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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Album review: THE FLOWER KINGS – Desolation Rose
Inside Out – Out Now. It was almost a year ago that I was granted a thoroughly delightful and highly entertaining interview with Roine Stolt during which I openly questioned his priorities by stating that having a band like The … Continue reading
Album review: SUNS OF STONE – Suns Of Stone
Self release [Release Date: 24.05.13] Ottawa’s Suns of Stone are a classic rock band with bluesy influences. They cross over from Bad Company at their best to The Black Crows, with occasional Purple influences that extend beyond the familiar title … Continue reading
Album review: AOR – The Secrets Of LA
AOR Heaven [Release date 02.12.13] Having reviewed – somewhat disparingly I know (A slamming of Slama?) – Frederic Slama’s last offering (LA Temptation) and those of his protégées Chasing Violets – could this latest album redeem the “veteran” LA-based French-born … Continue reading
Album review: STRYPER – No More Hell To Pay
Frontiers [Release date 04.11.13] Stryper were never one of my favourite Christian rock bands back in the days when I would seek out the new releases by Petra, Bloodgood, White Heart, X-Sinner and White Cross. The glammed up “guys” (from … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Christian rock, No More Hell To Pay, review, Stryper, white metal
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Album Review: RON SAYER JR. & CHARLOTTE JOYCE – Hard To Please
Self release [Release Date: 16.09.13] If ever there was an album that highlighted the way Euro blues artist are discriminated against by their American counterparts this is it. Had this album been recorded by an Austin band or indeed cut … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Charlotte Joyce, funk, Hard To Please, Oli Brown, review, Ron Sayer Jr., Tony McPhee, Wayne Proctor
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Quick Plays: ANTLERED MAN, WINDRUNNERS, PATRIOT REBEL, DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE
ANTLERED MAN – The Devil Is Them New Heavy Sounds (Release date – out now) This is the second album from the London quartet Antlered Man. The four piece released their debut album last year to great reviews and toured … Continue reading
Album Review: NIK TURNER – Space Gypsy
Cleopatra Records [Release Date:04/11/13] Surprise, surprise! After a bewildering number of recent projects, Hawkwind founder member Nik Turner has gone back to his space rocking best. He may currently be busy touring the US with his ‘Space Ritual’ show, but … Continue reading
Album Review: TEXAS CANNONBALLS – Texas Cannonballs
Rock ‘n Roll Saves [Release Date: 2013] ‘Texas Cannonballs’ is both the name of a band and an album that rocks out with pounding, dirt in the tracks grooves. From the opening rumbustious ‘Fly Away’ to the laid back Stones … Continue reading
Album Review: DARK DESIGN – Prey For The Future
Heaven And Hell Records – Out Now. Young bands are the lifeblood of any music scene and innovations in recording technology have only seen their numbers grow in recent years. Sadly, easy access to said technology does not always guarantee … Continue reading
Album review: JONO – Requiem
www.jontheband.se Another great musical discovery from Sweden. Jono are centred around vocalist Johan Norrby who is joined by Within Temptation guitarist Stefan Hellebald and drummer Nicka Hellenberg, who appeared on the last Within Temptation album. Completing the line-up are Johan … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Freddie Mercury, Jono, pomp rock, Queen, Requiem, review, Stefan Hellebald, Swedish, symphonic metal, Within Temptation
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Album Review: JEFF HEALEY BAND – Live From NYC
Eagle Rock [Release Date: 14.10.13] It’s beginning to look like every time Jeff Healey walked onto a stage that someone, somewhere was recording the event for posterity. In the last four years alone there’s been ‘Songs From The Road’, ‘Live … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, album, blues, guitar, guitarist, Jeff Healey, Jeff Healey Band, Live From NYC, review, rock
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – Latest playlist additions w/c 21 October 2013
Listen in to ‘New to GRTR!’ every Tuesday 16:00 GMT (repeat: Thursday 22:00) for latest additions to our playlist. Latest Show: Tuesday 22 October 2013 DAVID GATES Goodbye Girl (Edsel) THE BLOCKHEADS Are You One Of Those People (indie) TOUCHSTONE … Continue reading
News: DONAL GALLAGHER talks about the latest RORY GALLAGHER project Kickback City
Rory Reissued – Part 2 Sunday 27 October 2013, 18:00 GMT Sunday 10 November 2013, 18:00 repeat In the latest of our one-hour radio specials dedicated to the music of Rory Gallagher, Rory’s younger brother Donal talks about the new release … Continue reading
Quick Plays: BLACK SUCCUBI, KILLER BEE, STUNTMAN MIKE, HELHORSE
BLACK SUCCUBI – Eye Of The Beholder Gateway Music (Release Date – out now) These Danish rockers have been together since 2005 and have undergone a number of line-up changes in their time together. This is the band’s second album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BLACK SUCCUBI, Evolutionary Children, Eye Of The Beholder, HELHORSE, indie, KILLER BEE, metal, Oh Death, review, rock, STUNTMAN MIKE, Triangles
