Stray Cats

 

Artist:  Stray Cats
Origin:  Massapequa, New York, USA
Genre:  Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, New Wave, Punk

Original line-up:

Brian Setzer:  Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Percussion
Lee Rocker:  Double Bass, Acoustic Bass, Backing Vocals
Slim Jim Phantom:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Stray Cats were an American Rockabilly Band from Masasapequa, New York, formed in 1979 by Brian Setzer (Guitar, Vocals), Lee Rocker (Double Bass), and Slim Jim Phantom (Drums).  The band had numerous hit singles in the UK, Australia, Canada and the U.S. including "Stray Cat Strut", "(She's) Sexy+17", "Look At That Cadillac", "I Won't Stand In Your Way", "Bright It Back Again", and "Rock This Town", which the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has listed as one of the songs that shaped Rock & Roll.

Title:  Rumble In Brixton (2026)

Genre:  Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, New Wave, Punk

Label:  Surfdog

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Intro (0:13)

 2.  Rumble In Brixton (3:52)

 3.  Double Talkin' Baby (3:34)

 4.  Something's Wrong With My Radio (3:14)

 5.  Ubangi Stomp (4:00)

 6.  Stray Cat Strut (4:03)

 7.  Gene & Eddie (4:32)

 8.  Too Hip Gotta Go (2:43)

 9.  Sleepwalk (5:01)

10. I Won't Stand In Your Way (4:41)

11. My Baby Left Me (3:59)

112. Blast Off (3:00)

Disc 2:

 1.  Intro (0:43)

 2.  18 Miles To Memphis (3:45)

 3.  Bring It Back Again (3:01)

 4.  Fishnet Stockings (4:09)

 5.  Runaway Boys (3:52)

 6.  Rock This Town (6:28)

 7.  That's All Right (2:49)

 8.  Good Rockin' Tonight (2:41)

 9.  Twenty Flight Rock (3:38)

10. (She's) Sexy + 17 (4:00)

11. Please Don't Touch (3:48)

12. Mystery Train Kept A Rollin' (4:12)

Personnel:

Brian Setzer:  Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Lee Rocker:  Upright Bass, Backing Vocals
Slim Jim Phantom:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Rumble In Brixton is a live album by Stray Cats, originally released on November 9, 2004 by Surfdog, remastered and reissued on July 24, 2026 by Surfdog Records, in 2 CD, All the Best of Stray Cats. 

Slash's Snakepit

 

Artist:  Slash's Snakepit
Origin:  Los Angeles, california, USA.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock


Original line-up:

Slash:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Eric Dover:  Lead Vocals
Gilby Clarke:  Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
Mike Inez:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Matt Sorum:  Drums, Percussion


Slash's Snakepit were an American Supergroup formed by Slash former guitarist of Guns N' Roses in 1993 with other two members Matt Sorum (Drums Ex Guns N' Roses) and Gilby Clarke (Guitar Ex Guns N' Roses), Mike Inez (Bass Ex Alice in Chains) and Eric Dover (Vocals, Guitar Ex Jellyfish).

Title:  Good To Be Live - Buenos Aires 1995 (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock

Label:  Homespun

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 Disc 1:

 1.  Intro/Pulp Fiction Main Theme (0:29)

 2.  Doin' Fine (4:19)

 3.  Good To Be Alive (5:48)

 4.  Monkey Chow (4:43)

 5.  Take It Away (4:49)

 6.  Slash Solo/Lower (7:26)

 7. Cure Me...Or Kill Me (5:14)

Disc 2:

 1.  I Hate Everybody...(But You) (4:59)

 2.  Neither Can I (8:10)

 3.  Back And Forth Again (6:19)

 4.  Slash Solo/Jizz Da Pit (18:33)

 5.  Instrumental Jam (3:57)

 6.  Tijuana Jail (2:24)

 7.  Be The Ball (5:42)

 8.  Beggars And Hangers On (7:46)

Personnel:

Slash:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Eric Dover:  Lead Vocals
Gilby Clarke:  Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals
James LoMenzo:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Brian Tichy:  Drums

Good To Be Live - Buenos Aires 1995 is the captured live on Rock & Pop 95.9 FM Broadcast at the legendary Estadio Obrias Sanitarias,  in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 21, 1995 by Slash's Snakepit, released on September 11, 2026 by Homespun.

Hole

 

Artist:  Hole

Origin:  Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Courtney Love:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Eric Erlandson:  Lead Guitar

Mike Geisbrecht:  Rhythm Guitar

Lisa Roberts:  Bass

Caroline Rule:  Drums

Hole was an American Alternative Rock Band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, formed in 1989 by Courtney Love (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Eric Erlandson (Lead Guitar), Mike Geibrecht (Guitar), Lisa Roberts (Bass) and Caroline Rule (Drums).  The band received several accolades, including four Grammy Award Nominations. They were also commercial successful, selling over three million records in the USA alone.

