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Album review: DEVILLE – Hydra
Small Stone Records www.smallstone.com There is definitely something good in the water in Sweden as not only do they produce a stream of top notch melodic rock and 70′s influenced acts, they have been producing some top draw modern rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Deville, Foo Fighters, Hydra, Small Stone Records
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Quick plays: URIAH HEEP, SAMSON, SIR REG
SAMSON – Head On Lemon / Cherry Red A real NWoBHM classic here, Samson’s second album and the first to feature vocalist Bruce Bruce, aka Bruce Dickinson. Samson issued what is widely considered one of the first NWoBHM LPs in … Continue reading
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Quick plays: STRYPER, PAPER AEROPLANES
STRYPER – The Second Coming Frontiers www.frontiers.it Stryper are having second wind with two studio albums since they returned back in 2003 (plus a covers album) and they are currently working on a new album for … Continue reading
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Tagged Little Letters, PAPER AEROPLANES, Stryper, The Second Coming
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Album review: MAN THE MACHETES – Idiokrati
Indie Recordings – Out Now. Indie Recordings in a Norwegian Label with an eye for all things unusual and unique-sounding. Want me to throw a few names at you? How about Borknagar, Vreid, Cult Of Luna and Wardruna– all bands … Continue reading
Quick Plays: ROCKY SHADE’S WILDSIDE RIOT, CYANIDE 4
ROCKY SHADE’S WILDSIDE RIOT – No Second Take Livewire/Cargo Formed in 2010 by former Wrathchild UK front man Rocky Shades, Wildside Riot are best described as a having a hard rock sound somewhere between the light end of NWOBHM and … Continue reading
Quick Plays: ALASCA,JIMMY BREWER,CHRISTA COUTURE
ALASCA Actors & Liars (IRL) AlascA are a four piece based near Amsterdam consisting of Frank Bond (vocals, guitars, bass) , William Bond (harmonies, keys), Ferdinand Jonk (harmonies, banjo, 12-string) and Louis van Sinderen). Endorsed as ‘magical’ by fellow countryman … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors & Liars, Alasca, As Time Stands Still, Christa Couture, folk, Jimmy Brewer, rock, singer, songwriter, The Living Record
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EP AND SINGLE ROUND UP – Damn Vandals, The Burning Of Rome, NG26, The Blueveils, Elysium
DAMN VANDALS – Kings Of Never Sexy Beast ( Release Date – 18.03.13) This is the latest single lifted from the Damn Vandals’ album ‘Done For Desire’ which was released at the tail end of 2012. The two tracks on … Continue reading
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Tagged DAMN VANDALS, Elysium, NG26, The Blueveils, The Burning Of Rome
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PHILIP H.ANSELMO & WARBEAST – War Of The Gargantuas Split E.P.
Housecore Records/Season Of Mist – Out Now. Philip H. Anselmo is a name that should require not a single word of introduction to any self-respecting metalhead. If that happens to be the case with you then please leave our pages … Continue reading
Quick plays: GENERATIONALS, LUKE GIRVAN, DINNERSTEIN & MERRITT, BRETT WALKER, VAMP
GENERATIONALS – Heza Polyvinyl Records (Released April 8th) A two-piece band consisting of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer and they are assisted on percussion by the producer Daniel Black. I am not sure what they used to sound like as … Continue reading
Quick Plays: JOSH ROUSE, JOHN SMITH, THE LEISURE SOCIETY, JACKIE OATES
JACKIE OATES Lullabies Jackie Oates is a traditional folk singer songwriter who’s won countless awards since emerging on the scene in 2003. She’s also toured with Seth Lakeman and is a member of the folk ‘super group’ Imagined Village alongside … Continue reading
Album review: SNAKEROOT – Downtown To Ghetto
http://www.facebook.com/snakeroottheband Formed back in 2008 in Istanbul Snakeroot have released this, their debut album digitally and after playing this one for a few times I am surprised a label hasn’t picked them up. They quote lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown To Ghetto, melodic rock, SNAKEROOT
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EP review: FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS – Exposition: The Five Before The Flames
Goremount Records (Released 11th March 2013) Exposition: The Five Before The Flames. Five songs written by each individual band member, giving a better insight to their personal characteristics within the dystopian world of Grandomina – a … Continue reading
