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Tag Archives: metal
Album review: AIRBOURNE – Breakin’ Outta Hell
Spinefarm Records [Release date 23.09.16] AC/DC are no more. Regardless of what Angus Young may say with the departure of Macolm Young, Brian Johnson and now Cliff Williams, the AC/DC we know and love are dead. This then throws down … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, album, Angus Young, Breakin' Outta Hell, Joel O'Keefe, metal, review, rock, Steel Panther
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Album review: TILT – Hinterland
Tilt Music Some albums come out of nowhere with no expectations and simply blow you away musically. Tilt’s debut ‘Hinterland’ is one of those albums and I was hooked from the first playing of this album. The album itself has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Camel, Dave Stewart, Fish, Hinterland, It Bites, John Mitchell, metal, Paul Dorley, progressive, progressive metal, review, Robin Boult, rock, Steve Vantis, Tilt
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Quick plays: ASTRALION, GEORGIA RUTH
ASTRALION Outlaw Cliches ahoy! Rampant guitar solos – check; choral backing vocals – check; keyboards set to thrash mode – check. If you like Stratovarious and HammerFall you may like this, but they really need to get a few musical … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Astralion, Georgia Ruth, metal, power, Quick Play, reviews, singer, songwriter
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Album review: THOSE DAMN CROWS – Murder And The Motive
[Release date 26.09.16] Those Damn Crows is vocalist Shane Greenhall, drummer Ronnie Huxford, bass player Lloyd Wood and guitarists Ian “Shiner” Thomas and David Winchurch. They hail from Bridgend, Wales home to the metal beast that is Bullet For My … Continue reading
Quick plays: CRANSTON, CRUZH, THE LUCID DREAM
CRANSTON www.philvincentbands.com [Release date 22.07.16] Phil Vincent is a prolific solo and band artist who never drops the quality. Cranston is his latest incarnation and he is joined by Paul Sabu (Only Child/Sabu) on this one. Phil takes on the … Continue reading
Album review: DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Transcendence
Inside Out [Release date 09.09.16] Innovative, daring, experimental, compositionally challenging, surprising, addictive…check any review for a Devin Townsend Project album, either online or in any of the specialized musical magazines which help promote our beloved music around the globe, and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Devin Townsend Project, fusion, metal, progressive, review, rock, Transcendance
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Album review: TARJA – The Shadow Self
earMUSIC [Release date 05.08.16] Tarja returns with her fourth album and on this one there are a few surprises, none more so than guest vocalist/growler Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy on ‘Demons In You’. This one is possibly the heaviest … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Arch Enemy, classical, metal, Nightwish, review, rock, symphonic, Tarja, the Shadow Self, Turunen
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Upcoming: UK & Ireland Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2016)
Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 18/12/2016 GO WEST December 23rd – Indigo at The 02, London PENDRAGON 30 Dec Riffs Bar, Swindon STATUS QUO + REO SPEEDWAGON Fri December 23 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, classic rock, concert, gig, listing, metal, Progressive Rock, rock, Tour
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Album review: GENERAL GREED – Rectifying For Justice
Mountain Side Records [Release date 08.04.16] Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that are the best. Far too often people overcomplicate matters and turn straight forward situations into major dramas. General Greed approach their music with a similar outlook, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, General Greed, Looks Like Lucy, metal, Rectifying For Justice, review, Richard Loow, rock, VOLBEAT
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Album review: TOXICROSE – Total Tranquility
City Of Light Records [Release date 16.05.16 ] Toxicrose hail from Stockholm in Sweden and were formed back in 2010. Melodic metal is the order of the day here, sound wise the band remind me of Black Veil Brides but … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Veil Brides, metal, Motley Crue, review, rock, Total Tranquility, Toxicrose
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Album review: THE DEVILS MUSIC – The Devils Music
Coffee Jingle Records [Release date 02.09.16] There is an old saying that you should never judge a book by its cover. The same can be said for review CD’s, take this release for example, a copied CD with hand written … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cradle Of Filth, D Rock, Dani Filth, Daniel Finch, Death Metal, Devilment, metal, review, rock, The Devils Music
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Album review: SABATON – The Last Stand
Nuclear Blast [Release date 19.08.16] Sabaton are a new band to these ears, although I have read about them previously and their stage show which is slightly OTT at times. Their new album focuses as the title suggests on famous … Continue reading
