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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS
Album review: FOZZY – Do You Wanna Start A War
Century Media [Released 21.07.14] Amazingly Fozzy have been going nearly fifteen years and this album is possibly their most commercial and accessible to date. Now that vocalist Chris Jericho is winding down his wrestling career the band are touring (the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, album, Century Media, Chris Jericho, Do You Wanna Start A War, Fozzy, metal, review, Rich Ward
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON – Acoustic Classics
Beeswing/Proper Records [Release date 21.07.14] Amazingly this is the first acoustic release (excluding live recordings) in over thirty years. This collection of his most famous songs newly recorded in acoustic form provides the perfect accompaniment to his solo acoustic shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Acoustic Classics, album, Fairport Convention, folk, guitar, guitarist, Linda Thompson, review, Richard Thompson
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Album review: KODIAK JACK – Alhambra
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Kodiak Jack hail from Portsmouth and formed in 2009. This is their second album and it is produced by Brian Wheat from Tesla. Kodiak Jack opened for Tesla on their recent UK show … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alhambra, Brian Wheat, Bryn Roberts, CD, Kodiak Jack, metal, Portsmouth, review, rock, Tesla
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Album review: GRAVE DIGGER – Return Of The Reaper
Napalm Records – Out Now. With thirty four years of active service and sixteen studio albums under their belts, German Heavy Metal warlords Grave Digger would have been quite justified had they decided to start taking things easy. Rather than … Continue reading
Quick plays: PETER FRAMPTON, FRANCO AND THE DREADNOUGHT, ARCELIA
PETER FRAMPTON – Hummingbird In A Box Red/Sony Music [Released 07.07.14] Peter Frampton has seen his popularity increase of late following a couple of recent, well received studio albums backed by relentless touring (at the time of writing he’s touring … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Arcelia, folk pop, FRANCO AND THE DREADNOUGHT, Hummingbird In A Box, Octonauts, Peter Frampton, pop, review, rock
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Album review: THE TRIPDOWN PROJECT – Post Modern Delay
Holier Than Thou Records (Release date – Out Now) The TripDown Project are a trio from the north of England. Richie Chappell and Jojo Blythe, both ex ‘Colorpool’, formed The TripDown Project in 2009. After the release … Continue reading
News: STEVE HOGARTH of MARILLION chats about his recently published diaries
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday 13 July, 22:00 GMT Sunday 3 August, 16:00 GMT repeat Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth has recently published the first volume of his diaries, covering the years 1991-1997. This was a fascinating period in Steve’s … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Diaries 1991-1997, interview, Marillion, radio, rock, Steve Hogarth, The Invisible Man
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Album review: ELVENKING – The Pagan Manifesto
AFM Records – Out Now. Even though they have been earning their chops performing Folk infused Power Metal for the last seventeen years, the members of Italian sextet Elvenking do not really perform the style of music that I would … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Elvenking, folk, Italian, Italy, power metal, review, The Pagan Manifesto
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Album review: SABBATH ASSEMBLY – Quaternity
Svart Records – Out Now. By all accounts, our world looked a far more spiritually uplifting and inviting place forty odd years ago – a period when art, philosophy and all other forms of human expression were experiencing a renaissance. … Continue reading
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Tagged Review of album by metal band Sabbath Assembly called Quaternity.occult
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Album review: COLTSBLOOD – Into The Unfathomable Abyss
Candlelight – Out Now. Coming up with a fresh and unique musical proposition in this day and age is quite a challenging undertaking but nothing seems to be able to stop young bands like the Doom/Sludge Metal trio Coltsblood from … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Coltsblood, Doom Metal, Into The Unfathomable Abyss, review
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Album review: MIRACLE MASTER – Tattooed Woman
GoldenCore Records [Release date – out now] Miracle Master are fronted by Oliver Weers, a one-time contestant on the Danish X-Factor show which led to him being contacted by producer and songwriter Soren Anderson who helped produce his solo album. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ALTER BRIDGE, Axel Riessmann, CD, Denmark, Dio, Marcel Bernhardt, Mark Tremonti, metal, Miracle Master, Myles Kennedy, Oliver Weers, Pump, review, rock, Slash, Tattooed Woman, X Factor
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Album review: 3 WHEELER BAND – Smoke N’ Groove
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] 3 Wheeler Band are a trio from Monterrey, Mexico and formed in 2010. Smoke N’ Groove is their debut album. They claim to ‘return to the basics and foundations of rock and roll’, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 Wheeler Band, Adrian Giron, album, Clutch, David Carrillo, Jose Maldonado, metal, Mexico, Monterrey, review, rock, Smoke N' Groove, ZZ Top
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Album review: AUDIO NATION – Wait It Out
