Del McCoury Band

 

Artist:  Del McCoury Band

Origin:  North Carolina and Pennsylvania, USA

Genre:  Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass Jam Band, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Americana

Original line-up:

Del McCoury:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Ronnie McCoury:  Mandolin

Rob McCoury:  Banjo

Tad Marks:  Fiddle

Mike Brantley:  Bass

Del McCoury Band is an American Bluegrass Band, originally the band was called Del McCoury and The Dixie Pals with Del on Guitar and his brother Jerry McCoury on Bass.  The band went through a number of changes in personnel until the 1980s when the band solidified line-up. adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Rob McCourt on Mandolin and Banjo and changed name to Del McCoury Band.

Title:  Del & The Boys (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass Jam Band, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Americana

Label:  McCoury Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  1952 Vincent Black Lightning (4:01)

 2.  Learnin' The Blues (2:23)

 3.  Count Me Out (2:44)

 4.  All Aboard (3:56)

 5.  The Bluegrass Country (2:03)

 6.  Recovering Pharisee (2:53)

Side B:

 7.  Goldbrickin' (4:27)

 8.  Gone But Not Forgotten (3:10)

 9.  The King's Shilling (3:41)

10. Unequal Love (3:21)

11. Good Man Like Me (2:35)

12. Travillin' Teardrop Blues (4:01)

LP 2:

Side C:  Bonus Tracks

13. The Stark Naked Blues (Bonus) (2:30)

14. Long Enough (feat. Lee Ann Womack) (Bonus) (3:00)

15. They Just Don't Make The Blues Like They Used To (Bonus) (3:29)

Personnel:

Del McCoury:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Ronnie McCoury:  Mandolin, Vocals

Rob McCoury:  Banjo, Vocals

Jason Carter:  Fiiddle

Mike Bub:  Bass

Special Guests:

Lee Ann Womack:  Vocals on Track 14

Ricky Skaggs:  Guest Contributions

Stuart Duncan:  Guest Contributions

Del & The Boys is an album by Del McCoury Band, originally released in 2001, remastered and reissued on October 23, 2026 by McCoury Music.  25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition in 2 LP, includes 3 Bonus Tracks previously unreleased from the original sessions, including a feature with Lee Ann Womack.

Nickelback

 

Artist:  Nickelback
Origin:  Hanna, Alberta, Canada
Genre:  Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Chad Kroeger:   Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ryan Peake: Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Mike Kroeger:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Brandon Kroeger:  Drums

Nickelback is a Canadian Grunge Band from Hanna, Alberta formed in 1995 by Chad Kroeger (Lead Vocal, Guitar), Ryan Peake (Rhythm Guitar), Mike Kroeger (Bass) and Brandon Kroeger (Drums).  Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian Groups, having sold more than 50 million albums worldwide.

Title:  Everything Under The Sun (2026)

Genre:  Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Post-Grunge, Heavy Metal

Label:  Virgin

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Rattle The Cage (feat. John 5) (3:56)

 2.  Bones For The Crows (4:05)

 3.  I Already Know (4:27)

 4.  Leave Me Behind (3:47)

 5.  If I Don't Go (3:33)

 6.  Make Me Love You (3:35)

 7.  Chasin' Famous (3:12)

 8.  Simple Song (4:15)

 9.  Technicolor Steamboat (3:15)

10. Lift Somebody Up (feat. Sammy Hagar, Joe Bonamassa, Brent Smith, Zach Myers, Charlie Benante, Yommy Lee) (3:33)

11. Bottled Dreams (3:43)

12. Last Night Was Fun (3:20)

Personnel:

Chad Kroeger:   Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar
Ryan Peake: Rhythm Guitar On Tracks:  1-4, 8, 9, Vocals on Tracks:  1-6, 8
Mike Kroeger:  Bass
Daniel Adair:  Drums on All Tracks, Vocals on Track 9

Additional Musicians:

John 5:  Guitar on Track 1

Chris Baseford:  Guitar on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 10, Keyboards on Tracks:  2, 5, 9, Background Vocals, String Ensemble on Track 2

Time Galloway:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracki 2, Guitar on Track 9