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Tagged album, metal, Nuclear Blast, power metal, review, Sabaton, the Last Stand
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EP reviews: METAL ALLEGIANCE, LOVE/LESS, INTO THE FIRE
METAL ALLEGIANCE – Fallen Heroes Nuclear Blast [Release date 12.08.16] Metal Allegiance is a metal supergroup whose current line-up includes Megadeth’s Dave Ellefson, Alex Skolnick (Testament), Mike Portnoy and Mike Menghi. This three song EP pays tribute to the recent … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, David Bowie, EP, Evanescence, Into The Fire, Love/Less, metal, Metal Allegiance, Motorhead, Nuclear Blast, reviews, rock, Soil, The Eagles
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Album review: ASSASSIN – License To Kill
Thanks to this little invention called the Internet I have managed to discover an amazing amount of music and bands – some of it stuff just hitting the shelves while others are items I’ve often heard or read about and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Assassin, classic, heavy metal, License To Kill, metal, NWOBHM, review
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Album review: MEDEVIL – Conductor Of Storms
[Release date 26.08.16] I am a metalhead. There are no two ways to put it. I’ve been a rabid worshipper of all things metal for pretty much my whole life. I love damn near every sub genre of metal and … Continue reading
DVD review: GOD BLESS OZZY OSBOURNE
Eagle Classics The DVD was originally released back in 2011 and now gets a budget re-issue as part of the Eagle Classics series. Directed by Ozzy’s son Jack and Mike Fleiss, this is a no-holds barred look back at Ozzy’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, classic, DVD, Geezer Butler, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, metal, Ozzy, re-issued, review, Tony Iommi
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Quick plays: TRICK OR TREAT, DANTE FOX, DIMH, DIVAN
TRICK OR TREAT Rabbit’s Hill Pt. 2 Frontiers [Release date 08.07.16] A concept album from a power/melodic metal band (who used to be a Helloween covers act) based on Richard Adams’ classic novel ‘Watership Down’. What could possibly go wrong?! Nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, AOR, Breathless, Dante Fox, DIMH Project, Divan, melodic, melodic rock, metal, Modern Knowledge, Rabbit's Hill Pt.2, review, rock, Spirit Love & Higher Meaning, The Stone Angels, Trick Or Treat, Victim & Maker, Watership Down
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Album review: SINNERGOD – Sinnergod
[Release date 09.09.16] www.sinnergod.com Described as “Goth Metallers” this is the Wigan/Manchester quintet’s sophomore album release. There’s a confidence at play, the more so when you realise it has been conceived and produced locally and by the band’s twin brothers … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, electronica, goth, metal, pop, review, rock, Sinnergod
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Quick plays: LISA WEINT, AVI ROSENFIELD
LISA WEINT Vurbei Three piece band from Austria who formed in 2012 and who consist of Markus Baumgartner (vocals) , Ronald Wintersteiner (synths/vocals) and Tomasz Ploszajski (guitar). The band have an interesting mix of the lighter metal moments of say … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Avi Rosenfield, Deep Purple, Depeche Mode, Lisa Weint, metal, Quick Play, Rainbow, reviews, rock, Uriah Heep
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Gig review: SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016
With suitable tunes on the car stereo we headed over to Prestwich, Manchester for the Rocksector Records annual get-together, ‘SOS Festival’. Now in its ninth year it has a new home and has moved out of the now demolished Civic … Continue reading
Album review: FATES WARNING – Theories Of Flight
Century Media [Release date 1.07.16] Those of you who have been following Fates Warning’s career as closely as I do remember damn well the almost decade-long period we had to suffer until 2013’s “Darkness In A Different Light” finally saw … Continue reading
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Quick plays: GO WEST, RAGDOLL
GO WEST Live Robin 2 – 2003 [Release date 29.07.16] Angel Air Records Go West are still going strong and with the original duo of vocalist Peter Cox and guitarist Richard Drummie. This show was recorded back in 2003, so … Continue reading
Album review: FOOTPRINTS IN CUSTARD – The Descent of Decency
Footprints In Custard. Let that wash over you as a you come to terms with the fact that this is the name of a band. With such a peculiar name, I had to check out the music contained on the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Footprints In Custard, metal, review, rock, The Descent of Decency
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Gig review: Breaking Bands Festival – Stoke Prior Country Club, 27-29 May 2016
Still in its infancy, Breaking Bands Festival has yet again shown how to organise, run and sell a music festival that was sold out way before the event. And, over the May bank holiday weekend and following days, it was … Continue reading
Album review: DENIAL – No Comment
Heaven and Hell Records [Release date 29.06.16] Old school Thrash Metal fans, especially those who are into finding those rare, obscure, and hard to find bands, need look no further for the coolest release of the year in this genre. … Continue reading →