Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS

EP AND SINGLE ROUND UP – Damn Vandals, The Burning Of Rome, NG26, The Blueveils, Elysium

Posted on March 11, 2013 by david.wilson

DAMN VANDALS – Kings Of Never Sexy Beast ( Release Date – 18.03.13) This is the latest single lifted from the Damn Vandals’ album ‘Done For Desire’ which was released at the tail end of 2012. The two tracks on … Continue reading →

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Album review: PAUL ROSE – Double Life

Posted on March 11, 2013 by petefeenstra
Paul Rose - Old House Blues Band

Mita Records [Release date 6/5/13] CD/Vinyl The underlying concept of Paul Rose’s ‘Double Life’ is pictorially represented by the Old House Blues Club photo on the front of the CD. It’s a superbly conceived and brilliantly played homage to soul, … Continue reading →

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Album review: WHITESNAKE: Made In Japan

Posted on March 10, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Whitesnake - Made In Japan

Frontiers Records [Release date: 22.04.13] 2-CD/DVD, DVD and Blu-ray The big question with Whitesnake in recent years is the quality of David Coverdale’s voice or lack of it.  In spite of vigorous reassurance that ‘the voice’ is intact – from … Continue reading →

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Album Review: COVERED CALL – Impact

Posted on March 9, 2013 by jason

      AOR Heaven (Released March 28th) Been a few  years since Covered Call last raised their heads after an enjoyable debut album released back in 2009 on the now defunct Blistering Records. They have a new vocalist as … Continue reading →

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Album review: FM – Rockville

Posted on March 8, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
FM - Rockville

Membran/Riff City Records [Release date 11.03.13 ] Listening to ‘Rockville’ you can’t help thinking “how on earth did the band remain nearly men” in the late-1980s in spite of a dedicated following and when AOR was “king”?  And then you … Continue reading →

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PHILIP H.ANSELMO & WARBEAST – War Of The Gargantuas Split E.P.

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Yiannis

Housecore Records/Season Of Mist – Out Now. Philip H. Anselmo is a name that should require not a single word of introduction to any self-respecting metalhead. If that happens to be the case with you then please leave our pages … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUFFOCATION – Pinnacle Of Bedlam

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Yiannis

Nuclear Blast – Out Now. If you are not a fan of the extreme sound you might be excused from believing that the chances of finding innovation in a genre as strict in its rules as Death Metal are quite … Continue reading →

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Album review: MATT WOOSEY BAND – On The Wagon

Posted on March 6, 2013 by petefeenstra

      Self Release [Release date 28.03.13] The Matt Woosey Band’s ‘On The Wagon’ (geddit?) has far more substance than the album title suggests and is a sparkling advert for roots rock. The West Midland’s guitarist may pen blues … Continue reading →

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Album Review: FOR THE IMPERIUM – Hail The Monsters

Posted on March 5, 2013 by david.wilson

        Graphite Records  (Release date – out now) Being a rock reviewer you are spoilt for choice when it comes to pigeonholing bands. There are so many genres and sub genres within rock that you can usually … Continue reading →

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Album review: ENFORCER – Death By Fire

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Yiannis

Nuclear Blast – Out Now. As part of the blessed 80s generation that got to enjoy all the classic Heavy Metal albums in their making I am sceptical about young bands that claim they play “True Metal”. I mean, what … Continue reading →

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Album review: LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH – Baphometic Chaosium

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Yiannis

Metal Blade – Out Now. When you are a member of a band whose first ever worldwide tour has been in support of Glen Danzig, your subsequent tour experiences involve bands such as Kreator, Behemoth and you enjoy the financial … Continue reading →

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Album review: HATEBREED – The Divinity Of Purpose

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Yiannis

Nuclear Blast – Out Now. Labels always accompany new releases with a press release, so I found the shortage of information on Nuclear Blast’s leaflet for Hatebreed’s sixth studio album “The Divinity Of Purpose” somewhat strange. On the other hand, … Continue reading →

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Album review: BEDEMON – Symphony Of Shadows

