British slide guitarist Troy Redfern recently released his epic new single, 'Stone', ahead of his current 11-date UK tour supporting Robert Jon & The Wreck, that stops off at Newcastle's The Cluny tonight, which is also one of today's six of the best 'Monday Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new and forthcoming releases from Everest Watts, David Long & Shane O'Neill, MC Roads, The Vampirettes and Byron Nemeth.

"British Hard Rock stalwarts Uriah Heep are set to release a 6 CD 'Choices' box set this Friday 24th September through BMG. This compilation features a personal selection of Uriah Heep hits and deep cuts from across the band’s fifty two year and twenty four album career. Created with the full collaboration of Uriah Heep themselves and curated by guitarist and founder member Mick Box, the six discs include personal selections from original keyboards/guitar/songwriter Ken Hensley and classic era drummer Lee Kerslake, who both sadly passed away in 2020, original bass player Paul Newton, current keyboard player Phil Lanzon and current lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, who have both been with the band for thirty five years." Check out below Steven C. Gilbert's review of British Hard Rock stalwarts Uriah Heep's six CD 'Choices' box set, due out this Friday 24th September through BMG, plus watch our Video Of The Day of 'Salisbury'.

We're playing catch up with today's latest Blues Club Podcast Of The Day which has another two hours of non stop Best in Blues and Beyond with More Music and Less Chat, including New Releases, Classic Tracks and UK IBBA Presenters' Picks, featuring music from Johnny Tucker and The Allstars featuring Kid Ramos, Dion (pictured), Starlite Campbell Band, Vikings Of Blues, Vargas Blues Band, Trickbag, Hector Anchondo, The Mary Stokes Band, Chris Rea, Willie Dixon, Kyla Brox, Polly O'Keary and The Rhythm Method, Chris Cain, JJ Cale & Eric Clapton, Mike Bowden & The A917, Altered Five Blues Band, The BB King Blues Band and many more.

On Friday, respected UK Rock outfit Vega released their magnificent seventh album, ‘Anarchy And Unity’, via Frontiers Music,which is their most well-rounded collection to date and already boasts two singles that have been playlisted by Planet Rock, including 'Ain't Who I Am', which is one of today's six of the best 'September Frontiers Rocks!' Tracks Of The Day, complemented by five further new September Frontiers releases from Robledo, Robin Red, Edge Of Paradise, Anette Olzon and Between Worlds.

Today London Prog Gigs present A Sunday In September all-day festival at the Bedford in Balham, London SW12, beginning at 12.30pm, featuring the best in modern Progressive Rock music, including Abel Ganz, The Emerald Dawn, The Gift, WRC 2017 Best Prog Performance award winners IT (Video Of The Day), Hat's Off Gentleman It's Adequate and Tom Slatter. Tickets and further details can still be found here at https://www.wegottickets.com/event/513337

"Halfway through their current 'Pills' UK tour - Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs certainly delivered their meds at a packed and appreciative Black Heart in London's Camden last Wednesday night. Supported by his old mucker Jack J. Hutchinson, Bloater's trio, including Matt Cowley (drums) and Steven Oates (bass), are on the road from September to October, following the release of their latest critically acclaimed album ‘Pills’ in June." That was part of our Big Boy Bloater and The LiMiTs Black Heart review exactly three years ago today, and we were lucky enough to grab a few words with the big man before his set, which is today's Podcast Of The Day.

When Rivers Meet, the husband and wife team of Grace (lead vocals, mandolin, violin) and Aaron Bond (guitar, vocals), will tour the UK with special guest Troy Redfern in April and May next year, to promote their highly anticipated sophomore album, 'Saving Grace', that's due to released by One Road Records on Friday 19th November, of which their latest single, 'Testify', is today's Video Of The Day. The Blues Rock duo set a record in May this year 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”.

Norway’s hottest upstarts, Bokassa, recently set everything ablaze with the release of their long-awaited new album, 'Molotov Rocktail', via Napalm Records, and their latest single, 'Hereticules', is today's Video Of The Day. Giving you a taste of what to expect, 'Hereticules' balances melodic choruses and punishing guitar riffs, reinforcing their signature, crisp, dense production, that’ll leave listeners necks sore for days! Indeed, their eclectic and catchy mix of Stoner, Sludge, Metal and catchy Punk Rock, has earned them die-hard fans all over the world!

Following her 2020 debut solo album,‘Sleepwalking’, Iamthemorning vocalist Mariana Semkina continues her evolution as a solo artist when she releases her new EP, ‘Disillusioned’, on Friday 1st October, and her track, 'Friend', taken from the EP, is today's haunting Video Of The Day. The EP will of course appeal to fans of Mariana’s previous solo work, as well as Iamthemorning, but will also resonate with those who enjoy music by the likes of Thom Yorke, Nine Inch Nails, Sufjan Stevens and The Cinematic Orchestra. Indeed, 'Disillusioned' features 5 tracks comprised of 3 original new songs alongside 2 covers sung in Icelandic and Hungarian, in which multiple layers of Mariana’s vocals combine dark folk with ambient electronica to create an ethereal choir like effect.

Cinematic Rock outfit Earthside have finally unleashed their debut offering in 6 years, in the form of a monumental song plus today's accompanying earth shattering animation Video Of The Day for 'All We Knew and Ever Loved', out now via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. It's dastardly arrival is ushered in by a very human spiral of conflict, represented by the dueling drum performance of Ben Shanbrom and featured guest performer, Baard Kolstad of Leprous. Opening with the haunting cry of screeching lead guitar, timpani and pipe organ, the ominous introduction sets the stage for a horrifying climax that never seems to lessen in effect with repeated listens.

Renowned quartet Gov’t Mule - led by GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend and producer Warren Haynes - will release their first-ever Blues album, 'Heavy Load Blues', on Friday 12th November, via Fantasy Records, and today's Video Of The Day is the first original track from the forthcoming collection, ‘Heavy Load’. It's an ominous acoustic Blues number highlighted by Haynes’ mournful vocal and supple yet deliberate riffing. Indeed, the album itself encompasses an even mix of Haynes’ originals and revered covers originally made famous by the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, Elmore James, Junior Wells, Ann Peebles, Bobby “Blue” Bland, and even Tom Waits and the Animals. In the meantime, before it's release, the band will continue with their 2021 tour dates in the USA.

Italy’s Southern Metal act, Jena, release their upcoming, sophomore studio album, 'Graboid', on Friday 3rd December, on Argonauta Records, and the title track is today's Video Of The Day, that not only reflects the strong bonds of a new line-up, but also the band's progress of top-notch songwriting. Powerful, decisive and never trivial, and inspired by the likes of Down, Crowbar and Pantera, Jena combine the heaviness of razor-sharp Metal riffage, vibrant sludge grooves, a powerful voice with an addictive dose of the Stoner and Blues.