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Emil
Jan 15, 20239 min read
2022 TOP 100 ROCK ALBUMS
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Sleaze, Southern & AOR ... everything goes! 2022 was by far the best year for rock music in the last three...
Emil
Dec 19, 20222 min read
2022 TOP 25 RETRO ROCK ALBUMS
Digital Age Rock 'N Roll Heavily Rooted In The Past! Here we have twenty-five best examples of modern acts taking on the heyday sounds of...
Emil
Dec 28, 20212 min read
2021 TOP 50 ROCK ALBUMS
Hard Rock, Glam Metal, Sleaze, Southern & AOR ... everything goes! And they say rock is dead ... 50 BLACKØWL Fly Away Spain Released on...
Emil
Dec 23, 20212 min read
2021 TOP 20 RETRO ROCK ALBUMS
Digital Age Rock 'N Roll Heavily Rooted In The Past! Nothing dated here. Simple greatness that happens to sound as if was written and...
Emil
Jul 3, 20212 min read
2021 D&L Q2 Top 10 Rock Albums
Is real rock maintaining potential? I'm not talking about the horseshit promoted as "rock" by the mainstream. No. Hell no! Seven out of...
Emil
Jul 1, 20211 min read
2021 D&L Q2 Top 10 Prog Albums
Prog has continued to rise to the occasion during the 2nd quarter of 2021. Whereas Q1 was inclined more towards the prog-roots, Q2 was...
Emil
Apr 8, 20211 min read
2021 D&L Q1 Top 10 Prog Albums
Prog rock is riding high this year! Its longevity surpassing any other contemporary rock or metal genres, prog, luring not only new fans...
Emil
Apr 6, 20212 min read
2021 D&L Q1 Top 10 Rock Albums
Rock is also being well represented so far this year. Still not quite at the same volume of releases as its more aggressive counterparts,...
Emil
Dec 27, 20203 min read
2020 TOP 50 ROCK ALBUMS
Hard Rock, Prog Rock, AOR & Glam Metal Thirty years ago the styles and sub-genres clearly exemplified by the following fifty titles were...
Emil
Dec 23, 20202 min read
2020 TOP 10 RETRO ROCK ALBUMS
Digital Age Rock 'N Roll Heavily Rooted In The Past! Due to this year's tidal wave of quality releases, I've decided to expend not only...
Emil
Dec 20, 20202 min read
2020 TOP 10 BLUES/ROCK ALBUMS
Rocking Electric Blues & Blues/Rock Kicking off 2020 year's end festivities with a top ten of the most exciting electric blues and...
Emil
Dec 26, 20191 min read
2019 TOP 5 RETRO ROCK ALBUMS
There are many elements that excite me when it comes to quality music. One of them is the velvety overdriven sound of an electric guitar...
Emil
Apr 6, 20192 min read
HOT SUEDE to release self-titled debut on May 17, 2019
Rock ‘n’ roll will never die - at least, not if it’s in the hands of Hot Suede. The Kansas City quintet come hurtling out of the gate...
Emil
Feb 14, 20194 min read
Straight Outta Catacombs
EMIL'S DEEP UNDERGROUND RECOS (part V) HARD'n'HEAVY Edition Well, well, well ... what do you know ... a HARD'n'HEAVY edition of Straight...
Emil
Feb 2, 20193 min read
HEAVY FEATHER "Débris & Rubble"
Band: Heavy Feather Title: Débris & Rubble Label: The Sign Records Release date: April 5, 2019 Country: Sweden Format reviewed: high-rate...
Emil
Jan 14, 20192 min read
... a Rock/Metal eZine
Here we go again ... Denim & Leather is a personal opinion eZine dedicated to the ever evolving world of Rock and Metal. Underground...
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