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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS
Album review : RIAN – Wings
Frontiers [Release date 04.08.23] Third album from Swedish melodic rock band, Rian, led by exceptionally talented vocalist/ guitarist Richard Andermyer. Their second on Frontiers. The band’s label debut, titled Twenty Three, was reviewed in GRTR! back in 2021. Here’s what … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Dark Horse, Eclipse, Frontiers, melodic rock, Paul Laine, review, Richard Andermyer, Tobias Jakobsson, Treat, Twenty-Three
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Album review: MITCH MALLOY – The Last Song
Godsend Records [Release date 07.07.23] After his stint fronting Great White, Mitch Malloy resumes his solo career with his first album since ‘Making Noise’ some seven years ago. Indeed, like its predecessor, this is a solo effort in every sense … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Great White, melodic rock, Mitch Malloy, The Last Song
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Album review : KENT HILLI – Nothing Left To Lose
Frontiers [Release date : 04.08.23] Only one solo album under his belt, yet Kent Hilli seems to have been around forever. Three studio albums with Perfect Plan, two Restless Spirits’ albums and a stint fronting legendary melodic rock band, Giant. … Continue reading
Album review: ROBBIE CUMMING – Choons Vol.1 & 2
Absolute [Release date 12.05.23] I’ve often wondered about a canal boat holiday, traversing the criss-cross network hopefully in the sunshine, away from congested roads, and with regular stops for refreshment. And, maybe, if I took the plunge as it were … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Canal Boat Diaries, Choons Vol.1 & 2, instrumental, review, Robbie Cumming, TV
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Album review: MARCUS MALONE & THE MOTOR CITY HUSTLERS – Interstate 75
Pete Feenstra chatted to Marcus Malone and Dan Smith for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast, 6 August 2023. Ramrock Red [Release date: 07.04.23] Marcus Malone & The Motor City Hustlers is a brand new soul, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dan Smith, funk, Ike Turner, Interstate 75, interview, James Brown, Marcus Malone, Marcus Malone & The Motor City Hustlers, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Monophonics, Otis Redding, Prince, R&B, radio, review, Sly Stone, soul, The Meters, The Noisettes, The Temptations, vocal
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Album review: GREIG TAYLOR BAND – The Light
Bandcamp [Release date 08.08.23] The Greig Taylor Band is built round Scottish soul singer Greig Taylor, a vocalist whose life experiences help bring gravitas to his self penned songs and gritty soulful phrasing. The combination of his vocal flexibility, meaningful … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Brian McFie, Chuck Leavell, David Cowan, Earl Thomas, Greig Taylor, Greig Taylor Band, JOE COCKER, John Fogerty, Latino, Nelson McFarlane, review, rock, soul, vocal
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Album review: DUST RADIO – Problem & Remedy
Pete Feenstra chatted to Paddy Wells (Dust Radio) for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 3 September 2023. Bandcamp [Release date 23.06.23] Dust Radio is essentially the duo of Paddy Wells (vocal, blues harp and lyrics) and Tom Jackson … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Dr John, Dust Radio, guitar, harmonica, interview, Moreland & Arbuckle, Paddy Wells, Problem & Remedy, radio, review, rock, roots, slide, Stevie Oakes, Stu Baggaley, Tom Jackson
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Album review: THE FIERCE & THE DEAD – News From The Invisible World
Spencer Park Music [Release date 28.07.23] The Fierce and The Dead have been working on this album over the past five years. It also marks a major change to the band’s sound, lead vocals from bassist Kevin Feazey (Blur’s Damon … Continue reading
Album review : IRON SAVIOR – Riding On Fire – The Noise Years 1997-2004, 6 CD Boxset
Cherry Red [Release date 28.07.23] “A constant and independent force within the Power Metal universe”. No prizes for attributing this quote to Iron Savior mainman, Piet Sielck. It could easily have come from his Iron Savior buddy, Kai (Gamma Ray) … Continue reading
Album review: RAY ALDER – II
Inside Out [Release date: 09.06.23] When asked to compile a list of the most influential vocalists of the Progressive Metal genre, Ray Alder’s is, undoubtedly and reservedly so, one of the very first names that comes to mind. Having been … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Fates Warning, II, Jim Matheos, metal, prog metal, progressive, Ray Alder, review
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Album review: TONY MITCHELL – Radio Heartbeat
Pride & Glory Music [Release date 21.07.23] The fourth solo album from Tony Mitchell, of Kiss Of The Gypsy & Dirty White Boyz fame. Joining him on here are Midnite City guitarist Miles Meakin, bassist Nigel Bailey (Dirty White Boyz, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, hard rock, Kiss Of The Gypsy, melodic rock, Nigel Bailey, Radio Heartbeat, review, rock, Tony Mitchell
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Album review: DESOLATION SOUND – