Tag Archives: DEMON

Album review: TRISHULA – Time Waits For No Man

Posted on August 26, 2020 by jason

AOR Heaven [Release date 25.09.20] British melodic rock band Trishula is the brainchild of guitarist Neil Fraser (Rage Of Angels, Ten), accompanied by vocalist Jason Morgan. This is album number two, hot on the heels of last year’s very enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Album review: READ OUT LOUD – Read Out Loud

Posted on August 3, 2020 by jason

Facebook Read Out Loud is formed around guitarist Tim Read (ex-Chrome Molly, Demon). He is joined by two current members of Demon – guitarist Paul Hume (although he plays bass on the album, as well as producing it) and drummer … Continue reading →

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Album review: VARIOUS – NWOBHM Thunder 1978-86

Posted on July 22, 2020 by jason

Cherry Red Records [Release date 31.07.20] (3 CD set) 1978 to 1986. Those 9 years were the Golden Age of NWOBHM. They were the years that spanned the birth, working life and eventual demise of a significant sub genre in … Continue reading →

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Album review: TONY MITCHELL – Church Of A Restless Soul

Posted on July 18, 2020 by jason

AOR Heaven [Release date 28.08.20] Vocalist Tony Mitchell fronted Kiss Of The Gypsy, who were signed to Atlantic back in early 90’s, since then he has performed with the likes of Rick Wakeman and Alice Cooper. In 2018 he released … Continue reading →

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Feature: Call Collect – An introduction to DEMON

Posted on April 9, 2020 by jason

Jason Ritchie highlights the recording history of NWOBHM band Demon Formed in Stoke back in the NWOBHM the band initially lived up to their name with singer Dave Hill rising up from coffins on stage, along with lots of devil references … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, Call Collect, FEATURES | Tagged classic rock, Dave Hill, DEMON, feature, hard rock, heavy metal, introduction, melodic rock, NWOBHM, prog rock, review | Leave a comment

Gig review: DANNY VAUGHN – Eleven, Stoke, 29 August 2019

Posted on August 31, 2019 by jason

Eleven has been going a couple of years now and although it is a converted warehouse, it has that rock club/gig venue vibe that suggests it has been here a lot longer. Excellent sound on the night too, plus a … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged acoustic, Danny Vaughn, DEMON, Dirty White Boyz, Eleven, folk, gig, Kiss Of The Gypsy, melodic, review, rock, singer songwriter, Solo, Stoke, Tony Micthell, Tyketto, Waysted | Leave a comment

Album review: DIRTY WHITE BOYZ – Down And Dirty

Posted on March 23, 2017 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 24.03.17] Not the classic one album band from the late 80′s featuring Earl Slick and David Glenn Eisley, this is a new band and they have a ‘z’ on the end of their name. The … Continue reading →

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Interview: DAVE HILL of DEMON

Posted on December 15, 2016 by jason

We caught up with Demon vocalist Dave Hill to talk about the new album, ‘Cemetery Gates’, the band’s recent live shows and the plans for 2017 and beyond… How did the recent album launch gig go at the new venue … Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars | Tagged Cemetery Junction, classic rock, Dave Hill, DEMON, interviews, Mal Spooner, metal, Mike Stone, NWOBHM, rock | Leave a comment

Album review: DEMON – Cemetery Junction

Posted on October 20, 2016 by jason

Spaced Out Music [Release date 28.10.16] Since their last album, 2012′s ‘Unbroken’, Demon have had one line-up change with Karl Waye joining on keyboards replacing Paul Farrington. His is a significant one as this album harks back more the keyboard … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIFELINE – Scream

Posted on October 19, 2015 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 23.10.15] Lifeline have an interesting line-up on this one with two vocalists, namely Nigel Bailey (Three Lions/Bailey) and Lee Small (Shy/Phenomena), who are joined by guitarist Paul Hulme (Demon and Lawless, where he is the … Continue reading →

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Album review – LAWLESS – R.I.S.E.

Posted on November 26, 2014 by jason

Escape Music [Released 08.12.14] Quick follow-up from the band’s debut album ‘Rock Savage’ released last year sees Lawless carry on with their classy brand of melodic/classic Brit metal. The band feature two members of Demon – vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Hume … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with LAWLESS

Posted on September 4, 2013 by jason

Lawless are a new band who have just released their debut album ‘Rock Savage’ through Escape Music. Here we catch-up with vocalist/guitarist Paul Hume to find out more about the band, their new album and what they have planned in … Continue reading →

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Album review: LAWLESS – Rock Savage

Posted on July 30, 2013 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Lawless feature two current Demon members, guitarist Paul Hume (who also sings on the album) and drummer Neil Ogden, who are joined by Persian Risk guitarist Howie G and bassist Josh ‘Tabbie’ Williams from Stoke based hard … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEMON – Winking Man, Leek, Staffs, 4 May 2013

Posted on May 5, 2013 by jason

This was a rare UK appearance and a fairly low key gig in Demon’s home town of Leek which had been billed as part of the “Leek Arts Festival 2013”. The Winking Man pub is in the middle of nowhere … Continue reading →

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10Q’s with STEVE WATTS (DEMON DUDE’S REVENGE)

Posted on November 18, 2012 by jason

Steve Watts, the former keyboards player/arranger with Demon, has a new musical project underway Demon Dude’s Revenge and the first album ‘An Adolescent Fantasy (Vol 1)’ is out now. Over to Steve… 1. What are you currently up to? Well, … Continue reading →

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DEMON DUDE’S REVENGE – An Adolescent Fantasy Volume 1

Posted on October 23, 2012 by jason

www.demondudesrevenge.com Steve Watts was the keyboards player in Demon between 1985 and 1991 and co-wrote much of the band’s output in those years along with vocalist Dave Hill. After leaving Demon he all but disappeared from the … Continue reading →

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DEMON – Unbroken

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jason

Spaced Out Music www.the-demon.com The band’s first new album since 2005’s ‘Better the Devil You Know’ and it sees them back, for the most part, to a classic hard rock/metal sound. There is a little prog in … Continue reading →