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Monthly Archives: March 2012
STEVE THORNE – Crimes & Reasons
GEP/SPV 2012 www.steve-thorne.co.uk Steve Thorne returns with his fourth album, playing the majority of the instruments bar Nick D’Virgilio (Cirque Du Soleil/ex-Spock’s Beard) and Bob White on drums with Tony Levin and Gary Chandler (Jadis) also guesting. Also former IQ … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimes & Reasons, IQ, Jadis, Martin Orford, Nick D’Virgilio, Spock's Beard, Steve Thorne, Tony Levin
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Eric Johnson, Ministry tour dates and Kiss new album
ERIC JOHNSON 6 July – Holmfirth Picturedrome 7 July – Glasgow 02 ABC 8 July – Gateshead Sage 9 July – Bath Komedia 10 July – London Leicester Square ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ALL STARS (includes GENE SIMMONS, JOE ELLIOTT (DEF … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged classic rock, Def Leppard, Eric Johnson, Fear Factory, Glenn Hughes, Joe Elliott, Kiss, Lou Gramm, Ministry, Petra, Rhino
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INFERNAL OVERDRIVE – Last Rays Of The Dying Sun
(Small Stone Records 2012) www.smallstone.com Infernal Overdrive are a four piece fronted by Marc Schleicher (lead guitar/vocals) and they meld classic 70′s rock from the likes of Cactus, Grand Funk Railroad, Blue Oyster Cult and more modern bands like QOTSA … Continue reading
RIP – Ronnie Montrose
RIP – Ronnie Montrose who has passed away aged 64. From his official website: ‘A few months ago, we held a surprise party for Ronnie Montrose’s 64th birthday. He gave an impromptu speech, and told us that after a long … Continue reading
B.B. KING – LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL 2011
Release date: 30TH APRIL 2012 (CD/DVD/BluRay) UMC On 28 June 2011, the “King of the Blues” B.B. King played to an adoring sold-out crowd at London’s spectacular Royal Albert Hall. It was another unforgettable night in the career of one … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, NEWS
Tagged BB King, Mick Hucknall, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Royal Albert Hall, Slash
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THE JAR FAMILY CONFIRMED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR GUITAR LEGEND STEVE CRADOCK
THE JAR FAMILY CONFIRMED AS MAIN SUPPORT FOR GUITAR LEGEND STEVE CRADOCK (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE) The North East’s buzz band The Jar Family, have been confirmed as main support for legendary guitarist Steve Cradock’s show at the Newcastle O2 Academy … Continue reading
Posted in Gigs and Tour News, NEWS
Tagged Jar Family, Ocean Colour Scene, Steve Craddock
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DEAD CAN DANCE tour dates and TANGERINE DREAM London show
DEAD CAN DANCE 19th Sept HCTAT Istanbul 21st Sept Earth Theatre Thessaloniki 23rd Sept Lycabetus Theatre Athens 25th Sept MCV Utrecht 27th Sept Grand Rex Paris 29th Sept Cirque Royal Brussels 1st Oct Alte Oper Frankfurt 3rd Oct Tempodrom Berlin … Continue reading
MELT – Armageddon Party
Powderfinger I have come across many rock genres and sub-genres in my time, but Melt have introduced me to yet another in the shape of ‘ dark alternapop’, so what the hell is it ?? Fronted by classically trained singer, … Continue reading
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DEAD CELLS – Tear Down The Heavens
Dead Cells play rock music. This may sound like a simplistic statement, but that is exactly what you get, straight ahead, no frills rock which is refreshing to hear. The band formed a couple of years ago and have released … Continue reading
SHOOT THE DEAD – The Rage
Manilla PR Shoot The Dead claim to have taken their name from George Romero zombie movies and with a new single called ‘The Rage’ I was expecting a full on hardcore metal experience, but names and titles can give you … Continue reading
SHOWBIZHEROES – Climb To A Fall
Manilla PR This is the second single release from Indie rockers Showbizheroes . The band recorded the track at their own DIY studio and it is a good effort. The band are purveyors of catchy indie rock with good playing … Continue reading
THE MIXUPS – Your Side
Manilla PR This is the latest single from Glasgow based 4 piece The MixUps and is part of a plan to release a single every month for a year. The band sound like Yellow Submarine period Beatles spliced with Squeeze … Continue reading
MAD MAX – Another Night Of Passion
SPV www.spv.de Mad Max have always had a cult status in the melodic rock world after their 1987 album ‘Night Of Passion’ received rave reviews but never sold like it should have. There have been various Mad Max line-ups in … Continue reading
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Tagged Another Night Of Passion, Mad Max, Michael Voss, SPV
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NAPALM DEATH – Utilitarian
NAPALM DEATH – “UTILITARIAN” CENTURY MEDIA (2012) Thirty one years is a pretty long and impressive period of time for any band to be actively creating and performing and when the outfit in question happens to perform one of the … Continue reading
ASPHYX – Deathhammer
ASPHYX – “DEATHHAMMER” CENTURY MEDIA (2012) Line-up changes are a common occurrence among bands, but I cannot think of many which can claim to have seen more people coming and going as the Dutch Death Metal legends Asphyx have during … Continue reading
