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Album review: T.S.O.L. – The Trigger Complex
Rise Records [Release date 27.01.17] T.S.O.L. (True Sounds Of Liberty) have been around since 1978 and still feature original members Jack Grisham (vocals), Ron Emory (guitar) and Mike Roche (bass), who are joined by Greg Kuehn (piano/synths) and new drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, pop punk, review, rock, T.S.O.L., the Trigger Complex
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Album review: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – Burn Something Beautiful
Fantasy/Concord Music Group [Release date 20.01.17] Despite this being Alejandro Escovedo’s twelfth studio album I had not heard of him before, something I am glad has been rectified as this a wonderful album and has me wanting to explore his back … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alejandro Escovedo, Burn Something Beautiful, Peter Buck, REM, review, rock, songwriter
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Album review: GALACTIC EMPIRE – S/T
Rise Records [Release date 03.02.17] Galactic Empire caused a stir last year on YouTube with their version of the ‘Main Theme’ from ‘Star Wars’ – currently over 3m views and counting. Now they unleash a full album of their versions of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, debut, Galactic Empire, George Lucas, instrumental, John Williams, metal, review, Rise Records, rock, Star Wars
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EP review: PROWESS, BACKBONE CAST
BACKBONE CAST Power Within Ourselves EP Scandinavian blues rock anyone? Based around the Hannah’s soulful vocals and Hata Salmi’s evocative guitar work, with the sound filled out by Jony Oittinen (drums), Sami Vataja (bass) and Jani Kemppinen (Hammond and piano), … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, PURE METAL (All posts), Single and EP reviews
Tagged Backbone Cast, blues rock, EP, Headfirst, metal, Power Within Ourselves, Prowess, review, rock
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Album review: ACCEPT – Restless And Wild
Nuclear Blast [Release date 13.01.17] Legendary German metal band Accept has been a dominant force in the genre for a few decades now. Fewer bands have been as heralded and influential as Accept. Years ago original vocalist Udo Dirckschneider parted … Continue reading
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Tagged Accept, album, classic, live, metal, Restless and Wild, review, rock, Wolf Hoffmann
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Interview: STEVE GRIMMETT
We catch-up with Steve Grimmett ahead of some South American dates and find out that there will be more from Grimmstine and the wonders of tea for singers… What can fans expect from the new album ‘Walking In The Shadows’? … Continue reading
Quick plays: SAVIOUR, JIMI ANDERSON GROUP, GARY ‘GUITAR’ LAMMIN
SAVIOUR Let Me Leave UNFD [Release date 13.01.17] Saviour hail from Perth, Australia having started out in 2011, releasing their debut album in 2013 and then they went on hiatus until October 2015. This is the band’s second album and … Continue reading
Album review: QUEEN – On Air
Virgin EMI [Release date 04.11.16] Queen have always given the fans a treat around Christmas time in recent years with live releases and now we have the complete BBC radio sessions. There is this, the standard 2CD version and a 6CD … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BBC, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, On Air, Queen, radio, review, Roger Taylor, Virgin EMI
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Album review: LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM – In Disguise
Escape Music [Release date 20.01.17] Last Autumn’s Dream are not strangers to the odd cover having covering songs by Wizzard and REO Speedwagon on past albums. This time around they opted to do a whole album of covers of songs … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, album, City Boy, classic rock, Covers, Escape Music, In Disguise, Kiss, Last Autumn’s Dream, Loverboy, melodic, Mie Slammer, review, Streets, The Sweet
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Album review: HEAT – Overnight
Topshelf Records [Release date 20.01.17] https://heatband.bandcamp.com/album/overnight We all have bands that we love. Sometimes we even love bands enough to wish that there were more bands that sound like the one we love. However, as soon as a new band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, HEAT, indie, Overnight, review, shoegaze
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Album review: PAIN OF SALVATION – In The Passing Light Of Day
Inside Out [Release date 13.01.17] Breakneck, technically demanding and maybe even pretentious to some – a clear fusion between metal, folk and progressive rock that has introduced the genre to a contemporary audience. Swedish progressive rock and metal band Pain … Continue reading
EP review: THE DOWLING POOLE – EP’s
Willie Dowling said in an interview with GRTR! last April that the Dowling Poole would look to release EP’s/new songs as opposed to a full album and possibly collate these on an album for release at a later date. To date the band … Continue reading
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Tagged Bandcamp, Bright Spark, Deep Breath, EP, Jon Poole, Miles Checks Out, pop, review, rock, THE DOWLING POOLE, Willie Dowling
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Quick plays: D’ERCOLE, JIM JIDHED, BEACHEADS
