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Gig review: THE NEW ROSES- Downstairs at the Dome, London, 26 November 2023
Despite rave reviews, German rockers The New Roses have yet to achieve the success they deserve in the UK. We can speculate about the reason for this- one being that though they defy pigeonholing, their sound is totally un-German! Hopefully … Continue reading
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Tagged Dizzy Daniels, Empyre, gig, Henrik Steenholdt, melodic rock, New Wave of Classic Rock, Norman Bites, the New Roses, Timmy Rough, Urban Berz
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Gig review: FIRESTORM MCR – Whitebottom Farm, Stockport, 12-14 August 2022
One of the consequences of the current wretched state of our world in 2022 is that, even though live music has returned from its Covid hiatus, travelling abroad for both fans and bands has become logistically more difficult, and we … Continue reading
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Tagged Attic Theory, A’priori, Bad Touch, Bastette, Black Roze, Buck And Evans, Empyre, festival, Firekind, Firestorm, Firestorm MCR, Florence Black, FM, gig, Gorilla Riot, Inglorious, King Herd, King King, Mason Hill, New Wave of Classic Rock, NWOCR, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, Revival Black, Ryders Creed, Scarlet Rebels, Scruffy Bear, South Of Salem, Stone Broken, The Dust Coda, The Hot Damn, The Quireboys, The Treatment, These Wicked Rivers, Those Damn Crows, Unknown Refuge, Valhalla Awaits, Wayward Sons
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Gig review: MASON HILL- Camden Underworld, London, 24 September 2021
Mason Hill have been making up for lost time in more ways than one. The young Scots full-length album seemed to have been ages in the making not least with record company politics, and then just as they were building … Continue reading
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Tagged Empyre, gig, Hollowstar, Jack Bonson, James Bird, Joe Bonson, Mason Hill, New Wave of Classic Rock, NWOCR, Phil Haines, Scott Taylor
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Album review: EMPYRE – Self Aware
Self Release [release date 05.07.19] This is the debut album from Empyre who hail from Northampton. The band formed in 2016 and have had a run of high profile outings including featuring on ‘BBC Introducing’ and recording a session for the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Did Coles, Disturbed, Empyre, Northampton, Pearl Jam, review, rock, Self Aware
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