Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Feb. 5, 2023
RUSH! Maneskin (Sony) ****
This is the third album for this Italian quartet, a global rock sensation that combines a hard pop sound with danceable...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 30, 2023
RAISED ON HEAVY RADIO Ronnie Romero (Frontiers) ****
The voice chosen by Ritchie Blackmore to replace Joe Lynn Turner and Ronnie James Dio has just...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 23, 2023
RAWK ON Tundra Music Collective (Good People Music) *** ½
The big payoff for writing music reviews for as long as I have (33...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 9, 2023
PIER 43 Paul Filipowicz (Big Jake Records) ****
This is the 11th album from this blues hall of famer, and it’s a slippery one. Pier...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Jan. 2, 2023
ELEVATE Lee Aaron (Metalville Records) ****
Canada’s one-time Metal Queen has just released her 5th album (including a Christmas record) since 2016. Elevate is big...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – Best of 2022
#24: COSMIC DREAMER Barney Bentall (True North)
Cosmic Dreamer is a quiet album that follows roughly the same path as the solo records Barney’s been...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 28, 2022
GET ROLLIN’ Nickelback (BMG) *** ½
It’s the 10th album for these Canuck rockers. Their last full length El Pee was 5 years ago…...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 22, 2022
CREATURES OF THE NIGHT 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET Kiss (UMe/UMG) Recordings) *****
Kiss celebrates the 40th anniversary of this crucial album in over-the-top style. Creatures...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 14, 2022
FINER THAN SIN Enuff Z’Nuff (Frontiers) ***
Here’s the latest album for these Illinois based rockers, but having been a glam and/or hair metal snob...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR Nov. 7, 2022
TAKE YOUR TIME Ben Levin (VizzTone) *** ½
Cincinnati-based 22 year old Ben Levin’s 5th and latest album comes fresh off the end of...