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KILLING FLOOR return

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jason

The original 1960s British blues rock band KILLING FLOOR release their fourth album ROCK’N’ROLL GONE MAD on 1st May 2012. The album features the original 1968 four piece line-up of Bill Thorndycraft, Mick Clarke, Bazz Smith and Stuart “Mac” McDonald. … Continue reading →

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Blood Of The Spectre – Blood Of The Spectre

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jason

Hampshire 5 piece, Blood Of The Spectre, are a noisy bunch. They combine ultra heavy grindcore riffage with gruff vocals and some impressive technical guitar work. Knocking at the door of Killswitch Engage and Sylosis this EP is not for … Continue reading →

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The Sunpilots – King Of The Sugarcoated Tongues

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jason

Honeytrap Records 2012 The Sunpilots are antipodean indie rockers and this is their second album following on from their 2008 debut ‘Living Receiver’ which won a lot of critical acclaim down under. This album though is the result of a … Continue reading →

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ZZ TOP – Live In Germany 1980

Posted on April 27, 2012 by jason

Eagle Records 2012 This is a live album which has been taken from a recording made for the Rockpalast TV series. These programmes were shown on BBC 2 in the early 80’s and were usually rather good, I remember a … Continue reading →

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DEPARTURE – Hitch A Ride

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jason

Escape Music 20120 www.escape-music.com Album number four from Departure and their first since 2001′s excellent pomp rocker ‘Corporate Wheel’. It also marks the fourth vocalist for the band, step forward Andi Kravljacea of Silent Call. Main man Mike Walsh is … Continue reading →

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Singles Bar – GRAHAM GOULDMAN, LISBEE STAINTON, THESE REIGNING DAYS

Posted on April 25, 2012 by jason

GRAHAM GOULDMAN – Daylight (Rosala Records released 4th June) 10CC’s Graham Gouldman is a busy man, fronting 10CC on their 40th anniversary tour and releasing a new solo album entitled ‘Love & Work’ due for release in August. This is … Continue reading →

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CRAZY LIXX – Riot Avenue

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jason

      Frontiers 2012 Now here is an album that literally rolls back the years- think classic Motley Crue, Skid Row’s debut, old LA Guns and early Guns N Roses- this has got it all. Crazy Lixx’ 3rd album … Continue reading →

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MOTORHEAD & ANTHRAX team-up for UK tour, NIGHTWISH US tour dates

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jason

SEB BACH 13/06/12 Glasgow – Garage 14/06/12 London – Islington Academy NIGHTWISH + KAMELOT September 12th – Center Stage- Atlanta, GA September 13th – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA September 15th – Beacon Theatre- New York, NY September 16th – … Continue reading →

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An interview with Arjen Lucassen

Posted on April 24, 2012 by jason

Arjen Lucassen has just released his new solo album ‘Lost In The New Real’ through Inside Out and it is a veritable feast of musical delights. Do try this new album as it has many musical styles and delights in … Continue reading →

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Gracious – Gracious!/This Is…Gracious!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jason

BGO 2012 BGO have had this on catalogue for years now but its re-reissue (!) rightly suggests Gracious merit more attention. When it comes to box-ticking, the keyboard-driven six-piece had much to suggest assured success as flighty lightweight pop tipped into deep-thinking prog at the end of the … Continue reading →

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ASIA RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM “XXX”

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jason

 BRITISH SUPERGROUP CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY WITH UK TOUR AND 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM Thirty years after its eponymous debut album, ASIA ascended to the top of the Billboard Top 100 chart (where it remained No.1 for nine consecutive … Continue reading →

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MAX WEBSTER re-issues

Posted on April 21, 2012 by jason

Max Webster/High Class In Borrowed Shoes/Mutiny Up My Sleeve Rock Candy 2012 Canadian band Max Webster, led by vocalist / guitarist Kim Mitchell, produced some fine hard rock albums between the mid 70s and early 80s. Their roots were in … Continue reading →

