Monthly Archives: February 2025

Album review : MUD – The Rak Years 1973-75 (3 albums on 2 CDs)

Posted on February 9, 2025 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 14.02.25] There can be no doubt that Mud grabbed tight hold of the glam pop template, and tongue firmly in cheek, reshaped it in their own likeness. After several years of unsuccessful releases, the band, … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANDY SUSEMIHL – Mihlstones

Posted on February 9, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

www.andysusemihl.com SM Noise Records [Release date 07.02.25] We last reviewed an Andy Susemihl album in 2021, and before that in 2018 followed by an interesting chat about his music and a career that dates back to the late 1980s with … Continue reading →

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Album review: DREAM THEATER – Parasomnia

Posted on February 9, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

InsideOut [Release date 07.02.25] Dream Theater’s sixteenth studio album marks the return of drummer Mike Portnoy after a 15 year hiatus. While the album ambitiously explores themes of sleep disturbances it does lack the innovative spark that once defined the … Continue reading →

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Album review : CRAZY LIXX – Thrill Of The Bite

Posted on February 8, 2025 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 14.02.25] Ninth album from Swedish Hard Rock band, Crazy Lixx, founded by singer / producer/ writer, Danny Rexon. Hard to believe they’ve been around since 2002. The opening three tracks ignite a full album’s worth … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JENN BUTTERWORTH, PHIL VINCENT

Posted on February 7, 2025 by jason

JENN BUTTERWORTH Her By Design Self-released [Release date 28.02.25] Debut album from Scottish musician Jenn Butterworth where the lyrical themes focus on women’s stories and their strength and struggles. Mention must be made of the beautifully illustrated CD booklet with blueprint technical … Continue reading →

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Gig review: H.E.A.T- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 31 January 2025

Posted on February 5, 2025 by andynathan

Photo: Les Linyard Nights like this do not come often enough in the UK for us lovers of melodic rock, with a touring triple bill of a newer generation of acts creating a fresh take on those sounds of the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BROTHERS OSBORNE- Hammersmith Apollo, London, 30 January 2025

Posted on February 4, 2025 by andynathan

The lines between the once separate worlds of rock and country continue to blur. Blackberry Smoke have for some years traded on their ‘too rock for country, too country for rock’ tagline and the same is true of Brothers Osborne. … Continue reading →

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Album review: PEARL HANDLED REVOLVER – Tales You Lose

Posted on February 3, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

www.pearlhandledrevolver.co.uk [Release date 18.04.25] It’s a tough world out there. Especially if you are in a band that occupies the “bluesy classic rock” end of the spectrum. Back in 2013 we reviewed PHR at Cambridge Rock Festival when Simon Dunkerley … Continue reading →

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Album review: EVERON – Shells

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alanjones

Music Theories Recordings / Mascot [Release date: 28.02.25] German progressive rock band Everon were quite prolific in the late nineties / early noughties, releasing seven albums between 1993’s ‘Paradoxes’ and ‘North’ in 2008 – all of which somehow avoided … Continue reading →

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Album review: LARKIN POE – Bloom

Posted on February 2, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Tricki-Woo [Release date 24.01.25] Without being unhealthy stalkers we can claim some kudos for featuring Larkin Poe as far back as 2011. We reviewed one of their very early UK tours and my abiding memory is that we were kept … Continue reading →

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EP review: HATS OFF GENTLEMEN IT’S ADEQUATE – Between Two Worlds

Posted on February 1, 2025 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 29.01.25] Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Malcom Galloway and Mark Gatland – have released this three song EP ‘Between Two Worlds’, ahead of their new album, ‘The Uncertainty Principle’, which is due in a couple of … Continue reading →

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Album review : THUNDERMOTHER – Dirty & Divine

Posted on February 1, 2025 by brianmc

Sweden’s Thundermother are back… female founded, hard nosed hard rock, with added cowbells. Now that guitarist/ band founder, Filippa Nasil has brought in new members, vocalist Linnea Vikström Egg and drummer, Joan Massing, the band are truly plugged into the … Continue reading →

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Album review: PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS – Friend Of All Creatures

Posted on February 1, 2025 by jason

GEP [Release date 14.02.25] Pattern-Seeking Animals were formed in 2018 with this being their fifth studio album, and first for their new label GEP, having previously been signed to InsideOut Music. Pattern-Seeking Animals line-up remains that of Ted Leonard (vocals, … Continue reading →