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Quick plays: TELERGY, TARJA TURUNEN
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
Album review: ANDREAS VOCKRODT – Adventures In Foggyland
7music (Membran) [Release date 13.03.15] From his opening shred on ‘21 is Only Half The Truth’, through several shifting rhythm patterns, an ever present melodic undertow and the gnawing riff conclusion of ‘Transition To Reality’, its obvious that German guitarist … Continue reading
Quick plays: MAD MAX, BLACK TRIP
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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Tagged album, Black Trip, Mad Max, melodic rock, metal, Michael Voss, review, rock, Shadowline, Storm & Passion, Thunder
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Album review: DELTA DEEP – Delta Deep
[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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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, David Coverdale, Def Leppard, Delta Deep, Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, review, rock, Whitesnake
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Album review: STRATOVARIUS – Eternal
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
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Tagged album, Cain’s Offering, Eternal, melodic, metal, progressive, review, rock, Stratovarius, Timo Kotipelto
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Album review: THE ALARM – Strength (30th anniversary)
The Twenty First Century Recording Company [Released 02.10.15] For the thirtieth anniversary of this classic Alarm album Mike Peters has gone and re-recorded the whole album. Not only that, the lyrics have been updated in many cases and he has … Continue reading
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Tagged 30th anniversary, album, alternative, classic, Mike Peters, re-recording, review, rock, Strength, The Alarm
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Album review: THORNE – At The Edge
CD Baby [Release date 20.06.15] Thorne is an international combo spanning three continents, whose members have never met. They are a prog and classic rock band with psychedelic edges, who met on line via the music collaboration site http://www.kompoz.com and … Continue reading
Album review: GHOST – Meliora
Spinefarm [Release date 21.08.15] Ghost have always been a bit of a Marmite band, people tend to love or hate them. I first encountered the band a few years ago supporting Trivium and having seen the pictures and the image, … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Ha, album, CD, Ghost, Meliora, metal, Papa Emeritus III, prog, review, rock, Trivium
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Album review: MOTORHEAD – Bad Magic
UDR [Release date 28.08.15] When I reviewed the last Motorhead album ‘Aftershock’ a couple of years back I did think that it was going to be the band’s swansong due to Lemmy’s ongoing health issues. Lemmy though has stuck two … Continue reading
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Tagged Aftershock, album, Bad Magic, blues, Brian May, CD, Glastonbury, Lemmy, metal, Mikkey Dee, Motorhead, Phil Campbell, review, rock
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Album review: PALACE OF THE KING – White Bird/Burn the Sky
http://www.palaceofthekingmusic.com/ Let’s just cut to the chase – this is indeed yet another darn good album from down under – Aussie rockers, Palace of the King’s’ debut full album “White Bird/Burn The Sky” gets a very strong 4 out of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Deep Purple, hard rock, Palace of the King, Rainbow, review, rock, White Bird/Burn the Sky
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Album review: THE DELTA SAINTS – Bones
earMUSIC/Loud And Proud Records [Release date 04.09.15] Nashville-based The Delta Saints’ new album Bones, strips the band’s roots/blues sound down to its essence, blending rock ‘n’ roll, country, R&B, soul and gospel, exploring territory not unfamiliar with that trodden by … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bones, review, rock, southern rock, The Delta Saints
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Quick plays: THE GRAHAMS, MAURA KENNEDY, GILLIAN GLOVER
THE GRAHAMS Glory Bound 12 South Records [Release date 02.10.15] Husband and wife Americana duo Alyssa and Doug Graham follow up their 2013 debut Riverman’s Daughter with the dual release of their studio album Glory Bound, and Rattle The Hocks … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, Crimson Chrysalis, Enraptured, folk, Gillian Glover, Glory Bound, Heart Of Gotham, It's What The Dog Saw, Maura Kennedy, Pete Kennedy, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Still Life With Music, The Grahams, Vienna D'Amato Hall, Villanelle
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News: MAGGIE BELL, KEVIN GODLEY interview features – Sunday 23 August 2015
On Sunday 23 August, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio chats to two influential artists, but with widely differing musical styles. Maggie Bell has been described as “the UK’s Janis Joplin’ and she lent her gritty, soulful vocal to influential blues … Continue reading
Album review: GREG LAKE – London ’81
Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.08.15] Now here’s an interesting find from the back pages of Greg Lake’s illustrious career. Recorded in 1981 with Gary Moore on guitar it is more than just a curios. Two years after ELP split, … Continue reading
