Yesterday saw the release of the sublime and catchy'An Electronic Jazz Punk Passage Through Dreams', the debut album of Danish electronic artist Silent Cure, a slice of mainly instrumental chilled music that is both uplifting and ambitious sound art, of which the lead track, 'Silent Love Song', featuring Barcelona artist M-ana, is also one of today's six of the best 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Ninety Two Degrees, Void Chapter, Arc Arrival, Sandness and InTheWhale.

"The 69-year-old is the only original member of King Crimson, survivor of a turbulent history of fallings-out and hiatuses since they were formed in 1968. The latest line-up is the eighth version of the band. It withstands comparison to its famously inventive predecessors. For the record, eighteen musicians and three lyricists have passed through the ranks, although the tenure of certain members has sometimes extended for decades." That was part of our take on King Crimson's gig at London's Hackney Empire back in September 2015, and yesterday we were very sorry to learn of the death of co-founder, Ian McDonald, at the age of 75, so today's Video Of The Day is fittingly dedicated to the multi-instrumentalist, a short but memorable clip of the influential Progressive Rock band performing '21st Century Schizoid Man' live in Hyde Park in July 1969.

'Since You Been Gone’, ‘God Gave Rock And Roll to You’, ‘I Don't Believe In Miracles’ … to name but a few, Russ Ballard’s songs are on permanent heavy rotation the world over, so it was with an eager anticipation that we caught the ex-Argent legend and his band on the first night of their five-date UK tour at London's iconic 100 Club last night, and with a review and photos of both last night and The Beaverwood, Chislehurst, gig next Tuesday to come, check out today's Video Of The Day. As well as including some absolutely stunning material from his latest album, 'It's Good To Be Here', make sure you catch them at one of their remaining gigs, including this Saturday 12th February at Kinross Backstage, Monday 14th The Stables, Milton Keynes, plus Thursday 17th at KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton. Do not miss out!

With the vinyl version of his new album including a bonus disc of last year's critically-acclaimed ’Nocturnes’ album, Dead Can Dance's Jules Maxwell releases his latest album, ‘Cycles’, on Friday 25th March, and his new single, ‘Deeper Sleeper’, released today, is one of our six of the best 'Friday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Parker Shogren, Ava Vox, Johnny Casino, Skillet and Allegaeon.

Originally broadcast last Tuesday afternoon on Ridge Radio, listen again to today's Simply Country Podcast Of The Day featuring Vic Allen, Hurricane Highway, Erin Hay, Dave Sheriff, Shelly Jones plus many many more.

Directed, shot and edited by Alexander Haritakis, today's Video Of The Day of 'Inside the Ivories’ Tower', is a heartfelt Rockumentary about Greece's Prog Power sextet, Illusory, who released their third Melodic, riffy, cerebral and complex album, 'Crimson Wreath', in May last year, via Rockshots Records, which was conceived, written, orchestrated and recorded in Athens. For fans of Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Savatage and Jag Panzer, they have opened for legendary acts such as the likes of Blue Oyster Cult, Geoff Tate, Gus G and the late Warrel Dane. Watch as Haritakis accesses all areas of their iCave studio/refuge/hideaway/second home, to find out how it all began, how it’s going and how it will be.

Following the release at the end of 2020of their 12-song Rock and Rollpowerhouse, 'Island of Forgotten Toys', Psych Rock trio, Kilfeather, are back with their furious new single, ‘Waiting to Get In’, a steadily paced odyssey that has flavours of Heavy Rock Americana Country twang, along with a nostalgic 90's backbeat, and is balanced with the Psych Garage aftertaste of today, which is also one of our six of the best 'Thursday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Lockjaw, Ostara's Bless, Fierce Atmospheres, Bad Boy Troy and Oscenrad.

WRC award-winning Pete Feenstra has spent the last forty years listening to, writing about, talking about, and promoting Rock music, with a particular interest in the Blues, and Pete's latest Rock & Blues show is today's Podcast Of The Day, featuring Savoy Brown, The Groundhogs, Zoe Schwarz & Blue Commotion, Jimi Hendrix, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny (pictured), Malone Sibun, Val Starr & The Blues Rocket, Connor Selby, Ronan Furlong, Ivy Gold, Jamie Thyer & The Worried Men, Ten Years After and many more.

Taylor Nordberg from Deicide and Inhuman Condition, joins today's latest The Zach Moonshine Show Podcast Of The Day for a chat, plus there's new releases from Day Of Doom, Pass The Ammunition, Corpsegrinder, Midnight, Devil Magick, Watain, Vio-Lence, Twin Temple, Behemoth, Selvesterscologne, and some classics, by request, from Sepultura, Metallica, Brutal Death Fuck, Gorguts, Death, Danzig, Overkill, Type O Negative, Cannibal Corpse, Black Sabbath and Metal Church.

Ahead of their album release show on Friday 18th February at The Haven in Winter Park, Florida, Bluesy Groove Rock band, Voodoo Moonshine, have recently released their new album, 'Bottom of the Barrel' on Dark Star Records, and one of the tracks, 'Bring It Down', is one of today's six of the best 'Wednesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Cellar Twins, Nick Hudson, 1945, Freedumb and Nhialic.

Ahead of their forthcoming US tour with Monolord, that kicks off at Berkeley's Cornerstone in California on Thursday 3rd March, Gothenburg, Sweden, Doom trio, Firebreather, return with driving, streamlined symphonic riffs on their new album, 'Dwell In The Fog', due to be released via RidingEasy Records on Friday 25th February, and their new single, 'Sorrow', is today's Video Of The Day. For fans of High on Fire, Inter Arma and their aforementioned label-mates, their 2019 debut album, 'Under a Blood Moon', was a powerhouse that most certainly established the band‘s incendiary potential. Indeed, the suffocating onslaught that is 'Dwell in the Fog', rumbles and rages with a fury, whilst the guitar and bass tones are, quite simply, entrancing. Their entire sound flows like thick, viscous lava, as new bassist Nicklas Hellqvist increases the thunder rumble tenfold, complementing vocalist/guitarist Mattias Nööjd‘s guttural yet melodic howls and drummer Axel Wittbeck‘s groove based rhythms.

"It was really good to hear the new songs played so well and in a room with decent acoustics, although I still hope the enthusiastic reception for the heavier sound will not draw Jack permanently or too far away from the Blues which first drew many of us to his playing (in my case, back in 2014). Only time will tell, but for now it’s definitely a case of onwards and upwards for one of the hardest working bands out there." Today, Gary Smith gives us his considered opinion of the Jack J. Hutchinson Band's recent London O2 Academy Islington gig from last Thursday 3rd February, plus check out our 'War Pigs' Video Of The Day.