Шесть самых уважаемых и опытных британских рок-музыкантов объединили усилия, чтобы создать "Snakecharmer". Оригинальные участники "Whitesnake", Micky Moody и Neil Murray объединились с Laurie Wisefield (Wishbone Ash), Harry James (Thunder, Magnum), Adam Wakeman (Ozzy Osbourne) и Chris Ousey (Heartland), чтобы исполнять классический рок.

Box `O' Snakes - The Sunburst Years 1978 - 1982, contains:
11 Discs (9 Audio CDs, a DVD Video and 7" White Vinyl EP), all overseen by David Coverdale. New remasters of the five studio albums and two live albums that Whitesnake released from 1978-1982. Two previously unreleased live albums recorded for the BBC at the 1979 and 1980 UK Reading Rock Festivals. A DVD Video featuring ten promo clips, four rare BBC TV performances and a previously unreleased US live show filmed in 1980 on the Ready An' Willing Tour. Replica 7" `Snakebite EP', the very first release from Whitesnake, faithfully reproduced on white vinyl. Large Colour Poster and 90 page hardback coffee table style book featuring a new 10,000 word interview with David Coverdale & Bernie Marsden discussing Whitesnake (1978-1982) plus many unpublished photos and rare memorabilia from Bernie Marsden's personal collection. Housed in a deluxe `flight case' style box.

Wind Rose already made waves in the metal scene with their debut Shadows Over Lothadruin, and Wardens of the West Wind keeps this tornado of momentum up. This is entertaining power metal with reasonable lactose levels, and it feels like these guys are on the brink of something excellent.

Just Testing is the tenth studio album by the British rock band Wishbone Ash, released in 1980. It was to be bass guitarist and vocalist Martin Turner's last appearance on a Wishbone Ash album, until the release of Nouveau Calls in 1987.

Either the mid-'70s or the addition of Ted Turner's replacement, Laurie Wisefield, brought about a severe identity crisis for Wishbone Ash. No longer were they the self-conscious band that evolved from their blues-based debut to their prog precursor Pilgrimage to their progressive tour de force Argus. While Wishbone Ash was still a guitar-oriented band, Locked In provided no originality and, save for a guitar refrain in "Rest in Peace," no memorable passages whatsoever. While his credentials are impressive, producer Tom Dowd was not the man for the job. He was much better suited as a producer of Southern rock, jazz, and R&B acts. Again, Wishbone Ash suffered from inadequate lead vocals, but that wasn't as serious a problem as their atrocious songwriting. Locked In is the album that clearly signified the downfall of this immensely talented and promise-filled band. They never seemed to recover, both from a creative and popularity standpoint, from the abyss they fell into upon the release of Locked In.