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Album review: VINCE DICOLA – Only Time Will Tell
Escape Music [Release date 11.06.21] Vince DiCola is a musician / songwriter from Pennsylvania and relocated to LA in 1981 to advance his career. In the early to mid-eighties Vince was involved in some well-known film scores such as ‘Staying … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Bobby Kimball, Chicago, Escape Music, Kansas, melodic rock, Only Time Will Tell, prog rock, review, Steve Walsh, Toto, Vince DiCola
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Album review: MICHAEL FURY – Affairs In Babylon
AOR Heaven [Release date 28.05.21] Michael Fury are a band, as opposed to a solo artist, having formed in 1979 by vocalist/guitarist Myles Hunter (Avalon), bassist Martyn Jones and guitarist Rob Kennedy. They played a fair few gigs in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Affairs In Babylon, album, AOR, AOR Heaven, melodic rock, Refugee, reissue, review
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Album review: SAVE THE WORLD – Two
Frontiers [Release date 07.05.21] Save The World is chief songwriter Dan Tracey (guitar, vocals, piano, keyboards, percussion) and Robert Wright (bass, vocals, keyboards, drums, guitars, strings, percussion and producer). Dan Tracey currently plays guitar and sings in the Alan Parsons … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Brad Delp, Frontiers, melodic rock, progressive, review, rock, Save The World, Two
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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Sabotage (Super Deluxe Edition)
BMG [Release date 11.06.21] Following finely in the footsteps of the recent Paranoid and Volume 4 reissues, Black Sabbath’s 6th album Sabotage gets the full expansion works. And what a wonderful package it is. And much like its predecessors, … Continue reading
Album review: DAVE BURN – Nothing Is As It Seems
www.daveburn.net [Release date 01.06.21] ‘Nothing Is As It Seems‘ is the 17th solo album from guitarist Dave Burn and first to feature vocals, a departure from previous solo albums which were all instrumentals. Dave Burn has toured and recorded as … Continue reading
Rising Stars: FANS OF THE DARK
Fans of the Dark were formed by drummer Freddie Allen (from the cult AOR band Houston), vocalist Alex Falk(Swedish Idol and theatre productions of Rent and La Cage Aux Folles, bassist Robert Majd (Captain Blackbeard, Metalite) and guitarist Oscar Bromvall. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fans of the Dark, Freddie Allen, Houston, interview, melodic rock, Rising Stars, rock
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News: SLIM CHANCE The Phoenix Tapes, track by track (May 2021)
THE PHOENIX TAPES is a collection of fourteen previously unreleased tracks recorded by Slim Chance since its reincarnation some 10 years ago. Originally posted as a series on YouTube in the last part of 2020 to raise spirits in lockdown, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Faces, feature, folk, Pete Townsend, rock, Ronni Lane, Slim Chance, the Pheonix Tapes, THE WHO, track by track
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Album review: KITT WAKELEY – Symphony Of Sinners And Saints
Website An interesting mix here, and following on nicely from Kitt Wakeley’s previous album, this is a high energy programmed sounding orchestral rock, with very big (almost TSO like) production. Imagine, if you will, a synth pop band going orchestral, … Continue reading
Album review: ANDY McMASTER – Rays On The Water
Generally Speaking Records [Release date 09.04.21] Pianist, bassist, vocalist and songwriter Andy McMaster is a name best known as (alongside bassist, guitarist and vocalist Nick Garvey) a founder member of The Motors, a band who mixed pub rock and rock’n’roll … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy McMaster, melodic, pop rock, Rays On The Water, review, rock, Solo, The Motors
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EP review: THE JAILBIRDS – Jungle
Golden Robot Records [Release date 21.05.21] Now this is a Canadian three piece called the Jailbirds, not the Aussie/Irish Jailbirds who have a penchant for AC/DC riffs, which could explain why on first listen I thought they had undergone a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ALTER BRIDGE, EP, hard rock, Jungle, modern rock, review, the Jailbirds
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Album review: GNOSS – The Light of the Moon
www.gnossmusic.com [Release date 07.05.21] Gnoss originally formed as a duo in 2015 at Glasgow’s Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, consisting of Aidan Moodie (vocals, guitar) and Graham Rorie (fiddle, mandolin), before being joined by Connor Sinclair (flute, whistles) and Craig Baxter … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Gnoss, instrumental, review, The Light of the Moon
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Album review: ESCAPE THE FATE – Chemical Warfare
Better Noise Music [Release date 16.04.21] Escape the fate have shaken off their bad boy image and this album, ‘Chemical WarFare’ sees them reinvigorated and enthused – if you like rock n roll, I’ll be amazed if you don’t enjoy … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blink 182, Chemical Warfare, ESCAPE THE FATE, metal, modern metal, review, Shinedown
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Album review: SKARLETT RIOT – Invicta