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Yiannis

Svart Records – Out Now. Bedemon is a name that not many people, however much involved in Heavy Metal music, are expected to know. This has mainly to do with the fact that, even though they have been in existence … Continue reading →

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Album review: M.I.C. – 5th Avenue

Posted on March 5, 2013 by petefeenstra

      Self release via Two Side Moon [Release date January 2013] M.I.C. is the brainchild of Canadian vocalist, guitarist and song-writer Yvon Serre, who over the last 8 years has carved out an AOR niche in China and … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUE TO BROWN – Blue To Brown

Posted on March 5, 2013 by petefeenstra

      Remedy-records [Release date 18.02.13] Blue To Brown features the father and son duo of former Gets/z Loose vocalist and voice over artist Rob Brown and the multi instrumentalist and occasional vocals of Duran Duran guitarist and song writer … Continue reading →

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Album Review: THE LIDOCAINE – On The Road To Miero

Posted on March 4, 2013 by david.wilson

        Inverse Records  (Release Date – Out now) When your first thoughts on listening to a record are ‘sounds like Roger Chapman of Family fronting System Of A Down’ you know you are in for an interesting … Continue reading →

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Album Review: SKADIKA – Frozen Legends

Posted on March 4, 2013 by david.wilson

        Self Release  (Release date – out now) According to the accompanying blurb with this album, Skadika sound like they have been constantly changing and evolving since their inception back in 2005. The only constant across the … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE TRAMP – Cobblestone Street

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jason
Mike Tramp - Cobblestone Street

Target Records [Release date 08.04.13] First up, if you are expecting something along the lines of White Lion, the harder rocking Freak Of Nature or something lighter in the melodic rock field be warned as this is an album Mike … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: GENERATIONALS, LUKE GIRVAN, DINNERSTEIN & MERRITT, BRETT WALKER, VAMP

Posted on March 4, 2013 by jason

GENERATIONALS – Heza Polyvinyl Records (Released April 8th) A two-piece band consisting of Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer and they are assisted on percussion by the producer Daniel Black. I am not sure what they used to sound like as … Continue reading →

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Quick Plays: JOSH ROUSE, JOHN SMITH, THE LEISURE SOCIETY, JACKIE OATES

Posted on March 3, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

JACKIE OATES Lullabies Jackie Oates is a traditional folk singer songwriter who’s won countless awards since emerging on the scene in 2003.  She’s also toured with Seth Lakeman and is a member of the folk ‘super group’ Imagined Village alongside … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANNIE KEATING – For Keeps

Posted on March 3, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Annie Keating - For Keeps

While Bob Harris listeners may be acquainted with the name, New York based Americana singer songwriter Annie Keating will be unfamiliar to most.  But her self-released fifth album, For Keeps, should go some way to redressing that balance. For the … Continue reading →

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Album review: FRANKA DE MILLE – Bridge The Roads

Posted on March 3, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Franka De Mille - Bridge The Roads

London based singer songwriter Franka De Mille has the distinction of being the only independent artist to be selected for the British Phonographic Industry’s Why Music Matters campaign alongside icons such as Nina Simone, The Beatles, Kate Bush, Louie Armstrong … Continue reading →

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Album review: W.E.T.- Rise Up

Posted on March 3, 2013 by andynathan
W.E.T.- Rise Up

Frontiers Records [Release date 22.02.13] In a genre whose natural tendency is to look backwards, few new melodic rock acts have been as eagerly anticipated as W.E.T. Their 2009 debut, fusing the talents of prolific and versatile ex Malmsteen, Talisman … Continue reading →

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Album review: SNAKEROOT – Downtown To Ghetto

Posted on March 3, 2013 by jason

http://www.facebook.com/snakeroottheband       Formed back in 2008 in Istanbul Snakeroot have released this, their debut album digitally and after playing this one for a few times I am surprised a label hasn’t picked them up. They quote lots of … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIGHTY MOJOS – Hook Line And Sinker

Posted on March 2, 2013 by petefeenstra

        Mighty Mojos self release [Release date 21.01.13] The Mighty Mojos certainly live up to their name. The band’s old school approach to high octane rhythm and blues (aka r&b) is a welcome breath of fresh air … Continue reading →

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