Bush Empire on 12th October, 2022, as part of her ‘Left of the Middle 25th Anniversary Tour’. A fantastic snapshot of a deserved victory lap, it's available on CD, streaming, and vinyl formats.  A triple bill of heavy hit Dublin's 3Arena on Monday night (25th November 2024), with Anthrax, Kreator and Testament playing their biggest ever gig in the Irish Capital. From Bay Area thrash to members of both the US and German Big Four, it was a night not to be missed for metal fans of a certain vintage.  Photo: Darren McLoughlin. Three decades on, Irish-Anglo alt metal trio Therapy? are celebrating their biggest album with the 'Troublegum 30' tour. Four dates into the trek that will see them perform the album all over Europe, they landed in Dublin on Halloween night (31st October 2024) for an evening of raucous punky metal and angsty anthems in the glorious surroundings of the Olympia theatre.  Photo: Darren McLoughlin. Kings of Thrash, the outfit featuring former Megadeth members David Ellefson and Jeff Young, took to the stage in Belfast on Wednesday Night (30th October 2024), more than three and a half decades after their former band's gig at the nearby Antrim Forum sparked a near riot. The incident was the catalyst for band leader Dave Mustaine to write Megadeth classic 'Holy Wars... The Punishment Due'.  Photo: Darren McVeigh MetalPlanet Music. Before 'Thriller', 'Ghostbusters', and 'Bat Out of Hell', Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers created what is to this day, arguably the ultimate Halloween hit. Going back over six decades, 'The Monster Mash' first shook the skeletons from their slumber in 1962, and it now arrives on grewsome glow in the dark vinyl in time for the freaky season.  |