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Album review: VINNIE MOORE – Soul Shifter
Mind’s Eye Music [Release date 09.10.19] What does a still-relevant guitarist do when his main band says farewell? You keep releasing solo albums, that’s what. Vinnie Moore’s last solo outing was in 2015 – Aerial Visions – but in fairness … Continue reading
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Tagged album, funk, guitar, hard rock, instrumental, Jordan Rudess, metal, review, Rudy Sarzo, Soul Shifter, UFO, Vinnie Moore
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Album review: PHIL CAMPBELL – Old Lions Still Roar
Nuclear Blast [Release date 25.10.19] Since the end of Motorhead drummer Mikkey Dee has found a home with the Scorpions and guitarist Phil Campbell has been forging ahead with his band the Bastard Sons. Now Campbell has decided to release … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice Cooper, Dee Snider, guitarist, Joe Satriani, metal, Motorhead, Old Lions Still Roar, Phil Campbell, review, Rob Halford, rock, Solo
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Album review: POSSESSED – Revelations of Oblivion
Nuclear Blast Records [Release date 10.05.19] If you were told to imagine how a Possessed album would sound given the circumstances, no matter how vivid of imagination one may have, there is now way that this outcome could have been … Continue reading
Album review: XENTRIX – Bury The Pain
Listenable Records [Release date 07.06.19] To me, Xentrix has always been the leading UK thrash metal band back in the day. When it comes to having the whole package meaning musicianship, compositions, ferocity, melodic lines they came up on top … Continue reading
Album review: TURBOKILL – Vice World
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 25.10.19] What we have here is a contender for the next generation of classic rock. In 2019 we get album based on the kind of classic trad metal that, at the heavier end, influenced and then rode … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alpha Tiger, classic metal, metal, power metal, review, Turbokill, Vice World
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Album review: FIGHT – War Of Words/A Small Deadly Space
BGO Records [Release date 27.09.19] BGO Records re-issue Fight’s two albums on one CD with sleeve notes by Neil Daniels. Fight featured Rob Halford, fresh from leaving Judas Priest in 1992, and he was joined by Priest drummer Scott Travis, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Small Deadly Space, album, BGO Records, Fight, Judas Priest, metal, Pantera, reissue, review, Rob Halford, War Of Words
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Album review: DRAGONFORCE – Extreme Power Metal
earMUSIC [Release date 27.09.19] Dragonforce are back with album number eight and it does what it says on the tin. ‘Extreme Power Metal’ has been the band’s weapon of choice since their inception and they still continue to use twenty notes where … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Celine Dion, Dragonforce, Extreme Power Metal, FM, Fredric Leclercq, Gee Anzalone, Herman Li, Johnny Cash, Marc Hudson, metal, review, Ring of Fire, rock, Sam Totman, Titanic
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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2019)
Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Your tour not listed? Contact us! Updated 08/12/2019 2019 ALABAMA 3 Fri December 20 O2 Academy Bristol Sat December 21 O2 Academy Brixton ALTER BRIDGE + … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, AOR, gigs, Ireland, melodic rock, metal, pop, progressive, rock, tour dates, tours, uk
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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) October 2019 – December 2019
Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2019 April – June 2019 July – September 2019 October 4th SOREN ANDERSEN ‘Guilty Pleasures’ Mighty Music ANGEL ‘Risen’ Cleopatra Records Adrian Benegas ‘The Revenant’ Pride & Joy Music CHICAGO ‘Chicago Christmas’ Rhino … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, album, AOR, Bluray, CD, December, DVD, heavy rock, melodic rock, metal, New releases, November, October, progressive, rock
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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) July 2019 – September 2019
Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2019 April – June 2019 July 1st DAVID GELN EISLEY (ex-GUFFRIA, DIRTY WHITE BOY) ‘Tattered, Torn & Worn’ GANDALF’S FIST ‘The Clockwork Prologue’ (double LP) MAGENTA ‘Home’ (500 copy limited edition re-issue) THE … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, album, AOR, August, Bluray, CD, DVD, heavy rock, July, melodic rock, metal, New releases, progressive, rock, September
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Album review: WEAPON UK – Ghosts Of War
Pure Steel Records [Release date 27.09.19] Weapon first came onto the scene back in 1980 during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal boom. The current line-up sees original duo – vocalist Danny Hynes and guitarist Jeff Summers – joined … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Clare Cunningham, classic metal, classic rock, Danny Hynes, hard rock, Jeff Summers, metal, NWOBHM, review, Thundermother, Weapon UK
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Gig review: STONEDEAF FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 24 August 2019
Bank holiday weekends have their good and bad points. On the good side you get a long weekend to do whatever takes your fancy, hopefully in fantastic weather and with great musical accompaniment. On the bad side however, you get … Continue reading
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Tagged 24th August 2019, Airbourne. Motorhead, Brian Tatler, Chris Sumby, Deep Purple, Diamond Head, Donington, festival, GEOFF TATE, gig, Glenn Hughes, Inglorious, Krusher, Lemmy, Massive. The Amorettes, metal, Monsters Of Rock, Motley Brew, Newark Showground, Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons, review, rock, Samarkind, Stonedeaf, Tequila Mockingbird, Toby Jepson, Wayward Sons
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Album review: MOB RULES – Beast Over Europe
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 13.09.19] Germany. Spiritual home of power metal. Influenced by British classic rock of early to mid 80s (think Saxon, Iron Maiden et al), the scene started in mid 80s mid Europe and it’s come a long way … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beast Over Europe, Klaus Dirks, live, melodic metal, metal, Mob Rules, power metal, review, SPV
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 3 – Mote Park, Maidstone – 21 July 2019
Andy Nathan writes: Sunday was another day when there was a chance to check out a band in the tent before the main stage opened. This time it was used as the ‘Grooverider’ stage- I have no idea whether this … Continue reading
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Tagged 21st July 2019, AIRBOURNE, Austen Gold, beth Hart, blues, Chantal McGregor, Chris Robinson, festival, Foreigner, Gin Annie, Inglorious, Jaime Kyle, Joel O'Keeffe, Lemmy, Living Colour, Maidstone, Matt Mitchell and The Cold Hearts, metal, Mick Jones, Mote Park, Ramblin' Man, Ramblin' Man Fair, Ritchie Kotzen, rock, The Black Crows
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone – Day 1 – 19 July 2019
Once again the rock hordes decended on Mote Park in Maidstone for another weekend of rock, blues, good beer and good company. GRTR! despatched Andy Nathan and Dave Atkinson to cover all the action, come rain or shine… Andy Nathan … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th July 2019, AC/DC, AOR, blues, FM, Ginger Wildheart, Justin Hawkins, Kris Barras Band, live, Maidstone, metal, Mote Park, Ramblin' Man, Ramblin' Man Fair, rock, Steve Overland, The Darkness, The Lazys, the Wildhearts
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Album review: FREEDOM CALL – M.E.T.A.L.
