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Album review: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH – Got Your Six

Posted on September 7, 2015 by david.wilson

Eleven Seven Music [Release date 04.09.15] I think in years to come 2015 will be seen as a pivotal point in the career of FFDP. The band has been headlining arena shows in America for a … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARTIN BARRE – Back To Steel

Posted on September 7, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Assume The Position – Martin Barre Special (20 September 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Garage Records www.martinbarre.com [Release date 18.09.15] Described by Martin Barre as the “most important work in my career as a musician” sets … Continue reading →

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Album review: IRON MAIDEN – Book Of Souls

Posted on September 6, 2015 by david.wilson

Parlophone [Release date 04.09.15] I have been a Maiden fan for the past 33 years through thick and thin. Over that time we have had members leave and re-join, popularity highs and lows and Eddie in many guises. What has … Continue reading →

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Book review: Live to Win – A Casual Guide to The Music of KISS Frontman Paul Stanley by Neil Daniels

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jason

www.neildanielsbooks.com KISS frontman Paul Stanley only recently released his autobiography and so you may be thinking that the release of this new “Live to Win” book is untimely. Forget that, whilst “Face the Music” was the man’s life story, this … Continue reading →

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DVD review: AEROSMITH – Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014

Posted on September 6, 2015 by jason

Eagle Vision [Release date 04.09.15] Having witnessed Aerosmith at their London Calling gig just two weeks after their headline appearance at 2014’s Download Festival, I was eagerly awaiting the release of this DVD and I was not disappointed. The DVD … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MANIC SHINE – Trial And Triumph

Posted on September 6, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Pledge Music [Release date 11.15] The Manic Shine are one of those bands that – after several years – have finally hit proverbial paydirt with their latest Pledge-funded album. We came across them via the radio station with much airplay … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEAR SUCCESS – Brevira

Posted on September 5, 2015 by petefeenstra

Downport Records [Release date 01.07.15] New York instrumental outfit Bear Success describe themselves as new post-rock band outfit. Their debut album ‘Brevira’ comes with a Colin Fangicetto’s trippy art work and suitably places the emphasis on ambient moods, shifting rhythmic textures … Continue reading →

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Album review: HELLBROS

Posted on September 4, 2015 by jason

Bad Reputation [Release date 02.10.15] The self-titled sophomore effort from Canadian four piece Hellbros is the kind of album that will never know the feel of the fast forward button. Big, brash, raw and in your face, I recommend you … Continue reading →

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Album review: NEAL MORSE – Morsefest!

Posted on September 3, 2015 by jason

www.nealmorse.com [Release date 21.08.15] This is a massive box set, which you can get either as 2 disc Blu-Ray or a 4 CD/2 DVD set. Obviously aimed at the fans, as Neal Morse performs two of his keynote solo albums, … Continue reading →

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Album review: GERRY JABLONSKI AND THE ELECTRIC BAND – Trouble With The Blues

Posted on September 3, 2015 by petefeenstra

GJB [Release date 21.04.15] Anybody who has heard Gerry Jablonski’s ‘Slave To The Rhythm’ , the opening cut from their last ‘Twist Of Fate’ album will know the high standards the Scottish band set themselves. ‘Trouble With The Blues’ is … Continue reading →

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Album review: FULL TRUNK – Time For Us To Move

Posted on September 3, 2015 by petefeenstra

Full Trunk [Release date 04.05.15] Full Trunk is an interesting rock-blues outfit with a difference. They have a musical vision routed in early 70’s with occasional folky edges, and ‘Time For Us To Move’ has a refreshingly song driven quality, explored … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOLOMON HICKS – Carrying On The Torch Of The Blues

Posted on September 3, 2015 by petefeenstra

Organic Recordings [Release date 08.06.15] 20 year old Solomon Hicks is a self proclaimed ‘jazz & blues innovator and keeper of the legacy’, who as his album title suggests is ‘Carrying On The Torch Of The Blues’. The guitar playing … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Heaven Or Heartbreak

