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Quick Plays: THE DEEP END, PERFECT CRIME, RUSTED
THE DEEP END – Cop This Bad Reputation [Release date – 15.12.13]) Think Australian rock and no doubt AC/DC, Rose Tattoo and latterly Airbourne spring to mind. The Deep End take elements of all three and blend them into one … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, album, CD, Cop This, metal, Perfect Crime, review, rock, Rock Patrol, Rusted, The Deep End
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Album review: FALLING RED – Empire Of The Damned
Self Release [Release date – 27.01.14] There can’t have been many rock bands from Carlisle over the years but Falling Red may be about to put the town firmly on the rock map. Over the last 6 years the band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Carlisle, Empire Of The Damned, Falling Red, metal, review, rock
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Album review: CRYSTAL VIPER – Possession
AFM Records www.afmrecords.de With an album cover looking like a tacky horror movie or a bad King Diamond album from the 1980’s the preconceptions start before I’ve even listened to this new release from Polish metal band Crystal Viper. Crystal … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CRYSTAL VIPER, metal, Poland, Possession, review, rock
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Interview with ALEX STAROPOLI (Rhapsody Of Fire) – 7 November 2013
Name changes, line up changes, legal disputes: Rhapsody Of Fire have been through and survived all these last couple of years. What is quite surprising, though, is the fact that they have emerged looking stronger and with a top quality … Continue reading
Album review: BADHOVEN – Obsession
ATS Records (Release date – out now) The last group I can think of that broke out of Austria were the Von Trappe Family Singers who went on to find success in America. With the right … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Austria, Badhoven, CD, metal, Obsession, review, rock
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Album review: SAXON – Unplugged And Strung Up
UDR Music [Release date 18.11.13] Saxon are one of the enduring British rock bands who have consistently delivered the metal clad goods. This new album though offers something a little different in that the band have taken some of their … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Biff Byford, CD, Heavy Metal Thunder, metal, review, rock, Saxon, Unplugged and Strung Up
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Album review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell – Volume 2
Eleven Seven Music [Release date 18.11.13] This album is the second instalment of Five Finger Death Punch’s masterplan to dominate the top spot in my end of year best of album round up. ‘Volume 1’ released earlier this year gained … Continue reading
Album review: MOTORHEAD – Aftershock
UDR Music [Release date 25.11.13] Aftershock is Motorhead’s 21st studio album in their impressive 38 year career. There may have been a few variations in the line-up over the years but Lemmy has always been in charge … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftershock, album, Lemmy, metal, Motorhead, Phil Campbell, review, rock
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Gig Review: VISTA CHINO – Bristol O2 Academy, 1 November 2013
Everyone who has loved metal and hard rock since the 90’s has heard of the mighty Kyuss. With the exception of the bass player the original line up are now reincarnated as Vista Chino. With a pounding new album, ‘Peace’, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 November 2013, Bristol, gig, Kyuss, metal, Monster Truck, O2 Academy, review, Vista Chino
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Interview: ZP Theart of I Am I
Vocalist ZP Theart first came to prominence fronting power metal band Dragonforce for ten years before leaving in 2010. Since then he has formed I Am I who released their debut album, ‘Event Horizon’ last year and now release a … Continue reading
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Tagged I Am I, interview, metal, Power Quest, rock, See You Again, single, vocalist, ZP Theart
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Gig review: PARADISE LOST, Lacuna Coil, Katatonia – London, The Roundhouse, 3 November 2013
My introduction to the chromatic world of Death Metal took place exactly twenty three years ago and one of the albums responsible for my immediate conversion was Paradise Lost’s debut “Lost Paradise”. It was not at all surprising, then, that … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 November 2013, anniversary, gig, Katatonia, Lacuna Coil, London, metal, Paradise Lost, review, Roundhouse
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Album review: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY – Unblackened
Armoury Records [Release date 23.09.13] Recorded at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles this highlights Zakk Wylde and the Black Label Society in acoustic mode, well as acoustic as Zakk Wylde can get! Derek Sherinian (Black Country Communion/Dream Theater) is … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Unblackened, album, Black Label Society, Derek Sherinian, DVD, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, review, rock, unplugged, Zakk Wylde
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Album review: SHADES OF REMEMBERANCE – Veil
Burn All Records [Release Date: 26.04.13] Ohio’s Shades Of Remembrance are metal band with proggy leanings on an album that straddles both genres rather than fuses the two. ‘Veil’ duly delivers enough speed, intensity, resolute playing and dark themes to … Continue reading
