Yearly Archives: 2012

THE JAR FAMILY CONFIRMED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR GUITAR LEGEND STEVE CRADOCK

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

THE JAR FAMILY CONFIRMED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR GUITAR LEGEND STEVE CRADOCK (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE) The North East’s buzz band The Jar Family, have been confirmed as main support for legendary guitarist Steve Cradock’s show at the Newcastle O2 Academy … Continue reading →

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DEAD CAN DANCE tour dates and TANGERINE DREAM London show

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

DEAD CAN DANCE 19th Sept HCTAT Istanbul 21st Sept Earth Theatre Thessaloniki 23rd Sept Lycabetus Theatre Athens 25th Sept MCV Utrecht 27th Sept Grand Rex Paris 29th Sept Cirque Royal Brussels 1st Oct Alte Oper Frankfurt 3rd Oct Tempodrom Berlin … Continue reading →

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MELT – Armageddon Party

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

Powderfinger I have come across many rock genres and sub-genres in my time, but Melt have introduced me to yet another in the shape of ‘ dark alternapop’, so what the hell is it ?? Fronted by classically trained singer, … Continue reading →

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DEAD CELLS – Tear Down The Heavens

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

Dead Cells play rock music. This may sound like a simplistic statement, but that is exactly what you get, straight ahead, no frills rock which is refreshing to hear. The band formed a couple of years ago and have released … Continue reading →

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SHOOT THE DEAD – The Rage

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

Manilla PR Shoot The Dead claim to have taken their name from George Romero zombie movies and with a new single called ‘The Rage’ I was expecting a full on hardcore metal experience, but names and titles can give you … Continue reading →

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SHOWBIZHEROES – Climb To A Fall

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

Manilla PR This is the second single release from Indie rockers Showbizheroes . The band recorded the track at their own DIY studio and it is a good effort. The band are purveyors of catchy indie rock with good playing … Continue reading →

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THE MIXUPS – Your Side

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jason

Manilla PR This is the latest single from Glasgow based 4 piece The MixUps and is part of a plan to release a single every month for a year. The band sound like Yellow Submarine period Beatles spliced with Squeeze … Continue reading →

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MAD MAX – Another Night Of Passion

Posted on March 1, 2012 by jason

SPV www.spv.de Mad Max have always had a cult status in the melodic rock world after their 1987 album ‘Night Of Passion’ received rave reviews but never sold like it should have. There have been various Mad Max line-ups in … Continue reading →

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NAPALM DEATH – Utilitarian

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Yiannis
Metal Church - The Present Wasteland

NAPALM DEATH – “UTILITARIAN”  CENTURY MEDIA (2012) Thirty one years is a pretty long and impressive period of time for any band to be actively creating and performing and when the outfit in question happens to perform one of the … Continue reading →

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ASPHYX – Deathhammer

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Yiannis
Metal Church - The Present Wasteland

ASPHYX – “DEATHHAMMER”  CENTURY MEDIA (2012) Line-up changes are a common occurrence among bands, but I cannot think of many which can claim to have seen more people coming and going as the Dutch Death Metal legends Asphyx have during … Continue reading →

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The Dunwells gain praise from Cameron Crowe

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jason

LOS ANGELES, CA – February 29th, 2012 — Breaking British band The Dunwells brought their Americana/rock/folk/soul sound to L.A.’s Hotel Cafe last night, and in the audience was writer/director Cameron Crowe who won an Academy Award for his screenplay of … Continue reading →

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Bellowhead, Carl Palmer, Hawkwind & Marillion tour dates

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jason

CARL PALMER 11 April L’Aquila, Italy Venue: TBA 15 April Roma, Italy Venue: TBA 17 April Prattien, Switzerland Venue: TBA 18 April Paris, France Venue: TBA 19 April Verviers, Belgium Venue: TBA 20 April Siegburg, Germany Venue: TBA 21 April … Continue reading →

