The Shadows

 

Artist:  The Shadows

Origin:  London, England

Genre:   Instrumental Rock, Instrumental Surf, British Invasion, Early British Pop, Early Pop, Rock & Roll

Original line-up: 

The Drifters:   (1958)

Ian Samwell:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

Norman Mitham:  Rhythm Guitar

Ken Pavey:  Rhythm Guitar

Terry Smart:  Drums

2nd line-up:

Jet Harris:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

Norman Mitham:  Rhythm Guitar

Ken Pavey:  Rhythm Guitar

Terry Smart:  Drums

3rd line-up:

Jet Harris:  Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass

Norman Mitham:  Rhythm Guitar

Ken Pavey:  Rhythm Guitar

Tony Meehan:  Drums

4th line-up:  

The Shadows  (1959): 

Jet Harris:   Bass

Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar

Tony Meeham:  Drums

5th line-up:  (1962)

Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

Jet Harris:  Bass

Brian "Licorice" Locking:  Bass, Harmonica

Brian Bennett:  Drums

6th line-up:  (1963)

Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

John Rostill:  Bass

Brian "Licorice" Locking:  Bass, Harmonica

Brian Bennett:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Hank Marvin:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bruce Welch:  Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

John Rostill:  Bass

Brian Bennett:  Drums

The Shadows are an English Instrumental Rock Group, originally known as The Drifters are Cliff Richard's backing Band from 1958 to 1968, later was changed to The Shadows in mid-1959 to avoid a conflict with the American R&B group to be Cliff Richard & The Shadows.  The Shadows were the first backing band to emerge as stars.  As pioneers of the four-member instrumental format, the band consisted of Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass and Drums.  Their range covers Pop, Rock, Surf Rock, Ballads with Jazz influence.  The band's No. 1 hits include "Apache", "Kon-Tiki", "Wonderful Land", "Foot Tapper", and "Dance On!".  The band also recorded occasional vocal numbers, and hit the UK Top Ten with the group-sung "Don't Make My Baby Blue" in 1965.

Title:  The Best Of The Shadows (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:   Instrumental Rock, Instrumental Surf, British Invasion, Early British Pop, Early Pop, Rock & Roll

Label:  Vinyl Passion

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Apache

 2.  Man Of Mystery

 3.  The Stranger

 4.  F.B.I.

 5.  Midnight

 6.  The Frightened City

 7.  Quartermaster's Stores

 8.  Back Home

 9.  Sleepwalk

Side B:

  1.  Kon-Tiki

 2.  36-24-36

 3.  The Savage

 4.  Peace Pipe

 5.  Blue Star

 6.  See You In My Drums

 7.  Gonzales

 8.  Nivram

 9.  Find Me A Golden Street

The Best Of The Shadows is the compilation album by The Shadows, released on May 15, 2026 by Vinyl Passion.  Limited Edition Coloured 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

Megadeth

 

Artist:  Megadeth
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Progressive Metal

Original line-up:

Dave Mustaine:  Vocals, Guitar
David Ellefson:  Bass
Greg Handevidt:  Guitar
Dijon Carruthers:  Drums

Megadeth is an American Heavy Metal Band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983 by Dave Mustaine (Guitar, Vocals), Dave Ellefson (Bass), Greg Handevidt (Guitar), and Dijon Carruthers (Drums), shortly after Dave Mustaine's dismissal from Metallica.  The band is a pioneer of the American Thrash Metal scene, and is one of the Genre's "Big Four", along with Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer.

Title:  Youthanasia (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, Progressive Metal

Label:  Capitol

Rating:   ****

Formate:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Reckoning Day (4:34)

 2.  Train Of Consequences (3:26)

 3.  Addicated To Chaos (5:26)

Side Two:

 4.  A Tout Le Monde (4:28)

 5.  Elysian Fields (4:03)

 6.  The Killing Road (3:57)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 7.  Blood Of Heroes (3:57)

 8.  Family Tree (4:07)

 9.  Youthanasia (4:09)

Side Four:

10. I Thought I Knew It All (3:44)

11. Black Curtains (3:29)

12. Victory (4:27)

Personnel:

Dave Nustaine:  Vocals, Guitars

David Ellefson:  Bass

Marty Friedman:  Guitars

Nick Menza:  Drums

Additional Musician:

Jimmie Wood:  Harmonica on Tracks:  2, 5

Youthanasia is the sixth studio album by Megadeath, originally released on November 1, 1994 by Capitol, remastered and reissued on May 29, 2026 by Capitol.

Dana Fuchs

 

Artist:  Dana Fuchs
Born:  January 10, 1976.  New Jersey, USA
Origin:  Wildwood, Florida
Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Dana Fuchs is an American Singer, Songwriter, Actress.  She is the one of Top Vocalists of 2011, and one of the most amazing female Blues Rock Soul Singers alive today, and well known for her role as Sadie in Sony Pictures hit film Across The Universe.  She hailed as the new Janis Joplin.

