Classic or modern, heavy or gentle, if it rocks and has a catchy tune, it’s bound to show up here. New music this week ranged from singles by Disturbed, to Smith/Kotzen, to Teramaze, as well as Airforce’s latest album. Meanwhile, the songs you may recognise were provided by Lovebites, Boston and Wolf. If you’re having as much fun listening as I had putting the show together, follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Boston – Don’t Look Back
Memphis May Fire – The Other Side
Disturbed – I Will Not Break
Malvada – Dead Like You
Smith/Kotzen – Black Light
Airforce – Sniper
Wolf – At the Graveyard
Teramaze – Ending of All
Cosmic Cathedral – Deep Water Suite, Launch Out, Pt. One
Feuerschwanz feat. DAG – Knightclub
Lovebites – Edge of the World
Patty Gurdy feat. Magga Einarsdóttir – Álfarann

Turn your air guitar up to 11 for this week’s selection of rock with great melody. New songs include singles from Avantasia, The Sweet and Perfect Plan, while Dynazty, Lacuna Coil and Crazy Lixx provide the albums. Not to mention Metallica and Voyager classics and an acoustic reworking from Cory Marks. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5 for all the latest about the show.

Playlist:

Metallica – Enter Sandman
Perfect Plan – All Night
Crazy Lixx – Recipe for Revolution
Lordi – Hellizabeth
Avantasia feat. Tommy Karevik – The Witch
Dynazty – Fire to Fight
Solstice – Firefly
Tony Moore – Remember Me
Lacuna Coil – I Wish You Were Dead
Voyager – Colours
Electric Temple – The Storm
The Sweet – Circus
Cory Marks – Sorry for Nothing (acoustic)

Where melody is what matters. This week’s show involved new singles from acts such as Laurenne/Louhimo, Never Obey Again and Pattern Seeking Animals, albums including Dream Theater, Thundermother and Marko Hietala, a reworking of an old track by Dirkschneider with bonus Doro and an all time classic from Kiss. If this is making the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Kiss – Strutter
Edge of Paradise – Prophecy Unbound
Majestica – No Pain, No Gain
Laurenne/Louhimo – Damned
Thundermother – Feeling Alright
Phase Transition – Becoming (R)Evolution
Never Obey Again – Control
Pattern Seeking Animals – The Seventh Sleeper
Dream Theater – Bend the Clock
Conquest – Love Amplified
Dirkschneider feat. Doro – Winter Dreams
Marko Hietala – Two Soldiers

Bringing you the full range of melodic rock and metal. This week saw new singles including Saxon, W.E.T. and Epica, while Kilmara and The Night Flight Orchestra released LPs. Timeless hits in the show include Led Zeppelin, Rammstein and Marianne Faithfull. If you’re singing or humming along, keep up with the latest from the show on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Rammstein – Waidmanns Heil
W.E.T. – Where are the Heroes Now?
The Night Flight Orchestra – Miraculous
Sanhedrin – Blind Wolf
Saxon – 1066
Ghost of the Machine – Panopticon
Magnum – Heartbroke & Busted
Epica – Cross the Divide
Kilmara – Power of the Mind
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll
Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song
Marianne Faithfull – The Ballad of Lucy Jordan

Showcasing the huge range of rock where melody is paramount. New singles in this show include Killswitch Engage, Ricky Warwick and Anneke van Giersbergen, while Labyrinth released an album. John Sykes is remembered with his solo work, plus there’s a big hit from Iron Maiden because who needs an excuse to play them? If this is your kind of music, you can follow me on Twitter/X @BethCharleswor5.

Playlist:

Iron Maiden – Brave New World
Wig Wam – Human Fire
Perfect Plan – Heart of a Lion
Mantric Momentum – The Highest Mountain
Labyrinth – The Right Side of This World
Anneke van Giersbergen – One More Nanosecond
Kayak – Looking Down from my Window
Jason Bieler and the Baron von Bielski Orchestra – Savior
Ad Infinitum – Aftermath
Killswitch Engage – I Believe
Ricky Warwick – The Crickets Stayed in Clovis
John Sykes – Out Alive
Marty Friedman – A Prayer