As well as HRH 12 and Focus, there are a number of other gigs taking place this weekend including Sari Schorr supporting the Nimmo Brothers at a sold out Hammersmith Club in London tonight, Bad Touch (Track Of The Day) headlining London's ULU Live tonight supported by Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classsics plus Daxx & Roxanne and finally The Bude Blues Rhythm & Rock Festival continues with Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado and Wishbone Ash headlining tonight and tomorrow respectively!

"Lyytinen then teased us with a mouthwatering Mississippi Delta Blues medley. "Would you like some Muddy Waters? Robert Johnson? How about this girl from Finland?" Of course the answer was a unanimous yes as Erja mesmerised us once again with her side prowess before asking "Are you ready?" as she rounded off her superb set off with the unusual time signature of the head banging 'Rocking Chair' - another from 'Stolen Hearts' - essentially a true Blues track with trademark in yer face slide guitar plus a nice grooving riff and vocal that made way for both a fantastic Laitinen drum solo and Back bass solo. Before finishing off the night with an excellent encore/cover of Hendrix's 'Crosstown Traffic', Erja deservedly gave a plug for her forthcoming album, mentioning Mr. Landreth of course! Well why not?" Read the whole of AJ's Erja Lyytinen London Borderline review from Tuesday here plus check out both today's Video Of The Day and our Photo Gallery here. And if you missed Tuesday's gig - you might be lucky and snap up a last minute ticket to see Erja supporting Focus at London's iconic 100 Club tonight.

"The penultimate, and for me, the most eagerly anticipated band is Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons. Mr. C., once of Motorhead for over 30 years, has put together a band including his three sons, Tyla, Dane and Todd who play some kick bottom Rock and Roll. Whilst having their own distinct sound, they are made from the same straight up Heavy Rock and Roll material of the aforementioned Motorhead. With an hour long set, the playlist was a well balanced mix of their own material and Motorhead classic covers. When we saw them a few years ago they had limited material of their own but following the release of their album 'The Age Of Absurdity', they have some really strong material. 'Freak Show' and "Get On Your Knees' being good examples. But it was covers of classics like 'R.A.M.O.N.E.S', 'Ace Of Spades' and 'Silver Machine' (dedicated by Phil to all past Motorhead heroes sadly no longer with us) that got the crowd properly pumped up. Finishing with a cover of 'Bomber', they boys show that they have evolved into a class act that deserves to be headliners at any festival." Read the whole of Mother's Hard Rock Hell 12 Day One review here plus check out John Bull's amazing Photo Gallery here. Day Three continues today - including visceral Canadian rockers The Wild! who are on stage at midnight tonight.

Danish Blues-Rockers Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado (Best Band - European Blues Awards 2017) and Irish Blues-Roots guitarist and singer songwriter Grainne Duffy are playing London's Under The Bridge tonight. As TR&TBT enters its fourteenth year, this Danish band has been called one of the most successful Blues & Roots bands on the European continent, whilst, described by The Sunday Times as "A Blues singer of real integrity", Grainne Duffy is a pioneer of her own style while also paying sincere homage to her Roots, Soul, Blues, Country and Rock traditions. Meanwhile, Copenhagen’s Progressive, genre-crossing quartet Vola are also playing The Dome in London tonight following the release of their new album 'Applause Of A Distant Crowd' last month, via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns today with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks and much more. Music this week includes tracks from Buddy Guy, Southern Avenue, Imelda May, Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, Dana Fuchs, CC Smugglers, Caro Emerald, Susan Angeletti, The Riotous Brothers, Sister Suzie, The Marcus King Band, Dove and Boweevil, Khalif Wailin Walter, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Frank Bey, Michael Kaeshammer, Jim Allchin, Midnite Johnny Morana, RC and The Moonpie Band, Peter V Blues Train, Vargas Blues Band, Wille and the Bandits, The Jazz Crusaders, Marcia Ball, Paul Rodgers, The Weight Band, Dennis Herrera, Ana Popovic (pictured), Eric Clapton, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.

"Suffice to say that once the sounds problems were sorted out Massive cranked up the tempo as they weaved around the small stage wringing every possible sinew out of their performance with their full frontal Aussie Rock including 'One By One', fans favourite 'Blood Money Blues', 'Dancefloor', 'Burn The Sun', Ghost', new single 'Calm Before The Storm' from their forthcoming album and finished with 'Now Or Never'. However, despite the fact that the rain had relented since yesterday, but thanks to copious cans of lager being opened up on stage during their set, with Ben chucking cans at his brother and Brad pouring a full can over his head whilst playing guitar (seriously) - cue Marr's wardrobe malfunction as he slipped and split his crotch - you couldn't make it up! Entertainment wise, these guys are the full package and long may it continue!" That was part of our review of Massive at Ramblin' Man Fair in July last year and as well as being today's Video Of The Day, the guys are playing the Hard Rock Hell Main Stage at Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, at 4.20pm tomorrow!