Title:  Live In Denmark (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues, Blues Rock

Label:  Ruf Records

Rating:  ****

Format:  

Tracks:

 1.  Double Down On Wrong (5:58)

 2.  Hard Road (4:56)

 3.  Blue Must Road (6:39)

 4.  Superman (5:25)

 5.  Nothing You Own (6:02)

 6.  Home Is Where The Hatred Is  (6:49)

 7.  Borrowed Time (3:25)

 8.  Battle Lines (4:39)

 9.  Curtain Close (7:16)

10. Sympathy For The Devil (5:24)

Personnel:

Dana Fuchs:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Cajon, Tambourine

Jon Diamond:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

Kevin Mackall:  Bass

Piero Perelli:  Drums

Live In Denmark is a live album by Dana Fuchs, released on April 3, 2026 by Ruf Records, recorded live at Codset in Kolding, Denmark on October 6, 2025.

Brian Robertson

 

Artist:  Brian Robertson

Birth Name:  Brian David Robertson, also known as "Robbo"

Born:  February 12, 1956.  Clarkston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll

Occupation:  Musician, Guitarist

Instruments:  Guitar

Brian Robertson is a Scottish Rock Guitarist, best known as a former of Thin Lizzy from 1974 to 1978, and Motorhead from 1982 to 1983, replacing Fast Eddie Clarke.  He had formed Wild Horses along with  Jimmy Bain (Bass Ex Rainbow).

Title:  Diamonds And Dirt - The Brian Robertson Album (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll

Label:  NHE Recordings/Cherry Red

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  Diamonds And Dirt

 1.  Diamonds And Dirt (4:22)

 2.  Passion (4:31)

 3.  It's Only Money (3:19)

 4.  Mail Box (4:18)

 5.  Running Back (4:04)

 6.  Texas Wind (3:44)

 7.  Devil In My Soul (4:04)

 8.  Do It Till We Drop (4:04)

 9.  Blues Boy (5:23)

10. That's All (5:00)

11. 10 Miles To Go On A 9 Mile Road (4:58)

12. Running Back (Slow Version) (5:59)

13 Ain't Got No Money (5:02)

Bonus Tracks:

14. Linger My Love (4:14)

15. Blues Boy (Outtake) (5:39)

Personnel:

Brian Robertson:  Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals on Track 11

Leif Sundin:  Vocals

Nalle Panisson:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Ian Haugland:  Drums, Percussion

Liny Wood:  Backing Vocals

Rickard Jakobson: Percussion

Additional Musicians:

Chris Antblad:  Piano on Track 5

Rob Lamothe:  Vocals on Track 13

Ola Gustafsson:  Dobro on Track 12

Ellinor Asp:  Backing Vocals on Track 13

Hakan Persson:  Drums on Track 13

Disc 2:  The Brian Robertson Album

 1.  Fishers Love Birds (6:34)

 2.  Hang 'Em Low (4:06)

 3.  Sea View (6:16)

 4.  Can't Work, Eat, Sleep (6:01)

 5.  How Can We Survive (5:26)

 6.  Life On The Nile (5:52)

 7.  Monsoon (6:52)

 8.  The Art Of Poise (4:51)

 9.  Sweet Girl (5:43)

10. The Edge (7:39)

11. Pilgrims (5:26)

12. Peters Pans (5:13)

13. Pillar To Post (5:13)

Personnel:

Brian Robertson:  All Instruments & Vocals

Guest Musicians:

Rob Jeffrey:  Acoustic & Strat

Maxine Francis:  Guest Vocals

Diamonds And Dirt - The Brian Robertson Album is the collection album by Brian Robertson, released on May 29, 2026 by NHE Recordings/Cherry Red, includes the debut solo album 2011 with two Bonus Tracks, plus, The Brian Robertson Album, an instrumental set recorded during the same period.

Amani Burnham

 

Artist:   Amani Burnham

Born:  2006 in Ethiopia

Genre:  Blues Rock, Rock, Blues, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Blues 

Occupation:  Musician, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Amani Burnham is a dynamic Blues Rock Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter who combines gritty guitar work and soulful vocals with a bold, Modern Rock Edge, base in Middletown, Connecticut.  Early start, born in Ethiopia and adopted at a young age, he grew up in Connecticut surrounded by music.  He original began his musical journey as a Drummer, inspired by Jazz Legend Gene Krupa, before transitioning to Guitar during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Title:  Roots & Wings (2026)

Genre:  Blues Rock, Rock, Blues, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Blues 

Label:  Blind Pig Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Fastlane (3:18)

