Joe Stump

 

Artist:  Joe Stump
Birth Name:  Joseph William Stump
Born:  September 18, 1960
Origin:  New York, USA
Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Neo-Classical Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Guitar, Bass

Joe Stump is an American Guitarist and Composer.  He is currently playing for the band Exorcism, Raven Lord, Holy Hell and also his solo  project.  His musical influences from Yngwie Malmsteen, Ritchie Blackmore and Gary Moore.

Title:  Lord Of The Strings (2026)

Genre:  Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal, Neo-Classical Metal

Label:  Silver Lining Music

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Full Throttle (4:52)

 2.  Hyperbolic (5:19)

 3.  Raise Your Glass (4:51)

 4.  Den Of Vipers Intro (1:24)

 5.  Den Of Vipers (5:00)

 6.  Playing With Fire (5:49)

 7.  In The Hall Of The King (7:00)

 8.  Highly Combustible (4:29)

 9.  Edge Of Your Seat (4:30)

10. Leipzig 1922 (1:32)

11. Eternity Of Darkness (6:40)

12. Storming The Castle (4:47)

Personnel:

Joe Stump:  Guitars, Bass

Francisco Palomo:  Keyboards, Drum Programming

Lord Of The Strings is the 14th full-length Instrumental solo studio  album by Joe Stump, released on October 16, 2026 by Silver Lining Music.  Instrumental album.  For Fans of Joe Stump.

The Kinks

 

Artist:  The Kinks  
Origin:   London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Original line-up:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano
Dave Davies:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Pete Quaife:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Avory:  Drums

The Kinks were an English Rock Band formed in Muswell Hill, North London in 1964, by brother Ray Davies (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and Dave Davies (Lead Guitar), Pete Quaife (Bass) and Mike Avory (Drums). The Kinks are the one of the most important and influential rock group of the 60s era and as a British Invasion Band to USA along with The Beatles and with many classic hits:  "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Tire Of Waiting For You", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman" and many more.  The Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as well as the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.

Title:  Sunny Afternoon In Germany (2026) 

Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Label:  Rockin' Bear Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Sunny Afternoon (2:17)

 2.  Tell The En Of The Day (2:12)

 3.  All Day And All Of The Night (3:44)

 4.  Low Budget (6:00)

 5.  Cellufould Heroes (5:37)

 6.  Apeman (3:41)

 7.  Scattered (3:44)

 8.  Death Of A Clown (2:22) 

9.  Phobia (5:25)

10. Dead End Street (3:01)

11. Come Dancing (3:43)

12. You Really Got Me (3:36)

13. Lola (5:27)

14. Twist And Shout (2:26)

Personnel:

Ray Davis:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Dave Davis:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals

Jim Rodford:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Ian Gibbons:  Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Bob Henrit:  Drums, Percussion

Sunny Afternoon In Germany is a live album by The Kinks, released on October 9, 2026 by Rockin' Bear Records, recorded live at Stuttgart, Germany, December 1994.

Judas Priest

 

Artist:  Judas Priest
Origin:  Birmingham, England

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal


Original line-up:

Al Atkins:  Lead Vocals
Bruno Stapenhill:  Bass
John Perry:  Guitar
John Partridge:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Rob Halford:  Lead Vocals
K.K. Downing:  Guitar
Glenn Tipton:  Guitar, Keyboards
Ian Hill:  Bass
Dave Holland:  Drums

Judas Priest are an English Heavy Metal Band formed in Birmingham, England in 1969, by Al Atkins (Lead Vocals), Bruno Stapenhill (Bass), John Perry (Guitar) and John Partridge (Drums).  Bruno Stapenhill came up with the name Judas Priest.  The band's membership has seen much turnover, and the most commercially successful line-up, featuring the classic line-up:  Rob Halford (Lead Vocals), K.K. Downing (Guitar), Glenn Tipton (Guitar), Ian Hill (Bass) and Dave Holland (Drums) with the band's best-selling album Screaming For Vengeance in 1982.  The best-known for twin Lead Guitars and a wide operatic vocals style.  They have sold over 50 million albums worldwide.  Judas Priest was one of the most influential Heavy Metal Band of the '70, spearheading The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010.

