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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Gracious – Gracious!/This Is…Gracious!
BGO 2012 BGO have had this on catalogue for years now but its re-reissue (!) rightly suggests Gracious merit more attention. When it comes to box-ticking, the keyboard-driven six-piece had much to suggest assured success as flighty lightweight pop tipped into deep-thinking prog at the end of the … Continue reading
ASIA RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM “XXX”
BRITISH SUPERGROUP CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH UK TOUR AND 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Carl Palmer, Geoff Downes, John Wetton, Steve Howe
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MAX WEBSTER re-issues
Max Webster/High Class In Borrowed Shoes/Mutiny Up My Sleeve Rock Candy 2012 Canadian band Max Webster, led by vocalist / guitarist Kim Mitchell, produced some fine hard rock albums between the mid 70s and early 80s. Their roots were in … Continue reading
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Tagged Kim Mitchell, Max Webster, Rock Candy
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Single and EP round-up
Fist Full Of Lies – If It Wasn’t For This I’d Still Have Everything (S-a-N PR) Fist Full Of Lies are billed as ‘an aspiring punk quartet’ which sounded quite promising, what they are though is another twin vocal, nu … Continue reading
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TYKETTO – Dig In Deep
Frontiers Records 2012 In the melodic hard rock world, Tyketto’s 1991 debut Don’t Come Easy is recognised as one of the genre’s greatest albums, and its lead off cut Forever Young was perhaps only second to Journey’s signature pair as … Continue reading
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Universal Music Reach Out to Fans to Create the Ultimate T.REX Facebook Timeline
Launching Monday April 23rd Official T.Rex Facebook page: www.facebook.com/T.RexBolan Universal Music are proud to announce they have launched T.Rex’s Official Timeline on Facebook and are involving fans in creating the ultimate resource and history for the band! Johnny Hudson, … Continue reading
ARJEN LUCASSEN – Lost In The New Real
Inside Out (2012) Arjen Lucassen has gone down the solo route for his new album (although long time drummer Ed Warby plays on the album), based on Mr L, a 21st-Century man who was cryopreserved at the moment of clinical … Continue reading
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Tagged Arjen Lucassen, Ayreon, Blade Runner, folk, Inside Out, Lost In The New Real, prog metal, Rutger Hauer, Star One
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Tribute concert for Shy’s Steve Harris
It’s been 6 months now since Shy’s self titled album was released to great acclaim, grabbing the number one spot in reader polls across the world. Heralded as the best work the band have ever produced it made the passing … Continue reading
OLD IRONSIDES, SICKTRUST, BROKEN LUNGS, MELLOW BRAVO reviews
Old Ironsides – The Path To Madness (TSM) Bostonians Old Ironsides were formed back in 2005 when the bands two leading lights, Ryan Rickerson and Alex Boccia, started writing songs that were in a different direction to what they were … Continue reading
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Tagged Broekn Lungs, Chris Kilmecky, Mellow Bravo, Old Ironsides, SickTrust
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Peepshow – Brand New Breed
Scots rockers Peepshow are about to release this , their debut album, on an unsuspecting world . The band have picked up a few notable support slots playing along with Backyard Babies, Crashdiet and Duff Mckagen’s Loaded and listening to … Continue reading
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Brijitte West and The Desperate Hopefuls
Devils Jukebox Records 2012 Back in the 1990’s NY Loose were one of the most criminally underrated bands of their time. Their brand of glam/punk/pop was not in the mainstream and therefore they were sadly overlooked by most. Fast-forward to … Continue reading
MARVLEC – Pack And Run EP
Marvlec are a new band from the US who formed in 2009 and this their new EP. They are sure to do well as they tap into the sound of bands like Shinedown who are big in the US and … Continue reading
DAVID SAYLOR – City Of Angels
AOR Blvd Records 2012 www.aorblvdrecords.co.uk David Saylor some may remember from Push UK, who those lovely folk at AOR Blvd released an album from them a couple of years ago. Mind you don’t go expecting melodic hard rock like Push … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, City Of Angels, David Saylor
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Desaster interview
Tormenter answers the Q’s set by Chris Martin… Most of your releases seem to be split albums, tribute appearances, and EP’s with a handful of full length albums interspersed. Is there a particular reason for this? No special reason. But … Continue reading
New Rolling Stones eBook in July
“The Rolling Stones – 50 Years: Views From The Inside – Views From The Outside” The German start-up The eBook People GmbH, a spin-off of the publishing house The Interview People GmbH (www.theinterviewpeople.com), is going to release its first comprehensive … Continue reading
ABSU Gig Review
ABSU Gig Review Support Acts: Impiety & Necronomicon (Canada) London Underworld, 12th April 2012 Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis I believe that it was two years ago that US Occult Black Thrashers Absu first visited London for what turned out … Continue reading
THE SAFETY FIRE – “GRIND THE OCEAN”
THE SAFETY FIRE – “GRIND THE OCEAN” INSIDE OUT (2012) Inside Out is an independent record label that has acquired a good reputation over the years as a result of lending its support to numerous young and much promising progressive … Continue reading
HUNTRESS – “SPELL EATER”
HUNTRESS – “SPELL EATER” NAPALM RECORDS (2012) Self-promotion is important for any young outfit, struggling to make a name for itself, especially in an era where new bands appear like mushrooms after the rain. The Californian Heavy Metal quintet Huntress … Continue reading
EMPIRES OF EDEN new album due in June
Power metal band EMPIRES OF EDEN has announced the release of the third album “Channelling The Infinite” from global recording project EMPIRES OF EDEN. Japanese release date of June 1 through Rubicon Music, rest of the world June 6 via … Continue reading
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Tagged Empires Of Eden, power metal, Rob Rock, Steve Grimmett, Stu Marshall, UDO
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BONNIE RAITT – Slipstream
Interesting collection of covers from my favourite country blues artist, and I am not a big fan of the genre, but Bonnie gets close enough to the blues/rock to make me a fan. 4 tracks from her sessions with Joe … Continue reading
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SONNY LANDRETH new album on May 28th
Sonny Landreth – Elemental Journey out on May 28th on Proper Records Sonny Landreth’s 11th album, bearing the fittingly evocative title Elemental Journey, is something completely different from the Louisiana slide wizard. Released on his own Landfall label, the new … Continue reading
Voodoo Vegas start recording their debut album in July
Voodoo Vegas announce producer for debut album and hit Pledge Music campaign target in 24 hours. Voodoo Vegas have announced that they will be recording their debut album this coming July with producer Pedro Ferreira (The Darkness, Toyko Dragons, Enter … Continue reading
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Tagged Pledge Music, Rockfield, The Darkness, Voodoo Vegas
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BANGALORE CHOIR – Metaphor
AOR HEAVEN 2012 Like the proverbial London bus, you wait ages for a Bangalore Choir album- 18 years from their ‘On Target’ classic- and then two come in quick succession, ‘Cadence’ being followed 18 months or so later by this … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR Heaven, Bangalore Choir, David Reece
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OSI – “FIRE MAKE THUNDER”
OSI – “FIRE MAKE THUNDER” METAL BLADE (2012) Massachusetts-born guitarist Jim Matheos has been a very busy man lately. It was only a few months ago that his collaboration with ex-band mate and vocalist extraordinaire John Arch resulted in the … Continue reading
SECRETS OF THE MOON – “SEVEN BELLS”
SECRETS OF THE MOON – “SEVEN BELLS” LUPUS LOUNGE (2012) Black Metal has been with us long enough to trick some people into thinking that original ideas and fresh modes of artistic expression from new and current serving bands of … Continue reading
