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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Of Mice & Men UK tour dates
OF MICE & MEN DELUXE VERSION OF THE FLOOD OUT NOW UK TOUR WITH MEMPHIS MAY FIRE IN OCTOBER “If metalcore’s going to survive, it needs to evolve. Enter the scene’s greatest Hopes…” Rock Sound “They’re hungrier than ever to … Continue reading
New Gwyn Ashton video
www.gwynashton.com Guitar maestro Gwyn Ashton reveals brand new video for new single ‘Little Girl’. Filmed entirely on an iPhone to an impressive quality, the video features Ashton along with stalwart drummer Kev Hickman who has been the backbone of Ashton’s … Continue reading
Classic Rock Society gigs
The CRS Autumn season kicks off this Saturday (the1st) with the resurgent Grey Lady Down supported by former Big Big Train vocalist Sean Filkins and band at the Wesley Centre, Maltby. £12 or £10 members in advance. Doors 7pm. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Classic Rock Society, CRS, Grey Lady Down, IOEarth, Jump, Karnataka, Landmarq, Mostly Autumn, Mr So & So, The Flower Kings, The Tangent
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FATAL FORCE – Unholy Rites
Metal heaven (Release Date – Out Now) Fatal Force is the brainchild of Fate guitarist Torben Enevoldsen and has been a long time in the planning. He is joined here by Mike Vescera on vocals and Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Fatal Force, Unholy Rites
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HUNDRED DAYS – Mission Exodus
Rogue Rock Records ( Release Date – 22nd October 2012) The guys in Hundred Days have been treading the boards for a good number of years in a few different guises, the most successful of these being X-Teller which found … Continue reading
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Tagged Hundred Days, Mission Exodus
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VITRUVIAN MAN – The Stranger Within
Self Release (Release Date – Out Now) Prog metal all the way from Melbourne, Australia. This is the debut album from Vitruvian Man and has been a couple of years in the making. The band claim a wide … Continue reading
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Tagged The Stranger Within, Vitruvian Man
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10 Q’s with RHYS WILLIAMS
Rhys Williams has his new album ‘Great Falls’ out in late September and it is one glorious pop rock ride. Over to Rhys… 1. What are you currently up to? (recording, gigs, plans etc.) I’m getting ready to release my … Continue reading
7 DAY WEEKEND – EP
http://www.facebook.com/7dayweekenduk 7 Day Weekend are alternative rock band from Warrington, England. The band is made up of Calan Nickle (Vocals), Tom Hancox (Lead Guitar), Clayton Leah (Rhythm Guitar), John Handy (Drums) & Dan Hancox (Bass). Kicking off with ‘Ghosts Of … Continue reading
MIM GREY – Chasing Tigers
Rightrack Records (Released October 8th) Mim Grey returns with her follow-up to her highly enjoyable debut album ‘Grey Matters’. She has also been busy touring with the likes of Tom Jones and Roxette. Like the debut album she is helped … Continue reading
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Tagged alt country, Chasing Tigers, MIM GREY, pop, Sheryl Crow, singer songwriter
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TARJA samples now online!