Ian Thornley:  Guitar on Track 2

Mark Siegel:  Keyboardw on Tracks:  3, 8, 12, Background Vocals on Track 3

Ido Zmishlany:  Background Vocals, Keyboards on Track 3

Nicholas Durocher:  Background Vocals on Track 4

Jordan Harvey:  Background Vocals, Guitar on Track 5

Randy Slaugh:  Keyboard, String Ensemble on Track 6

Rock Choir:  Choir Vocals on Track 8

Chris Mutch-Jones:  Choir Diretion on Track  8

Sam Smith:  Choir Direction on Track 8

Ryan Reynolds:  Vocals on Track 9

Charlie Benante:  Drums on Track 10

Tommy Lee:  Drums on Track 10

Joe Bonamassa:  Guitar on Track 10

Zach Myers:  Guitar on Track 10

Brent Smith:  Vocals on Track 10

Sammy Hagar:  Vocals on Track 10

Avalon Kroegr:  Vocals on Track 11

Everything Under The Sun is the eleventh studio album by Nickback, released on October 30, 2026 by Virgin, featuring Joe Bonamassa, Sammy Hagar, John 5, Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Brent Smith (Shinedown), Zach Myers (Shinedown), and many more!.

Iron Maiden

 

Artist:  Iron Maiden 
Origin:  Leyton, London, England
Genre:  Heavy Metal, British Metal, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Original line-up:  (1975)

Steve Harris, Bass, Backing Vocals
Paul Day:  Lead Vocals
Ron "Rebel" Matthews:  Drums
Terry Rance:  Guitar
Dave Sullivan:  Guitar

Classic line-up:  (1980)

Steve Harris:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Dave Murray:  Guitar
Paul Di'Anno:  Lead Vocals
Dennis Stratton:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Clive Burr:  Drums

Iron Maiden an an English Heavy Metal Band from Leyton, formed in 1975 by Steve Harris (Bass) who is the leader of the band and songwriter.  Iron Maiden achieved success during in the early 1980s and one of the pioneers of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, with thirty-seven albums, fifteen studio albums, eleven live albums, four EPs and seven compilations.

Title:  Somewhere Back In Time:  The Best Of 1980-1989 (2026)

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

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Churchill's Speech (0:49)

 2.  Aces High (4:36)

 3.  2 Minutes To Midnight (6:00)

 4.  The Trooper (4:11)

Side 2:

 5.  Wasted Years (5:06)

 6.  Children Of The Damned (4:36)

 7.  The Number Of The Beast (4:53)

 8.  Run To The Hills (3:53)

LP 2:

Side 3:

 9.  Phantom Of The Opera (7:21)

10. The Evil That Men Do (4:34)

11. Wrathchild (3:07)

12. Can I Play With Madness (3:31)

Side 4:

13. Powerslave (6:47)

14. Hallowed Be Thy Name (7:12)

15. Iron Maiden (4:50)

Personnel:

Bruce Dickinson:  Lead Vocals

Steve Harris:  Bass, Keyboards on Tracks: 10, 12

Dave Murray:  Guitars

Adrian Smith:  Guitars, Keyboards on Tracks:  10, 12

Nicko McBrain:  Drums on Tracks:  2-5, 9-13, 15

Clive Burr:  Drums on Tracks:  6-8, 14

Somewhere Back In Time:  The Best Of 1980-1989 is a best of Iron Maiden, originally released on May 12, 2008 by EMI, remastered and reissued on October 30, 2026 by BMG.  For Fans of Iron Maiden and Music Collectors.

Tony Iommi

 

Artist:  Tony Iommi

Birth Name:  Anthony Frank Iommi Jr.

Born:  February 19, 1948.  Birmingham, England

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Blues Rock, British Metal

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Guitar

Tony Iommi is an English Musician.  He co-founded the pioneering, Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath, and was the band's guitarist, leader, primary ccomposer, and sole continuous member for over five decades.  He is considered one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal Music and is responsible for inspiring numbers subgenres of Metal, most notably Doom Metal.  He was ranked No. 13 on Rolling Stone's 2023 list of the "250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Title:  From The Dark (Amazon Exclusive Die-Cut Cover) (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Blues Rock, British Metal

Label:  BMG

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Over The Violent Sun (5:29)

 2.  Black Times (5:56)

 3.  World Alone (3:49)

 4.  Beyond The Dead (5:32)

 5.  Stormwatcher (5:11)

 6.  Death Wake (4:55)

 7.  Return Of The Arbalist (4:06)

 8.  Legacy (7:07)

Personnel:

Tony Iommi:  Guitars

Jorn Lande:  Lead Vocals

Becky Baldwin:  Bass

Karl Brazil:  Drums

Mike Exeter:  Keyboards, Orchestrations

Sir Brian May:  Additional Guitars on Track 6

Ben Andrew:  Orchestrations on Track 4

From The Dark is the fourth studio album by Tony Iommi, released on October 23, 2026 by BMG.  Limited Edition Amazon Exclusive with 12-Page Booklet and Die-Cut Cover.

