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GEOFF TATE – Kings & Thieves

Posted on October 19, 2012 by jason

Inside Out www.insideout.de (Released 05.11.12) It has certainly been an eventful year for Geoff Tate after being dismissed by his former band Queensryche (be interesting to see how they progress as regards new material) and now he has a new … Continue reading →

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If You Like Led Zeppelin… by Dave Thompson

Posted on October 19, 2012 by jason

If You Like Led Zeppelin… by Dave Thompson Backbeat Books www.backbeatbooks.com Another in the series of ‘If You Like…’ which takes a big name band and then suggests other music, books and films you may like based on the artist … Continue reading →

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Quick Play: BLUE ORIGIN, BROWNSVILLE STATION

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jason

KATTAH Eyes Of Sand www.kattah.net Formed in Brazil in 2006, this album tells a story based around Arabian culture mixing Brazilian rhythms and heavy metal. So the PR goes. From the outset it’s solid if rough’n’ready trad metal. A touch … Continue reading →

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CHRIS SINGLETON & THE DISTRACTIONS gig review

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jason

Wilmington Arms, Islington Wednesday 17th October 2012 Chris Singleton  and his band the Distractions were playing their first gig in two years as in-between times he has become a proud dad. The band are the same as when I last … Continue reading →

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LONELY THE BRAVE single

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Lonely The Brave are a five piece epic-rock act from Cambridge, England. In 2010, Dan P Carter liked a simple demo recording from the band so much that he invited them to perform 4 tracks live for his Radio 1 … Continue reading →

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TRAIL OF MURDER – Shades Of Art

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Metal Heaven www.aorheaven.com (Release date 29th October)         A new name but the band’s members have some real musical pedigree as you have vocalist Urban Breed (what a great name for a metal singer!) formerly of Tad … Continue reading →

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DISTRICT 97 – Trouble With Machines

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Laser’s Edge This album shouldn’t work. In the blue corner we have a bunch of post-prog instrumental experimenters from Chicago. In the red corner is an American Idol Top 10 Female Finalist with a slightly nasal twang. However, the resulting … Continue reading →

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REDLINE – Vice

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com         UK five piece whose debut album ‘Vice’ has a classic metal sound with an 80′s leaning and is not your normal fare of Escape Music. This is a strange album as the first … Continue reading →

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DEATH ANGEL + THREAT SIGNAL gig review

Posted on October 16, 2012 by jason

Charlotte, you disappoint me. I realize that Death Angel isn’t the level of a Slayer or Megadeth, but this band is truly legendary in its status of thrash metaldom. And the fact that they were playing their entire debut album, … Continue reading →

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ROSCO LEVEE & THE SOUTHERN SLIDE – Final Approach To Home

Posted on October 14, 2012 by jason

Rosco Levee is only twenty eight but listen to this album with his band Southern Slide and you’d think he has been around much longer. What’s more amazing is that he is British yet the album sounds like a real … Continue reading →

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JEFF LYNNE – Long Wave

Posted on October 12, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it       Nothing for years and then along comes a re-recorded best of E.L.O. and a solo album from Jeff Lynne on the same day. “Long Wave” is titled in tribute to the old radio shows that … Continue reading →

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THE TRAGICALLY HIP – Now For A Plan A

Posted on October 11, 2012 by jason

www.thehip.com         The Tragically Hip (or the Hip as they are called by their fans) return with their thirteenth album and they have been going since 1983. They are massive in their native Canada where nine of … Continue reading →

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10 Q’s with GWYN ASHTON

Posted on October 11, 2012 by jason

Gwyn Ashton has a new album ‘Radiogram’ released on 22nd October and has an acoustic album in the works… 1. What are you currently up to? I’ve been touring a lot through Europe and starting this record label up, Fab … Continue reading →

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THIN LIZZY ANNOUNCE ‘FAREWELL’ TO TOURING & NEW ALBUM

Posted on October 11, 2012 by jason

After a very successful 2 year run with the current line up. Thin Lizzy have made a decision to not release a new album under the Thin Lizzy name. Scott Gorham “Out of respect to Phil Lynott and the legacy … Continue reading →

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KISS – Monster

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jason

Loud & Proud/Roadrunner I will admit I am not the world’s biggest Kiss fan but was mightily impressed by their last album ‘Sonic Boom’. Now we have ‘Monster’, an album which by the band’s own admission they have gone back … Continue reading →

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PRIDE OF LIONS – Immortal

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jason

FRONTIERS RECORDS Bringing together ex Survivor keyboardist and songwriter to the stars Jim Peterik with relatively young singer Toby Hitchcock, Pride of Lions are something of a Marmite band in AOR circles. Among the many – myself included- who drooled … Continue reading →

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E.L.O. – Mr. Blue Sky – The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra

Posted on October 10, 2012 by jason

Frontiers www.frontiers.it       Over the years there seems to have been literally hundreds of compilations calling themselves “best”, “essential”, “ultimate”…so what at first glance this appears to be yet another one…but no…the wonderful Mr Jeff Lynne has seen … Continue reading →

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ERIC CLAPTON ‘Slowhand’ deluxe re-issue

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

POLYDOR RECORDS & UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL MARK THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF ERIC CLAPTON’S “SLOWHAND” WITH MULTI-FORMAT RELEASE FOR 26th NOVEMBER 2012 Eric Clapton has been in the spotlight for close on fifty years and the portrait of his artistry … Continue reading →

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BLACKBURNER – Planet Earth Attack

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

http://blackburner.org/ Blackburner is the brainchild of Skyla Talon who fuses industrial rock, prog and metal with genres such as electro, dubstep (the latest genre loved by Muse amongst others) along with drum and bass. He has previously worked on Rob … Continue reading →

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ALICE COOPER Old School special edition set

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Alice Cooper’s Old School: 1964–1974 Special Editionis the incredible true story of the Alice Cooper group. A career-spanning 4CD and eAlbum set taking you inside one of rock’s great bands in a unique full-length school yearbook and an array of … Continue reading →

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NANCY JOHNSON – funF

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Rocketboy Recordings www.nancyjohnson.co.uk Punk has always been about the ethos of doing it yourself and not worrying about over producing or even the musicianship (as the early Damned recordings show!). So when reviewing this UK based punk band’s debut album … Continue reading →

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THE DOORS – Live At The Bowl ’68

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Eagle Vision  Apparently a legendary concert, but I have to admit to not being a fan, finding the band overrated. But this show has been released before and is highly regarded. This release, however, restores the full original show with … Continue reading →

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BLACK ROSE – Cure for Your Disease

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Metalizer www.blackroseuk.co.uk NWoBHM band Black Rose released a number of classic metal singles in the early 80s, and an album or two too, and the band have gotten back together in recent years. This album was originally released as an … Continue reading →

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SPIDER – The Complete Anthology

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Lemon/Cherry Red  (4CD Box)  Early 80s boogie metal band produced some fine (some might say clichéd) tracks that really are well enjoyable and worth checking out. After a number of reissues and compilations of varied quality we now get the complete … Continue reading →

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SON OF A BITCH – Victim You

Posted on October 8, 2012 by jason

Angel Air What you would expect from 3/5ths of Saxon is exactly what you get. No nonsense riffmongerous chunks of mainstream metal. That description could probably fit neatly into a copy of Kerrang! circa 1984 and so could this album. … Continue reading →

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