To mark the arrival of her epic 2 CD/2 DVD live album ‘Act I’ last week, Tarja Turunen is offering fans two new video samples from the release, recorded live in Rosario, Argentina this March. ‘In For A Kill’ can … Continue reading
Rising Stars Revisited: NIKK GUNNS
One of our first Rising Stars interviews way back in 2002, Nikk Gunns is also a reviewer for GRTR! and he still managers time to sing with a new band on the horizon… What are you currently up to? (recording, … Continue reading
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Tagged Nikk Gunns, Rising Stars
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KNOCK OUT KAINE – House Of Sins
Dust On The Tracks Release Date – 10th September 2012 The gauge of a good album around these parts is one that has both my wife and I reaching for the volume control on the car CD player … Continue reading
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Tagged House Of Sins, Knock Out Kaine
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CIRCLE II CIRCLE – Full Circle : The Very Best
AFM 2012 Now here’s a band that I am aware of but never actually listened to which is surprising since I was a fan of the Zak Stevens fronted version of Savatage. The very same Zak Stevens left Savatage in … Continue reading
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Tagged Circle II Circle, Full Circle, Savatage, Zak Stevens
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Queen Nation A Tribute To Queen gig review
Now that is how you pay tribute to one of the greatest bands ever. For months I have waited to see Queen Nation live, having only heard brief snippets of a couple songs they performed I had a feeling I … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Martin, Freddie Mercury, Queen, Queen Nation A Tribute To Queen
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Interview with NEAL MORSE (FLYING COLORS/TRANSATLANTIC)
Neal Morse is a very busy man as usual with a new solo album ‘Momentum’ due next month on Inside Out, Flying Colors touring the US and Europe during September and October plus he has a Christmas album due out … Continue reading
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Tagged Flying Colors, Inside Out, Mike Portnoy, Momentum, Neal Morse, Spock's Beard, Transatlantic
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BOYJAZZ – Unlimited Nights & Weekends
For Once Records Release Date – Out Now This album has been a long time in the making. The band released their debut ‘In The City Tonight’ back in 2004 and the seeds of this album were sown way back … Continue reading
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Tagged Boyjazz, unlimited nights & weekends
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Singles Bar: MISSY LEPINK
MISSY LePINK – London Crawlin’ (Released October 29th) www.missylepink.co.uk Missy LePink releases her debut EP, a three song rockabilly romp. It features two of her own songs, the cheeky ‘Hell Kitty’ and a real floor filler in ‘Queen O’Jack’. She … Continue reading
GWYN ASHTON – Radiogram
Fab Tone Records (Released 22nd October) Gwyn Ashton has been steadily building a reputation for himself as part of the upsurge of interest in blues rock and his last album ‘Two-Man Blues Army’ received a five star review on GRTR! … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Don Airey, Gwyn Ashton, Magnum, Mark Stanway, Radiogram, Rory Gallagher
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SUPERTRAMP – Live In Paris ’79
(DVD) Eagle Vision A touch of pomp and piano / woodwind fronted prog rock, and this show is finally available on DVD, remastered. The French fans lap up the music, the year Supertramp released their classic Breakfast In America, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Eagle Vision, live DVD, Live In Paris, Supertramp
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MEAT LOAF – Guilty Pleasure Tour
(DVD/CD) Store For Music A big show here, show being the operative word. And that makes it a mixed bag, but it’s still a lot of fun. Recorded in Australia, this setting is elaborate, and from the outset it’s obvious … Continue reading
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Tagged Guilty Pleasure Tour, live DVD, Meat Loaf
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JUDAS PRIEST – Screaming For Vengeance (30th Anniversary Edition)
Sony Who’d have thought it’s 30 years since this classic metal album (makes me feel so old), but this band defined heavy metal and this album was classic upon release in 1982. And … Continue reading
KISS – Destroyer (Resurrected)
Mercury March 1976 saw Kiss release their 4th studio album, Destroyer, a slow starter which then took when the ballad Beth (originally a b-side) became a hit in its own right. The album was the band’s first to go platinum. … Continue reading
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Tagged Destroyer (Resurrected), Gene Simmons, Kiss, Paul Stanley
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FREDDIE MERCURY & MONTSERRAT CABALLE – Barcelona
Island Records (Released 3rd September) To celebrate 25 years since the original album was released we get a rather impressive re-issue. The album has been orchestrated with a full orchestra, the FILMharmonic Orchestra from Prague. The original music was done … Continue reading
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Tagged Barcelona, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Montserrat Caballé, Queen
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Quick Play: AFFINITY, TAURUS TRAKKER, TYGERS OF PAN TANG, STAIND, SONDURA
AFFINITY – The Baskervilles Reunion September 10th 2011 Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk A reunion concert for a group of musicians who last appeared on stage as the Baskervilles some 46 years ago. The Baskervilles morphed into Affinity, hence the band’s name … Continue reading
Quick Plays: LUMUS, VENEFICA, IN SEARCH OF FIRE, DRIVEN
LUMUS – Bacchus’ Curse Self Release Lumus are the brainchild of founder and violinist Jon Lumus who wanted to create a symphonic metal band with an orchestral string backing. The band are based in Portland , Oregon and this is … Continue reading
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Tagged DRIVEN, IN SEARCH OF FIRE, LUMUS, VENEFICA
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