Title:  Celebrity Skin (2026)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock

Label:  Geffen/UMe

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Celebrity Skin (2:42)

 2.  Boys On The Radio (5:09)

 3.  Hit So Hard (4:00)

 4.  Malibu (3:50)

 5.  Reasons To Be Beautiful (5:19)

 6.  Dying (3:44)

Side 2:

 1.  Awful (3:15)

 2.  Use Once & Destroy (5:04)

 3.  Northern Star (4:56)

 4.  Heaven Tonight (3:31)

 5.  Playing Your Song (3:21)

 6.  Petals (5:29)

Personnel:

Courtney Love:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Eric Erlandson:  Lead Guitar

Melissa Auf de Maur:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Patty Schemel:  Drums

Guest Musicians:

Deen Catronovo::  Drums

Billy Corgan;  Bass on Tracks:  1/3, 2/6

Craig Armstrong:  Strings on Tracks:  1/6, 2/6

David Campbell:  Strings on Track 2/2

Celebrity Skin is the third studio album by Hole, originally released on September 8, 1998 by DGC, remastered and reissued on September 18, 2026 by Geffen Records/UMe.  Pressed on 180 Gram Black Vinyl.

Hole

Artist:  Hole

Origin:  Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Courtney Love:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Eric Erlandson:  Lead Guitar

Mike Geisbrecht:  Rhythm Guitar

Lisa Roberts:  Bass

Caroline Rule:  Drums

Hole was an American Alternative Rock Band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, formed in 1989 by Courtney Love (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Eric Erlandson (Lead Guitar), Mike Geibrecht (Guitar), Lisa Roberts (Bass) and Caroline Rule (Drums).  The band received several accolades, including four Grammy Award Nominations. They were also commercial successful, selling over three million records in the USA alone.

Title:  Live Through This (2026)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock

Label:  Geffen/UMe

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Violet (3:24)

 2.  Miss World (3:00)

 3.  Plump (2:34)

 4.  Asking For It (3:29)

 5.  Jennifer's Body (3:42)

 6.  Doll Parts (3:31)

Side 2:

 1.  Credit In The Straight World (3:11)

 2.  Softer, Softest (3:28)

 3.  She Walks On Me (3:24)

 4.  I Think That I Would Die (3:36)

 5.  Gutless (2:15)

 5.  Rock Star (2:42)

Personnel:

Courtney Love:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Eric Erlandson:  Lead Guitar

Kristen Pfaff:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Patty Schemel:  Drums

Guest Musicians:

Dane Kletter:  Additional Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 2, 4, 6, 2/2, 3

Kurt Cobain:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1/4, 2/2

Live Through This is the second studio album by Hole, originally released on April 12, 1994 by DGC, remastered and reissued on September 18, 2026 by Geffen/UMe, featuring "Doll Parts", "Violet", and "Miss World".  Pressed on 180 Gram Black Vinyl.

Hole

 

Artist:  Hole

Origin:  Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Courtney Love:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Eric Erlandson:  Lead Guitar

Mike Geisbrecht:  Rhythm Guitar

Lisa Roberts:  Bass

Caroline Rule:  Drums

Hole was an American Alternative Rock Band from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, formed in 1989 by Courtney Love (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Eric Erlandson (Lead Guitar), Mike Geibrecht (Guitar), Lisa Roberts (Bass) and Caroline Rule (Drums).  The band received several accolades, including four Grammy Award Nominations. They were also commercial successful, selling over three million records in the USA alone.

Title:  Pretty On The Inside (2026)

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Grunge, Punk Rock, Noise Rock, Power Pop, Indie Rock

Label:  UMe

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Teenage Whore (2:57)

 2.  Babydoll (4:59)

 3.  Garbage Man (3:19)

 4.  Sassy (1:43)

 5.  Good Sister/Bad Sister (5:47)

 

Side Two:

 1.  Mrs. Jones (5:25)

 2.  Berry (2:46)

 3.  Loaded (4:19)

4.  Starbelly (1:46)

 5.  Pretty On The Inside (1:30)

 6.  Clouds (3:58)

Personnel:

Courtney Love:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Eric Erlandson:  Lead Guitar

Jill Emery:  Bass

Caroline Rule:  Drums, Percussion

Pretty On The Inside is the debut studio album by Hole, originally released on September 17, 1991 by Caroline, remastered and reissued on September 18, 2026 by UMe, featuring "Teenage Whore", and "Babydoll".  Pressed on 180 Gram Black Vinyl.

