We don’t post album “reviews” but we do play a lot of new releases on the Friday NI Rocks Show each week. These are some of the albums released this month that we’ve featured tracks from over the past few months; or are likely to feature over the next few weeks. This month we focus on releases from Black Oak County, Fighter V, Florence Black, Degreed, John Corabi, Nuclear Messiah, Alicate and Gus G.

 

BLACK OAK COUNTY – “Misprint” – Mighty Music 10^th April

“Misprint” is the fourth studio album from Danish band Black Oak County and it was released on 10^th April by Mighty Music. Three tracks have featured on the Friday NI Rocks Show -  “Kill the Pain” in February, “Around The Sun” on 27^th March and “Rock n Roll” on 10^th April. “Kill the Pain” also featured on the NI Rocks A-Z Show in February.

 

Website - https://blackoakcounty.com/

 

 

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FIGHTER V – “Déjà Vu” – Frontiers 10^th April

Swiss band Fighter V released their third album “Déjà Vu”, through Frontiers Music on 10^th April. The track “Victory” featured on the Friday NI Rocks Show in January, followed by “Raging Heartbeat” in February and “Foolish Heart” on 13^th March.

 

Website - https://www.fighter-v.com/

 

 

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FLORENCE BLACK – “Pouring Rain” - 10^th April

Welsh band Florence Black released their third studio album “Pouring Rain” on 10^th April. The track “Coloured In” featured on the Friday NI Rocks Show twice in August 2025 then “The Pouring Rain” on 6^th March and “Stuck in the Corner” on 3^rd April

 

Website - https://www.florenceblack.uk/

 

 

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DEGREED – “Curtain Calls” – Frontiers 10^th April

“Curtain Falls” is the eighth studio album from Swedish band Degreed. The track “Broken Dreams” featured in January and “One Helluva Ride” on 15^th May

 

Website - https://degreedmusic.com/

 

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JOHN CORABI – “New Day” – Frontiers 24^th Apr

The long-awaited solo album from John Corabi who currently fronts The Dead Daisies and previously fronted The Scream, Motley Crue and Union. The title track “New Day” featured on the Friday NI Rocks Show in December 2025 and January 2026, and the track “That Memory” on 13^th March.

 

Website - https://www.johncorabi.com/

 

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NUCLEAR MESSIAH – “Black Flame” – Cleopatra Records 24^th Apr

Nuclear Messiah is a project developed by guitarist Chris Poland and the album features a huge number of special guests; including vocalists Ronnie Romero, Thor, Arthur Brown, Joe Lynn Turner, Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, Sebastian Bach, Andrew Freeman and Marc Lopes; not to mention William Shatner! There are also appearances by Vinnie Moore, Vinnie Appice, Bob Daisley, Rick Wakeman, Bumblefoot, Pat Travers, Derek Sherinian, Carmine Appice, Joel Hoekstra, David Ellefson, Phil Soussan and many others.

 

The track “For Mad Men Only” featuring Joe Lynn Turner on vocals was on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 20^th March and “Dice and Thunder” featuring Ronnie Romero on vocals on 15^th May

 

Record Label - https://cleorecs.com/products/nuclear-messiah-black-flame-cd

 

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ALICATE – “Too Bad To Be Good” – Pride & Joy 24^th Apr

The sixth studio album from Swedish band Alicate. They trace their history back to the late 80’s but the first album was only released in 2009. The track “Don’t Turn Around” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show in February and “Too Bad to Be Good” on 15^th May.

 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063466240047

 

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GUS G – “Steel Burner” – 24^th April

 

The new solo album from guitarist Gus G features a number of guest vocalists including Doro, Ronnie Romero, Dino Jelusick and Dennis Ward. The track “No One Has To Know” featuring Dino Jelusick was featured on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 1^st May and “Nothing Can Break Me Now” featuring Doro on 15^th May.

 

Gus G was a guest on the Friday NI Rocks Show in 2020 - https://www.rockradioni.co.uk/interviews/3749-ni-rocks-interview-with-gus-g

 

Website - https://www.gusgofficial.com/