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Gig review: SLAM DUNK FESTIVAL SOUTH – The Forum, Hatfield, 31 May 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by jason

Mallory Knox - The Slam Dunk Festival South, 31 May 2016

Photo by Ian Collins Bank Holiday Monday and the train from Kings Cross is packed full of alternative kids with more face metal and stretched-out earlobes than you can shake a stick at. Among them is the odd old person … Continue reading →

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Album review: JORN – Heavy Rock Radio

Posted on May 30, 2016 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 03.06.16] Jorn is back with…another covers album. In the past few years he has been doing various re-recordings of his older work or covers, plus last years rather good ‘Dracula – The Swing Of Death’ with … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRIS ALLARD – Invisible Landscape

Posted on May 28, 2016 by petefeenstra

Perdido [Release date 10.06.16] Chris Allard probably won’t thank me for saddling him with the jazz fusion tag, but he’s a subtle guitarist who evokes the likes of John Schofield and Lee Ritenour over 10 tracks full of inspired interplay, … Continue reading →

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Album review: GENE THE WEREWOLF – The Loner

Posted on May 28, 2016 by jason

[Release date 17.06.16] Fellow GRTR! reviewer Nikk Gunns loved Gene The Werewolf’s last album, ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Animal’, which was released at the end of 2012 on Frontiers. Like that album, this new one – their third to date – … Continue reading →

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Album review: SLUDGEHAMMER – The Fallen Sun

Posted on May 26, 2016 by jason

[Release date 10.06.16] The major issue I have with some of the heavier music still remains the vocals. Sometimes I’ll press play and have my mind blown by some amazing music only to have my ears blown by bad vocals. … Continue reading →

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Album review: CONDITION RED – Illusion Of Truth

Posted on May 26, 2016 by jason

Lion Music [Release date 20.05.16] Lars Eric Mattson is a brilliant guitarist that not very many people outside music fans that dig a little deeper into guitar based music will easily recognize. It’s a shame too because everything I have … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LEAFHOUND – The Eel Pie Club, Twickenham, 19 May 2016

Posted on May 23, 2016 by andynathan

One of the great cult bands, Leafhound are still very much a going concern, but tour frustratingly infrequently. This show was on singer Pete French’s stamping ground, though the younger generation who have picked up on Leafhound as an influence … Continue reading →

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Album review: GANDALF’S FIST – The Clockwork Fable

Posted on May 23, 2016 by jason

www.gandalfsfist.com [Release date 01.05.16] I enjoyed Gandalf’s Fist’s last album ‘A Forest Of Fey’, and they have really upped their game all round on this one. First, a mention about the packaging. Not only do we get a sumptuous triple … Continue reading →

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Album review: RICH ROBINSON – Reissues

Posted on May 22, 2016 by jason

Eagle Rock [Release date 22.02.16] With the Black Crowes looking to be all but consigned to musical history, Rich Robinson – founder, guitarist and writer of the music that made the band such a creative force – is now re-issuing … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE STANDARD LAMPS – Long Lost Love

Posted on May 22, 2016 by jason

www.thestandardlamps.com [Release date 22.04.16] Hot on the heels of last year’s rather good ‘Mono’ EP The Standard Lamps are back with new album. They have also been busy on the live front supporting The Bluetones at the end of last … Continue reading →

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Album review: VEGA – Who We Are

Posted on May 22, 2016 by andynathan

Frontiers [Release Date 13.05.16] Standard bearers for a new breed of melodic rock that marries the big hooks of the genre’s heyday with more contemporary arrangements and production, Vega have stood the test of time, this being their fourth album … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUNSTRIKE- Ready To Strike

Posted on May 22, 2016 by andynathan

AOR Heaven [Release Date 20.05.16] It seems to be par for the course for Scandinavian musicians from a heavier background to create new side projects to indulge their love of more commercial melodic rock. Following in the footsteps of the … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBOW – Boston 1981