With a photo gallery here today from Erja Lyytinen's London Borderline gig on Tuesday night, plus a review to come, the good news is that the European Blues Award winner will be returning to the UK in March 2019. Erja has also just been nominated for the second year in a row as Guitarist of the Year 2018 by the European Blues Awards and will release her new studio album in 2019 on her own record label Tuohi Records. The new album will feature guest performances from Sonny Landreth and Jennifer Batten (Michael Jackson). The album will include Erja’s two new singles 'Without You' and 'Another World', which were released digitally in 2018.

Following the Hard Rock Hell Awards last night, HRH 12 finally kicks off today at Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales. As our HRH countdown comes to an end, today's Video Of The Day is Glasgow Heavy Rock band Anchor Lane who are playing tomorrow evening and have become a regular fixture on the Scottish music scene. The four-piece’s stunning debut EP ‘New Beginning’ highlights the band as skilled songwriters with a talent for writing powerful riffs. Anchor Lane have rapidly grown in stature and reputation, steadily building momentum and picking up rave reviews with their own headline shows and key guest slots. Indeed, 2018 has been an extremely exciting year for Anchor Lane with their debut album in the works and a host of prominent live shows throughout the country.

"Closing out the night, and the festival, were Southern Rock legends Molly Hatchet. Somewhat curiously they were minus one guitarist, which meant their usual twin guitar boogie sound was restricted to the single guitar of Bobby Ingram. But he played it with style and they closed the night with a string of classics finishing, obviously, with ‘Boogie No More’." That was our take at Hard Rock Hell in November 2016 and Molly Hatchet (Track Of The Day) return to the UK this December namely: 5th The Robin 2, Wolverhampton, 6th Waterfront, Norwich, 7th Dingwalls, London, 8th Plug, Sheffield and 9th The Globe, Cardiff. For tickets go here or call 08444 220 026.

On today's WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge Podcast Track Of The Day, there's music from Foreigner (pictured), Jizzy Pearl, City Of Thieves, RavenEye, Collateral, Dead Man's Whiskey, Bedrokk, Blue Nation, The Blue Stones, Riot Horse, The Rocket Dolls, Samarkind, Desktop Rulers, Prospect Hill, Rainbreakers, RHR Redfern, Hutchinson & Ross, The Doors, Edenthorn, The Reverent Cavaliers, Austin Gold, Fish, Shaman's Harvest and on their Introducing Stage, two in a row from Burden Down.

With the Hard Rock Hell Awards taking place tonight at Hafan y Môr Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, North Wales, we also look forward to this Friday 9th November when Voodoo Blood (Video Of The Day) take to HRH Stage Two at 3.55pm. This band take the swagger and soul of some of the 70’s Rock giants and turn it into an irresistible brew of truly ferocious and blistering heavy Blues Rock, matched with superb song writing and huge hooks. Live, Voodoo Blood give off enough energy to light up a large city. Front woman Kim prowling the stage whilst the boys, Sean, Chris and Will, crank out the riffs over monstrous grooves. This really is feral Blues, played hard, heavy and with blistering commitment. The bands brand new second EP takes the band’s high octane Rock to new levels, evolving in heavier and groovier ways than ever before. 'Fresh Hell' draws from other influences of the band, flirting with darker tones whilst still holding the bands staple ‘Blues on steroids’ sound.

Visceral Canadian rockers The Wild! hit London's Black Heart stage in Camden tonight on the back of last year's storming debut album '‘Wild At Heart’', produced by Mike Fraser (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Jimmy Page, Metallica, Van Halen). Supported by Those Damn Crows, The Wild! are a vital, organic four piece who hail from Kelowna, British Columbia, who take the gritty authenticity of the Delta Blues, speed it up with a reckless Punk Rock attitude, and then roll all that up into a Southern Rock cigarette. The band were nominated ‘Best New Rock Band’ at the 2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards, after their debut EP ‘'GxDxWxB’', (which stands for ‘God Damn Wild Boys’), crashed into the top five of the Rock Chart, leading to major Canadian tours with Airbourne, Buckcherry, Godsmack, Korn, Monster Truck, Rise Against and Sebastian Bach.