Multi-award winning threepiece Triggerfinger (Video Of The Day) has signed with Mascot Records. One of Belgium’s finest guitar bands, Triggerfinger is currently finalizing the successor of their successful album ‘By Absence Of The Sun’, due for worldwide release after the Summer. The band will then start a European tour following the release of their fifth studio album, from September onwards. Imagine three sharp dressed man, in suits, with the boldness of Motörhead, Marc Bolan’s grooves and Chuck Berry’s relentlessness. The result? Triggerfinger, a well maintained riff-machine but also Europe’s very best kept secret - a band that has developed the hard way; years of touring clubs, pubs and festivals and dives of Europe have bred a fierce, unique and raw sound.

"The band and Joe are exceptional on a number of the songs such as 'How Deep This River Runs’, where to single out the backing singers are in such fine voice. And also with ‘Love Ain’t A Love Song’, where Joe’s ability to build a song into a crescendo of sheer noise and fun is exactly what we love about him. Half of the songs were covers of Joe's guitar heroes such as B.B. King and Eric Clapton (obviously!) and I particularly enjoyed his faultless cover of EC's sleek ‘Pretending’ which becomes the launch pad for an incomprehensible six string showcase while drummer Anton Fig and the cheerleading brass section lead the audience in keeping time." Read the whole of Wrinkly The Silver's Joe Bonamassa Royal Albert Hall gig review from last Thursday here (picture Laurence Harvey) plus check out our updated photo gallery here.

Today's 2016 WRC Award winning Rock On The Ridge Track Of The Day features tracks from Mount Holly, We Three Kings, The Black Jackals, 42 Decibe, Crobot (pictured), Godsmack, Shaman's Harvest, JacksonHewitt, Kingcrow, Roving Crows, Florence Black, Pearl Handled Revolver, IronPig, CrowBlackChicken, Will Wilde, Troy Redfern, Molly Hatchet, The Irontown Diehards, Praying Mantis and on their introducing stage, two in a row from local band StoneWire.

Today's Black On Blues Track Of The Day is rammed packed with music from The Apocalypse Blues Revue, Joe Bonamassa, Dan Patlansky, King King, Rio Emmett & Resolution 9, Ash Wilson, Eric Gales, Saiichi Sugiyama, Albany Down and Simo (pictured).

"Maxwell's pounding drum heralded another Matthews composition - the boppin' 'Bad Boy' - which saw some more scintillating Krissy fretwork, before the band closed the set with two covers - Hendrix's 'Freedom' - now back as a staple on their live set list and obviously a favourite with Matthews, as this guitar tribute to Jimi truly demonstrated, and finally a cover of Muddy Waters 'I'm Ready' to round off a thoroughly enjoyable gig in a proper pucker Rock pub. To the chagrin of the guy standing to the right of us - ironically there was no time for 'Time Machine' - nor disappointingly for mine did they play the stand-out from 'LAFV' 'Bubbles And The Seven Phones'. But, hey, at the end of day this was an archetypal Blues Rock Power trio at their raw best and at the top of their game without JB's bells and whistles. With two more UK dates, Fuel Cardiff tonight and The Arches Coventry this Thursday, The Krissy Matthews Band European tour finishes appropriately in Germany on Saturday 20th May. Prost!" Read the whole of AJ's Krissy Matthew's Band Fiddler's Elbow review from last Wednesday here plus check out our photo gallery here.

The last time we saw Berlin-based trio Kadavar (Vid Of The Day) was when they double headlined with Blues Pills at London's Koko last November (pictured). The riff-lords have announced a headline show at London's The Dome on Saturday 30th September plus they will also bring the fuzz to the North when they play Sheffield's HRH Doom Vs Stoner Festival the following day. Kadavar are also currently working on their fourth studio album, the follow up to their acclaimed 2015 album 'Berlin'.

Last Great Dreamers are currently special guests on a UK tour with The Quireboys and they are on stage at London's O2 Academy, Islington, at around 8pm tonight. Possibly one of the most essential British Rock bands of recent times, so catch them live and they promise “you won’t regret it!” Their latest album 'Transmissions From Oblivion' is an energetic yet sensitive album that celebrates music and storytelling, with 14 finely crafted songs overflowing with Rock ’n Roll attitude, emotion and glamour which includes the singles 'Glitterball Apocalypse', which documents the tragedies of Rock 'n Roll, the raucous 'Dope School' (Track Of The Day) and the flamboyant yet urgent Power-Pop classic 'Oblivion Kids'.

The Unity, the vital new band formed by Gamma Ray members Michael Ehré (drums) and Henjo Richter (guitar), have signed to Steamhammer/SPV to release their consummate, utterly compelling debut album as a digipak CD (with poster), double gatefold 180 gram vinyl (with printed inner sleeves and CD in a cardboard case) plus as a download on Friday 5th May. Richter has been part of the Hamburg Power Metal outfit for some twenty years, while Ehré’s CV includes – prior to his joining the Gamma Ray fold in 2012 – renowned names such as Firewind, Uli Jon Roth and Unisonic.

"And so to Main Stage headliners Dream Theater. If technical Progressive Metal is your thing then this lot are the genre leaders. If, however, you desire a party band to bring High Voltage to its natural conclusion then the US act are wholly unsuitable. File under ‘opinion divided’." That was our take the last time we saw Dream Theater at High Voltage in July 2011 (Vid Of The Day) - but we are sure that opinions won't be as divided tonight as some WRC members are off to see them perform at London's Hammersmith Apollo!

Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally. The first Record Store Day took place on 19th April 2008. Today there are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica. Indeed Big Machine Label Group’s A Thousand Horses (pictured) and The Cadillac Three (Video Of The Day) have announced they will both have special, limited-edition vinyl releases today. A Thousand Horses will be releasing 'Live From London' and The Cadillac Three will be releasing 'Live At Abbey Road'.

With a review and more pics to come from last night's second gig at The Royal Albert Hall - today we bring you our initial photo gallery here from Joe Bonamassa's gig on Thursday night. JB's band included Michael Rhodes – bass guitar, Anton Fig – drums + percussion, Reese Wynans – keyboards, Lee Thornburg – trumpet, Paulie Cerra – sax, Jade Macrae - backing vocals and Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals.

The Blues Club Podcast Track Of The Day returns this week, a day later than usual, with another two hours of non-stop Best in Blues with More Music and Less Chat, featuring New Releases, Classic Tracks, UK Independent Blues Broadcasters AssociationPresenters' Picks and much more. Music this week Includes tracks from Sean Chambers, Peter Karp, The BluesBones, Bill Morganfield, D.A. Foster, Greasy Gravy, Ruthie Foster, Big Wolf Band (pictured), Jim Gustin and Truth Jones, Jon Zeeman Band, Wily Bo Walker, Robert Cray, Patty Reese, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix, Bobby Messano, Vanessa Collier, Amanda St John, Kaz Hawkins, Southern Avenue, Starlite Campbell Band, The Speakeasy Three, The Bourbon Alley Blues Band, The Johnny Max Band, Ben Tyzack & Guy Tortora, Coco Montoya, Delta Moon, The Blues Band, Billy T Band, Adrianna Marie and Her Roomful of All-Stars, B. B. & The Blues Shacks and more.