News: BLACKWATER CONSPIRACY, RATM, UGLY KID JOE – Wednesday 19th August 2015
Rage Against The Machine will release a DVD, ‘Live At Finsbury Park’, on October 16th. Candlebox have signed a deal with Pavement Entertainment and will release their new studio album in early 2016. UGLY KID JOE will release a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackwater Conspiracy, classic, metal, Million Dollar Reloaded, Moon Safari, news, RATM, rock, Sepultura, UGLY KID JOE, upcoming releases
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Quick plays: MOLTEN TRAIL, FOREST FIELD, MURDER MY SWEET, THIRD LUNG
MOLTEN TRAIL – Striving For The Sky Defox/Heart Of Steel Circles This is the project of Lithuanian keyboard maestro Vytautas Diskevicius, who has been playing and performing in Lithuania and this includes being part of former Uriah Heep vocalist John … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angelica Rylin, Angels?, Beth Out Of Hell, China White, Daniel Flores, Erik 'EZ' Blomkvist, Forest Field, keyboards, metal, Molten Trail, MURDER OF MY SWEET, Peter Cox, Phil Vincent, prog, review, rock, Seven Thorns, Striving For The Sky, Third Lung, Vytautas Diskevicius
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EP reviews: EMPIRE OF FOOLS, CITY OF THIEVES, SPARK THE SAIL
EMPIRE OF FOOLS – Devil Inside (Mini-album) This is a very impressive debut mini-offering from Devon-based Empire of Fools – and I often shudder when I hear the term “melodic rock” because that genre includes Styx and Styx were fodder … Continue reading
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Tagged City Of Thieves, Empire Of Fools, EP, melodic, review, rock, Sapphire Deep, Spark The Sail
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EP review: VOODOO VEGAS – Hypnotise
www.voodoovegas.com [Release date 12.10.15] I had all the members of Voodoo Vegas stay at my place once before playing a local festival and after they had drunk all the beer, wine, mosquito cream and a couple of cans of lawnmower … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, EP, hard rock, Hypnotise, review, rock, Voodoo Vegas
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Album review: IMMENSION – In Vain
Self Release (Release date 15.06.15) Hailing from the steeltown of Sheffield seems somewhat apt as Immension are all about the metal. The trio sound as if they have been raised on a diet of Metallica, Trivium and In Flames to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, IMMENSION, In Vain. CD, Jake Kearsley, metal, Metallica, review, rock, Sheffield, Thrash, Trivium. Tim Dolan
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Album review: ROYAL QUEST – The Tale Of Man
Self Release ( Release date 22.05.15) This concept album is the brain child of guitarist and vocalist Yiannis Androulakakis and bass player Dennis Bekatoros and has been many years in the making. The two got together in 1999 and planned … Continue reading
News: VOODOO VEGAS, THE HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, MUTE GODS – Thursday 13th August 2015
Voodoo Vegas release a new EP ‘Hypnotise’ on October 12th. It can be pre-ordered here. Status Quo bassist John ‘Rhino’ Edwards will release his second solo album, ‘Rhino’s Revenge II’, on October 23rd via Molano Music. The Mute Gods is … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Alice Cooper, classic rock, EP, Inside Out, Joe Perry, John 'Rhino' Edwards, Johnny Depp, metal, news, Nick Beggs, prog, rock, the Hollywood Vampires, the Mute Gods, Voodoo Vegas
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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Oblivion Particle
Inside Out [Release date 21.08.15] The second studio album to feature vocalist Ted Leonard (Enchant) and drummer Kimmy Keegan, the band’s twelfth studio album overall, and one of their more instantly accessible albums of recent years. There is the lead … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Morse, album, Enchant, Inside Out, prog, review, rock, Spock's Beard's, Ted Leonard, The Oblivion Particle
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Album review: DAMN DICE – The Great Unknown
Self Release ( release date 24.08.15) In a world of screaming tortured vocals and riffs that sound like a rockfall in a quarry it’s good to find a band who are happy to play honest, melodic … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Damn Dice, LA Guns, metal, review, rock, Skid Row, The Great Unknown
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EP reviews: ELEMENTS, V/VEGA
EP review: ELEMENTS – Where We Once Begun Self Release [Release date – 16.08.15] This is the second EP release from Southampton rockers Elements and it is a well honed affair. The band owe a lot to the likes of … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Bronco, Elements, EP, LA Guns, Leaving Lyra, metal, prog, review, rock, Skid Row, V/Vega, Where We Once Begun
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Album review: NEWMAN – The Elegance Machine
AOR Heaven [Released 31.08.15] Steve Newman is back with his band Newman and joining him are his long term drummer Rob McEwen and on backing vocals Geoff Wootton and Mark Thompson-Smith (who worked with Steve Newman on the criminally underrated … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, AOR Heaven, melodic, NEWMAN, review, rock, Steve Newman, The Elegance Machine
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