Yearly Archives: 2026

Feature: GRTR! Greats – EUROPE

Posted on September 21, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Photo: David Randall/GRTR! The millennium has seen the revival of one of Sweden’s great melodic rock exports – Europe – and since their reformation in 2003 they have gone from strength to strength, reasserting their credentials and making some consistently … Continue reading →

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Single review: ROSS HARDING – Seven Nation Army (Dark Blues Version)

Posted on September 21, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

www.rosshardingmusic.com [Release date 28.08.26] Does this work? A big gamble from Ross. But you have to erase the original from your mind and treat this like it’s the first time you have heard it, then it works. It works big … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIAMOND RAIN – Chapter One

Posted on September 20, 2026 by jason

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 23.10.26] Diamond Rain are a new band led by the silver masked High Priest, who is backed by Arch Lector and The Faithful Disciples. It sounds on paper like a Lidl version of Ghost, … Continue reading →

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Album review: IT – The Stranger Inside The Self

Posted on September 19, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 16.10.26] An interesting album by IT as the original album was written, recorded and produced by Nick Jackson back in 1994, and it was only ever released on self-made cassettes. Nick takes up the story, “In 2020, … Continue reading →

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Album review : PAUL LAINE : The Long Road Back

Posted on September 18, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 25.09.26] There’s a lot of traffic right now on The Long Road Back from the Eighties. The AOR genre just refuses to die. GRTR’s AOR Guru, Andy Nathan, who travels the world in a search … Continue reading →

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Album review : BIG COUNTRY REDUX – Eastworld

Posted on September 18, 2026 by brianmc

Eastworld Records [Release date : 18.09.26] Twenty-five years after Stuart Adamson’s passing, the band has re-emerged as Big Country Redux, delivering Eastworld, a 10-track collection that bridges decades of unfulfilled musical history. At the heart of this project is Bruce … Continue reading →

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Album review: CARLA GOVER & FRIENDS – Williams Branch Is Hard To Find

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

CARLA GLOVER & FRIENDS - Williams Branch Is Hard To Find

www.carlagover.com [Release date 02.10.26] Attention all lovers of old American or traditional Americana music – this album is for you. Make a mark in your diary, it’s out Oct 2. Written by Si Kahn and featuring 10 different vocalists, including … Continue reading →

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Album review: OZRIC TENTACLES – Harmonic Mind

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

KScope [Release date 18.09.26] Festival favourites Ozric Tentacles formed at the Stonehenge Free Festival in 1983 and have kept a solid fanbase ever since. They released a number of cassette only albums during the 80s, releasing their first full album … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIGH – Goh-Ka

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Peaceville [Release date 04.09.26] Formed in Tokyo, Japan in the late 80s, Sigh were originally influenced by the Nordic black metal scene, the band have progressed experimentally since then, falling more and more into the Art Metal camp. This new … Continue reading →

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Album review : BUDGIE – Running From My Soul The MCA Years 1973-75 (3 CDs)

Posted on September 14, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 25.09.26] The seventies have always been considered to be the hard rock and heavy metal years. Welsh band Budgie was at the epicentre. Their songs were covered by Soundgarden, Metallica, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROBIN TROWER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 5 September 2026

Posted on September 13, 2026 by andynathan

ROBIN TROWER- Shepherds Bush Empire, 5 September 2026

At 81 years old guitar hero Robin Trower is enjoying an Indian summer, recording prolifically. Live sightings of him in the UK in the eighties and nineties were quite rare, but he’s been a regular visitor since. The last time … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BON JOVI – Wembley Stadium, London, 4 September 2026

Posted on September 11, 2026 by andynathan

It’s been hard to stand up and be counted as a Bon Jovi fan in recent years with the brilliance of their late eighties peak, not to mention their successful adaptation to changing musical trends and high energy live shows … Continue reading →

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Album review : VELVETEEN QUEEN – The Greater Good

Posted on September 11, 2026 by brianmc

Silver Lining Music [Release date 18.09.26] Who said Glamrock is dead? Not me. And certainly not Velveteen Queen. This band from Gothenberg is Glamrock’s second generation European progeny, whose rock’n’roll music has a solid sonic core and always has something interesting … Continue reading →

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Album review: TROY REDFERN – Astral Doorways

Posted on September 10, 2026 by petefeenstra

Self release [Release date 30.10.26] Troy Redfern’s ‘Astral Doorways’ is a 6 track instrumental album, spanning 32 and half minutes and includes an opening 11 minute title track suite. It’s a major departure from his usual high energy, barn burning, … Continue reading →

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Album review : TODD RUNDGREN – Live At The Ritz NYC 1989 (2CDs)

Posted on September 10, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 25.09.26] Todd Rundgren’s first promotional gig of his 12th studio album and first for 4 years, Nearly Human (1989), took place at the New York City Ritz on its release date. Rundgren being Rundgren had taken … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2027

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check artist and venue websites for latest information. Your release not listed? Contact us! To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2026

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Cherry Red Records - win six featured albums!

Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, NEWS, Pure Metal/News, Re-issues/special editions, Upcoming (Tours & Releases) | Tagged 2026, album, blues rock, Bluray, CD, classic rock, DVD, hard rock, heavy rock, melodic rock, metal, New releases, Progressive Rock, reissue, singer songwriter | Leave a comment

Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2027)

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

MAID OF STONE FESTIVAL- Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent, 17-19 July 2026

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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2026)

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check artist and venue websites for latest information. Your tour not listed? Contact us! To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: Festivals UK & Europe (2027)

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio Josh now hosts “Taerk’s Tracks” as part of the Singer Songwriter Sunday sequence on Get Ready to ROCK! … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: Festivals UK & Europe (2026)

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Please check artist and festival websites for latest information. Upcoming: Festivals UK & Europe (2027) Your festival not listed? Contact us! Upcoming: Festivals UK & Europe (2027) Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2027)

Posted on September 8, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

BRYAN ADAMS- Royal Albert Hall, London, 14 May 2024

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2027) To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DAMN TRUTH – Waterloo Music Bar, Blackpool, 6 September 2026

Posted on September 8, 2026 by jason

Playing at one of the last sweaty bastions of rock music, The Waterloo in Blackpool, Crobot opened the show. A band of four from Pottsville Pennsylvania they blasted the good size and receptive audience with their own recipe of hard … Continue reading →

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Album review: WOOD BURNT RED – Hold On Tight

Posted on September 7, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 04.09.26] Before I get started on the album, I just want to say that given good management and keeping their shit together Wood Burnt Red could be massive. You just know something special when you hear it, … Continue reading →

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News: EUROPE and Danny Vaughn are the latest additions to the GRTR! Greats feature series (September 2026)

Posted on September 7, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

The latest additions to our GRTR! Greats series were announced on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 6 September 2026. The latest additions to the GRTR! Greats series from Get Ready to ROCK! are Swedish melodic rockers Europe and … Continue reading →