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Single and EP round-up

Posted on April 21, 2012 by jason

Fist Full Of Lies – If It Wasn’t For This I’d Still Have Everything (S-a-N PR) Fist Full Of Lies are billed as ‘an aspiring punk quartet’ which sounded quite promising, what they are though is another twin vocal, nu … Continue reading →

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TYKETTO – Dig In Deep

Posted on April 21, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Records   2012 In the melodic hard rock world, Tyketto’s 1991 debut Don’t Come Easy is recognised as one of the genre’s greatest albums, and its lead off cut Forever Young was perhaps only second to Journey’s signature pair as … Continue reading →

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Universal Music Reach Out to Fans to Create the Ultimate T.REX Facebook Timeline

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jason

  Launching Monday April 23rd Official T.Rex Facebook page: www.facebook.com/T.RexBolan Universal Music are proud to announce they have launched T.Rex’s Official Timeline on Facebook and are involving fans in creating the ultimate resource and history for the band!  Johnny Hudson, … Continue reading →

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ARJEN LUCASSEN – Lost In The New Real

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jason

Inside Out (2012) Arjen Lucassen has gone down the solo route for his new album (although long time drummer Ed Warby plays on the album), based on Mr L, a 21st-Century man who was cryopreserved at the moment of clinical … Continue reading →

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Tribute concert for Shy’s Steve Harris

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jason

It’s been 6 months now since Shy’s self titled album was released to great acclaim, grabbing the number one spot in reader polls across the world. Heralded as the best work the band have ever produced it made the passing … Continue reading →

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OLD IRONSIDES, SICKTRUST, BROKEN LUNGS, MELLOW BRAVO reviews

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jason

Old Ironsides – The Path To Madness (TSM) Bostonians Old Ironsides were formed back in 2005 when the bands two leading lights, Ryan Rickerson and Alex Boccia, started writing songs that were in a different direction to what they were … Continue reading →

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Peepshow – Brand New Breed

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jason

Scots rockers Peepshow are about to release this , their debut album, on an unsuspecting world . The band have picked up a few notable support slots playing along with Backyard Babies, Crashdiet and Duff Mckagen’s Loaded and listening to … Continue reading →

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Brijitte West and The Desperate Hopefuls

Posted on April 19, 2012 by jason

 Devils Jukebox Records 2012 Back in the 1990’s NY Loose were one of the most criminally underrated bands of their time. Their brand of glam/punk/pop was not in the mainstream and therefore they were sadly overlooked by most. Fast-forward to … Continue reading →

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MARVLEC – Pack And Run EP

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jason

Marvlec are a new band from the US who formed in 2009 and this their new EP. They are sure to do well as they tap into the sound of bands like Shinedown who are big in the US and … Continue reading →

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DAVID SAYLOR – City Of Angels

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jason

AOR Blvd Records 2012 www.aorblvdrecords.co.uk David Saylor some may remember from Push UK, who those lovely folk at AOR Blvd released an album from them a couple of years ago. Mind you don’t go expecting melodic hard rock like Push … Continue reading →

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Desaster interview

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jason

Tormenter answers the Q’s set by Chris Martin… Most of your releases seem to be split albums, tribute appearances, and EP’s with a handful of full length albums interspersed. Is there a particular reason for this? No special reason. But … Continue reading →

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New Rolling Stones eBook in July

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jason

“The Rolling Stones – 50 Years: Views From The Inside – Views From The Outside” The German start-up The eBook People GmbH, a spin-off of the publishing house The Interview People GmbH (www.theinterviewpeople.com), is going to release its first comprehensive … Continue reading →

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EMPIRES OF EDEN new album due in June

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jason

Power metal band EMPIRES OF EDEN has announced the release of the third album “Channelling The Infinite” from global recording project EMPIRES OF EDEN. Japanese release date of June 1 through Rubicon Music, rest of the world June 6 via … Continue reading →

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