Title:  Sad Wings Of Destiny (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Label:  Exciter Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Prelude (2:00)

 2.  Tyrant (4:24)

 3.  Genocide 6:05)

 4.  Epitaph (3:21)

 5.  Island Of Domination (4:12)

 6.  Victim Of Changes (7:52)

 7.  The Ripper (2:49)

 8.  Dreamer Deceiver (5:50)

 9.  Deceiver (2:43)

10. Diamonds And Rust (Bonus Track) (3:16)

Personnel:

Rob Halford:  Vocals

Glenn Tipton:  Guitars, Piano, Organ, Synth

K.K. Downing:  Guitars

Ian Hill:  Bass

Alan Moore:  Drums

Sad Wings Of Destiny is the second studio album by Judas Priest, originally released on March 26, 1976 by Gull, remastered and reissued on October 9, 2026 by Exciter Records. The 50th-Anniversary CD Edition with 1 Bonus Track.

Eels

 

Artist:  Eels
Origin:  Los Feliz, California, USA
Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Post Grunge

Original line-up:

Mark Oliver Everett = E:  Vocals, Guitar, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
Tommy Walter;  Bass, Backing Vocals
Jonathan "Butch" Norton:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Eels is an Alternative Rock Band, formed in California in 1995 by Mark Oliver Everett, better known as "E" (Vocals, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist), Jonathan "Butch" Norton (Drums), and Tommy Walter (Bass).  Eels became one of the first groups to sign a record deal with DreamWorks Records.  The band appear on several film soundtracks, including Scream 2, American Beauty, Road Trip, Holes, Yes Man, The End Of Violence, Hellboy, Hot Fuzz, Shrek, and many more!.

Title:  Cookie Happened (2026) 

Genre:  Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Post Grunge

Label:  E Works

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Clobbered (3:22)

 2.  Cap In Hand (3:32)

 3.  All Forgotten (3:59)

 4.  Bamboozled Again (2:13)

 5.  Lost And Barking (3:04)

 6.  Taking Pictures (2:43)

 7.  New Story (4:00)

 8.  Congratulations To Me (3:15)

 9.  One Razzle, One Dazzle (3:05)

10. I'm On Standby (4:04)

11. Dum Dums (3:29)

12. The Way I Was Made (3:09)

Personnel:

E (Mark Oliver Everett:  Lead Vocals, Piano, Multi-Instrumentation

Kool G Murder (Kellt Logsdon):  Bass

P-Boo (Michael Sawitzke):  Guitar, Orchestration, Conducting

Cookie Happened is the 16th studio album by Eels, released on October 16, 2026 by E Works, including lead single "Cap In Hand".

Richard Thompson

 

Artist:  Richard Thompson
Birth Name:  Richard John Thompson
Born:  April 3, 1949.  Notting Hill Gate, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar,, Mandolin, Accordion, Keyboards

Richard Thompson is a British Songwriter, Guitarist, and he was a member of Fairport Convention in 1967.  Artists who have recorded Thompson's compositions such as R.E.M., David Gilmour, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, The Corrs, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Maria McKee, Graham Parker, Shawn Colvin, Nanci Griffith, Los Lobos, The Pointer Sisters, Dinosaur Jr., David Byrne, Loudon Wainwright III, Bob Mould, Greg Brown, Del McCoury and many more!  He was awarded The Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitar Player in 1991, Ivor Novello Award and in 2006, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio, and he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music on July 2011, he also was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen.  He was named by Rolling Stones Magazine's as one the Top 20 Guitarist of All Time and considered one of the UK's most outstanding Songwriters and Musicians.  The recipient of a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, Mojo's Les Paul Award.  Thompson was most recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting by Americana Music Association.

Title:  Hippies, Thugs And Heroes (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk

Label:  New West Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Sorcerer's Apprentice (3:45)

 2.  Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking  (4:16)

 3.  Pauper's Grave (5:37)

 4.  Unsung Hero (5:06)

 5.  Make Believe You Don't Know Me (4:14)

 6.  She Burns It All (4:04)

 7.  Everybody's Stealing (4:30)

 8.  The Soul In Me (3:26)

 9.  Pipe Dreams (3:48)

10. The Big Smoke (3:43)

11. Stringer (5:24)

12. Siren (3:08)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Sorcerer's Apprentice (3:45)

 2.  Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking  (4:16)

