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SNEW – What’s It To Ya
Self Release (Release Date – Out Now) Snew are purveyors of fine sleaze rock all the way from Los Angeles. This is the band’s third album and they have pulled in experienced producers and mixers to add polish … Continue reading
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ZODIAC- A Bit Of Devil
Honest Hound Records (Release Date – Out Now) Zodiac are a German blues rock outfit who meld together elements of ZZ Top, Led Zep and a bit of stoner attitude in their music. This is the band’s debut … Continue reading
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MARS HOLLOW live album release
“If you take a little bit of Yes – mostly in John Baker’s vocals – and a little bit of Rush (also there in the vocals), that’s a bit of what Mars Hollow sound like.” – Stephanie Sollow, ProgressiveWorld.net On … Continue reading
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DEMON – Unbroken
Spaced Out Music www.the-demon.com The band’s first new album since 2005’s ‘Better the Devil You Know’ and it sees them back, for the most part, to a classic hard rock/metal sound. There is a little prog in … Continue reading
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LYNYRD SKYNYRD – Last Of A Dyin’ Breed
Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Lynyrd Skynyrd are as the album title suggests the last of a dying breed of southern rock bands. There is still Molly Hatchett and Blackfoot are supposedly carrying on with a young line-up hand … Continue reading
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LOVERBOY – Rock N Roll Revival
Frontiers I’ll be honest, I was sceptical of this one, however nothing else has got near my stereo for weeks- “Rock N Roll Revival” is, hands down, one of my favourite albums of 2012. Mixing three new … Continue reading
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Quick Plays: ANDY FLANNAGAN, MELINDA ORTNER
ANDY FLANNAGAN – Drowning In The Shallow (Absolute/Universal) Singer/songwriter Andy Flannagan releases an album of mixed melodies and written over the past six years or so. It will take a few good spins to get into, although the folk/Waterboys ‘The … Continue reading
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Album review: DON FELDER – Road To Forever
Rocket Science (Release date 08.10.22] Former Eagle (he was sacked by the band back in 2001) releases only his second solo album to date (his first was way back in 1983). This album has some top name musicians including Graham … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, David Crosby, Don Felder, Eagles, Graham Nash, review, Road To Forever, Styx, Tommy Shaw, Toto
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NEURAL/FX, GUTTERGODZ
NEURAL/FX – Abrection Self Release (Release Date – Out Now) Mexican prog metal this time all the way from Monterrey. Reading the band’s biog it would appear that they went through a fair number of members before they … Continue reading
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CIRCLE 7, MORRE
CIRCLE 7 – In Between Self Release (Release Date – Out Now) Circle 7 are a 5 piece from San Diego. This is the band’s second album, the first being released back in 2009, which was followed up … Continue reading
DEEP PURPLE Re-Machined: A Tribute To Deep Purple’s Machine Head
Eagle Rock (Release date: 1.10.12) Much is being made of this album with an almost predictable special pack courtesy of ‘Classic Rock’ and no doubt the inevitable 8 out of 10 stars in that magazine’s review section. The question most … Continue reading
DAUGHTRY – Break The Spell (tour edition)
Daughtry, the band fronted by Chris Daughtry who found fame on ‘American Idol’, have a tour edition of their latest album released in time for their European dates supporting Nickelback. The fact that a lot of the … Continue reading
HESS – Living In Yesterday
FRONTIERS RECORDS www.frontiers.it For over 15 years Canadians Harem Scarem were one of the best melodic rock bands in the business, and among a variety of changing musical styles from one album to the next, the effortlessly … Continue reading
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THE ORDEAL – Descent From Hell
Dust On The Tracks (Release Date – 29th Oct 2012) Germany and power metal go together like ‘wiener schnitzel mit fries’, a winning combination and a very tasty prospect. In ‘Descent From Hell’ The Ordeal have served up … Continue reading
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BLUESMIX – Flat Nine
Bluedust Records (Release Date – Out Now) London based 4 piece Bluesmix, like the Ronseal ad, do what they say on the tin. The guys play an effortless, laid back blues, which has a late night, smokey bar … Continue reading
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THRESHOLD – March Of Progress
Nuclear Blast A lot has happened in the Threshold camp since their last album 2007’s ‘Dead Reckoning’. Vocalist Damian Wilson is back in the band and then last year saw the sad passing of former vocalist Andrew ‘Mac’ McDermott, plus … Continue reading
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Album review: MARILLION – Sounds That Can’t Be Made
earMUSIC (Release date 17.09.12) It appears that there have been a few last minute hitches with the new Marillion album, it failed to hit the reviewer’s inbox before the band’s tour and before they started selling it. For a band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Ian Mosley, Marillion, Mark Kelly, music, Pete Trewavas, prog, progressive, review, rock, Sounds That Can't Be Made, Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery
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ECLIPSE – Bleed and Scream
Frontiers Records (Released 21st September) www.frontiers.it Back in 2008, the swaggering sounds of their second album Are you Ready To Rock marked Swedish band Eclipse out as a coming force in melodic rock. Since that date lead singer and multi … Continue reading
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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL – Death Sentence
Mascot Self-proclaimed thrash supergroup, Dublin Death Patrol finally hit the racks with their follow up to 2007’s debut DDP – 4 Life. A lot has happened in the intervening five years, but remarkably, the band’s main protagonists have come together … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Billy, Death Sentence, DUBLIN DEATH PATROL, Exodus, Testament, thrash metal
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BEARDFISH – The Void
BEARDFISH – The Void Inside Out [Release Date: 27/08/2012] What on earth are they feeding musicians in Sweden? Maybe an odd question, but one can’t ignore the number of prominent Prog Rock/Metal bands that hail from the ancient lands of … Continue reading
Quick Plays – ROCKBURN, DEPTH, VELVET STAR, THE BRITISH IBM
ROCKBURN – Better Man Self Release (Release Date – 17th Sept 2012) This is the latest single by Glasgow indie rockers Rockburn, following on from their album ‘Red Dress’ released earlier in the year. There is only one track on … Continue reading
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Quick Plays – FATES UPON US, THE TUESDAY CLUB, BLAKCAN
FATES UPON US – Fates Upon Us S-a-N PR ( Release date – 22nd Oct 2012 ) Fates Upon Us are a bunch of young upstarts from Sheffield that make a hell of a racket. This is their debut EP … Continue reading
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BIG BIG TRAIN – English Electric Part One
www.bigbigtrain.com Big Big Train return with Andy Poole and Greg Spawton joined by former Spock’s Beard drummer Nick D’Virgilio, Dave Gregory of XTC fame (he guested on their last album ‘The Underfall Yard’) and vocalist David … Continue reading
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NIK KERSHAW – Ei8ht
Shorthouse Records Nik Kershaw, even today, is known for his pop hits penned in the 80’s. After the release of “The Works” in 1989, the diminutive songwriter called time on his career, concentrating instead on writing songs for others. He … Continue reading
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T.REX – Electric Warrior Deluxe Edition
Universal This work from what many would describe as the pioneer of glam rock was released around the time I was born! It was Marc Bolan’s most successful release and, over forty years later, it’s easy to see why. The … Continue reading
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