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 23.08.19] Fronted by vocalist/guitarist Chris Bay, Freedom Call have been going since 1998, several line-up changes under their belt, and Bay has overseen a few changes. And this album is as great as ever. I have championed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Bay, Freedom Call, happy metal, M.E.T.A.L., melodic metal, metal, power metal, review
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Album review: JORN – Live On Death Road
Frontiers [Release date 14.06.19] Jorn Lande continues his fiftieth birthday celebrations, started off last December with a lavish box set, with a live double CD and DVD. Joining Jorn in his live band are guitarist Tore Moren, keyboards player Alessandro … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Del Vecchio, classic rock, Dio, Frontiers, Jorn, Jorn Lande, melodic metal, metal, reviews, rock
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Quick plays: JAILBIRDS, TIMO TOLKKI’S AVALON, CHAOS MAGIC
JAILBIRDS The Great Escape Golden Robot Records [Released date 05.07.19] Jailbirds are an Australian/Irish hard rock band based in Dublin, Ireland and ‘The Great Escape’ is their debut album. The band is composed of Axel McDonald (vocals, lead guitar), Jay … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Caterina Nix, Chaos Magic, classic rock, Evergrey, Frontiers, hard rock, Jailbirds, melodic metal, metal, prog metal, reviews, Stratovarius, Timo Tolkki
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Album review: GENERATION AXE – The Guitars That Destroyed The World (Live In China)
earMUSIC [Release date 28.06.19] Generation Axe, coordinated by Guitar God Steve Vai, brought together a summit of shredders from 2016 when the circus toured North America. Subsequent sorties saw them in Asia, when this outing was recorded in April 2017. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Animals As Leaders, Black Label Society, Extreme, Generation Axe, guitar, heavy rock, live, metal, Nuno Bettencourt, review, shred, Steve Vai, The Guitars That Destroyed The World (Live In China), Tosin Abasi, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde
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Album review: MYRATH – Shehili
earMUSIC [Release date 03.05.19] Tunisian metallers Myrath have been around since 2001, gaining more rave reviews and fans after 2016’s ‘Legacy’ album, one which saw them embrace their Arabic sounds more and ditch some of the Eurometal clichés. On ‘Shehili’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, melodic metal, metal, Myrath, power metal, prog metal, review, Shehili, traditional music, Tunisian
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Album review: WARRIOR SOUL – Rock N Roll Disease
Cargo/Livewire [Release date 07.06.19] This is big ballsy rock n roll, just the way it should be, and Warrior Soul’s new album “Rock n Roll Disease” pretty much picks up where 2017’s “Back On The Lash” left off. With nods … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Kory Clarke, Lemmy, metal, punk, review, rock, Rock N Roll Disease, Warrior Soul
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Album review: DIAMOND HEAD – The Coffin Train
Silver Lining Music [release date: 24.05.19] Ah, the enigma that is Diamond Head. The band who are rightly regarded as pioneers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal; and who inspired the first wave of thrash in the shape … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian Tatler, Diamond Head, metal, NWOBHM, review, rock, The Coffin Train
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Album review: FORLORN HOPE – Over The Hills
[Release date 26.07.19] Inspired and informed by the Peninsular War of 1807-1814 when “master of Europe” Napoleon faced six years of hostility from Britain, Spain and Portugal. ‘Over The Hills’ doesn’t compromise. While some albums work on two levels and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Forlorn Hope, historical, metal, Napoleonic Wars, Over The Hills, review
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Album review: SOTO – Origami
Inside Out [Release date 24.05.19] Jeff Scott Soto is a busy man with his solo albums, Sons Of Apollo, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, W.E.T. and of course the band SOTO (I am thinking the use of capitals is to differentiate from the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jeff Scott Soto, Journey, melodic metal, metal, Michael Jackson, review, rock, Sons Of Apollo, Soto, Talisman, W.E.T.
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Quick plays: X-ROMANCE, THE DAMNED THINGS, LEGION
X-ROMANCE Voices From The Past AOR Heaven [Release date 24.05.19] Another blast from the past re-discovered and rebooted for today. This time it is the turn of X-Romance. X-Romance was initially a project started in 2015 as an offspring to … Continue reading