[Release date 07.05.21] With this latest album, Skarlett Riot have arrived at the forefront of the modern Metal scene. This UK quartet with a heavy hitting, superbly talented female vocalist and heavy, riff-led songs blending melody and raw power, Invicta … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Invicta, metal, modern metal, review, Skarlett Riot, Within Temptation
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Album review: PHIL VINCENT – Stigmata
Bandcamp [Release date 26.05.21] Solo album number 23 from Phil Vincent and like last year’s ‘Yesterday, Tomorrow & Today’ he is joined by guitarist Vince O’Regan and Janne Stark guests on ‘So Tired’, with Jacob Hansen once again in the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Beatles, hard rock, interview, Janne Stark, melodic rock, Phil Vincent, review, rock, Stigmata, Vince O'Regan
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Quick plays: KATE VARGAS, TRICK OR TREAT, CRAIG CARDIFF
KATE VARGAS For the Wolfish & Wandering Bad Reputation This is Kate Vargas’s third album, released last year, and she has recently launched a Crowdfunding campaign to finance her next album. Her press bio has her down as a reformed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All This Time Running, Americana, Craig cardiff, folk, For the Wolfish & Wandering, indie, Kate Vargas, melodic metal, metal, power metal, review, roots, singer songwriter, the Unlocked Songs, Trick Or Treat
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Album review: JR HARBIDGE – Long Black River
www.jrharbidge.com/home [Release date 30.04.21] Black Country based J.R. Harbidge releases his second album ‘Long Black River’, from which three singles have already dropped — ‘Wrong Side of The Fight’, ‘Break the Spell’ and ‘Sunshine Not Rain’. “My new album,” says … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, country, JR Harbidge, Long Black River, melodic, review, singer songwriter
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News: ASIA, ANTHRAX, TOBY HITCHCOCK, GENESIS (May 2021)
Alter Bridge plan to record their next album in 2022. Joan Armatrading’s new album ‘Consequences’ is released on June 18 via BMG. Asia are celebrating their 40th anniversary by releasing a 5CD boxset ‘The Reunion Albums: 2007 – 2012′ through … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, AOR, Asia, blues, Darkthrone, festivals, folk, Genesis, gigs, Hardline, metal, Michael Wagner, news, prog, rock, Toby Hitchcock, tour dates
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Album review: LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Live at Knebworth ‘76
Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date .21] “Live at Knebworth ‘76” is the recently released live film and soundtrack from legendary Southern rock royalty Lynyrd Skynyrd. Whilst clips have been released from the film over the years, most notably in the … Continue reading
Album review: SENTON BOMBS – Aerial Threat
Regolith Records [Release date 27.03.21] Blackpool’s Senton Bombs have recently unleashed their sixth album “Aerial Threat”, a tasty blend of punk, blues and rock, with the odd country twinge, and it follows up 2018’s “Outsiders” nicely. Of the fourteen tracks … Continue reading
Album review: ALICE COOPER – Three Temptations From Alice
Floating World [Release date 11.6.21] With Alice Cooper’s new album “Detroit Stories” garnering plenty of media attention, this timely 2CD set collects his three Epic label albums which were originally released between 1989 and 1994. For “Trash” he teamed up … Continue reading
Album review: HONEY AND THE BEAR – Journey Through The Roke
www.honeyandthebear.co.uk [Release date 23.04.21] East Anglian-based duo Lucy and Jon Hart, performing as Honey and The Bear, return with their second album. Like many musicians, especially on the folk circuit, they would normally have spent a lot of the past … Continue reading
Album review: ED COSENS – Fortunes Favour
Distiller Records [Release date 09.04.21] Ed Cosens is the guitarist and one of the main songwriters in the Reverend and the Makers (one of the band’s former members Dave Sanderson appears on this album), a band who have been around … Continue reading
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Tagged 60s pop, album, Ed Cosens, Fortunes Favour, melodic, pop, Reverend and the Makers, review, Richard Hawley, rock
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Album review: GILBY CLARKE – The Gospel Truth
Golden Robot Records [Release date 23.04.21] Later this month Gilby Clarke releases his fifth studio album “The Gospel Truth”, his first new solo album since 2001’s “Swag” and it is a welcome return. He has kept himself busy since leaving … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gilby Clarke, Golden Robot Records, guitarist, Guns 'N' Roses, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, sleaze, Solo, The Gospel Truth
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Album review: THE TREATMENT – Waiting for Good Luck
Frontier Records [Release date 09.04.21] “Waiting For Good Luck” is the fifth album from well-established British rockers, The Treatment and I have to say I think this is their best to date. This is simply a classic rock album with … Continue reading
EP review: KISS KISS BANG – Hungry, High & Seeing Things
Bandcamp [Release date 26.03.21] Hailing from Bowling Green, Kentucky Kiss Kiss Bang comprises of Trevor Smith (vocals, guitars, synth, percussion), Clayton Crowder (guitars, slide guitars, vocals, percussion) and Andrew Hopper (bass, vocals, percussion) who were joined by drummer Taylor Sanders … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, classic rock, EP, hard rock, High & Seeing Things, Hungry, Kiss Kiss Bang, review
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