Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)

Album review: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – Works Live

Posted on August 2, 2026 by jason

BMG [Release date 24.07.26] Recorded in Montreal, Canada in 1977, this live album was originally released in 1979 as the single LP ‘In Concert’ it was originally intended to be a double album, but that idea was kiboshed by the … Continue reading →

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Album review: LALU : A Mythmaker’s Demise

Posted on August 2, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 31.07.26] Looks like Progrock supremo, Vivien Lalu’s got the band back together for his fifth album.In fact today’s Lalu is a lot like yesterday’s Lalu, both in compliment and style, with Mekong Delta’s Martin LeMar … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAULIE BOY BLUES – Back from the Dead Live in Brooklyn New York

Posted on July 30, 2026 by jason

Facebook Paulie Boy is on a mission to spread the blues, but is this album of six songs recorded rough, ready and live, the blues, or is it psychedelic rock? It’s certainly channelling Hendrix, and it’s certainly covering classic blues … Continue reading →

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Album review: OSIRIS – Within A Dream

Posted on July 29, 2026 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 14.08.26] Osiris is an all-Bahraini prog rock band founded in 1980 by brothers Mohamed Alsadeqi (guitars, vocals) and Nabil Alsadeqi (drums, percussion). They have been active ever since, bar a hiatus between 1993 and 2000. Osiris … Continue reading →

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Album review : ICONIC – II

Posted on July 29, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 31.07.26] Long haired, MTV look rock bands are well and truly back in fashion, in an under the mainstream radar kind of way. Cue Iconic. Recruited from headline bands Stryper, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, and the … Continue reading →

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Album review: BYWATER CALL – Broken Souvenirs

Posted on July 28, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 29.07.26] Diversity is definitely this Bywater Call’s strength. From Al Green type soul to stark americana acoustic Davey Graham style guitar picking with a vocal, to almost goth style moods, and the glue sticking this all together … Continue reading →

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Album review : LEMMING PROJECT : Hate and Extinction, 2 CD Edition

Posted on July 28, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 31.07.26] If you consider the Death Metal genre to be defined by heavily distorted, low-tuned guitars, guttural vocals, and fast blast-beats, then Lemming Project is the archetype. This is a band – Thomas Jasjke, Torsten … Continue reading →

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Album review: WINTER IN EDEN – Never Untold

Posted on July 24, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Explore Rights Management/Cherry Red [Release date 03.07.26] We’ve commented previously that this band is not exactly prolific and, sadly, we’re not aware of any live shows either. This probably says more about the state of music and opportunities to gain … Continue reading →

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Album review : MANIA – Changing Times (CD Edition)

Posted on July 23, 2026 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date 24.07.26] German Speed / Power Metal Band, Mania released one EP, Wizard Of The Lost Kingdom (which is in no way as corny as the title suggests), and one full length album, the cult classic, Changing … Continue reading →

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Album review: BILLY MORRISON – Hollow

Posted on July 21, 2026 by jason

TLG/ZOID/Virgin Music Group [Release date 07.08.26] Billy Idol’s rhythm guitarist Billy Morrison has been carving out a successful solo career, including hit singles on the US mainstream rock charts with Ozzy Osbourne on ‘Crack Cocaine’, and again with Ozzy and … Continue reading →

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Album review : ZAN / CODY – Beautiful’n Damned

Posted on July 20, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date 24.07.26] As most will know, Zinny Zan and Harry Cody are both ex Shotgun Messiah, a band from the past whose two remaining members, rebranded, are making a future for themselves. There are some exciting tracks … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (April – June 2026)

Posted on July 19, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Get Ready to ROCK! Albums of the Month (April-June 2026)

A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation. We try and pick out a cross-section of albums that reflect the range of genres reviewed at the website. The star rating … Continue reading →

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Album review: ELEKTRADRIVE – 40th Anniversary Live!

