Fast-rising Brave Rival (pictured) are ready to cement their place in the upper ranks of British Rock, following the release last month of their second album, 'Fight Or Flight', of which all twelve tracks showcase the band’s evolution, and last Thursday at London's Dingwalls, Tim Russell was at their launch show, with very special guests, the Deborah Bonham Band, so not only check out Tim's review and photos today, but also watch the headliner's 'Stand Up' Video Of The Day, featuring Will Wilde, filmed on the night.

Having captured lightning in a bottle and shone on this Summer's festival circuit, not only will Parisian Alt-rockers Storm Orchestra will be heading out on a tour of Germany later this month with Lonely Spring, but the trio have also recently released via Mascot Records their exhilarating new single, 'Drummer', which is today's Video Of The Day. Marrying a charismatic fusion of Nothing But Thieves, Royal Blood and Muse, their irresistible blend of infectious glammy hooks and stadium filling heaviness, sets them well apart from their contemporaries.

Described as Rock with a modern melodic feel, together with a hard edge and tight under belly, and for Rock fans as wide ranging as Dokken, Alice In Chains, Skid Row, Don Broco and Rammstein, Gone Savage will be dropping their new ten-track album, 'Retrograde', digitally worldwide on Friday 25th October via Muzzle Records, Los Angeles, of which the quartet's first single and opening album track, 'Ram Me Down', is also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Tooth Gore, Call To The Void, We Fog, Rylos and The Armoires.

Today's latest Live From Progzilla Towers All Request Podcast Of The Day includes music by Pink Floyd, Camel, Darwin's Radio, Last Plane Out, Meer, Gacharic Spin, The Clash, Supergrass, Mezzoforte, King Crimson (pictured), Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Who, Poppy, Radiohead, Fanny, Ruby Dawn, Genesis, Wayne Shorter, The Mandrake Project, Holger Czukay, Tony Banks, Spock's Beard and Steven Wilson.

Ahead of six UK acoustic tour dates with Myles Kennedy in November/December, including London's O2 Forum in Kentish Town on Tuesday 3rd December, Devin Townsend releases his new, notably heavier, eleven-track studio album, ‘PowerNerd’, on Friday 25th October via InsideOutMusic, of which the high-speed rampage of a title track is today's Video Of The Day. Townsend’s career is one of many distinct eras, having been the leader of Strapping Young Lad, the lynchpin of the Devin Townsend Project and the co-architect of Country duo Casualties of Cool, all while maintaining his prolific and lauded solo project, as well as the polymath’s latest era, now starting with ‘PowerNerd’.

With frontman/guitarist Andrew Knightley, rising from the ashes of his previous Blues Rock band, Trident Waters, new exciting modern Rock band, AK & The Red Kites, not only released in June their exciting, uplifting and hook drenched debut six-track EP, ‘Proverbial Storm’, but this Tuesday 17th September at Camden's Black Heart in London, they are hosting an EP launch party, of which their latest single, 'Stronger', is also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Aursjoen, Visions of Morpheus, Rainbow Skull Party, Fen and Paragon.

Today's The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day features an exclusive interview with H1Z1 talking about their upcoming performance at The Tennessee Metal Devastation Music Fest and much more, as well as new music from Pythonic, Striker, Forsaken Rite, Rickert G., Filth, King810, Autumn Lies Buried, The Hostage Situation, Rezet, Deimhal, Torn From Existence, All Us In One, Casket Robbery, Greene, Antipope, Helldrifter, Messianic and Slasher Dave.

The excellent Gambler with special guest guitarist Al Vosper (pictured) played Dartford's The Cotton Club on Thursday night, and this coming Sunday at the very same Workings Mens Club at 40 Essex Road DA1 2AU, the band return at 7pm for a charity gig in aid of Breast Cancer Now (call 07802 701462 or visit barrysmag.co.uk  for tickets priced £15), alongside The Strydes and a Soul extravaganza, plus numerous special guests such as guitarist Geoff Whitehorn (Procol Harum's second longest serving member after founder Gary Brooker), so not only check out today Les Linyard's Photo Gallery from the other night, but also watch today's Video Of The Day of Geoff performing 'Quadrophenia' with The Who at Hyde Park in June 1996!

Thanks once again to London Prog Gigs, tomorrow sees the welcome return of A Sunday In September, an all-day festival at London's The Bedford in Balham, featuring the best in modern Progressive Rock music, and today's six of the best 'A Sunday In September Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day features all five artists, namely The Fierce & The Dead, Wreckless Eric, L.O.E, Message From The Ravens and Iamthemorning, with two individual tracks from the latter named UK based duo, Gleb Kolyadin and Marjana (Mariana) Semkina.

Today's latest 2023 WRC Award winning Blues Club Podcast Of The Day, has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and a bit of this and that, with More Music and Less Chat, featuring Curtis Salgado, Eddie Vedder, Jimi Hendrix, Adam Sweet, Coco Montoya, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Rogers, Canned Heat, Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado (pictured), Chris Daniels & The Kings with Freddi Gowdy, plus many more.

At the masthead of new young bands bringing irresistible melody, raw soul and huge Rock 'n' Roll choruses screaming into the 2020s, The Karma Effect (pictured) stop off tonight at The Craufurd Arms in Milton Keynes as part of their current UK tour, so not only check out today John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Photo Gallery from Sunday's leg at Guildford's Boileroom, with support from Austin Gold, but also watch the headliner's 'See You Again' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night.

With another Rock Revival show due to be broadcast tonight at 8pm UK time on Meridian FM, last week's show is today's Podcast Of The Day, that saw WRC Award winning Jules and Bob with a playlist that included The Lazys, Ratchet Dolls, Doomsday Outlaw, Humble Pie, Skam, The Hot One Two, The New Roses, Soundgarden, Finger Eleven, Smoke Stack Rhino, Robert Jon & The Wreck (pictured), Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Voodoo Circle, Motörhead, Stonetrip, These Wicked Rivers, Warbirds, AC/DC, Austin Gold, Shaker and Goodbye June.