Self Release [Release date - Out now] Audio Nation was founded in 2012 in Reykjavik, Iceland (one of my old haunts) by Gulli Falk and Gisli. They cite influences from Alice in Chains and Rush among others. ‘Wait It Out’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice In Chains, Audio Nation, Gisli, grunge, Gulli Falk, Gummi, Iceland, Joi, review, Reykjavik, rock, Rush, Wait It Out
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Album review: CLOUD ATLAS – Beyond The Vale
www.cloudatlas.org.uk York based Stolen Earth – fronted by the exceptional Heidi Widdop – a vocalist whose soulful vocals will send shivers down your spine – were a GRTR! 2012 ‘one to watch’ with their excellent melodic prog debut A Far … Continue reading
Album review: AISLING JARVIS – A Handful Of Bad Ideas
BEO Records [Release date 01.09.14] From the opening lines of the addictive opening number ‘Your Shoes Don’t Fit’, there’s no doubt that singer songwriter Aisling Jarvis hails from the Emerald Isle with that distinctive and captivating brogue shining through. With … Continue reading
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Tagged A Handful Of Bad Ideas, Aisling Jarvis, album, Clannad, electronica, Ireland, Moya Brennan, pop, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: SAGA – Sagacity
earMUSIC [Release date 04.07.14] Saga release their latest album and the second since vocalist Michael Sadler returned to the band’s line-up a few years ago. This is not as instant as their last album ‘20/20’ taking a few plays to … Continue reading
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Tagged EarMusic, Ian Crichton, melodic rock, Michael Sadler, prog rock, Saga, Sagacity
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Album review: DRAG – Neurotica, A Compendium Of Tales Regarding Body And Mind
Self Release (Release date- 28th July 2014) Drag are a four piece from Birmingham who bill themselves as sleazy punk. They formed over three years ago and have supported the likes of Toyah Wilcox and Fuzzbox. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Birmingham, Drag, Dresden Dolls, L7, Neurotica, punk, review, rock, The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs
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Album review: CARPET ROOM – A Kind Of Malice
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Carpet Room, a four piece from Trier in Germany ( Germany’s oldest city apparently ) have released ‘A Kind Of Malice’ their second album. They were formed in 2007 by Jorg Henz and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Kind Of Malice, album, Carpet Room, CD, Jorg Henz, Max Huber, metal, Micha Heinisch, rock, Rosario Avanzato, Thrash, Trier
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Quick plays: THE REE-VAHS!, TARJA, CROWN OF GLORY, AVALON STEEL, SEVEN THORNS
THE REE-VAHS! – Geordieland www.theree-vahs.co.uk [Released 09.06.14] The Ree-Vahs! Hail from County Durham and carry on the tradition of North Durham singing, although it’s not that heavily accented and you can listen to the lyrics easily enough. Andy Loan has … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Avalaon Steel, Crown Of Glory, Fastball Music, folk, Geordieland, King For A Day, Left In The Dark, melodic metal, Nightwish, Northumberland, power metal, review, Seven Thorns, symphonic metal, Tarja, the Ree-Vahs
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Album review: MIDGE URE – Fragile
Hypertension Music [Released 07.07.14] Midge Ure returns with his first solo album of original material in over a decade. In between he has been touring with the revived Ultravox who also released an album. I will be honest and say … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, electronic, Fragile, Hypertension Music, melodic, Midge Ure, progressive, solo album, ULTRAVOX
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Album review : P-A-U-L Lamb & Detroit Breakdown – Take It From The Top
Nominated as the ‘Best Overseas Artist in the 2014 British Blues Awards’, Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown use the blues as a launch pad for something far more adventurous. Their Detroit background leads them to dark imagery with lyrical … Continue reading
Album review : TED NUGENT – ShutUp&Jam!
Frontiers [Release date 04.07.14] Me and Uncle Ted have never been close – I did have a copy of Little Miss Dangerous but don’t now so it couldn’t have been very good. Lemmy croaked through a cover of Cat Scratch … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Derek St. Holmes, Mick Brown, review, Sammy Hagar, ShutUp&Jam!, Ted Nugent, Uncle Ted
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Album review: BERNIE MARSDEN – Shine
Provogue [Release date 18.08.14] Bernie Marsden’s ‘Shine’ explores a wide ranging musical horizon including a cleverly updated blues, slick AOR, kick ass boogie, riff driven and twin guitar rock, a steaming bluesy shuffle and a book-ended instrumental. By his own … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bernie Marsden, blues, Danny Kirwan, David Coverdale, Don Airey Cherry Lee Mewis, Ian Paice, Jimmy Copley, Joe Bonamassa, Mark Feltham, Peter Green, review, Rob Kass, rock, Shine, Sonny Landreth, Whitesnake, ZZ Top
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Album review: ROBERT REED – Sanctuary
Tigermoth Records [Release date 21.07.14] I don’t get this. Robert Reed (erstwhile Magenta man and architect of the stupendous Kompendium last year) ploughing a furrow that was well tilled by Mike Oldfield forty years ago and even using his collaborators … Continue reading
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Tagged album, instrumental, Kompendium, Magenta, Mike Oldfield, prog, progressive, review, Robert Reed, rock, Sanctuary, Tubular Bells
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Album Review: TIM BOWNESS – Abandoned Dancehall Dreams
Inside Out – Out Now. Tim Bowness is a much sought after singer/songwriter who is best known as Steven Wilson’s creative other half in the experimental Art Rock / Dream Pop outfit No-Man. Various collaborations have resulted in an impressive … Continue reading