Leprous

 

Artist:  Leprous

Origin:  Notodden, Norway

Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Avant-Garde Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Scandinavian Metal

Original line-up:

Einar Solberg:   Lead Vocals, Keyboards

Tor Oddmund Suhrke:  Guitars, Backing Vocals

Stian Lonar:  Bass

Esben Meyer Kristensen:  Guitars

Kenneth Solberg:  Guitars

Truls Vennman:  Drums

Leprous is a Norwegian Progressive Metal Band from Notodden, Norway, formed in 2001 by Einar Solberg  (Lead Vocals, Keyboards) and Tor Oddmund Suhrke (Guitar), along with Stian Lonar (Bass), Esben Meyer Kristensen (Guitars), Kenneth Solberg (Guitar), and Truls Vennman (Drums).  Their music style is typically classified as Progressive Metal, or Progressive Rock, their sound has also been as Avant-Garde Metal.

Title:  Melodies Of Atonement (2024)

Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Avant-Garde Metal, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Scandinavian Metal

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Silently Walking Alone (4:05)

 2.  Atonement (4:49)

 3.  My Specter (3:55)

 4.  I Hear The Sirens (4:31)

 5.  Like A Sunken Ship (4:04)

 6.  Limbo (5:56)

 7.  Faceless (6:25)

 8.  Starlight (6:09)

 9.  Self-Satisfied Lullaby (6:21)

10. Unfree My Soul (5:21)

Personnel:

Einar Solberg:   Lead Vocals, Keyboards

Tor Oddmund Suhrke:  Guitars, Backing Vocals

Robin Ognedal:  Guitars

Simen Daniel Lindstad Borvan:  Bass

Baard Kolstad:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Lya. Cahuac Hun:  Piano on Tracks:  7, 10

John Lonnmyr:  Hammond Organ on Track 6

Melodies Of Atonement  is the eighth studio album by Leprous, released on August 30, 2024 by InsideOut Music.  The album reache No. 6 on UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.

Bob Seger

Artist:  Bob Seger
Birth Name:  Robert Clark Seger
Born:  May 6, 1945.  Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Heartland Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Hard Rock, Detroit Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Bob Seger is an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist and Pianist from Detroit, Michigan.  In 1973, he formed The Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, and became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet.  In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album Night Moves.  He was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2012.

 

Title:  Face The Promise (Expanded Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Roots Rock, Heartland Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Hard Rock, Detroit Rock

Label:  Capitol

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Wreck This Heart (3:53)

 2.  Wait For Me (3:42)

 3.  Face The Promise (3:18)

 4.  No Matter Who You Are (3:40)

 5.  Are You (3:35)

 6.  Simplicity (3:59)

 7.  No More (2:58)

 8.  Real Mean Bottle (feat. Kid Rock) (3:05)

 9.  Won't Stop (3:19)

10. Between (4:48)

11. The Answer's In The Question (feat. Patty Loveless) (3:41)

12. The Long Goodbye (3:07)

Expanded Edition Bonus Tracks:  (2026)

13. Time (4:23)

14. Little Jane (4:55)

15. Red Eye To Memphis (3:07)

16. Let Me Try (2:52)

Personnel:

Bob Seger:  Vocals, Synthesizer, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Marlin Young:  Electric Guitar

Biff Watson:  Electric Guitar

Brent Rowan:  Electric Guitar

J.T. Corenflos:  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Glenn Worf:  Bass

Larry Paxton:  Bass

Michael Rhodes:  Bass

Bill Payne:  Piano

Steve Nathan:  Piano

Gordon Mote:  Piano

John Jarvis:  Piano

Paul Leim:  Drums, Cowbell

Steve Brewster:  Drums

Eddie Bayers:  Drums

David Cole:  Percussion

Aubrey Haynie:  Fiddle

Steve Herman:  Trumpet

Jim Hoke:  Tenor Saxophone

Randy Leago:  Tenor Saxophone

Sam Levine:  Baritone Saxophone

Eric Darken:  Tambourine

William Huber:  Trombone

Bernie Barlow:  Backing Vocals

Bekka Bramlett:  Backing Vocals

Laura Creamer:  Backing Vocals

Special Guests:

Kid Rock:  Guitar on Track 8

Patty Loveless:  Vocals on Track 11

Strings:

David Angell

Zeneba Bowers

John Catchings

David Davidson

Conni Ellisor

Carl Gorodetzky

Jim Grosjean

Craig Nelson

Carole Rabinowitz

Pamela Sixfin

Ellisabeth Small

Gary Vansdale

Mary Kathryn Vanosdale

Matthew Walker

Face The Promise is the sixteenth studio album by Bob Seger, originally released o. September 12, 2006 by Capitol, remastered and reissued on September 12, 2026 by Capitol Records, featuring Special Guests:  Kid Rock and Patty Loveless.   20th Anniversary Expanded Edition with 4 New Bonus Tracks, 16 Page Booklet.