Album review: TRIGGERFINGER – All This Dancin’ Around
Dramatico www.triggerfinger.net Released April 15th Three piece band from Belgium featuring guitarist/vocalsit Ruben Block, drummer Mario Goossens and bass player Paul Van Bruystegem (aka Monsieur Paul). The album was produced by Greg Gordon in the famous Sound … Continue reading
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Tagged All This Dancin' Around, QOTSA, TRIGGERFINGER
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Quick plays: RUSH, BERNIE MARSDEN, WAYSTED
Bernie MARSDEN – And About Time Too ***1/2 Look At Me Now ****1/2 Cherry Red Best known as a founder member of Whitesnake, and with Micky Moody one of the two guitarists during the band’s classic era, Marsden has had … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Marsden, Danny Vaughn, Pete Way, Rush, UFO, Waytsed, Whitesnake
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Album review: FIVE HORSE JOHNSON – The Taking of Black Heart
Small Stone Records www.smallstone.com The band have been going since 1995 and this album is their first since 2006 as they return from a hiatus. If you like your blues hard rock with a little stoner … Continue reading
Album reviews: KILL DEVIL HILL, HINDER, NITROGODS, KINGCROW
KILL DEVIL HILL – S/T SPV www.spv.de Where have I been? Kill Devil Hill is a new project instigated by Vinnie Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow) and Rex Brown (Pantera) and this work was released at … Continue reading
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Tagged HINDER, Kill Devil Hill, KINGCROW, Mother Of God, NITROGODS, Starfire
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Album reviews: HEXVESSEL – No Holier Temple
Svart Records – Out Now. A year or so ago I remember coming across a review from a fellow journalist which was pretty complementary of “Dawnbearer”, the debut release by the Finnish Folk Metal outfit Hexvessel and even though I … Continue reading
Quick Plays: The Val,Juruda,Chris While & Julie Matthews,Carrie Rodriguez,Annabelle Chvostek
The Val – Back The Val, named after vocalist Gabrielle de Val, are a truly European band. De Val herself, is German, but writes in English (although I wonder whether lyrics that refer to Humpty Dumpty and petticoats has perhaps … Continue reading
SABBATH ASSEMBLY – Ye Are Gods
Svart Records – Out Now. Religion and Mysticism have been closely linked with Rock throughout its history, providing both artists and bands with subjects for inspiration and discussion through music. While images of the goat have been sported on many … Continue reading
GOD SEED – I Begin
Indie Recordings – Out Now. How many bands can you name which have recorded a live album at a festival as prestigious as Wacken Open Air before having released even a single note under their name? Chances are that, apart … Continue reading
DARKTRIBE – Mysticeti Victoria
Massacre Records – Out Now. It’s typical that during an economic recession, the art world suffers most…state funds are reduced (if not scrapped altogether), people’s attendance at shows declines and record labels tend to invest less in their artists. It … Continue reading
I SPIT ASHES – Inhaling Blackness…Reflecting Light
Massacre Records – Out Now. A picture is worth a thousand words, isn’t it? Normally, I would agree, however, this is not always the case…Take, for instance, the album cover of “Inhaling Blackness… Reflecting Light”, the debut release of the … Continue reading
BELASCO – Transmuting
Maybe Records Belasco release their latest album some six years after their last one and they have the legendary Tom Allom (Black Sabbath/Judas Priest) mixing the album. The band have certainly built up a following since starting in 2000. The … Continue reading
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Tagged BELASCO, Transmuting
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UNHERZ – Die Wahrheit Liegt Dazwischen
Masscare Records – Out Now. The Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the most culturally and linguistically varied areas of the Germany, bordering with Belgium and Luxembourg. It is quite natural, then, that this area would produce a band like Unherz – … Continue reading
JOLLY – The Audio Guide To Happiness Part II
Inside Out – Release Date: 4/3/2013 One of the few major benefits of getting older is becoming more accepting and “open-minded” – a word much hated by a certain close friend of mine. Twenty years ago I would never have … Continue reading
