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Yearly Archives: 2013
I SPIT ASHES – Inhaling Blackness…Reflecting Light
Massacre Records – Out Now. A picture is worth a thousand words, isn’t it? Normally, I would agree, however, this is not always the case…Take, for instance, the album cover of “Inhaling Blackness… Reflecting Light”, the debut release of the … Continue reading
VADUZ – Better Days
Catamount Records ( Release date – out now) Hair metal, everyone loves it even if it is a guilty pleasure and the latest exponents of the genre are Vaduz. The band are named after the capital of Liechtenstein … Continue reading
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OPERATION MAJORITY – Ratrace Lullabyes
Self Release (Release date – Out Now) Operation Majority are from the frozen wastes of Oulo in Finland. The eclectic trio have been a unit for 8 years and this album has brought together songs written and honed … Continue reading
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CRY HAVOC – New Life
HVK Records (Release Date – 15.04.13) ‘New Life’ is a four track debut EP from Cry Havoc who hail from Devon. The guys have been playing together since 2009 and have been gigging extensively in that time. The … Continue reading
MOTHERSHIP – Mothership
Ripple Records (Release date – 12.01.13) This album is the latest release from the fantastic Ripple Records who have a habit of finding excellent, no nonsense, hard rocking bands and in Mothership they have come up trumps once … Continue reading
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Album review: UNITOPIA – Covered Mirror Vol.1
Bird’s Robe Records – (Release date 31.10.12] Covered Mirror – or to give it its full title ‘Covered Mirror Vol.1 Smooth As Silk’ is Adelaide proggers Unitopia’s paean to some of the tracks that have influenced the band over the … Continue reading
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BELASCO – Transmuting
Maybe Records Belasco release their latest album some six years after their last one and they have the legendary Tom Allom (Black Sabbath/Judas Priest) mixing the album. The band have certainly built up a following since starting in 2000. The … Continue reading
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Album review: JUSTIN HAYWARD – Spirits of the Western Sky
Eagle Records (Released 25th February) The Moody Blues main man Justin Hayward returns with his first solo album since 1996. The album was recorded in Nashville and Genoa and features a few musical adventures with a couple … Continue reading
Interview with LAWRENCE CASE of VOODOO VEGAS
We catch-up with Voodoo Vegas vocalist Lawrence Case ahead of the release of the band’s debut album ‘The Rise of Jimmy Silver’… What are you currently up to? Hey Jason, we’ve been really busy promoting ‘The Rise Of Jimmy Silver.’ … Continue reading
NEAL MORSE – releases “LIVE Momentum” DVD Box Set & launches live video
Nashville, TN — When progressive rock icon Neal Morse was preparing to tour his highly acclaimed 2012 studio release, “Momentum,” he turned to YouTube to audition touring players to support his faithful duo of Mike Portnoy (drums) and Randy George … Continue reading
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HELLECTRICITY – Salem Blood
Metal Mind Records (Release date – Out now) At the moment there are a lot of bands that feel the need to be all things to all men, mixing genres to try and create a new and unique … Continue reading
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FURIA LOUCA – Furia Louca
Self Release (Release Date – Out now) A bit of Brazilian melodic rock is what is on offer on this release. The band have been around since 2005 and this is their first release. The guys have honed … Continue reading
THIEF IN THE NIGHT – Under The Influence
Finish Strong Music ( Release Date – Out now) Thief InThe Night is made up of Johnny Rossa on vocals and Chris Van Duyn. The two guys have been writing and performing together for a couple of years … Continue reading
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FURIOUS ZOO – Wock N’ Woll – Furioso IV
Rebel Music ( Release Date – Out Now) Parisian rockers, Furious Zoo, are a project put together by frontman Renaud Hantson back in 1991. This is the band’s sixth album which did surprise me as the name was new to … Continue reading
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UNHERZ – Die Wahrheit Liegt Dazwischen
Masscare Records – Out Now. The Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the most culturally and linguistically varied areas of the Germany, bordering with Belgium and Luxembourg. It is quite natural, then, that this area would produce a band like Unherz – … Continue reading
JOLLY – The Audio Guide To Happiness Part II
Inside Out – Release Date: 4/3/2013 One of the few major benefits of getting older is becoming more accepting and “open-minded” – a word much hated by a certain close friend of mine. Twenty years ago I would never have … Continue reading
SEREMONIA – Seremonia
Svart Records – Out Now. Svart Records is a Finnish label whose releases I only recently managed to gain access to and, so far, I have been fairly impressed by both the variety and quality of music on offer. The … Continue reading
SCORNAGE – Reafearance
Massacre Records – Out Now Aachen is a tranquil and picturesque Germany city located near the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, where the mineral springs and spa have been enjoyed by figures as important as the Holy Roman Emperor … Continue reading
Fearless Vampire Killers announce comic collaboration
Fearless Vampire Killers announce comic collaboration and signing opportunity at the London Super Comic Convention on 24th February. UK shock-rockers Fearless Vampire Killers have teamed up with acclaimed Italian comic artist Marco Turini to illustrate a front cover for one … Continue reading
Album review: AORIA – The Constant
Version Studio Records, 2012 There must be something in the water in Sweden at the moment. Following in the (rather large) footprints of progressive metal contemporaries, Katatonia and their magnificent ‘Night Is The New Day’ and ‘Dead End Kings’ albums, … Continue reading
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EP reviews: EWAN SIMPSON, DROPOUT DAN, SHOOTING SIGNALS
Dropout Dan “Forever, Instead” (Anchor Music) “Forever, Instead” is a five track acoustic EP from Dropout Dan, Dan being Cambridgeshire’s Daniel O’Dell. The songs sound like they are yearning to be performed by a full band as opposed to the … Continue reading
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HOLY GRAIL – Ride The Void
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. It is official ladies and gentlemen: what people my age call “classic” and the younger generation refers to as “retro” Heavy Metal is back in fashion! All you have to do is visit a few … Continue reading
PERTNESS – Frozen Time
Pure Legend Records Pertness is a mighty strange name for a metal band. Maybe it describes the peaks of their native Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. They wear their local Bernese kilts on stage, apparently. Or perhaps the name is inspired … Continue reading
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STRAY CATS – Live at Montreux 1981
Eagle Vision When the Stray Cats played the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1981 they were young and on a roll, just 6 months after the release of their self-titled debut album and a couple of months short of the release … Continue reading
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RICHARD THOMPSON – Electric
Proper Records (Released 11th February) http://proper-records.co.uk/richardthompson-electric/ Thompson returns with a new album and as the title suggests it is one of his electric albums. Recorded in Nashville with guitarist Buddy Miller producing (and playing), Thompson is … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric, Fairport Convention, folk, folk rock, Proper Records, Richard Thompson, songwriter
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