Posted on May 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 20.05.16] At the end of every Rainbow there is a pot of gold. This is surely what labels must be thinking as Ritchie Blackmore plays his Strat in anger (allegedly) this summer. Following the release … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALBANY DOWN – The Outer Reach

Posted on May 20, 2016 by jason

Pete Feenstra chats to Albany Down with tracks from the album ‘The Outer Reach’ (25:00) First broadcast 22 May 2016 on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. More information www.albanydown.com [Release date 10.06.16] Album number three from Albany Down who are … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE TREATMENT – Islington O2 Academy, London,13 May 2016

Posted on May 18, 2016 by david.wilson

THE TREATMENT - Islington Academy, London,13 May 2016

David Randall caught up with The Treatment’s Mitchel Emms after the first night of the current tour. In this exclusive feature Mitch describes his own musical development against the background of a difficult music industry and the rising force that … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BIG BOY BLOATER & THE LIMITS – 100 Club, London, 15 May 2016

Posted on May 17, 2016 by petefeenstra

In a world of unrelenting hype and instant downloads there’s something reassuring about seeing Big Boy Bloater at the 100 Club. Perhaps it’s the perfect match of an unpretentious artist holding court at a venue that has outlived just about … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE ANSWER – Rise 10th Anniversary Edition

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jason

TAP Music [Release date 17.06.16] Amazing to think The Answer’s debut album was released 10 years ago and this double CD special edition is a must for fans, plus the album gets a proper vinyl release. I won’t review the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MAGNUM/Vega – Tramshed, Cardiff, 12 May 2016

Posted on May 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

MAGNUM - The Tramshed, Cardiff, 12 May 2016

The Tramshed is a newish venue for Cardiff and in a city in dire need for a decent venue of decent size it is more than welcome, and on walking in to the venue it is a refreshing change to … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DOWLING POOLE – The Borderline, London, 14 May 2016

Posted on May 15, 2016 by jason

I last saw the Dowling Poole back in 2014 in acoustic mode and tonight they were playing in full electric band mode. The three full band gigs (tonight’s gig was the last of these – for now) nearly didn’t happen … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE VIRGINMARYS – The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 8 May 2016

Posted on May 14, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

So on the hottest day of the year so far we headed to The Deaf Institute, Manchester for the first of the launch gigs for Divides the eagerly awaited follow up to King Of Conflict by indie rockers The Virginmarys. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KING KING/Dan Patlansky – Manchester Academy, 12 May 2016

Posted on May 14, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

KING KING - Manchester Academy, 12 May 2016

Tonight Manchester Club Academy played host to a great night of blues rock as King King kicked off their ‘Reaching For The Light’ tour which sees the band – led by the formidable Alan Nimmo – take their latest album … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUE OCTOBER – Home

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jason

Membran/Up & Down [Release date 20.05.16] Blue October return with their follow-up to 2003′s ‘Sway’, an album which made my top 5 albums of 2o13. So as you can expect I was looking forward to hearing this one, particularly as … Continue reading →

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Album review: BARENAKED LADIES – BNL Rocks Red Rocks

Posted on May 11, 2016 by jason

Concord/Universal [Release date 20.05.16] Barenaked Ladies (BNL) are one of those bands I have heard the name and read the odd album review through the years, but never really heard anything by them. That will change after listening to this … Continue reading →

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Album review: PJ FARLEY – Boutique Sound Frames

Posted on May 11, 2016 by andynathan

Melodic Rock Records [Release Date 20.05.16] Hot on the heels of Trixter’s acclaimed ‘Human Era’ album which was one of 2015’s unexpected treats, bassist PJ Farley has released his debut album, although judging from an album cover in which his … Continue reading →

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Album review: FROST* – Falling Satellites

Posted on May 9, 2016 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 27.05.16] This album has been a long time coming as the last Frost* album was 2008′s ‘Experiments In Mass Appeal’ and we even had Jem Godfrey announce the end of the band in 2011, only for … Continue reading →