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ELECTRO-NOMICON – Unleashing The Shadows
No Remorse Records (Release date – out now) To many lovers of rock the passing of the great Ronnie James Dio was a sad day. The man had a unique power, strength and depth to his voice … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Electro-Nomicon, metal, review, rock, Ronnie James Dio, Unleashing The Shadows
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Gig review: CAMEL – RNCM, Manchester, 21 October 2013
The original credits on the 1975 album ‘The Snow Goose’ say it all really: Doug Ferguson: bass and duffle coat. But it was actually Camel who made the afghan coat de rigeur in the seventies, never quite shaking off their … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 October 2013, Andy Latimer, Camel, Colin Bass, gig, Manchester, prog, progressive, review, RNCM, Royal Northern College Of Music
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Gig review: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN, Trillium – London Jazz Cafe, 19 October 2013
Fifteen years ago, at the now demolished Rodon Club in Athens and in the good company of another two thousand fans of atmospheric/progressive metal, the author of this review enjoyed one of the most artistically satisfying and emotionally charged performances … Continue reading
Album Review: TIDES FROM NEBULA – Eternal Movement
Longbranch Records [Release Date: 07.10.13] I was beginning to think that I was getting to know everything there was to know about Polish progressive rock and its (somewhat understated) importance in the contemporary progressive rock landscape. Bands … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anathema, art rock, Eternal Movement, Poland, progressive, review, Tides From Nebula
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Album review: EYEVORY – Euphobia
[Release date 06.05.13] Rob Reed might think that with Magenta’s latest offering that he’s produced a prog album with a capital P. But Bremen based Evevory’s debut long player shows that in prog terms, Teutonic build quality exceeds that of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Euphobia, Eyevory, German, Germany, melodic, pop, prog, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: IRON MASK – Fifth Son Of Winterdom
AFM Records www.afmrecords.de Iron Mask are another new band on me though Fifth Son of Winterdoom is their fifth studio release following on from Revenge Is My Name (2002), Hordes of the Brave (2005), Shadow of the Red Baron (2010) … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album review, Fifth Son Of Winterdom, Iron Mask, metal, power metal
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Gig Review: VOLBEAT – Manchester Academy, 18 October 2013
The last time Volbeat graced our shores for a UK tour was a couple of years ago. Back then the guys were only starting to stir up some interest around the country and were playing shows to around a thousand … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 October 2013, Anthrax, Denmark, gig, Iced Earth, live, Manchester Academy, metal, Outlaw Gentlemen and Shady Ladies, Rob Caggiano, rock, VOLBEAT
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Quick plays: BLACK RAINBOWS, NEVER TRUST, TIM GRIMM, JADED HEART
BLACK RAINBOWS – Holy Moon (EP) Heavy Psych Sounds Something in the Italian water as they not only produce a series of fine melodic rock/AOR bands but now have some rather good stoner/psych rock bands including this band Black Rainbows. … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, AOR, BLACK RAINBOWS, EP, Fastball Music, High Bar Gang, Holy Moon, Italian, Italy, Jaded Heart, Lost And Undone, MASTERPLAN, melodic metal, metal, Morning Light, Never Trust, roots, Tim Grimm, Turning Point
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Gig review: ALTER BRIDGE, SHINEDOWN, HALESTORM – Wembley Arena, 18 October 2013
Alter Bridge were back headlining Wembley Arena for the second time in as many years with Shinedown and Halestorm in support. The arena looked close to a sell out and with the seating removed in the arena area there were … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 October 2013, ALTER BRIDGE, Brent Smith, Fortress, gig, Halestorm, Judas Priest, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Tremonti, Myles Kennedy, review, Shinedown, Wembley Arena
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Album review: TEARS FOR FEARS – The Hurting (30th anniversary edition)
Universal (3CD/DVD set) A real treat for Tears For Fears fans as this four disc set contains a DVD of the band’s 1984 show at the Hammersmith Odean; the original album; a disc of BBC sessions and a disc of … Continue reading
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Tagged 30th anniversary, 80s, album, classic album, Curt Smith, electronic, pop, review, rock, Roland Orzabal, Tears For Fears, The Hurting
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News: JOEY TEMPEST of EUROPE talks about the band and the new album Live At Sweden Rock
Photo: Simon Dunkerley The Songwriters – Joey Tempest Sunday 20 October 2013, 22:00 GMT This Sunday, David Randall chats to Europe frontman JOEY TEMPEST about the band’s rise and rise, on the eve of the release of the band’s latest … Continue reading