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10 Q’s with Seether

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jason

Bass player Dale Stewart fields the questions as Seether embark on a UK tour in march supporting Three Doors Down… 1. What are you currently up to? (recording, gigs, plans etc.) We’re actually busy touring Europe at the moment, we … Continue reading →

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The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny

Posted on February 28, 2012 by jason

An evening of classic songs by Sandy Denny featuring Joan Wasser aka Joan As Policewoman, Maddy Prior, Jerry Donahue, Dave Swarbrick, Green Gartside, PP Arnold, Thea Gilmore, plus members of Bellowhead, Lavinia Blackwall (Trembling Bells), Sam Carter, Blair Dunlop (The … Continue reading →

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SONIC STATION – S/T

Posted on February 28, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Sonic Station is the brainchild of Swedish guitarist/composer Alexander Kronbrink who describes his project as West Coast AOR, and while this may not be the greatest album I have heard so far this year, it is far from the … Continue reading →

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Guns ‘N Roses & Toto announce tours

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jason

GUNS ‘N’ ROSES May Thu. 17: Dublin O2 Sat. 19: Nottingham Capital FM Arena Sun. 20: Liverpool Echo Arena Wed. 23: Newcastle Metro Fri. 25: Glasgow SECC Sat. 26: Birmingham LG Arena Tue. 29: Manchester MEN Arena Thu. 31: London … Continue reading →

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Black Page Turns – The Hate EP

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jason

UNOB Records Leicester rockers Black Page Turns are planning to release 12 new songs throughout 2012 and this release is the first of the bunch. Lead track on this two track effort is ‘Things That Make You Hate Us’ which … Continue reading →

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Centre Excuse – Stop, Drop & Roll

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jason

New Motion Records Centre Excuse are a trio from Rutland who over the past couple of years have gained a sizeable following through the mediums of Facebook and You Tube. The band play a likeable synth driven punk, much like … Continue reading →

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Breton – Interference

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jason

Fatcat Records Breton are, and I quote “ a subversive art collective”. This is the band’s second single which is taken from the forthcoming album ‘Other People’s Problems’ which is scheduled for release in March. Music wise you get something … Continue reading →

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Max Raptor – Carolin

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jason

Niam Edge Midlands punk rockers Max Raptor are about to head out on an extensive UK tour and are releasing this single to coincide with the jaunt. ‘Carolina’ is a classic slab of well played punk rock, which should have … Continue reading →

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KEYSTONE – Flight To Paradise

Posted on February 26, 2012 by jason

Park Records www.myspace.com/keystonerocks Now this self-produced and independently released CD tweaked the old interest as Robert Berry was involved (Three/Alliance), although on closer inspection of the credits he only adds backing vocals (along with bass/drums/Hammond/keys) and doesn’t get a lead … Continue reading →

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PRAYING MANTIS – Time Tells – No Lies

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jason

Time Tells – No Lies  4.5/5 (Rock Candy) Metalmorphosis – 30th Anniversary Album (Japan Edition) 4.5/5 http://www.praying-mantis.com/ NWoBHM legends Praying Mantis, led by brothers guitarist Tino and bassist Chris Troy, have always played at the melodic end of hard rock, … Continue reading →

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GRAND PRIX – Samurai

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jason

Rock Candy In the early 80s Grand Prix were one of Britain’s premier pomp rock outfits, mixing the Britishness of Magnum with US influences from the likes of Kansas, Styx and Journey. 1983 and Samurai was the band’s third album, … Continue reading →

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CANDY – Whatever Happened To Fun

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jason

Rock Candy This four piece LA band released just one album in the mid 80s that sadly dropped straight off the radar. Strange, given that the band’s sound mixed two of the scene’s two largest exports: melodic sleaze/glam and power … Continue reading →

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SHERIFF – Sheriff

Posted on February 25, 2012 by jason

Rock Candy Canadian AOR / hard rock from 1982, that somehow didn’t take off at the time. The music is incredible in that the songs are strong, the guitar work outstanding, and Freddy Curci’s vocals with a range to match … Continue reading →

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