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EP review: FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS – Exposition: The Five Before The Flames
Goremount Records (Released 11th March 2013) Exposition: The Five Before The Flames. Five songs written by each individual band member, giving a better insight to their personal characteristics within the dystopian world of Grandomina – a … Continue reading
Album review: TRIGGERFINGER – All This Dancin’ Around
Dramatico www.triggerfinger.net Released April 15th Three piece band from Belgium featuring guitarist/vocalsit Ruben Block, drummer Mario Goossens and bass player Paul Van Bruystegem (aka Monsieur Paul). The album was produced by Greg Gordon in the famous Sound … Continue reading
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Tagged All This Dancin' Around, QOTSA, TRIGGERFINGER
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News: RINGO STARR ‘Ringo At The Ryman’ DVD out in March
ANNOUNCING “RINGO AT THE RYMAN,” DVD OF RINGO AND HIS ALL STARR’S PERFORMANCE AT NASHVILLE’S HISTORIC RYMAN, FILMED JULY 7, 2012 DVD TO BE RELEASED MARCH 18th 2013 Ringo Starr is a living legend whose contribution to the roots of … Continue reading
Album review: ERIC BURDON – ‘Til Your River Runs Dry
ABKCO Records/Universal Released April 1st Eric Burdon is of course famous as the frontman for the Animals, who celebrate their 50th anniversary this year and there are plans afoot for a special box set to celebrate this significant anniversary. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Burdon, The Animals, Til Your River Runs Dry
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Album review: DARKTOWN JUBILEE – The World, the Flesh & the Devil
Parade Recordings www.darktownjubilee.com Manchester based Darktown Jubilee release their debut album, an album that recalls many other bands, although with vocalist David Boardman they retain their own sound. The album has a good mix of tempos … Continue reading
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Tagged DARKTOWN JUBILEE, the Flesh & the Devil, The World
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Single review: JONNY COLA & THE A-GRADES – Straight To Video/Marlborough Road
Double A-side released April 4th Single trailer: The back story to this band would make a movie itself as lead singer Jonny Cola was diagnosed with kidney failure last year. He carried on though and his fiancee became a living … Continue reading
DVD review: BUSH – Live!
DVD/Blu-Ray A lot of bands seem to be doing comebacks this year, and for those of you who maybe aren’t too excited about the Destiny’s Child or Fall Out Boy reform, it’s great to hear that 90’s alternative rockers Bush have been … Continue reading
Album review: PLAYER – Too Many Reasons
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Player return with their first album in over ten years and this full album follows an EP released last year on Frontiers. The new lineup features original members Peter Beckett and Ronn Moss along … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Frontiers, PLAYER, Too Many Reasons
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Album review: DIO – Dream Evil
Universal (2CD) Fourth album from legendary classic metal band fronted by Ronnie James Dio, originally released in 1987, and what a classic it is. Featuring the studio debut of guitarist Craig Goldy, the album sadly gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Sabbath, Dio, Dream Evil, Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio, Universal
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Quick plays: RUSH, BERNIE MARSDEN, WAYSTED
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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Tagged Bernie Marsden, Danny Vaughn, Pete Way, Rush, UFO, Waytsed, Whitesnake
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Album review: VOODOO CIRCLE – More Than One Way Home
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
Album review: DIAMOND DAWN – Overdrive
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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Tagged Diamond Dawn, Frontiers, Overdrive
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Album review: FIVE HORSE JOHNSON – The Taking of Black Heart
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
News: Three ELO/JEFF LYNNE releases in April 2013
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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Tagged 40th anniversary, Armchair Theatre, ELO, Frontiers, Jeff Lynne, re-issue, Zoom
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News: New film ‘VINYL’ hits cinemas on 15th March 2013
‘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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Tagged 45 RPM, film, Keith Allen, Mike Peters, movie, Phil Daniels, The Alarm, Vinyl
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News: BIG COUNTRY new album ‘The Journey’
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
Album review: RAGE OF ANGELS – Dreamworld
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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Tagged AOR, Asia, Bad Company, Danny Vaughn, Escape Music, Ged Rylands, melodic rock, Rage Of Angels, Robert Hart, TEN, Tyketto, Vinny Burns
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Album reviews: KILL DEVIL HILL, HINDER, NITROGODS, KINGCROW
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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Tagged HINDER, Kill Devil Hill, KINGCROW, Mother Of God, NITROGODS, Starfire
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Album review: KROKUS – Dirty Dynamite
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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Tagged Dirty Dynamite, KROKUS
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Album Review: LORDI – To Beast Or Not To Beast
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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Tagged AFM Records, LORD OF MUSHROOMS, Lordi, To Beast Or Not To Beast
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News: ESCAPE THE FATE new album due in May
ESCAPE THE FATE TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘UNGRATEFUL’ IN THE UK ON MAY 13TH ON ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC LEAD SINGLE AND TITLE TRACK EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERED ON ALTERNATIVE PRESS TODAY New York, NY – Kings of underground rock, Escape The Fate have … Continue reading
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Tagged Eleven Seven Music, ESCAPE THE FATE, Ungrateful
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News: ANTON JOHANSSON’S GALAHAD SUITE sign with Lion Music
Lion Music are proud to announce the addition of ANTON JOHANSSON’S GALAHAD SUITE to the label’s roster for the release of the epic “Galahad Suite”. With a sound that runs across progressive rock/metal, melodic and hard rock grounds with equal … Continue reading
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Tagged ANTON JOHANSSON’S GALAHAD SUITE, Lion Music, Mister Kite, prog metal
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News: RAY WILSON announces live DVD recording
We are very happy to announce that Ray Wilson, named by Classic Rock Magazine one of the greatest British vocalists of all time, will record his first official live DVD in February. The event will take place on February, 22nd … Continue reading
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Tagged Clive Nolan's Alchemy, Genesis, live DVD, Metal Mind Productions, Ray Wilson, RPWL
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News: DIO – Deluxe Edition Album – Dream Evil
Universal are pleased to announce the release of a deluxe edition of Dio’s ‘Dream Evil’ album on March 4th 2013. When Ronnie James Dio finally succumbed to stomach cancer in May 2010, the world of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Dio, Dream Evil, metal, Universal
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Album: Thenewno2 – Beautiful Creatures soundtrack
When you think of The Beatles the first thing that comes to mind isn’t usually psychedelic indie rock, which is probably why Dhani Harrison (son of the brilliant George Harrison, naturally) has managed to keep his band a separate entity … Continue reading