Posted on July 17, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Andromeda Relix/Maracash Records [Release date 17.05.26] www.elektradrive.com Any album that has a wildcat shredding guitar on the cover has my vote. My interest in Elektradrive goes a bit deeper than cat worship though. In 2009 we reviewed the band’s last … Continue reading →

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Album review: PARKER BARROW – Hold The Mash

Posted on July 17, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 17.07.26] Oh boy The Stones and Parker Barrow release new albums within a week of each other. The old guard release a masterpiece, and the new guard release what could be their masterpiece but it’s a little … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN BYRNE – This Is Where The Show Begins

Posted on July 15, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

Frontiers [Release date 22.05.26] Revival Black were a promising band who released their last album in 2022. Frontman Dan Byrne broke away soon after and released an excellent EP ‘Beginnings’ in 2023. As our melodic rock supremo Andy Nathan commented … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE FORTUNATE FEW – Isn’t That So

Posted on July 14, 2026 by jason

[Release date 29.05.26] The first thing I thought when I first heard this album by the Fortunate Few is Joe Cocker Sheffield Steel era, which is good for the drummer and bass player as Sly and Robbie were the rhythm … Continue reading →

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Album review: MORK – Monolitt

Posted on July 14, 2026 by jason

Peaceville [Release date 19.06.26] mork is an acclaimed Black Metal project formed by Norwegian multi instrumentalist Thomas Eriksen in 2004, this is their 8th album. The title translates as Monolith; inspired by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, it explores … Continue reading →

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Album review : TESLA – Homage

Posted on July 14, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date : 17.07.26] Tesla released their debut album, Mechanical Resonance in 1986 and now release their eighth, Homage, forty years later. Six studio albums and five live albums in between, and a relatively stable line up over … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ROLLING STONES – Foreign Tongues

Posted on July 11, 2026 by jason

Polydor [Release date 10.07.26] I know, I know, I can’t give six stars. Well in that case this definitely gets a big cheeky bombastic five. Kicking off with ‘Rough And Twisted’ the B-side of the first single ‘In The Stars’, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEF LEPPARD/ EXTREME – BP Pulse Live, Birmingham, 4 July 2026

Posted on July 9, 2026 by jason

DEF LEPPARD - BP Pulse Live, Birmingham, 4 July 2026

BP Pulse Live was already humming with midsummer anticipation long before the first band stepped out. Birmingham crowds know their rock history, and on this night they welcomed two acts who helped shape it — Extreme and Def Leppard — … Continue reading →

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Album review: SCHEFF TOLLE ADRIAENS – Let’s Stop The World

Posted on July 8, 2026 by jason

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 26.06.26] The trio of Darin Scheff, Christian Tolle and Morris Adriaens each have plenty of musical experience. Darin Scheff is the brother of former Chicago vocalist Jason (who guests on a couple of songs … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRAGIK – Propaganda Elite

Posted on July 5, 2026 by jason

Rock Company [Release date 24.06.26] Album number fourteen from Tragik! Formed around Phil Vincent, a musician who defines the word prolific, he is joined by regular Tragik members drummer Dirk Phillips and bassist Damian D’Ercole, with guitar solos once again … Continue reading →

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Album review : ELECTRIC MOB – 2 Make U Cry And Dance (Digital Deluxe Edition)

Posted on July 5, 2026 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date :10.07.26] Having tasted Electric Mob’s 2 Make U Cry And Dance, originally released in January 2023, the self employed music media’s effusive praise led to this:- A digital reissue with an additional six (live) tracks from … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MILK MEN – Milky Way

Posted on July 5, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 15.05.26] Sometimes I think I’ve lived in a parallel universe for a few years, where everything is the same but there is no music, and then I suddenly pop back into the same universe as you, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: FATAL VISION – Four Sides To Every Story

Posted on July 2, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 22.05.26] Fatal Vision’s fourth album, “Four Sides to Every Story,” is a powerhouse of classic hard rock that truly showcases the band’s artistic growth. From the moment you hit play, you’re hit with a barrage of intricate guitar … Continue reading →