Monthly Archives: April 2020

Album review: MYRATH – Live In Carthage

Posted on April 30, 2020 by david.wilson

earMusic [Release date 17.04.20] Carthage has a lot of history, not all good unfortunately. It was one of the richest cities in the ancient world and was the centre of the Punic empire which proved to be a thorn in … Continue reading →

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Album review: CRYPTEX – Once Upon A Time

Posted on April 30, 2020 by jason
CRYPTEX – Once Upon A Time

SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 08.05.20] Cryptex are the trio of Simon Moskon (lead vocals, keys), Marc Andrejkovits (bass, backing vocals) and Andre Jean Henri Mertens (guitars, backing vocals), with drums being handled by Simon Schröder. Cryptex have been around since 2011 … Continue reading →

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Book review: Broken Greek by Pete Paphides

Posted on April 30, 2020 by jason

Quercus [Publication date 05.03.20] An entertaining memoir that works on two levels, first and foremost as a musical journey through the hits (and some misses) of the 70s and 80s charts, and secondly as Pete Paphides recalls his own family … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – VOODOO RAMBLE – That’s Why

Posted on April 30, 2020 by petefeenstra
Voodoo Ramble - That

Self Release [Release date 31.08.18] We’re currently in lockdown as I write this review. And having been encouraged to pen some reviews of albums that we may have missed for review – but have certainly played – there’s no better … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – PUBLIC SYMPHONY

Posted on April 29, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
Public Symphony

[2006] Public Symphony is the brainchild of TV music composer (including ‘The Travel Show’, ‘Rogue Traders’) Dobs Vye who, together with James Reynolds, released their one and only album in 2006. When reviewing the album I opined: “‘Public Symphony’ is … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TOBY JEPSON – Online, Thursday April 23 2020

Posted on April 29, 2020 by jason
Toby Jepson

In these strange and unsettling times one part of the music we love that has been hit hard is that of live music. Currently venues are closed and artists are off the road, many tours and gigs have been postponed … Continue reading →

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Feature: What FREE mean to me…

Posted on April 29, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
Free

Alan Jones on a woman in a diaphanous dress, a wailing Les Paul, and a T-shirt that said it all… It could have gone either way. In the late sixties my musical experiences were limited to my mother’s meagre collection … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BLOODY MALLARD – Realm

Posted on April 28, 2020 by jason
BLOODY MALLARD - Realm

Bandcamp [Release date 08.05.20] The Bloody Mallard came into being from another worldly place it could be said, as the musical ideas formed were reminiscent of many mushroom trips in rural Kent by guitarist and main man Tom Walding. Production … Continue reading →

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Album review: KIP MOORE – Wild World

Posted on April 28, 2020 by jason
KIP MOORE - Wild World

Snakefarm Records [Release date 29.05.20] Country rock singer/songwriter, Kip Moore is now on his fourth studio album in ten years. Each of the previous three were US Billboard Top Ten entries, so like many country artists, he knows how to … Continue reading →

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Album review: LITTLE RED KINGS – The Magic Show Part One

Posted on April 27, 2020 by jason
LITTLE RED KINGS – The Magic Show Part One

Bandcamp [Release date 29.05.20] Little Red Kings last album ‘Callous’ was a veritable delight of blues, rock and gentler acoustic moments. Expectorations are high with this fan on any new music from the band. As vocalist Jason Wick explains about … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRIVIUM – What The Dead Men Say

Posted on April 26, 2020 by david.wilson

Roadrunner Records [Release date 24.04.20] In the uncertain world of virus and lockdown that we are currently facing it can be a joyless existence. Tours postponed, album releases delayed and little in the way of light at the end of … Continue reading →

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Album review: SKINTRADE – The Show Must Go On

Posted on April 26, 2020 by david.wilson

Ninetone Records [Release date 17.04.20] A few years back I went along to see The Quireboys playing in Glasgow, an excellent night as it always is with Spike and the guys. What made that night extra special was the support … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE – Diamonds

Posted on April 26, 2020 by jason
The Birthday Massacre - Diamonds

Metropolis Records [Release date 27.03.20] Diamonds is the eighth studio album from Canadian gothic rock outfit The Birthday Massacre. That genre embraces a whole range of musical styles, of course, and the influences here lean heavily towards the electro-pop end … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – DOMINICI – O3 A Trilogy (Part 3)

