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RED JASPER re-issues
Action Replay 3.5/5 Anagramary 3.5/5 Angel Air 2012 Red Jasper were an English prog rock band who released several acclaimed yet low key albums in the late 80s and early 90s, and they are getting a decent reissue campaign here. … Continue reading
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BLONDIE – Live
Eagle Records 2012 This live CD was recorded back in 1999 in the Town Hall in New York, the band’s first hometown gig in 17 years. The album contains 17 tracks covering Blondie’s career from their early days through to … Continue reading
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Tagged Blondie, Debbie Harry, live
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OF MICE & MEN – The Flood
(Re-Issued) Rise Records 2012 The Flood was originally released on June 14th 2011 and was re-released July 24th 2012, featuring 4 new songs. Selling over 13,000 copies in its first week, it’s already clear that The Flood was a very … Continue reading
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Tagged Of Mice & Men, The Flood
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PAUL McCARTNEY – Ram
Deluxe Box Edition reissue (Hear Music) 2012 Originally released in 1971, “Ram” was the only album credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney and was the second solo album he released between quitting The Beatles and forming Wings. The album … Continue reading
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FATAL SMILE – 21st Century Freaks
GMR 2012 “21st Century Freaks” is the 4th album from Fatal Smile and is good old European metal- heavy yet melodic and with big choruses thrown in. Produced by the band’s guitarist Mr Y and engineered by drummer Philthy, Fatal … Continue reading
CRUCIFIED BARBARA – The Midnight Chase
GMR 2012 Crucified Barbara is Sweden’s, if not music in generals, premier female metal band. The four-piece has been together since 1998 and have just released 3rd album “The Midnight Chase”. Pretty much picking up where its predecessor, 2009’s “Til … Continue reading
Steve Winwood’s ‘Arc Of A Diver’ re-issued in October
Universal Music Catalogue is proud to announce the release of the Deluxe Edition of Steve Winwood’s Arc Of A Diver. This 2-CD set comprises the original album plus a second CD featuring bonus tracks and a full length audio documentary. … Continue reading
THRESHOLD announce track-by-track and re-issues
THRESHOLD upload track-by-track pt.1, kick off fan video contest & announce re-releases! Legendary British progressive metallers THRESHOLD have recently uploaded the first of two track-by-track videos for their upcoming new masterpiece “March Of Progress” (out on August 24) to YouTube. … Continue reading
QUICK PLAYS: High Spirits, Fear Report, Bewilderland, Bones & Comfort
High Spirits – Another Night High Roller Records Album covers can be deceiving at times. Looking at the cover of Another Night I was fully expecting an 80’s hair metal cheesefest but High Spirits are a bit harder edged than … Continue reading
NEKROFEIST – Without Reserve Or Regret
Self Release 2012 I recently reviewed Nekrofeist’s debut EP which had been kicking around for a couple of years in their native Australia and awarded it 4/5 as it contained some rather good classic thrash. The band got in touch … Continue reading
Josh Taerk UK dates this month
Josh Taerk is a Canadian singer-songwriter and a young phenomenon who, despite having just released his first album, has already gained fans amongst rock royalty including Bruce Springsteen’s drummer Max Weinberg, calling Taerk “the most exciting new talent I have … Continue reading
New Deacon Blue album ‘The Hipsters’
DEACON BLUE - The Hipsters (Edsel/Demon) Release Date: 24th September Deacon Blue were never hipsters. With six million album sales, 12 UK Top 40 singles and two No.1 albums to their credit, they have been majorly successful and have always been adored … Continue reading
RINGO STARR & HIS ALL STARR BAND – The Anthology…So Far 1989-2000
(3CD) Eagle Rock 2012 This is a re-issue of the original 2001 release that featured songs from ‘Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band’ (1990), ‘Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live From Montreux’ (1993) and ‘Ringo Starr … Continue reading
Canterbury UK tour dates
CANTERBURY SUPPORT TOUR WITH DEAF HAVANA 2012 ANNOUNCE HEADLINE TOUR WINTER 2012 SINGLE SOMETHING BETTER OUT 24TH SEPTEMBER “while many of their peers have risen above them over the past 3 years, HID could be the album that sees Canterbury … Continue reading
SEAHAVEN announce UK tour
