Classic Rock Magazine Track of the week. October 27, 2025.
"New Zealand's Pieces Of Molly describe themselves as the bastard child of a one-night stand between Motörhead and AC/DC, so if you've read this far, you'll know what to expect. Luckily, the band's sound lives up to the unholy nature of the coupling, for Can't Muzzle Me races along like a runaway hellbound train, belching fire and leaking diesel and spitting out acrid smoke. And then it's enlivened by some unexpected "naaa-naaa-naaah" vocals near the end, like Airbourne covering Hey Jude or something"
Polly Glass - Deputy Editor, Classic Rock
Classic Rock Magazine Review, Febuary 2026.
Pieces Of Molly
New Zealand
Kiwi riff warriors fight another battle.
Christchurch's Pieces Of Molly arrive on stage like stragglers from a WOBHM-themed fancy dress party. Singer Ewen Glasgow (Flying V, cut-off Motörhead T-shirt) and bassist Doug Stewart (battle jacket, leopardskin pants) look like lifers, the kind of men who start and finish the day listening to Metal For Muthas or Axe Attack compilations.
Despite the wardrobe and the self-proclaimed influences (Lemmy & co, AC/DC), Pieces Of Molly are their own band, a lean, mean, garage-hewn machine, with a ferocity matched only by the speed at which their songs are dispatched. They rattle through their set, rarely pausing for breath, the highlights fast and fiery. Local Top 20 singles / Don't Wanna and Can't Muzzle Me are both feisty, like fellow Kiwis The Datsuns or The D4, but wilder. The riffs whip, the twin guitars burn, and the gang vocals on the choruses keep the oxygen pumping. Eyes Of Time sounds like Thin Lizzy's Don't Believe A Word on speed and scrumpy.
It isn't easy for bands from this part of the country. The South Island is larger than England but has a population smaller than that of Manchester.
There's no supportive radio, no effective touring circuit and no international bands to support. And yet Pieces Of Molly play as if none of this were true.
Anything is possible.
Fraser Lewry
Bio
Pieces Of Molly is a 4 piece Rock N Roll band from Christchurch, New Zealand. The Bastard Child of a Motörhead / AC/DC one night stand. High octane, filth fuelled garage rock n roll that echoes all the hallmarks of the greats, past and present.
The band is made up of Ewen Glasgow (vocals/guitar), Doug Stewart (bass), Sam Kubiak (guitar), and Kurt Fleming (drums).
Pieces Of Molly released their debut album in October 2022 stirring up the New Zealand music charts by landing in the top 20 with two singles - “I Don’t Wanna” and “Dead Sky”
“Have you ever heard a tune for the very first time, and within 10 seconds been like "holy crap this is insane, where did this come from???" Very few bands that I listen to ever give me that massive burst in energy like i got when opening the very first track Atomic Fuzz on Pieces Of Molly’s brand new self-titled album.” Carl Hayman. Music.net.nz