Posted on April 25, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
DOMINICI - O3 A Trilogy (Part 3)

Inside Out [2008] Charlie Dominici may merit a mere footnote in the history of Dream Theater, the band’s original singer who was in the formative Majesty before making the band’s first album. Then in 2005 he produced the first of … Continue reading →

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Album review: INDIA ELECTRIC CO – The Gap

Posted on April 24, 2020 by jason
INDIA ELECTRIC CO - The Gap

Pre-order here [Release date 01.05.20] India Electric Co. – the duo comprising of vocalist Cole Stacey and multi-instrumentalist Joseph O’Keefe – are back with their second album, five years on since their debut, ‘The Girl I Left Behind Me’ was … Continue reading →

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Feature: Call Collect: An introduction to CHRISTOPHER LEE and his music

Posted on April 24, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
Christopher Lee - Hammer Horror

Best known for his portrayal of Dracula in the late 1960s Hammer horror films Christopher Lee also lent his (vocal) talents to several rock albums including power metallers Rhapsody of Fire… Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee CBE was an actor … Continue reading →

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Feature: What SAXON mean to me…

Posted on April 23, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
130420_saxon2

Saxon have been a life-long passion for Joe Geesin who has followed the band since the mid-1980s.  More recently he has contributed sleeve notes and curation to several re-issues.  And now he’s ready to write the band’s biography… Barnsley born … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE OUTLAW ORCHESTRA – Pantomime Villains

Posted on April 23, 2020 by jason
THE OUTLAW ORCHESTRA – Pantomime Villains

Voodoo Queen Records [Release date 29.05.20] Hot on the tail of the southern rock/country flavoured EP from the Bootyard Bandits comes another UK based band, the Outlaw Orchestra, who play what they term ‘heavy grass’. The Outlaw Orchestra formed in … Continue reading →

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Interview: ARMORED DAWN

Posted on April 23, 2020 by jason

Armored Dawn, the Brazilian Viking metal band from Sao Paulo, released their album ‘Viking Zombie’ via The Orchard/Sony in the UK on 20 March. Get Ready To ROCK! posed a few questions for vocalist Eduardo Parras to answer – I … Continue reading →

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Album review: AMY BIRKS – All That I Am And All That I Was

Posted on April 23, 2020 by jason
AMY BIRKS – All That I Am And All That I Was

Website [Release date 03.04.20] The world needs beauty and this can mean many different things to different people. To some it is a glorious vista, to others the innocent laugh of a small child, to others still it is the … Continue reading →

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Single review: GHOSTS OF MEN – Trouble

Posted on April 23, 2020 by jason
GHOSTS OF MEN - Trouble

Regent Street Records [Release date 01.05.20] Serial festival performers and Planet Rock favourites,The Ghosts Of Men are carving out a reputation for themselves as the future of the two piece (guitar and drums) rock band. Their three previous releases are … Continue reading →

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Feature: Gigs of the Millennium – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Posted on April 22, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Manchester Etihad Stadium, 22 June 2012

For many years Andy Nathan was a non-believer of the Boss and his enduring influence in rock music.  All that was to change, finally, on a summer’s night in June 2012… Of the hundreds of bands I’ve been lucky to … Continue reading →

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Album review: KATATONIA – City Burials

Posted on April 22, 2020 by jason
Katatonia - City Burials

Peaceville Records [Release date 24.04.20] When, on the 28th of February 2020, I visited the “Gagarin 205” club for the purpose of attending what can only be described as an outstanding performance by the Prog Metal quintet Katatonia, never in … Continue reading →

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Single review: L.A. GUNS – Crawl

Posted on April 21, 2020 by jason
L.A. GUNS - Crawl

Golden Robot Records [Release date 20.04.20] The L.A. Guns are the rock vampires of Sunset Strip, concocting shadowy songs that skilfully combine a raw, emotional urgency with a cold eyed resignation. ‘Crawl’, a dark and downbeat tale of love and … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – HUGHES THRALL

Posted on April 21, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
HUGHES THRALL

Epic [1982] Often cited by musos as a favourite album, ‘Hughes/Thrall’ was released in 1982. By all accounts Glenn Hughes (bass and vocals in MK III and IV Deep Purple) ‘stole’ guitarist Pat Thrall after seeing him play with Pat … Continue reading →

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