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  • ROB ZOMBIE Unleashes New Album THE GREAT SATAN

    Following months of anticipation, rock and metal icon ROB ZOMBIE has released his new album, The Great Satan, today via Nuclear Blast Records. Across more than four decades, Zombie has cemented himself as a singular cultural force. Fusing avant-garde aesthetics with monstrous, groove-driven rock, his work has consistently defied convention. With The Great Satan, Zombie […]

  • HZED Share New Single ‘Rising Up Above’

    Melbourne-based rock band HZED are set to rise up with the release of their electrifying new single, Rising Up Above. A high-energy anthem driven by grit, passion, and powerful hooks, the track captures the band’s unwavering determination to overcome adversity and rise together as one. Blending soaring vocals, driving guitar riffs, and thunderous rhythm sections, […]

  • Ο Jon Schaffer επανακυκλοφορεί το “Thought Crimes” και ανακοινώνει νέα μουσική

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  • A View From The Back Of The Room: Smith/Kotzen (James Crisp)

    Smith/Kotzen, O2 Academy, Bristol, 20.02.26



    There is something quietly satisfying about seeing musicians best known for arenas and global tours step into a room where the walls feel closer. That was the mood as Smith/Kotzen arrived at O2 Academy Bristol.

    The audience reflected the duo’s unusual musical crossroads. You had long-time followers of Adrian Smith swapping tour memories near the bar, guitar players analysing amp setups from the barrier, blues rock devotees ready for groove-heavy songwriting, and younger fans who’ve found the project organically online. It didn’t feel like a divided crowd, more like overlapping circles meeting in the same room.

    When the band took the stage, the presentation was refreshingly stripped back. No crazy elaborate intro, no visual spectacle, just Bad Company blaring through the PA, instruments, amps, and a clear sense of purpose, that being, to melt faces with riffs and solos. The opening run of Life Unchained and Black Light delivered. The sound was warm, punchy, and lived-in, like a group that had spent serious time playing together. 

    Julia Lage’s bass lines moved melodically, often acting as a second voice, while Bruno Valverde’s drumming balanced pure power with finesse, driving choruses forward but leaving airy space for quieter moments to breathe.

    The setlist drew from across the duo’s catalogue, creating a sense of progression. Black Light and Wraith added early dynamic contrast, the former leaning more into mood and texture while the latter bounced with rhythmic swagger. 

    Glory Road and Hate And Love proved early crowd favourites, the choruses echoing back with surprising volume for a room this size. Later, Darkside and Life Unchained deepened the groove-heavy atmosphere.

    Mid-set highlights arrived with Blindsided, a moment where the room collectively leaned in and the fuzz-infused Taking My Chances, which loosened them shoulders and drew visible smiles across the floor. 

    By the time Outlaw and Darkside came toward the latter half of the show, it felt the band was reading the room rather than following a plan.

    Central to the performance was of course the interplay between Smith and Kotzen. Their appeal is not solely in technical accomplishment but in the evident absence of ego. 

    Smith’s phrasing is delivered with clarity and weight, based classic blues-based rock tradition. Kotzen responds with fluid, soulful lines that expanded those ideas without competing for space.

    During instrumental sections, particularly in Black Light and Outlaw, the two seemed to crossover musically. Trading phrases, echoing motifs, occasionally meeting in harmonised peaks, that all felt like two musicians in collaboration rather than competition. 

    As the evening edged toward its finale, the encore felt less like an obligation and more like a final exhale. First came You Can’t Save Me, a personal favourite of mine. A soulful cut from Richie Kotzen’s solo catalogue that brought a reflective warmth across the room. 

    Then, with a knowing grin, the band slipped into Wasted Years by a little band called Iron Maiden, a playful yet heartfelt nod that instantly ignited the crowd. Voices rose, smiles spread, and for a few minutes the Academy became a shared singalong, the audience embracing the moment as enthusiastically as any highlight that came before it.

    As the final notes rang out and the band waved their thanks, there was no grand finale, just lingering applause and the low hum of conversations restarting. People compared favourite moments, debated solos, and slowly filtered out with the satisfied air of having experienced something genuine.

    Sometimes the most powerful live music moments happen not under giant stadium lights but in sweaty little rooms where the details can’t hide. Bristol was one of those nights. 8/10

  • GAYC/DC Reschedule Aussie Tour To August

    Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the recent tour for the one and only GayC/DC has been rescheduled to August. All tickets purchased are valid for the rescheduled shows, so keep your tickets.The tour has also expanded and now includes shows in Coffs Harbour and Ballarat. Revised dates are: TOUR DATESThursday, August 13: The Brightside, […]

  • Stereo Silence – I’ll Do Anything

    If you paid close attention to what’s happening on the indie rock scene, then you probably already stumbled upon many good artists and bands, delivering some of the finest works this genre heard or seen in years. However, not so many of them try to break all the rules, shapeshift the boundaries, and bring something […]

  • Stereo Silence – I’ll Do Anything

    If you paid close attention to what’s happening on the indie rock scene, then you probably already stumbled upon many good artists and bands, delivering some of the finest works this genre heard or seen in years. However, not so many of them try to break all the rules, shapeshift the boundaries, and bring something […]

  • The Halo Effect Join Forces With The Black Dahlia Murder & Heaven Shall Burn On New Single “Lest We Fall”

    The Halo Effect have joined forces with their current tourmates, The Black Dahlia Murder and Heaven Shall Burn, for a newly unveiled track titled “Lest We Fall”, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The Halo Effect, who feature several former members of Swedish melodic death metal trailblazers In Flames, shared a br… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

  • “Future generations will consider it one of the most important recordings of all time.” Rising Southern rock star Marcus King picks the soundtrack of his life

    Singer/guitarist Marcus King picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the song that brought him to tears – even though he didn’t understand the words

  • Inferi Premiere New Single & Music Video “Heaven Wept” From Upcoming New Album

    Nashville death metal outfit Inferi are wrapping up the work week with the premiere of a music video for their new single, “Heaven Wept.” The track also serves as the title cut from the band’s upcoming album, which is scheduled to arrive April 10th via The Artisan Era. The group collectively stated of the song: Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com