Monthly Archives: February 2013

Quick plays: RUSH, BERNIE MARSDEN, WAYSTED

Posted on February 22, 2013 by jason

Bernie MARSDEN – And About Time Too ***1/2 Look At Me Now ****1/2 Cherry Red Best known as a founder member of Whitesnake, and with Micky Moody one of the two guitarists during the band’s classic era, Marsden has had … Continue reading →

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Album review: VOODOO CIRCLE – More Than One Way Home

Posted on February 22, 2013 by jason

AFM Records A one word review would almost suffice for the latest release from Voodoo Circle…and the word is “Whitesnake”. “More Than One Way Home” is the third release from Voodoo Circle following 2008’s self titled debut and 2011’s “Broken … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIAMOND DAWN – Overdrive

Posted on February 22, 2013 by jason

      Frontiers are certainly pushing Swedes Diamond Dawn as the new saviours of the melodic rock scene. Their “Take Me Higher” video on YouTube has, at time of writing, just passed 100,000 views so they must be doing … Continue reading →

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Gig review: URIAH HEEP – The Tivoli, Buckley, 21 February 2013

Posted on February 22, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Virgil & The Accelerators - Buckley, 21 November 2013

That anyone can pay £20 to see one of the UK’s most enduring rock bands, and then gawp at their phone looking at the football results, may say more about the state of music in 2013 and – moreover -  … Continue reading →

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Album Review – TRICK OR TREAT – Rabbit’s Hill Pt 1

Posted on February 20, 2013 by david.wilson

    Valery Records (Release Date – Out now) Power metal bands and concept albums go hand in hand. There have been many over the years about magic, Norse gods, mountain kings etc, and now rabbits, yup, rabbits! Rabbit’s Hill … Continue reading →

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CD/DVD review: Jethro Tull,The Who,Deep Purple

Posted on February 20, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Jethro Tull - Nothing Is Easy: Live At the Isle Of Wight 1970

Salvo Sound And Vision [Release date 04.03.13] Whilst there is nothing new about these reissues, they bring together the CD and DVD version of the gig in one well-priced package. Two classic Isle Of Wight gigs reflect the rise and … Continue reading →

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Album review: FIVE HORSE JOHNSON – The Taking of Black Heart

Posted on February 19, 2013 by jason

Small Stone Records www.smallstone.com         The band have been going since 1995 and this album is their first since 2006 as they return from a hiatus. If you like your blues hard rock with a little stoner … Continue reading →

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News: Three ELO/JEFF LYNNE releases in April 2013

Posted on February 19, 2013 by jason

Just as the third quarter of 2012 brought three exciting works from JEFF LYNNE – his second solo album Long Wave, the freshly recorded Mr. Blue Sky – The Very Best Of ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA and the illuminating documentary Mr. … Continue reading →

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News: New film ‘VINYL’ hits cinemas on 15th March 2013

Posted on February 19, 2013 by jason

 ‘VINYL’ hits cinemas on 15th March 2013  Starring Phil Daniels, Keith Allen, Perry Benson and Jamie Blackley  Leicester Square Premier 12th March 2013  PHIL DANIELS AND KEITH ALLEN TO STAR IN NEW FILM BASED ON THE ALARM’S MUSIC INDUSTRY SCAM … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE FIRE – Supernova

Posted on February 18, 2013 by david.wilson

    Valery Records (Release date – out now) Supernova is the third album from Italian AOR outfit The Fire. The band have been together for seven years and have toured with some big names including Deep Purple, Alice Cooper … Continue reading →

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News: BIG COUNTRY new album ‘The Journey’

Posted on February 18, 2013 by jason

BIG COUNTRY BRUCE WATSON (GUITAR) • JAMIE WATSON (GUITAR) • MIKE PETERS (VOCALS) • DEREK FORBES (BASS) • MARK BRZEZICKI (DRUMS) THE JOURNEY NEW STUDIO ALBUM & UK TOUR APRIL 2013 Big Country will release their brand new studio album, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DAN REED – Signal Fire

