If there is one band that combines a classic approach with fresh ideas and an expansive joy of playing to honour their ancestors from the likes of early Exodus, Metallica or Slayer, then it is the German quintet, Vulture, and their first single 'Unhallowed & Forgotten', from their fourth album, 'Sentinels', due out on Friday 12th April, not only serves as a blueprint for the Vulture style: wild riffs, lots of breaks and tone changes, furious solos, exploding toms and a big chorus, but it's also one today's six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Susan Santos, The Palace Of Tears, Savage Wizdom, Linda Collins and Greenleaf.

Next month, HRH Blues 8 will again take place back at its base for the sixth time, namely their home at the O2 Academy Sheffield, where they will stage another two-day, one-arena event, over the weekend of the 13th and 14th April, and today's 'HRH Blues 8 Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day highlight just six of the great bands taking part, namely headliner Erja Lyytinen, Jim Kirkpatrick, Troy Redfern, Wily Bo Walker, Jimmy Regal And The Royals and Ashley Sherlock Band.

In support of their recently released new album, 'Riot', out now via Sony Music, that finds the balance with searing riffs and emotive choruses, paired with pensive moments and melancholic electronics, Munich-based band Blackout Problems have announced a UK and European headline tour for this Autumn, of which their latest single, 'Whales', is today's Video Of The Day. The tour will see the Electronic Rock trio performing the new album in full alongside fan favourites from across their back catalogue, starting in October with fourteen dates across Europe with support from Sperling and Lake Malice, before hitting the UK for eight dates in November, with support due to be announced shortly.

Black Pestilence join today's The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day, to talk about their latest release 'Chaotic Wisdom' and much more, plus there's new music from Three Dead Fingers, Decryptor, Painful, Violence System, Gatecreeper, Black, Tubefreeks, Among These Ashes, Six Feet Under, Goat Semen, Acts of Swine, The Casket Kids, Pestilence, The Absence, Terrordome, Quinta Essentia, Necrophagia, Shadowspawn, Truth To Power, The Lifted Veil, Metaphora, Inner Axis, Hollow Intent, Zakk Sabbath, Arsenic Addiction, Ola Englund, Feared and some classic Slayer.

On Saturday, The Bourne Music Club hosted Rockin' The Blues 2024 at Sittingbourne's The Appleyard, and not only do we have today, John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's Festival Photo Gallery, comprising Sean Webster, Sweet Crisis, Bad Luck Friday, Jack J Hutchinson, Big River and Revenant (pictured), but we also have the latter quartet's 'The Masquerade' Video Of The Day, the second single taken from the Basingstoke Southern rockers new five-track EP, 'What A Time To Be Alive', that's due out on Friday 10th May.

With their only UK show taking place this Saturday 30th March at London's Underworld in Camden supported by Fury, at the beginning of this month, Hard Rock Power Metal titans, Firewind, released their tenth studio offering, 'Stand United', via AFM Records, featuring nine brand new songs including the single 'Fallen Angel', that's also one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Onceweresixty, Holy Mother, Zed Head, Rage Unfold and Dirty Power.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Podcast Of The Day, starts and finishes with Hollie Rogers ahead of her show at The Tuesday Night Music Club in Coulsdon tonight, plus there's tracks from Struggle Buggy, Mark Cole & Liam Ward, Krissy Matthews (pictured), Ramblin' Preachers and more.

On today's Simply Country Podcast Of The Day playlist, there's music from Backwoods Creek, Adele & Andy, Bonnie Kellett & Billie-Jo Porter, Kirstie Kraus, Jase Lansky, Charlie Worsham, Clancy Pye, Emily Nenni, Sandy Summers (pictured), Shaylyn, Reuben Reynolds, Sisters in Country, Jeff Catto, Taynee Lord, Shelly Jones Band, The County Affair, Jennifer Mlott, Kimmi Bitter, Piper Rodrigues, Emma Donohue, The Ennis Brothers, No Promises, Lost Dog Street Band, Valley Road and more.

Showing their gentler side and just after playing phenomenal sets in Belfast, Glasgow and London at the Country To Country Festival, on Friday, Grammy Award-winning duo, Brothers Osborne, released via Snakefarm, their new, four song EP, 'Break Mine', including two songs from their Grammy-nominated 2023 self-titled album, plus two new tracks, ‘Get To Movin’ Again’ and the EP title track, which is today's Video Of The Day. They will also kick off their 35-date US ‘Might As Well Be Us Tour’ this Thursday 28th March, performing in cities including Atlanta, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Chicago and more, with support from Stephen Wilson Jr., The Cadillac Three, Zach Top, Jackson Dean, Madeline Edwards and Caylee Hammack.

Solid Entertainments award winning Tuesday Blues at London's 100 Club, takes place again tomorrow with Rebecca Downes and the debut performance of Tom Killner and his band, plus the return of Joe Anderton and his new band Greene, in what promises to be an unforgettable night of Blues, Rhythm and Rock, and today's six of the best 'Tuesday Blues Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day not only feature all three bands, but also Eamonn McCormack, Backbone Blues Band and Connor Selby, who are all playing this iconic venue over the next three months (pictured).

As our review praised last year, "the legacy of Irish guitar legends such as Gallagher and Moore is in very safe hands", and last Tuesday, the powerful three piece Blues/Rock trio, The Pat McManus Band, returned to Chislehurst's The Beaverwood, so today not only do we have AJ's take plus John 'Mr. Rockrpix' Bull's awesome photos from the gig, but also check out our 'Parisienne Walkways' Video Of The Day, filmed on the night.

Continuing to define and build upon their unique Melodic space, welding guitar-driven Rock, Metal and Prog into a unique and powerful sonic setting, SiX By SiX, the Progressive power trio comprising Ian Crichton (Saga), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) and Robert Berry (3.2), will release their sophomore album, ‘Beyond Shadowland’, on InsideOutMusic on Friday 26th April, having just recently  launched the album’s second single, ‘Obiliex’, that's also one of today's six of the best 'Sunday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further recent and forthcoming releases from Lock Horns, Violet Eternal, Smile More, JamArt and Hagalas.