(Released 25th February) Carousels & Limousines have changed a bit since they released an enjoyable EP last year under the name Grace. They have changed drummer and their style, switching from Quo riffs and a Led Zeppelin stomp to the … Continue reading
www.dallasfrasca.com Dallas Frasca hails from Australia and this is her second album getting a UK release (it has been out since last May in her homeland). She also has a famous fan in Slash who has been playing this album … Continue reading
For those of you who don’t know Glasgow, the Barrowlands venue is a stone’s throw from Parkhead, the home of Celtic Football Club. With the close proximity a lot of the bars in the area have a distinctly Irish theme, … Continue reading
Dino Cazares is a man who needs no introductions. When not blasting riffs through projects of true extreme quality such as Brujeria and Divine Heresy, he is responsible for all those killer riffs and flamboyant melodies that have made Industrial … Continue reading
Van Records – Out Now When the second wave of Black Metal, the one instigated by the likes of Darkthrone, Mayhem and Burzum, first made its impact on the world in the early 90s, the idea of Black Metal bands … Continue reading
Nuclear Blast – Out Now Most of you are probably aware of ‘second album syndrome’, where bands that have received a decent level of exposure on their debut album find it difficult to create an equally good follow-up. In most … Continue reading
AFM Records – Out Now Paradox are one of the most impressive Thrash Metal bands of the 80s which never managed to acquire a name and status worthy of their skill and musical abilities. The story of this Würzburg quartet … Continue reading
Self Published – Out Now Being a recording artist for twenty five years non-stop is an achievement that not many musicians can lay a claim to but Christofer Johnsson, lead guitarist and driving force behind the Swedish Symphonic/Classical Metal outfit … Continue reading
Alone among the golden generation of British bands who progressed from Marquee sized hopefuls to top 40 chart regulars at the turn of the nineties (Thunder, Quireboys, Gun, Terrorvision, Skin etc), Little Angels resisted the temptation to reform. But good … Continue reading
earMUSIC ( release date – 25.01.13) Circle II Circle have been around for a number of years now and this latest release is album number six from the guys. Main man in the band is vocalist Zak … Continue reading
Valence is a four piece instrumental progressive rock band from New York and ‘Sleepwalker’ is their first forayinto the studio – a fact that reveals itself as the album progresses. ‘Sleepwalker’ is a 34 minute epic conveniently broken up into … Continue reading
‘Inside Abbey Road: The Best Studio In The World’ Abbey Road Studios announce new talks in Studio Two, open to the public in March 2013 “More than a few fans said they equated the visit to a religious experience” Time … Continue reading
(Esoteric) Much referenced by medieval authors and poets, Chaucer wrote of the treacherous lover of Troilus, “Alas, of me until the world’s end shall be wrote no good song”. This cultish epitome of early English progressive music threw sand into … Continue reading
Inside Out www.insideout.de The fifth album from the classy Polish prog rockers and it sees them returning to their best. The album has many musical delights and as you would expect the musicianship is of a high … Continue reading
Guitarist Luke Morley is a busy man with a new album by The Union (the band he formed with Winterville’s Pete Shoulder) ‘The World Is Yours’ out on March 4th and a UK tour in February. Plus Thunder are back for … Continue reading
ICONIC CHRISTIAN ROCKERS STRYPER SIGN TO FRONTIERS RECORDS FOR MULTI-ALBUM DEAL RE-RECORDED COLLECTION “SECOND COMING” DUE OUT IN MARCH Frontiers Records is proud to announce the signing of iconic Christian rockers Stryper to a multi-album deal. The first release due … Continue reading
UK Rock Legends SWEET Revisit Hit Album ‘Desolation Boulevard’ With New Live CD London, UK – Hot on the heels of their recent critically acclaimed album release ‘New York Connection’, UK rock legends SWEET have released a new live CD … Continue reading
e.a.r Music (Release date – 28.01.13) The Resistance are a new band but one with a fantastic pedigree. The mainstays in the band are Jesper Stromblad and Glenn Ljungstrom both of whom were in In Flames, Jesper being … Continue reading
Mercurial Records ( release date – 28.01.13) ‘If I Were A God’ is the first EP release from the Scarborough based hardcore crew Horse In Transit. The band have produced 6 heavyweight, hardcore nuggets for this release which is a … Continue reading
Cooking Vinyl (Release date – 21.01.13) Hard to believe that 2013 marks The Blackout’s 10th anniversary having formed ‘out of boredom’ back in 2003. The welsh wonders have come a long way since then and ‘Start … Continue reading
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Ear Music (Release date – 25.02.13) Gunpowder Diplomacy is the first album release by Chrome Molly in 22 years and has been made to celebrate the fact that it is 30 years since the band’s first album ‘You … Continue reading
AFM Records www.afmrecords.de Shakra…definitely not to be confused with Columbian singer Shakira…are a Swiss 5-piece band that to my surprise have been around since 1997. Powerplay is their ninth studio album and second with vocalist John … Continue reading
Terrasound Records This album is a real conundrum on a number of levels. Austrian band Sympathy For Nothing have come up with a platter that aims to fuse metalcore with melodic rock. Top marks for ambition and willingness to push … Continue reading
Nearly every rock band of note over the past two decades has travelled the ‘unplugged’ route of revisiting their classics in acoustic format. Iron Maiden are an exception, but the intriguing possibility of what their trademark songs might sound like … Continue reading
Mighty Music (Release date – 28.01.13) Raw, in-your-face rock ‘n’ roll is the order of the day from these Norwegian rockers. Aventyr have been around since 2001, although they did hang up their guitars for a few years. … Continue reading
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