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Monthly Archives: March 2012
SAVAGE MESSIAH ‘Plague of Conscience’
Savage Messiah is an English outfit producing metal that grabs one’s attention. This is the band’s third release and has been available for free download on Earache’s web page. The artwork belies the true nature of the band’s music: while … Continue reading
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COMSORTIUM PROJECT – re-issues
Lion Music www.lionmusic.com Ian Parry’s brainchild, Consortium Project, was born in 1999 following his previous solo album “Thru the looking glass” in 1995. The project lived for no fewer than 13 years, with the release of five epic tales, reaching … Continue reading
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HOLY FORCE – S/T
http://www.holyforceband.com Music By Mail (2012) Holy Force is a power metal outfit formed by guitarist Ango Chen. He penned 14 songs, three of them instrumentals, for this, the band’s debut release, which features Mark Boals (vocals, ex-Yngwie), Mike LePond (bass, … Continue reading
Frozen Rain announce a new album
Frozen Rain CD ‘Ahead Of Time’. Info and sound clips can be found at: http://www.frozenrain.be/ http://www.reverbnation.com/frozenrain http://www.facebook.com/frozenrain.music A video clip of the song ‘Believe it or not’ will also be online very shortly. Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh … Continue reading
MARK NORTHFIELD – Alterations
Mark Northfield has taken a novel idea on this ten song album whereby the first five songs have their riffs taken and then used in the final five songs. It has a large musical cast with nine vocalists joining himself … Continue reading
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Z Rock 2012
www.zrecords.net www.z-records.com www.facebook.com/ZRECORDS.OFFICIAL Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook. Next session: Sunday 19 January Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio David Randall presents a weekly show on … Continue reading
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VENDETTA (Mario Vogel & Klaus “Heiner” Ullrich) INTERVIEW
VENDETTA (Mario Vogel & Klaus “Heiner” Ullrich) INTERVIEW Thrash Metal may have been quite a poplar genre in the mid-80s but there were quite a few impressive bands, like the Bavarian quartet Vendetta, whose prospects of making a career in … Continue reading
GRAND MAGUS sign with Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast proudly announces the signing of Swedish Heavy Metal combo GRAND MAGUS. JB of GRAND MAGUS comments: “Grand Magus have finally found their hailing port – we’ve wrapped up a deal with the mighty Heavy Metal label Nuclear Blast. … Continue reading
Iced Earth/Symphony X/Warbringer: Old Friends and An Act of Kindness
By Chris Martin It’s no big secret really, but I tend to be a fairly nice guy. I have a very tough exterior, and tend to put out a serious vibe that tends to push people away. Truth be told, … Continue reading
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Quick Plays – Trillium, Johnny Bennett, Skeletal Damage, Epigene
Johnny Bennett “Gone Missing” (www.johnny-bennett.com) I don’t know much about Johnny Bennett except that he is an American singer songwriter whose blues edged 2nd album “Gone Missing” was recorded in Oxfordshire and is now available from www.johnny-bennett.com. The album itself … Continue reading
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Stampede line-up change and charity event
British melodic hard rockers STAMPEDE have announced that they are going back to basics as a four piece lineup with a special headline appearance at Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission – a charity event in Wolverhampton on 30th March. The band’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Hard Rock Big Noise Transmission, Stampede
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TOXIC FEDERATION – ‘Distance’
Cargo Records 2012 (Ed’s note: band now called Fahran) This Midlands based band were formed in 2006 yet have an average age of just 20 and if their new album is anything to go by, then they deserve to be … Continue reading
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TRISTAN MACKAY – ‘Out Along The Wire’
Battered Hat Records 2011 Singer songwriter Tristan Mackay was first inspired to pick up the guitar after hearing Clapton’s “Unplugged” album and you can certainly hear that in his style of playing. Having released a couple of EPs and had … Continue reading
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POPA CHUBBY – ‘Back to New York City’
Provogue 2011 American Blues Rock guitarist Popa Chubby has been nothing short of prolific in his output over the last decade. Releasing six studio and four live albums in the last ten years, “Back to New York City” is his … Continue reading
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THE LAYABOUTS – ‘Strange Behaviour’
Homeless Records 2012 Madrid based four piece The Layabouts new album “Strange Behaviour” delivers 10 tracks in just 29 minutes- energetic burst of sleaze, punk and garage rock infused music that sounds more American or English than Spanish. Whether it … Continue reading
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CHEERLEADER – ‘Vegas Or Bust’
Angry Shark Records 2012 Cheerleader are not to be typecast as just Scandinavian rock as these boys don’t quite fit into that mould, and that is a good thing. Hailing from Sweden the band has a bigger sound than most … Continue reading
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Rising Stars Revisited – Neural Mass
Sylvain Rodrigue (drums/vocals) brings us up to date on Canadian prog rock band Neural Mass. You can read the original Rising Stars interview here What are you currently up to? Since releasing our latest album ”Final Warning” in 2010, we … Continue reading
DONNIE VIE – Wrapped Around My Middle Finger
Livewire/Cargo Records 2012 Written by, partly produced by and featuring the multi-instrumental skills of Enuff z Nuff frontman Donnie Vie, his new solo album “Wrapped Around My Middle Finger” has just been released and will be hard to prise away … Continue reading
SEETHER – Holding On To The Strings Better Left To Fray
10 Q’s with the band Wind-Up Records 2012 South African post grunge rockers Seether are back with their 6th album, the snappily titled ‘Holding On To The Strings Better Left To Fray’. It has been four years since the band’s … Continue reading
HOME RUN – Black World
Tarzan Music 2012 Italian band Home Run have released their second album ”Black World”, which finds the band with not only a new rhythm section but a new guitarist – however on listening you could easily believe they have been … Continue reading
X-UFO – Vol.1: The Live Files!
(www.x-ufo.co.uk) More than a mere tribute band to UFO, each member of X-UFO has played with the band (bassist Rocky Newton actually played in MSG but that’s good enough for me!!) and has a strong musical pedigree to match. Recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged Clive Edwards, Danny Peyronel, Laurence Archer, MSG, Rocky Newton, X-UFO
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Ringo & the Roundheads Live DVD and Blu Ray
Ringo & The Roundheads Live was filmed at this historic Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, Illinois – this one-night-only event presents Ringo Starr performing five Beatles classics along with his greatest solo hits in a career-spanning set with The Roundheads. Captured … Continue reading
Radiohead UK dates and Marshall Amps 50th anniversary gig
RADIOHEAD October 6th Manchester MEN Arena 8th/9th London O2 Arena Marshall Amps 50th anniversary concert at Wembley Arena on Saturday, September 22nd Billy Duffy (The Cult), Brian Tichy (Pride & Glory/Foreigner/Billy Idol/Whitesnake), Corey Taylor, Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Joe Satriani, Nicko … Continue reading
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10 Q’s with John Mitchell (IT BITES/ARENA)
1. What are you currently up to? I’m about to go to Rockfield Studios in Wales to produce Island Records latest signings Lower Than Atlantis. 2. Could you take us through the new album ‘Map Of The Past’? The whole … Continue reading
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Tagged Arena, It Bites, John Mitchell, Kino, Map of the Past, Mostly Autumn, Pete Trewavas
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Europe announce UK tour dates
EUROPE Wed 21 Nov – Birmingham O2 Academy Thurs 22 Nov – Glasgow O2 ABC Fri 23 Nov – Manchester HMV Ritz Sun 25 Nov – Newcastle O2 Academy Mon 26 Nov – Leeds O2 Academy Tue 27th Nov – … Continue reading