 3.  Pauper's Grave (5:37)

 4.  Unsung Hero (5:06)

 5.  Make Believe You Don't Know Me (4:14)

 6.  She Burns It All (4:04)

 7.  Everybody's Stealing (4:30)

 8.  The Soul In Me (3:26)

 9.  Pipe Dreams (3:48)

10. The Big Smoke (3:43)

11. Stringer (5:24)

12. Siren (3:08)

Personnel:

Richard Thompson:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonium, Mandolin, Organ

David Mansfield:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fiddle

John Sherman:  Accordion

Zara Phillips:  Background Vocals

Taras Prodaniuk:  Bass

Steven Bernstein:  Cornet

Tony Kadleck:  Cornet

Michael Jerome:  Drums

Michael Davis:  Trombone

Marcus Rojas:  Tube

Hippies, Thugs And Heroes is the twentieth studio album by Richard Thompson, released on October 2026 by New West Records.  Excellent Album.

Pure Prairie League

 

Artist:  Pure Prairie League
Origin:  Waverly, Ohio, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Craig Fuller:  Vocals, Guitar
George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Jim Lanham:  Bass
Tom McGrall:  Drums

Classic line-up:

George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Larry Goshorn:  Guitar, Vocals
John David Call:  Steel Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, Vocals
Michael Connor:  Keyboards
Michael Reilly:  Bass, Vocals
Billy Hinds:  Drums

Pure Prairie League was formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969 by Craig Fuller (Vocals, Guitar), George Powell (Vocals, Guitar), Jim Lanham (Bass), and Tom McGrall (Drums).  The band has achieved much critical and commercial success and is considered a major force in taking the Country Rock Genre into the national music mainstream, and to be one of the greatest Country Rock ever recorded.

Title:  Best Of Pure Prairie League (2006)

Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  UMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Annie (4:18)

 2.  Falling In And Out Of Love (2:11)

 3.  That'll Be The Day (2:07)

 4.  Two Lane Highway (4:04)

 5.  Let Me Love You Tonight (2:43)

 6.  I'm Almost Ready (2:37)

 7.  I Can't Stop This Feelin' (3:34)

 8.  Still Right Here In My Heart (2:56)

 9.  You're Mine Tonight (3:31)

10. I'll Be Damned (2:42)

11. Don't Keep Me Hangin' (3:45)

12. Something In The Night (2:41)

13. Janny Lou (4:24)

14. Tell Me One More Time (4:04)

Best Of Pure Prairie League is the compilation album by Pure Prairie League, originally released 1995 by Mercury Nashville, remastered and reissued on July 31, 2006 by UMG.

Pure Prairie League

Artist:  Pure Prairie League
Origin:  Waverly, Ohio, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Craig Fuller:  Vocals, Guitar
George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Jim Lanham:  Bass
Tom McGrall:  Drums

Classic line-up:

George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Larry Goshorn:  Guitar, Vocals
John David Call:  Steel Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, Vocals
Michael Connor:  Keyboards
Michael Reilly:  Bass, Vocals
Billy Hinds:  Drums

Pure Prairie League was formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969 by Craig Fuller (Vocals, Guitar), George Powell (Vocals, Guitar), Jim Lanham (Bass), and Tom McGrall (Drums).  The band has achieved much critical and commercial success and is considered a major force in taking the Country Rock Genre into the national music mainstream, and to be one of the greatest Country Rock ever recorded.

Title:  Two Lane Highway (1993)

Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Two Lane Highway (4:04)

 2.  Kentucky Moonshine (2:30)

 3.  Runner (2:39)

 4.  Memories (2:52)

 5.  Kansas City Southern (2:55)

 6.  Harvest (3:36)

 7.  Sister's Keeper (3:45)

 8.  Just Can't Believe It (2:21)

 9.  Give Us A Rise (2:27)

10. I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle (2:09)

11. Pickin' To Beat The Devil (2:52)

Personnel:

George Ed Powell:  Guitar, Vocals

Larry Goshorn:  Guitar, Vocals

John David Call:  Steel Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, Vocals

Michael Connor:  Keyboards

Michael Reilly:  Bass, Vocals

Billy Hinds:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Chet Atkins:  Guitar

Vincent DeRosa:  French Horn

Johnny Gimble:  Fiddle, Violin

Emmylou Harris:  Vocals

Steven Edney:  Vocals, Congas

John Rotella:  Clarinet, keyboards

Two Lane Highway is the third album by Pure Prairie League, originally released on June, 1975 by RCA Records, remastered and reissued (Sund Value Series) in 1993 by BMG.