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No introductions are needed here. SUZI QUATRO is a pioneering icon in the world of music and even at 75 years old, she shows no plan to slow down anytime soon. Before she released her latest album Freedom and embarked upon a tour, Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham caught a chat with her about … Continue reading “I am really big on lyrics, I don’t sing anything I don’t mean; it comes from my heart, I don’t write fiction.”
Hello everyone, Hope you're all doing very well and looking after yourselves. I would first like to thank you for your patience with regards for content on Rock Out Stand Out. I realised I put an update on socials but not here so apologies for that. At the beginning of April, I was diagnosed with … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: An Update From Lotty
DREAMSEEKER is the exciting new project concocted by multi-instrumentalist and song writer Johannes Fryholm. Rock Out Stand Out's Lotty Whittingham caught a chat with him just after the release of the first single Medieval Mystery. They spoke about the project; in particular how it originated, being inspired by a video game and the upcoming album … Continue reading “The best ways to do that is when you’re listening to it and you can envision the original movie or the story it’s inspired by.”
There is a new world available to explore and wonder around to your hearts delight. It’s full of wonder, grandeur and beauty. The world I speak of is Forest of Forgetting; this is the latest album from EYE OF MELIAN that was released yesterday and I'm here to tell you why this is a realm … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Eye Of Melian – Forest Of Forgetting
A new year has started and for me, it means a fresh new start. It's been a little while since I have written one of these posts and this year, I decided to mix it up a bit. Here's my choices for album and song of the month. Album Of The Month: Versengold - Eingernordet … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s Album and Song Of the Month – Jan 2026
Hello and a Happy New Year to you all! It has been a while since we released one of these playlists as the burnout recovery continues. ALTER BRIDGE, CORONATUS, BEYOND THE BLACK, VERSENGOLD, EDENBRIDGE, UHAI and KREATOR have released brand new albums this month so there are songs from each of those on there. ROTTING … Continue reading ROCK OUT STAND OUT PLAYLIST – January 2026
With their blend of mystery and elegance, Austrian Symphonic Metallers EDENBRIDGE have slowly been carving their place in this genre. They are due to release their latest album Set The Dark On Fire in a matter of days. They have gone in a heavier direction with their sound while remaining true to their style that … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Edenbridge – Set The Dark On Fire
2025 has most certainly been an interesting and somewhat healing year for me. At the end of 2024, I was a couple of months into starting to recover from the severe burnout I had gotten myself into. I can’t remember exactly how it started, but all I do know was that by the end of … Continue reading WORDS FROM THE TEAM: Lotty’s End Of Year Round Up
Quest Fest has slowly and deservedly become a household name in terms of being one of the THE events to showcase the best in melodic metal. It has certainly become the equivalent of a particular festive day in that community. This year, it came with a change of city and location, all for the better. … Continue reading LIVE REPORT: Quest Fest 2025 @ KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton 18.10.2025
Whilst Quest Fest was a little over two weeks ago now, people are still buzzing about it as if it happened only yesterday. One of the bands that performed was the new warrior clan HEROES OF THE GAUNTLET; they rose to that daunting challenge of being the opening act and conquered it triumphantly. After their … Continue reading “There’s bits in the songs that are recalls to the themes of Gauntlet and the lyrics are based on the game as well.”