SEAHAVEN ANNOUNCE UK TOUR SUPPORT TO BALANCE AND COMPOSURE California’s SEAHAVEN will be coming to the UK this August to support Balance and Composure on their headline tour. The band will also play Hevy Music festival at Port Lympne Wild … Continue reading
DORO – Under My Skin: A Fine Collection Of Doro Classics
(2CD) AFM Records www.afm-records.de Doro Pesch is a true metal legend who has given her all for her fans and music (a telling interview I read with her said how she gave up any idea of raising a family as … Continue reading
Chris Picton (Quecia) releases a new solo album
Chris Picton – Still Life# Still Life is Chris Picton’s First Solo Album available Now for digital download at www.chrispicton.bandcamp.com The debut solo album is a collection of mainly instrumental pieces, but with a continuation of the strong song-writing originally … Continue reading
Singles Bar: NEKROFEIST, GHXST, WAR DRUM, SHATTERED DESTINY, GRIZZLY BEAR
Nekrofeist – Nekrofeist EP (Self Release) There appears to be a fair bit of Australian rock and metal hitting our shores at the moment. This EP is the latest to come in to my hands and is the best one … Continue reading
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Tagged GHXST, Grizzly Bear, NEKROFEIST, SHATTERED DESTINY, WAR DRUM
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FLYING COLORS – S/T
Ear Music/Edel A supergroup consisting of drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater), guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple/Dixie Dreggs), bassist Dave LaRue (Steve Morse/Dixie Dreggs), Neal Morse (Transatlantic/ex-Spock’s Beard) on keyboards/vocals and lead vocalist/guitarist Casey McPherson. The album was produced by the … Continue reading
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Tagged ELO, Flying Colors, Mike Portnoy, Muse, Neal Morse, Queen, Steve Morse
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Albums of the year…to date
Saga – 20/20 (Ear Music/Edel) Michael Sadler returns as the band release one of their finest albums to date. Jeff Scott Soto- Damage Control (Frontiers) Back with a more straight ahead melodic hard rock album. Flying Colors – S/T (Ear … Continue reading
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Tagged Arjen Lucassen, Asia, Blackberry Smoke, Casablanca, D A D, Estrella, Europe, Flying Colors, Freedom Call, Headspace, House Of Shakira, Jack Blades, Jamie Hartman, Jeff Scott Soto, LA Guns, Michael Thompson Band, Saga, Shinedown, Slash, Styx
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JEFF LYNNE releases two albums in Oct
JEFF LYNNE RETURNS OCTOBER 9 WITH TWO ALBUMS ON FRONTIERS RECORDS: THE SOLO ALBUM “LONG WAVE” AND THE NEWLY RECORDED ‘MR. BLUE SKY-THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA’ “It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and … Continue reading
COHEED AND CAMBRIA new album news
ANNOUNCE UPCOMING DOUBLE CONCEPT ALBUM “THE AFTERMAN”, WITH SPLIT RELEASE FIRST INSTALLMENT, ‘THE AFTERMAN: ASCENSION’ TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 8th via V2/Everything Evil CINEMATIC ALBUM TRAILER LAUNCHED ON COHEEDANDCAMBRIA.COM & UK TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT Modern progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria’s … Continue reading
Bruce Foxton (From The Jam) new single & album
New album ‘Back In The Room’ released on 1st October 2012 New single ‘Number Six’ released on 23rd September 2012 On Basstone Records www.brucefoxton.com / www.twitter.com/brucefoxton Bruce Foxton (The Jam/From The Jam/Stiff Little Fingers) returns with his first new … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Country, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam, Paul Weller, Shooting Stars CHASE, Steve Cropper
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THE SWEET – New York Connection
www.thesweet.com The Sweet – the version fronted by original guitarist Andy Scott – return with an album of covers. The current line-up consists of the aforementioned Scott joined by Pete Lincoln (vocals/bass), Tony O’Hora (guitar/keys/vocals) and Bruce Bisland (drums/vocals). Yes … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Scott, Dead Or Alive, New York Connection, Russ Ballard, The Sweet
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PRIDE OF LIONS to return with their fourth album
Frontiers Records is excited to announce the return of PRIDE OF LIONS with the release of their anticipated fourth studio album entitled “Immortal” on September 21st in Europe and September 24th in North America. The 11 tracks new album is … Continue reading
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Tagged Frontiers, Jim Peterik, Pride of Lions, Survivor, Toby Hitchcock
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