Rick Brindle

  Cold Steel on the Rocks,  the first novel in the Cold Steel trilogy, is free to download from Amazon for a limited time. Get your free copy now. When the pirate, Blackbeard, buried his treasure, he could never have imagined that it would fall to the heavy metal band, Cold Steel, to come looking for it. Cold Steel, high-octane British rockers who came close to legendary status, until the release of their fourth album, when their excesses send them spiralling into terminal decline. Struggling small-time band manager Johnny Faslane, in the right place at the right time, lands the dream job of managing Cold Steel, and then has the seemingly impossible mission of turning the band around. Cold Steel’s singer, Maxwell Diabolo, claims to have a treasure map that he thinks will lead him to Blackbeard’s lost riches. With the band bent on a terrifying path of self-destruction, Johnny wonders if they will even complete the tour, much less get to the Caribbean to embark on a treasure hun...

T here are loads. But here’s my three. Ronnie James Dio replacing Ozzy in Black Sabbath Dan Adair replacing Ryan Vikedal in Nickelback Mark Tornillo (eventually) replacing Udo Dirkschneider in Accept. And while Cold Steel are currently still going with a starting line-up, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they hit some headwinds before too long. Cold Steel on the Rocks We Are Cold Steel Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard It's Not For Everyone

  Like the song says, the more things change, the more they stay the same. And so, it seems, it is with the Royal Navy. Diversity and equality, less discrimination, officially, but on the ground, it's still the same sexist, misogynistic boys' club. We're not quite there yet It's Not For Everyone Cold Steel on the Rocks We Are Cold Steel Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard