Virtuoso German Heavy Metal Guitarist Axel Rudi Pell will celebrate three decades as a solo artist with the release of his brand new ‘XXX Anniversary Live’ album on Steamhammer/SPV on Friday 7th June. ‘XXX Anniversary Live’, moreover, will come out on the same record label that released Axel’s debut ‘Wild Obsession’ in 1989, his contract with SPV having lasted 30 years - longer than the average marriage. 'XXX Anniversary Live', a stunning document of his most recent tour, was not planned at all, but the recordings, from Bochum and Budapest among others, were so good that Axel felt he just couldn’t scrap them. A more than worthy follow-up to 'Magic Moments', (his 3-hour anniversary show at the ‘Bang Your Head’ festival in 2014, where he celebrated 25 years as a solo artist), 'XXX Anniversary Live' is an exhilarating, glorious celebration of Axel Rudi Pell’s monumental career to date.

Today's Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK IBBA Presenters' Picks and much more. Music this week comes from The BB King Blues Band featuring "The Voice" Michael Lee, Mike Farris, The Marcus King Band, Lethbridge Owen, Rufus Black Band, BlueTouch, JJ Cale, Saverio Maccne, George Benson, Alba, Gwyn Ashton, Albert Castiglia Band, JP Williams Blues Band, Stray Cats, Tom Hambridge, Jo Harman, John Verity, Matt Andersen, Diane Schuur, Big Bill Broonzy, John Clifton Blues Band, Tiwayo, Wille and the Bandits (pictured), Paula Harris, Kenny 'Beedy Eyes' Smith, John Cee Stannard, The Primitive Noise Band, John Primer and more.

Nashville artist Dee Rock (Video Of The Day) recently released his new album 'Backroad Symphony' and is coming to the UK to tour this November. Rock's Lone Star roots run deep, tracing his family from the time of Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie at the Alamo, to today. Both of Dee's parents are music lovers and raised their children on a soundtrack ranging from Motown to Grand Ole Opry, with artists like BB King, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash and The Allman Brothers. All of that great music has shaped Dee Rock's style and sent him down the road he's on. Rock has found success in both sides of the music industry ~ on stage and off ~ from producing artists and song writing for various record companies including Virgin, EMI and Capitol Records, to writing the soundtrack for the Warner Bros. film 'Divas'.

If you like your music loud with raw vocals, searing guitars, a driving bass and thumping drums, then head on down to The Lexington tonight for Glitter Machine's first live show, with support from Oh Baby and Dominic McGuiness. Last Tuesday we had the pleasure of interviewing frontman John McKeown and bass guitarist Rick Hornby, so listen here to our latest Wrinklycast interview as we discuss amongst other things, vampires, sheep, their new album 'Hanging Out For Fame', a guitar lesson from Graham Nash, God is a cat, the impending closure of The Borderline and why John is not in the picture alongside!

2018 WRC Best Support band award winners Doomsday Outlaw (Video Of The Day) continue their current run of UK dates at London's The Lounge in Camden tonight, which sees them team up with Stevie R. Pearce And The Hooligans (the solo project of the esteemed Love/Hate guitarist) and Oxford Metal crew Silk Road. Dubbed ’The Outlaw Hooligan Run’, the Derbyshire based Hard Rock, Blues tinged quintet released their well received ‘Hard Times’ album in May 2018 and subsequently spent much of the year on the road with Jizzy Pearl (Love/Hate), the Graham Bonnet Band and Wayward Sons, as well as performing at festivals such as Bloodstock plus the very first Frontiers Rock UK Festival held in Birmingham.

"The debut offering definitely brings promise of things to come with many of their major influences cutting through from the likes of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and from what I've seen of them live, some rock poses à la The Darkness." That was part of our take on 2018 WRC One's To Watch award winners Collateral's EP 'Shots', and the band are playing London's the Borderline at 8pm tonight with Daxx & Roxanne and Temple of One. Collateral’s single “Lullaby” (today's Track Of The Day) is currently being played on high rotation on Planet Rock, in advance of September, when they release their eponymous debut album and will tour the UK with Piston.

London based Indie Rock Band Superfecta have recently taken their debut album 'Disconnect' on the road, but tonight they return to their home town to play at Herne Hill's Off The Cuff venue. Tomorrow the band are back on the road, as they head down towards the Kent coast to play Folkestone's Dementia Aware Festival.

"For the lyric lover this not a collection of silly love songs, no we are dealing with the London riots of 2011, drug addiction, two-faced friends, reflection, denial, delusion and mixed emotions to name a few subject matters. The opening track ‘Burning’ for me is the top number simply on strength of the epic chorus, followed closely by ‘Down By the River’ with ‘Waiting For’ sandwiched in-between making a good opening three." Read the whole of Geoff C's 'JoanovArc' CD review here which is out on Friday 31st May, plus check out our Video Of The Day.

Last Tuesday in the heart of London, we had the pleasure of interviewing frontman John McKeown and bass guitarist Rick Hornby from Glitter Machine - ahead of their first live show tomorrow night Saturday 18th May at The Lexington in London. Listen here to our latest Wrinklycast interview Track Of The Day as we discuss amongst other things, vampires, sheep, their new album 'Hanging Out For Fame', a guitar lesson from Graham Nash, God is a cat, the impending closure of The Borderline and why John is not in the picture alongside! With support from Oh Baby and Dominic McGuiness - if you like your music loud with raw vocals, searing guitars, a driving bass and thumping drums, then head on down to The Lexington tomorrow.

US Power Metal pioneers Jag Panzer (Track Of The Day), whose tenth studio album, ‘The Deviant Chord’ was released to huge acclaim on SPV in September 2017, kick off a major European headline tour commencing at London’s Camden Underworld tonight. Consisting of Harry Conklin – vocals, Mark Briody – guitars, Joey Tafolla – guitars, John Tetley – bass and Rikard Stjernquist – drums, the resultant comeback album was a veritable Metal manifesto, containing a host of typically Jag Panzer style classic Melodic Power Metal compositions. The Jag Panzer tour then heads off to France, Spain, Holland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Sweden.

"Hendrix is quoted as an influence and it shows, as the solos have a real bite. A number of songs are upbeat and rocky, like ‘Two Steps Forward’ (or even a bit Funky, like on ‘Back To The Blue’) without compromising the melodic content or breaking up the homogenous feel of the album. I’ve been playing this album non-stop without remotely getting to the point of overfamiliarity; it’s a collection that bears repeated listening and whets the appetite for hearing them live as well as raising expectations about what they will produce next. When it comes to genre descriptions perhaps its best just to file this under “good music”." Read the whole of Simon Green's Lethbridge Owen 'Mind Over Matter' CD review here plus check out our Video Of The Day.

Multi-Award-winning American Blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish stops off at London's The Garage tonight as part of her May 2019 UK Tour. The tour coincides with Samantha’s new studio album, which is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2017 albums 'Belle of the West' and 'Chills & Fever'. After launching her recording career in 2009, Samantha quickly established herself as a rising star in the contemporary Blues world. Since then, the charismatic young singer-guitarist-songwriter has earned a reputation as a rising guitar hero and powerful live performer, while releasing a series of acclaimed albums that have shown her restless creative spirit consistently taking her in new and exciting musical directions. Special guests are London-based Americana band Curse Of Lono who released their second album ‘As I Fell’ last year and their sound can best be described as a “sumptuously cinematic record that combines harmony-laden Americana with driving, Gothic Alt-Rock”.