Scott Metzger releases his debut album, 'Too Close To Reason', on Friday 4th March via RPF Records, and the collection's first single, 'Don't Be A Stranger', is today's accompanying Video Of The Day. Comprised by 12 solo-acoustic guitar recordings of pastoral and ambient beauty, fans of Metzger's previous work with bands like Joe Russo's Almost Dead, WOLF! and The Showdown Kids are presented an entirely different side of his range and vision as a guitarist and songwriter. Metzger will also support the album with a series of tour dates, four of which have been already been announced, starting at Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Wednesday 30th March, followed by shows in New York City, Washington, DC and Philadelphia.

'Full Triumphed', due to be released on Wednesday 2nd February, via Symmetric Records, continues the epic journey of underground cult legends, Validor, the Blood Metal band being led by guitarist/singer/songwriter Odi “Thunderer” Toutounis, with producer Bob Katsionis on lead guitar, bass and keyboards plus drummer Apollo Giannoulis, comprising of nine new storytelling chapters, including 'The Ten Thousand', which is one of today's six of the best 'Tuesday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Cathal Coughlan, Ninety Two Degrees, Colin Moulding, Damned To Downfall and Charlie Nieland.

For today's Podcast Of The Day we're delighted to welcome back the Rock Vault 107 show, that was originally broadcast last Friday with music from Demon, Scorpions (pictured), Krokus, Bodine plus loads more. Indeed, you can listen live to Jules and Bob every Friday night at 8pm on 107Meridian FM. Taking you back in time, they'll bring you tracks that you may know and some you may not, plus they always feature a special year.

With our 2021 WRC Award announcements now complete, Get Ready to ROCK! have also named their favourite albums and artists of 2021. Filtered by their review team, today's 'The Best Of 2021' Podcast Of The Day, consequently reflects their end of year popular poll, with music from Steve Hackett, Bastette (pictured), Vambo, Voodoo Ramble, Thunder and many more.

International theatrical Metal opera production, DiAmorte, have released today's Video Of The Day for their new single, 'Where The Light Grows Cold', an absolute behemoth of a track, featuring the Budapest Scoring Orchestra. Presenting the stories of their albums as live visual elements, it's musical theatre for a modern age, linking the grandeur of the past with the savage orchestral and Metal music of the present, imbuing new life into a genre often viewed as antiquated. With extensive stage presentations that seamlessly meld with a one-of-a-kind musical, from classical music theatregoers to Heavy Metal enthusiasts alike, DiAmorte make their productions accessible, fulfilling visual and musical desires in one complete experience.

Edgar Winter’s new album, 'Brother Johnny', due to be released on Friday 15th April, is a tribute to his brother Johnny, featuring collaborations with Warren Haynes, Billy Gibbons, Ringo Starr, Steve Lukather, Derek Trucks, Keb Mo, Joe Bonamassa, Taylor Hawkins, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and many more, and the first single, 'Johnny B. Goode', also featuring Joe Walsh and David Grissom, is one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Dethonator, Black Rose Burning, Dymytry featuring Victor Smolski, Cold Night For Alligators and Hellpie.

Ahead of his UK tour with special guest Arielle in March and April this year, award-winning South African Blues Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, Dan Patlansky, releases his highly anticipated new studio album, 'Shelter Of Bones', on Friday 25th February by Virgin Music Label and Artist Services, and for today's Podcast Of The Day, we turn the clock back to November 2018, when we had the pleasure, once again of interviewing Dan, ahead of his then UK headline tour with support from Gorilla Riot.

With nearly 8,000 worldwide votes being received overall, including India, Russia, Brazil, Norway and New Zealand (plus many after our deadline - nice try), today we announce the final, and lucky thirteenth winner of our 2021 WRC awards, namely When Rivers Meet, who have been voted 'Best Support', as today's Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion 'Walking On The Wire' Video Of The Day testifies (pictured). Indeed, the British husband and wife Blues Rock duo recently joined King King on their 7-date UK October tour, following the release of their debut album, 'We Fly Free', in November 2020, which subsequently saw them set a record in May 2021, by becoming the first-ever artist or band to win four awards at the UK Blues Awards including “Blues Band of the Year”,“Blues Album of the Year”, “Emerging Blues Artist of the Year" and “Most Inspirational Online Performance of the Year”.

Toundra, the instrumental Rock band from Madrid, return from the isolation of their homes, to release their new album, ‘Hex’, via InsideOutMusic, this coming Friday 14th January, and their latest, and first of three singles that form one long piece of music, 'El Odio. Part I’, is also one of today's six of the best Sunday Rocks! Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Symfinity, Cruciatus Infernalis, Amoth, Carr Jam 21 and Martyr.

Hailing from Kansas City, USA, five piece powerhouse, Beyond The Grey, have made a name for themselves by combining the best of their influences such as Judas Priest, Metallica and The Foo Fighters, to make their own sound filled with heavy riffs, driving bass, banging drums and melodic vocals, such as their awesome single, 'Fight or Flight', that has been voted/awarded our 2021 WRC 'Track Of The Year', and is accordingly one of today's six 'Saturday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and recent releases from Above Sky, Revolution Above Disorder, Beyond The Styx, Tymo and Omhosten.

Exactly six years after The Mentulls walked away with our 2015 WRC 'Best Blues Performance' award, and after a very tight voting battle in this year's very same category, King King, who we saw at Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion during their October UK tour, have won our 'Best Blues' category, and to celebrate their award, the band who released their 10-track fifth studio album 'Maverick' in November 2020, and feature Alan Nimmo (vocals/guitar), Stevie Nimmo (guitar), Jonny Dyke (organ/piano), Zander Greenshields (bass) and Andrew Scott (drums), are today's 'Rush Hour' Video Of The Day.

"Back at the Prog stage are Finnish Prog heroes The Von Hertzen Brothers. Playing a mix of classic Rock combined with Progressive elements, Folk, Punk and contemporary Rock, the band has a sound for everyone. Guitarist Kie, playing his battered white strat, gets some killer sounds out of his Vox amp with a set that has heavy guitar but also a big keyboard sound that has Rush-like qualities. Mikko Von Hertzen has a happy look on his face the whole time, although, if you are young, good looking and front a popular band, why wouldn’t you be. The heat of the weekend feels at it’s hottest here as Kie quips to the assembled photographers "We look way better when we are soaked". And not a drop of rain all day." That was part of our Von Hertzen Brothers Ramblin' Man Fair Day 2 review, from the first day of July in 2018, and after their set we caught up with guitarist Kie Von Hertzen and drummer Sami Kuoppamaki for an interview, which is today's Podcast Of The Day.