Tag Archives: metal

News: SOS Festival – Radcliffe Civic, Manchester, 20-21 July 2013

Posted on July 1, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Excerpt from radio show promotion, 30 June 2013, with three tracks from featured bands STEEL THREADS, 4BITTEN and DAVE EVANS (www.getreadytorockradio.com) The sixth SOS Festival takes place on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July 2013 at Radcliffe Civic Hall, Manchester … Continue reading →

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Album review: NIGHTGLOW – We Rise

Posted on June 30, 2013 by david.wilson

Logic(il)logic records (Release date – Out now) Nightglow formed back in 2003 in Italy and have been rocking hard ever since. The band are unashamedly metal to the core and at one point were the official Manowar … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 3 – Donington Park, 16 June 2013

Posted on June 20, 2013 by david.wilson

When the alarm went off on Sunday morning it was a struggle to drag myself out of bed. After two days of rocking I was suffering from a bad case of metal fatigue (sorry!) but soon rallied at the thought … Continue reading →

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Gig Review : DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 2 – Donington Park,15 June 2013

Posted on June 19, 2013 by david.wilson

Saturday dawned bright, sunny and cold! It was an early start to ensure we were in prime position for the opening band of the day, rock legends UFO. My fellow scribe, Andy Nathan, was another early riser, keen to see … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 15 June 2013, Alice In Chains, Black Star Riders, Download, festival, Iron Maiden, Jimmy Eat World, Lit, Mastodon, metal, Motorhead, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, review, rock, Thunder, UFO, Young Guns | 2 Comments

Gig Review: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL – DAY 1 – Donington Park,14 June 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by david.wilson

First a quick recap of last year’s Download festival, mud, mud and more mud, oh and some cracking rock music. After the mudfest of last year even the hardiest of rock fans must have thought twice before shelling out for … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged 14 June 2013, 3 Doors Down, Black Stone Cherry, Dir En Grey, Donington, Download Festival, Dragonforce, Europe, James Tosland, metal, Monster Truck, rock, Uriah Heep, VOLBEAT | 1 Comment

Gig review: MICHAEL KATON – Beaverwood Club,Chislehurst,Kent,13 June 2013

Posted on June 15, 2013 by petefeenstra

‘Boogie All Over Your Head’ the title of Michael Katon’s debut album says it all really. Rockaboogie takes on a whole different meaning in the company of the MKB. It seems years since the Detroit boogie legend last visited these … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged blues rock, boogie, Dave Jackson, Erwin Gielen, Freddie King, guitar, hard rock, Jan Jackson, Judith Renkema, live review, Magic Sam, metal, Michael Katon, Michael Katon Band, Mitch Mitchell, power trio, Reg Patten, rock | Leave a comment

Album review: QUEENSRYCHE – Queensryche

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Yiannis

Century Media – [Release Date 24.06.13] There are undoubtedly many lessons one can learn in life, but the one I believe in most is not taking anything for granted, including in music. Take Seattle Prog Metallers Queensryche, for instance: if … Continue reading →

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Quick plays (singles): TARJA, THEA GILMORE, REBELLIOUS SPIRIT, MATINEE, RUBYLUX, VALENTIINE

Posted on June 6, 2013 by jason

THEA GILMORE – Start As We Mean To Go On Start As We Mean To Go is the second single to be lifted from Thea Gilmore’s excellent new album Regardless. With the impetus from the first single Love Came Looking … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Single and EP reviews | Tagged Matinee, metal, Nightwish, Rebellious Spirit, rock, single, Start As We Mean To Go On, Sweet Access Right, Tarja, Thea Gilmore, Turunen, Victim Of Ritual, White Lies | Leave a comment

Album review: FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – Ugly Noise

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Yiannis

Metal Blade – Out Now. The relationship between the Arisona-based Metallers Flotsam And Jetsan and Brian Slagel’s Metal Blade Records has been marked by many highs and lows over the last three decades and the last time that these two … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROGER PEDERSEN – More Is More

Posted on June 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

West Audio production [Release date 05.04.13] Norwegian guitarist Roger Pederson is a jaw dropping technician who solo’s at breathtaking speed. He frequently applies a two handed tapping technique to some impossible shreds, while exploring scintillating dynamics and a multitude of … Continue reading →

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Interview with OLLY PEARSON (Moss)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Yiannis

Finding a spot where you can hear yourself think so as to do an interview at the Underworld in Camden is a real challenge, but when the interviewee is as accommodating as Moss’ frontman Olly Pearson, then everything is possible. … Continue reading →

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Album review: A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH – Lay My Soul To Waste