Posted on September 2, 2015 by jason

MelodicRockRecords [Release date 25.09.15] Second album by the Aussie pop/melodic rockers the Radio Sun (formed from the ashes of the excellent Square One) and again they have former Danger Danger vocalist Paul Laine helping out on production, co-writing four songs … Continue reading →

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Album review: SHWIZZ – My Good Side/My Bad Side

Posted on September 1, 2015 by petefeenstra

CD Baby [Release date 16.05.15] There’s something stirring on the Stateside prog rock scene, from the exciting new bands populating the festival circuit to the upswing in independent releases. Look no further than New Yorkers ShwizZ for further evidence. They … Continue reading →

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Album review: EAT THE GUN – Howlinwood

Posted on August 31, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

SPV www.spv.de [Release date 28.08.15] Who doesn’t love a good threesome ? German threesomes are even better – allegedly! Right from the almost QOTSA staccato-riff opening to title track “Howlinwood” (cool video too), I thought “’Allo, what have we here?” … Continue reading →

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Album review: THREE ELEMENTS – Generation Y

Posted on August 30, 2015 by david.wilson

Self release [Release date 20.06.15] Three Elements have apparently earned themselves the title of ‘the heaviest pop band of Switzerland’. Not too sure how much competition there is for this title but it does sum the band up nicely. Taking … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE POYNT – This Is American Royalty

Posted on August 30, 2015 by david.wilson

Self release [Release date 02.01.15] The cult of the ‘celebrity’ is a strange phenomenon. It would appear that anyone can now become famous overnight regardless of what talent they possess with the rise of social media and reality TV and … Continue reading →

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Album review: KORITNI – Night Goes On For Days

Posted on August 30, 2015 by david.wilson

earMusic [Release date 04.09.15] Koritni is a new name to me which is quite surprising when you read the band’s biography. This is their fourth album and has been produced by Kevin Shirley. Kevin has previously worked with Iron Maiden … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ORANGE OUTLAW, NEGACY, ARCHANGEL

Posted on August 30, 2015 by david.wilson

ORANGE OUTLAW Desert Wolf Self release [Release date 01.03.15] Album covers can be deceiving at times, going by the lone wolf in the desert I had this pegged as a stoner rock workout, how wrong could I be! Orange Outlaw … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: TELERGY, TARJA TURUNEN

Posted on August 30, 2015 by jason

TARJA TURUNEN – Ave Maria earMusic [Release date 11.09.15] This is a big gamble for both Tarja and her record label, as even they have not released an all classical/crossover album as far as I am aware. On this album … Continue reading →

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Album review: INNER ODYSSEY – Ascension

Posted on August 29, 2015 by alanjones

Self-released [Release date: 16.06.15] Over the years, Canada has produced relatively few bands that have made any sort of impact on the world of progressive rock. If you put to one side Rush, Saga and, from the very early days, … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MAD MAX, BLACK TRIP

Posted on August 25, 2015 by jason

BLACK TRIP – Shadowline SPV www.spv.de [Release date 28.08.15] Drawing heavily on the influences of very early Maiden and other NWOBHM band of that era and ilk, Sweden’s Black Trip have followed up 2014’s “Goin’ Under” with new release “Shadowline”. … Continue reading →

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Album review: DELTA DEEP – Delta Deep

Posted on August 25, 2015 by jason

[Release date 23.06.15] I usually approach solo projects by artists from established bands with some degree of skepticism but Phil Collen has led me to re-appraise that approach. I think that’s because the songs on this exceptional album came out … Continue reading →

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Album review: MANY THINGS – Burn Together

Posted on August 24, 2015 by jason

Indie [Release date 04.11.15] I first heard Many Things when they supported The Polyphonic Spree last year and they bowled me over with their quirky pop and ear for a good melody. The band consist of Michael Tomlinson (vocals/guitar), Macks … Continue reading →

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Album review: STRATOVARIUS – Eternal

Posted on August 24, 2015 by jason

earMUSIC [Release date 11.09.15] Amazingly this is the band’s sixteenth studio album and they have been around since the mid-80′s, although the present line-up has no original members. Vocalist Timo Kotipelto has also been busy with Cain’s Offering who released … Continue reading →