_{Romantic Rebel is a band from Chicago that I checked out following a tweet from Bobaflex who they are supporting on a tour in the USA. Bobaflex is a band that I really like, so I reckoned anyone supporting them would be worth investigating. It didn’t take much time to make the decision to buy Romantic Rebel’s self-titled debut album from Amazon (and their earlier single “Dirty Love Song” (which doesn’t appear on the album) from iTunes.  Normally I’ll only write recommendations for albums that have been sent into Rock Radio NI rather than ones that I have bought. However, I do make exceptions when there are great albums by lesser known bands that I reckon are worth giving a shout out to. “Romantic Rebel” was released through Pavement Entertainment on 29th April}

_{Many will recognise the name of Keith Slack as one time frontman for Steelhouse Lane and the Michael Schenker Group. These days he fronts the band Mother Road which has just released a great album entitled “Drive” (http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/back-stage/music-reviews/1539-ni-rocks-recommends-qdriveq-by-mother-road.html). His partner in the band is Chris Lyne (formerly of Soul Doctor). We caught up with Keith to ask a few questions about Mother Road, the new album and some of his previous work.}

 

SUPERGROUPS and side projects...they can be hit or miss at the best of times, but when you combine hard-hitting, talented metal musos familiar with the side project concept and demanding the highest standards of themselves it's a sure-fire hit.





Killer Be Killed - Greg Puciato, Max Cavalera, Troy Sanders, and Dave