Posted on May 27, 2013 by david.wilson

SPV Steamhammer [Release date – 27th May 2013 ] A Pale Horse Named Death were founded by ex Life Of Agony and co-founder of Type O Negative Sal Abruscato. This album is dedicated to the memory of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: DAGOBA – Post Mortem Nihil Est

Posted on May 18, 2013 by jason

earMUSIC Don’t be fooled by the plinky piano and music hall humming on the intro to album opener ‘When Winter…’ Within seconds, Shawter unleashes a death roar to split brains and splinter souls. This is damn fine album, full of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MOSS – Camden Underworld, London,15 May 2013

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Yiannis

Support Acts: Purson & Black Magician Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Having just returned from a great holiday, involving great company, awesome food and top quality wine, I had to face the cold and rainy streets of London once more. … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, PURE METAL (All posts), Pure Metal/Gig reviews | Tagged 15 May 2013, Black Magician, Camden Underworld, Doom, gig, London, metal, Moss, Purson, review | Leave a comment

Album review: DELAIN – Interlude

Posted on May 11, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Interview edit: Charlotte Wessels of Delain, 1 May 2013 First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 5 May 2013 The full version of this interview is available as a podcast (You can sign up to receive alerts of podcast … Continue reading →

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Album Review – LORD – Digital Lies

Posted on May 5, 2013 by david.wilson

Dominus Records (Release date – out now) Lord started out life as Dungeon in the depths of the Australian outback. They relocated to Sydney and had a successful career, releasing 9 albums and finding an audience across Australia and beyond, … Continue reading →

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Album review: H.I.M. – Tears On Tape

Posted on May 5, 2013 by jason

Cooking Vinyl His Infernal Majesty aren’t the sort of band to go reinventing themselves for every album, and Tears On Tape pretty much follows the usual musical formula found in some of their older records, but Ville Valo and co. … Continue reading →

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Album review: TIME GRID – Life

Posted on May 4, 2013 by petefeenstra

Open Your Eyes Records [Release date: 21.01.13] Time Grid is French/Swiss prog metal band who have taken nearly a decade to realise their musical vision. ‘Life’ is by no means an unblemished slice of prog metal, but … Continue reading →

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Album review: CTHULHU RISE – 42

Posted on May 3, 2013 by petefeenstra

Musea Records This incredible heavy but inventive album may sometimes border on the cacophonous as it blasts away the cobwebs of complacency with monumental fractured riffs, but the underlying fast changing time signatures, unrelenting metal dirge (sludge metal anybody?) and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – The Garage, Glasgow, 30 April 2013

Posted on May 2, 2013 by david.wilson

There is a fine line between genius and madness and it is one that Devin Townsend has been balancing on precariously for many years. I recall seeing him for the first time fronting Vai when they supported Aerosmith on their … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRUCKER DIABLO – Songs Of Iron

Posted on April 29, 2013 by david.wilson

Ripple Music [Release date – 13.05.13] Back in December 2011 Trucker Diablo’s first album ‘The Devil Rhythm’ dropped onto my door mat ripe for review. After listening to said disc my one issue with the album was that it had … Continue reading →

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Album review: FRANCESCO MARRAS – Black Sheep

Posted on April 28, 2013 by petefeenstra

Independent Screaming Shadows guitarist Francesco Marras’s debut solo album has enough dazzling shredding and a sense of spontaneity to gives it crossover appeal to Vai, Malmsteen and Satriani fans. But you sense that the triumvirate’s collective musical palette has already … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HELLOWEEN – The Forum, Kentish Town, London, 16 April 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Yiannis

Helloween, Kentish Town Forum, 16 April 2013

If you are a frequent visitor to our pages, especially our gig reviews section, you would have undoubtedly noticed that on the 15th of April, a day prior to the one featured in this review, I attended a magnificent Pain … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PAIN OF SALVATION – The Relentless Garage Islington, London,15 April 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Yiannis

Support Acts: Anneke van Giersbergen, Arstidir Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis At my age, venturing out on a Monday night to a gig can only be prompted by some pretty special events, among which I count the fact … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, PURE METAL (All posts), Pure Metal/Gig reviews | Tagged 15 April 2013, Daniel Gildenlow, gig, London, metal, Pain of Salvation, progressive, review, rock, the Relentless Garage | Leave a comment

Album review: BREED 77 – The Evil Inside

Posted on April 16, 2013 by david.wilson

Frostmetal (Release date – out now) Breed 77 have always been an interesting band, mixing heavy, post grunge riffs with a bit of latin flair to produce a unique sound. This album is the band’s first in three … Continue reading →