At the end of last month, Empyre released their cover of 'You Know My Name' from the James Bond film 'Casino Royale' written by Chris Cornell and David Arnold, and that single is today's Video Of The Day. We last saw the band performing at their 'Self Aware' album launch party at London's Water Rats last November and the guys tell us that further new tracks from them are not far away!

Marking forty years since the emergence of the infamous masked drummer 'Thunderstick', who became the iconic figure for the then burgeoning 'New Wave Of British Heavy Metal' movement, his eponymously-named band will tomorrow release their first ever official live album 'Something Wicked This Way Came - Live in France'. Best known for his time with Samson and an early Iron Maiden, Barry Graham Purkis (AKA Thunderstick) has recruited vocalist - Raven Blackwing, guitarists Vinny Konrad and Lee Quenby, plus bass guitarist Rex Thunderbolt - who have once again brought back the Thunderstick magic to a series of festival dates and live gigs. Indeed, now signed to Roulette Records, an eagerly-anticipated follow-up studio album is currently being recorded and is scheduled for release this July.

Brilliant, Swedish, rising Country star Ellinor Springstrike released her new single ‘This Fire’ last Friday, and it's today's Track Of The Day. Recorded in Nashville, USA, with Grammy nominated Jimmy Ritchey in the producer’s chair, this accomplished and melodic track has wide commercial appeal and is now available on all major streaming sites. Written by G. Dunlop, B. Maher and B.Maher, and published though Distrokid, the single is taken from her forthcoming EP which will be available on CD later this year. To coincide with its release, Ellinor will also be touring Europe, including UK dates at the Staxtonbury Music Festival in Scarborough on Saturday 4th July plus Tommy's in Filey the day after.

It’s been exactly three years since the outstanding debut of Bonfire vocalist Alexx Stahl on 'Byte The Bullet', plus their celebrated follow-up 'Temple Of Lies' a year later, and they are going to set the bar even higher with their latest offering, 'Fistful Of Fire', due to be released on Friday 3rd April. Indeed, the band from Ingolstadt formed 35 years ago, have recently rocked countless stages at home and abroad, and the new album fires on all cylinders across its 11 tracks.

Today's latest Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day is another full show of great music including Bad Touch, Gin Annie, Molly Karloff, King Creature, Doomsday Outlaw, Little Red Kings, These Wicked Rivers, Shakra, Biff Byford (pictured), AC/DC, Massive Wagons, Black Palms, Tomorrow Is Lost, Samarkind, Goodbye June, Blacktop Mojo, Collateral, The Rocket Dolls, Small Town Titans, Blues Pills, Sweet Crisis, The Richmond Project, Rob Lamothe & Nick Brophy.

Last September Dreamlord signed a contract with No Remorse Records, and as well as opening the Annihilator concert in Athens in November, a month later the band released its 'Disciples of War' debut (see today's Video Of The Day). The Metal band was originally created in 1995, and after a series of concerts and demos, 2007 saw the release of a mini-CD and live series. Subsequently, after four years of inactivity, due to professional and personal commitments, the band reunited in 2011, and the current band line-up was finalised in 2013.

Today's latest Blues On The Radio Track Of The Day includes five new releases, an IBBA album of the month, a preview of Blues at the Barns (which unfortunately has since been cancelled), and consequently an hour filled with music from Dave Ferra, John Doe Trio, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Vanja Sky, Sofie Reed, Barrelhouse, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Elles Bailey (pictured), Joel Fisk & The Breakdown, Ramblin' Preachers, Dana Immanuel & the Stolen Band, Katie Bradley, all bracketed by a couple of tracks from Emma Jonson.

"The seventeen song set includes all eleven songs from ‘Reckless Heart’, although not in album order, starting with ‘In the Mood’ with it’s early Whitesnake tinged riffery, through to ‘I’m Only Lonely’, while the album’s rocker ‘Bad Love’ dropped in at four. The girl plays some mean guitar and has definitely been studying at the Gary Moore guitar school. Her set continues apace with the radio friendly numbers from 2016’s album ‘Wild’ with ‘No Reason To Stay’ and ‘Dying to Know’ plus ‘Diamonds in the Dirt’ from the 2010 album of the same name along with the encore of ‘Mud Honey’ off 2014’s ‘The Dirty Truth’ long player." Today read the whole of Geoff C's review from the first of two Joanne Shaw Taylor gigs at Nell's in London from last Friday night here, plus check out today's Video Of The Day.

Music author Richard Houghton, who wrote 'Jimi Hendrix - The Day I Was There' is currently researching a book about Rod Stewart and the Faces. The Faces played The Greyhound in Croydon four times between November 1970 and May 1971, and Richard is currently looking for anyone who was there, who would kindly e-mail him at iwasatthatgig@gmail.com in order to share their memories for a people's history of the band to be published later this year.

With the impending UK government decision to cancel all 'mass gatherings' Fish has decided to postpone all UK touring with immediate effect including London’s Islington Assembly Hall tonight and tomorrow, however his final album 'Weltschmerz', is still scheduled for release this Summer.

Last year saw The Glorious Sons release their feisty new album ‘A War On Everything’ followed by a lengthy European tour. In addition to this year's Download Festival appearance on Friday 12th June and a new single ‘Closer To The Sky’ (today's Video Of The Day) the band have just announced a club show at London’s Omeara the day before their Download set. Hailing from Kingston, Ontario, the band gained notoriety across the Alt-Rock scene culminating in their 'Young Beauties and Fools' album winning the 2018 Juno award for Best Rock Album. They swiftly released their next album ‘A War On Everything’ which has also been nominated for ‘Rock Album of the Year' at the 2020 Juno Awards.

The Blues Podcast launched recently with a sizzling three episodes featuring the queen of modern Blues Beth Hart (today's Track Of The Day) the multi-platinum selling Kenny Wayne Shepherd and the fast rising British Blues-Rock star Kris Barras. The series is presented by the inimitable Big Boy Bloater – the current drive time presenter for Feedback Radio and former host of the popular Blues Magazine Show for Team Rock Radio. The naturally charming Bloater knows what makes musicians tick and how to get inside their head which is what makes The Blues Podcast so special – to find out about the person behind the music. It’s a chat amongst friends where they sit down and chew the fat of life and what has shaped them into who they are.