 2.  I Wanna Know (3:50)

 3.  Roots & Wings (3:45)

 4.  The Last Thing I Remember (4:45)

 5.  Bluejay (2:49)

 6.  You Can't Heal What You Hide (3:55)

 7.  Sideways Thru Time (3:02)

 8.  Waiting By The Window (2:45)

 9.  Lovers Till They Die (2:49)

10. Midnight Waterfall (3:22)

11. Some Sorta Love (2:38)

12. Bleeding Heart (7:54)

Personnel:

Amani Burnham:  Lead Vocals Guitars

Matt Hangen:  Bass

Ray Hangen:  Drums

Roots & Wings is the debut album by Amani Burnham, released on May 29, 2026 by Blind Pig Records, remarkable guitar work played uniquely with his right-hand tumb rather than a pick alongside soulful vocals.  Highly Recommended!.

Albert Bouchard

 

Artist:  Albert Bouchard

Born:  May 24, 1947.  Watertown, New York, USA

Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock

Occupation:  Musician, Singer and Songwriter

Instruments:  Drums, Vocals, Percussion, Guitar, Cowbell

Albert Bouchard is an American Multi-Instrmentalist,  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, best known as a founding member and the original Drummer of the Hard Rock Band Blue Oyster Cult, and current Drummer of The Dictators.  He is the older brother of former Blue Oyster Cult Bassist Joe Bouchard.

Title:  Incantation (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Deko Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Ghosts (4:09)

 2.  Roadshow (4:01)

 3.  Ravens (3:47)

 4.  do You Believe In Me (3:07)

 5.  Prayer (Light The Dark) (3:24)

 6.  Trinity (3:02)

 7.  Cry 3X (3:42)

 8.  Voyeur, Pt. 1 (3:11)

 9.  Face In Your Mirror (4:18)

10. All Dreaming (3:23)

11. Career Of Evil (3:47)

12. Death Valley Nights (3:36)

Personnel:

Albert Bouchard:  Vocals, Drums, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Banjo Mandolin, Harmonica, Percussion

Incantation is the debut album by Albert Bouchard, originally released on July 29, 2014 by No Official Commercial Records, remastered and reissued on May 8, 2026 by Deko Music.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

 

Artist:  Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Origin:  Croydon, London, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Art Rock

Original line-up:

Keith Emerson:  Keyboards
Greg Lake:  Vocals, Bass

Carl Palmer:  Drums, Percussion

Emerson, Lake & Palmer were an English Progressive Rock Supergroup from in London in 1970.  The band consisted of Keith Emerson (Keyboards Ex The V.I.P., The Nice), Greg Lake (Vocals, Bass), and Carl Palmer (Drums, Percussion).  They were one of the most popular and commercially successful Progressive Rock bands in 1970s, with musical sound including Classical Music with Jazz and Symphonic Rock Elements, dominated by Keith Emerson's flamboyant use of the Hammond Organ, Moog Synthesizer, and Piano.

Title:  Trilogy (Deluxe Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock, Art Rock
Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  The Original 1972 Album (2015 Remaster)

 1.  The Endless Enigma (Part 1) (6:41)

 2.  Fugue (1:56)

 3.  The Endless Enigma (Part 2) (2:02)

 4.  From The Beginning (4:13)

 5.  The Sheriff (3:2)

 6.  Hoedown (3:45)

 7.  Trilogy (8:52)

 8.  Living Sin (3:10)

 9.  Abaddon's Bolero (8:07)

Disc 2:  The Alternate Album (Jakko M Jakszyk 2015 Stereo Mixes)

 1.  From The Beginning (Alternate Version) (4:16)

 2.  The Endless Enigma (Part 1) (New Stereo Mix) (6:43)

 3.  Fugue (New Stereo Mix) (1:57)

 4.  The Endless Enigma (Part 2) (New Stereo Mix) (2:03)

 5.  From The Beginning (New Stereo Mix) (4:17)

 6.  The Sheriff (New Stereo Mix) (3:24)

 7.  Hoedown (3:46)

 8.  Trilogy (New Stereo Mix) (8:58)

 9.  Living Sin (New Stereo Mix) (3:11)

10. Abaddon's Bolero (New Stereo Mix) (8:13)

11. Hoedown (Live) (3:46)

Personnel:

Keith Emerson:  Hammond C3 Organ, Steinway Piano, Zuma, Moog Synthesizer III-C, Mini Moog Model D Synthesizer 
Greg Lake:  Vocals, Bass, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Carl Palmer:  Drums, Percussion

Trilogy is the third studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, originally released on June 23, 1972 by Island Records, remastered and reissued on April 24, 2026 by BMG.  Deluxe Edition 2 CD, includes Booklet with 2016 Band Interviews, and Rare Band Photos.