Posted on February 18, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Dan Reed - Signal Fire

Zero One Music [Release date 18.02.13] Let’s get one thing clear.  Don’t expect another ‘Tiger In A Dress’ and start thinking semi-acoustically.  Dan Reed’s previous album, 2010′s ‘Coming Up For Air’, dispensed with the funk metal of his late-eighties big … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: THE BRONX – The Garage, Glasgow, 16 February 2013

Posted on February 17, 2013 by david.wilson

Saturday night in Glasgow, what better thing to do than nip along to The Garage to see possibly the finest hardcore band on the planet ? On entering the hall just after the doors opened though I was beginning to … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAGE OF ANGELS – Dreamworld

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jason

Escape Music         Rage Of Angels is the brainchild of original Ten keyboards player Ged Rylands and he has also worked with Danny Danzi and more recently guested on the enjoyable Love Under Cover album also on … Continue reading →

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Album reviews: KILL DEVIL HILL, HINDER, NITROGODS, KINGCROW

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jason

KILL DEVIL HILL  – S/T SPV www.spv.de         Where have I been?  Kill Devil Hill is a new project instigated by Vinnie Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow) and Rex Brown (Pantera) and this work was released at … Continue reading →

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Album review: KROKUS – Dirty Dynamite

Posted on February 16, 2013 by jason

This is an unapologetic celebration of all that is right with blues hard rock. ‘Dirty Dynamite’ is the follow up to 2010’s  ‘Hoodoo’ and pretty much picks up where that album left off. The core of the classic Krokus line … Continue reading →

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Album Review: CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Reissues

Posted on February 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

Repertoire   ‘Shine On’ (REP 5202) finds the Climax Blues Band on an upward commercial curve. Their previous album had delivered a big hit ‘Couldn’t Get It Right’ on both sides of the Atlantic and featured the enduring funk of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: DAVID MIGDEN & THE DIRTY WORDS – Killing It

Posted on February 16, 2013 by petefeenstra

  Promo Every once in a while you stumble something a little different and an album that reaffirms your belief in the potency of the independent release.  In David Midgen case it’s not so much the wide array of musical … Continue reading →

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Album Review: LORDI – To Beast Or Not To Beast

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jason

AFM Records [Release date 04.03.13]         Lordi came to many people’s attention after winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ and of course their eye catching onstage costumes.  This is their sixth studio album … Continue reading →

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Album review: OCTOBER TREE – The Fairy’s Wing

Posted on February 14, 2013 by alanjones

      (Canvas Productions, 2012) If there’s one thing in life that really gets up my nose it’s indulgence. Self indulgence is bad enough, but pandering to somebody else’s indulgence is just plain wrong. And this is what has … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAILOR FREE – Spiritual Revolution

Posted on February 14, 2013 by alanjones

      (Tide Records, 2012) This is definitely an album of ‘despites’. Despite not having English as their first language, despite this being a concept album and despite having a band name like a John Inman sit-com – this … Continue reading →

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Album review: X11 ALFONSO – Charles Darwin

Posted on February 14, 2013 by alanjones

(Self-release, 2012) Every so often an album like this appears, that is so left-field, so out of kilter with the way things are, that it is extremely difficult to listen to and be totally objective. Not that it is totally … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PAIN – Borderline, London – 13 February 2013

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Yiannis

Support Acts: Neosis Review by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Even though I consider myself to be fairly open-minded when it comes to music these days that was not so much the case in the mid 90s – the time when Death … Continue reading →

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Album reviews: HEXVESSEL – No Holier Temple

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Yiannis

Svart Records – Out Now. A year or so ago I remember coming across a review from a fellow journalist which was pretty complementary of “Dawnbearer”, the debut release by the Finnish Folk Metal outfit Hexvessel and even though I … Continue reading →

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Interview with BIFF BYFORD (Saxon)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Yiannis

I have been in the presence of many fellow music journalists, all of whom had at least one disappointing tale to tell of meeting with a music idol who failed to meet their expectations. Though I dreaded the same, I … Continue reading →

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