D’ERCOLE No Place Like Home This is the fourth album from melodic hard rock band D’Ercole and they have released it themselves having left Z Records. The album features Phil Vincent as the main songwriter and producer (does this man never … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Alien, AOR, AOR Heaven, Beacheads, D'Ercole, indie pop, Jim Jidhed, melodic, Phil Vincent, pop rock, Quick Play, reviews, rock
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Album review: THE MOLOCHS – America’s Velvet Glory
Innovative Leisure Records Release date 13.01.17] Let’s say you are relaxing on your back porch in your favourite soft chair. Overlooking the shimmering ocean. Bathed in warm afternoon sunshine. Probably in Southern California. The sky is starting to turn a … Continue reading
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Tagged America’s Velvet Glory. album, indie, review, rock, the Molochs
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Album review: BRYAN COLE – Sands Of Time
Melodic Rock Records Bryan Cole is a new name in melodic rock circles and hopefully this debut release will establish him as a name to watch out for from now on. Bryan sings and plays all the instruments on here, … Continue reading
Album review: AMON AMARTH – Jomsviking
Metal Blade [release date 25.03.16] You wouldn’t think prog rock legends Pink Floyd would have a lot in common with Swedish death metal gods Amon Amarth, however, there you’d be wrong – both bands have broken the boundaries with their … Continue reading
Interview: DAVE HILL of DEMON
We caught up with Demon vocalist Dave Hill to talk about the new album, ‘Cemetery Gates’, the band’s recent live shows and the plans for 2017 and beyond… How did the recent album launch gig go at the new venue … Continue reading
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Tagged Cemetery Junction, classic rock, Dave Hill, DEMON, interviews, Mal Spooner, metal, Mike Stone, NWOBHM, rock
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Album review: MIKKO JOENSUU – Amen 2
Svart Records [Release date 16.12.16] Mikko Joensuu is in the middle of releasing a trilogy based on hos own experiences of dealing with depression and loneliness, along with coming to terms with the idea that God did not exist in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amen 2, melodic, Mikko Joensuu, pop, review, Svart Records
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Interview: TILT (Steve Vantsis)
We caught up with Steve Vantsis of Tilt to find out more about their excellent debut album ‘Hinterland’ the band’s upcoming plans and how work is progressing on Fish’s new album… Have you been pleased with the reviews and reaction … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions
Tagged Fish, Hinterland, interview, modern, PledgeMusic, progressive, rock, Steve Vantsis, Tilt
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Album review: DARIO MOLLO’S CROSSBONES – Rock The Cradle
Frontiers [Release date 02.12.16] Italian guitarist Dario Mollo, who started his career in 1981 with the everlasting Crossbones, has re-established his musical career with the band on his new album ‘Rock the Cradle’. Mollo, who has worked with Tony Martin … Continue reading
Album review: NIGHT RANGER – 35 Years and A Night In Chicago
Frontiers [Release date 02.12.16] Night Ranger celebrate 35 years together with this double live CD and DVD set, recorded back in May this year at the House Of Blues in Chicago. Having been lucky enough to have seen them live … Continue reading
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Tagged 35 Years and A Night In Chicago, Brad Gillis, classic, Frontiers, Jack Blades, Kelly Keagy, live, melodic, Night Ranger, review, rock
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Gig review: STATUS QUO – Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, 2 December 2016
Let’s put some background markers down first – I first saw Quo in Sheffield in 1977 and assuming an average of a gig per tour since and then throw in the ad-hoc promotional stuff like the first Aquostic gig at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December 2016, Amsterdam, classic, Francis Rossi, gig, Heineken Music Hall, review, rock, Status Quo
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Single & EP reviews: RED CAIN, MICHAEL ARMSTRONG, BLINK
RED CAIN [Release date 25.11.16] Hailing from Alberta, Canada Red Cain consist of Evgeniy Zayarny (vocals), Nik Ryzhenkov (guitar), Rogan McAndrews (bass), William Lancaster (synths/orchestration) and Samuel Royce (drums). This is a self-released EP and of very good standard it … Continue reading
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Tagged Blink, Christmas, EP, indie, metal, Michael Armstrong, pop, Red Cain, review, rock, singles, symphonic
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Album review: ENUFF Z’NUFF – Clowns Lounge
Frontiers [Release date 02.12.16] Been awhile since any new material from Enuff Z’Nuff, 2010′s ‘Dissonance’ to be precise. This is not quite a new release, as the songs on here were first written back in 1988-89 by Chip Z’Nuff and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chip Z'nuff, Clowns Lounge, Donnie Vie, Enuff Z'Nuff, Frontiers, melodic, pop, pop rock, review, rock
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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – Strange Boys Box
Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.10.16] Vastly underrated yet hugely influential, Finnish legends Hanoi Rocks are said to have sold one million albums back in the Eighties. That is not many when you consider that without them we would not have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy McCoy, box set, Cleopatra Records, glam, Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, review, rock, sleaze, Strange Boys Box
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