Joanne Shaw Taylor

 

Artist:  Joanne Shaw Taylor
Origin:  England
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rock, Modern Electric Blues
Occupations:  Guitarist, Singer
Instruments:  Guitar

Joanne Shaw Taylor is an British Blues Guitarist and Singer from Birmingham, who was discovered by Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics at the age of 16.  She was inspired towards Blues Music in her teenage years by Jimi Hendrix, Albert Collins and Stevie Ray Vaughan.  The British Music Publication, Blues Matters!, called Joanne Shaw Taylor as "The New Face Of The Blues".

Title:  The Trouble With Love (2026) 

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

Label:  Journeyman Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  The Trouble With Love (feat. Joe Bonamassa) (3:38)

 2.  Hell Or High Water (3:42)

 3.  This Is Who I Am (5:50)

 4.  Tired Of Being Right (4:49)

 5.  Bad Boy (3:41)

 6.  What Good Is My Love? (feat. Orianthi) (3:34)

 7.  The Girl That You Loved Before (3:32)

 8.  Never Gonna Please 'Em All (3:05)

 9.  You Are Me (Rachel's Song) (3:50)

10. Death Wish (5:36)

Personnel:

Joanne Shaw Taylor:  Guitar, Vocals

Anton Fig:  Drums

Alison Prestwood:  Bass

Lamcio:  Guitars

Freed:  Guitars

Jimmy Wallace:  Keyboards

Guest Musicians:

Joe Bonamassa:  Guitar, Vocals on Track 1

Orianthi:  Guitar on Track 6

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Trouble With Love (feat. Joe Bonamassa) (3:38)

 2.  Hell Or High Water (3:42)

 3.  This Is Who I Am (5:50)

 4.  Tired Of Being Right (4:49)

 5.  Bad Boy (3:41)

Side B:

 1.  What Good Is My Love? (feat. Orianthi) (3:34)

 2.  The Girl That You Loved Before (3:32)

 3.  Never Gonna Please 'Em All (3:05)

 4.  You Are Me (Rachel's Song) (3:50)

 5.  Death Wish (5:36)

The Trouble With Love is a studio album by Joanne Shaw Taylor, released on October 23, 2026 by Journeyman Records, featuring Joe Bonamassa, and Orianthi.

Baker Gurvitz Army

 

Artist:  Baker Gurvitz Army
Origin:  England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, British Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Original line-up:

Ginger Baker:  Drums

Adrian Gurvitz:   Vocals, Guitar

Paul Gurvitz:  Bass

Baker Gurvitz Army was an English Hard Rock Supergroup formed in late 1974, by  Ginger Baker (Drums Ex Blues Incorporated, The Graham Bond Organisation, Cream,  Ginger Baker's Air Force, Blind Faith), and brothers Adrian Gurvitz (Guitar Ex The Gun, Three Man Army) and Paul Gurvitz (Bass Ex The Gun, Three Man Army ).

Title:  Live And Beyond (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, British Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Label:  BGO Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Hearts On Fire (4:32)

 2.  Drum Solo #1 (5:05)

 3.  Help Me (4:39)

 4.  Sunshine Of Your Love (3:33)

 5.  Keyboard Solo #1 (2:15)

 6.  Guitar Solo #1 (3:59)

 7.  Drum Solo #2 (11:32)

 8.  4 Phil (8:25)

 9.  Inside Of Me (9:53)

10. Drum Solo #3 (5:46)

11. The Artist (5:39)

12. Keyboard Solo #2 (2:54)

13. Freedom (6:27)

14. Drum Solo #4 (8:32)

Personnel:

Ginger Baker:  Drums

Adrian Gurvitz:  Guitar, Vocals

Paul Gurvitz:  Bass, Backing Vocals

Mr. Snips (Stephen W. Parsons):  Lead Vocals

Peter Lemer:  Keyboards

Live And Beyond is a live album by Baker Gurvitz Army, released on October 23, 2026 by BGO Records.  For Music Collectors.