Quick Plays: ANTLERED MAN, WINDRUNNERS, PATRIOT REBEL, DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE
ANTLERED MAN – The Devil Is Them New Heavy Sounds (Release date – out now) This is the second album from the London quartet Antlered Man. The four piece released their debut album last year to great reviews and toured … Continue reading
Quick Plays: BLACK SUCCUBI, KILLER BEE, STUNTMAN MIKE, HELHORSE
BLACK SUCCUBI – Eye Of The Beholder Gateway Music (Release Date – out now) These Danish rockers have been together since 2005 and have undergone a number of line-up changes in their time together. This is the band’s second album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BLACK SUCCUBI, Evolutionary Children, Eye Of The Beholder, HELHORSE, indie, KILLER BEE, metal, Oh Death, review, rock, STUNTMAN MIKE, Triangles
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ELECTRO-NOMICON – Unleashing The Shadows
No Remorse Records (Release date – out now) To many lovers of rock the passing of the great Ronnie James Dio was a sad day. The man had a unique power, strength and depth to his voice … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Electro-Nomicon, metal, review, rock, Ronnie James Dio, Unleashing The Shadows
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Gig review: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, Trillium – London Jazz Cafe, 19 October 2013
Fifteen years ago, at the now demolished Rodon Club in Athens and in the good company of another two thousand fans of atmospheric/progressive metal, the author of this review enjoyed one of the most artistically satisfying and emotionally charged performances … Continue reading
Album review: IRON MASK – Fifth Son Of Winterdom
AFM Records www.afmrecords.de Iron Mask are another new band on me though Fifth Son of Winterdoom is their fifth studio release following on from Revenge Is My Name (2002), Hordes of the Brave (2005), Shadow of the Red Baron (2010) … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album review, Fifth Son Of Winterdom, Iron Mask, metal, power metal
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Gig Review: VOLBEAT – Manchester Academy, 18 October 2013
The last time Volbeat graced our shores for a UK tour was a couple of years ago. Back then the guys were only starting to stir up some interest around the country and were playing shows to around a thousand … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 October 2013, Anthrax, Denmark, gig, Iced Earth, live, Manchester Academy, metal, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies, Rob Caggiano, rock, VOLBEAT
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Quick plays: BLACK RAINBOWS, NEVER TRUST, TIM GRIMM, JADED HEART
BLACK RAINBOWS – Holy Moon (EP) Heavy Psych Sounds Something in the Italian water as they not only produce a series of fine melodic rock/AOR bands but now have some rather good stoner/psych rock bands including this band Black Rainbows. … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, AOR, BLACK RAINBOWS, EP, Fastball Music, High Bar Gang, Holy Moon, Italian, Italy, Jaded Heart, Lost And Undone, MASTERPLAN, melodic metal, metal, Morning Light, Never Trust, roots, Tim Grimm, Turning Point
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Gig Review: QUEENSRYCHE – Islington Academy, 12 October 2013
Queensryche are the benchmark against which any progressive metal band must measure themselves. But they’ve had troubled times. Recent albums have sold poorly and last year, front man Geoff Tate was unceremoniously dumped after a back stage bust up. Tate … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimson Glory, gig, hard rock, Islington Academy, metal, prog metal, progressive, Queensryche, review, Todd La Torre
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Gig review: FINNTROLL – Classic Grand, Glasgow, 1 October 2013
On a wet Tuesday night what better way to pass the evening than in the company of three top Viking metal bands? I wasn’t sure how big a crowd would venture out on a school night for an evening of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 October 2013, Classic Grand, Finntroll, folk metal, gig, Glasgow, metal, review, Skalmold, TYR, Viking metal
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EP Round-up: ANTHEM LIFE, BLEAK FALLS, LEFT FOR RED
ANTHEM LIFE – Sins Of Salvation EP Self Release ( Release date – out now) Hailing from Southern Finland, Anthem Life have been together for four years. Influenced by Metallica, Stone Sour and Avenged Sevenfold ,the band play metal with … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthem Life, BLEAK FALLS, EP, Left For Red, Mercy Flight, metal, review, rock, Sins Of Salvation, The Grass Gets No Greener
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – Latest playlist additions
Listen in to ‘New to GRTR!’ every Tuesday 16:00 GMT (repeat: Thursday 21:00, Saturday 17:00) for latest additions to our playlist. Latest Show: Tuesday 24 September 2013 DIZZYBLOOM Lost Memories (Wolf River Music) HERETIC’S DREAM Behind The Mirror (indie) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, featured, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, metal, playlist, power play, prog, progressive, radio, rock
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Album review: HERETIC’S DREAM – Walk the Time
Videoradio Formed in 2010, this Italian band could easily be put in a metal category but on close hearing this is more mainstream, even if a little on the heavy side. The songs are great but let down by Francesca … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Heretic's Dream, Italian, Italy, metal, review, rock, Walk The Time
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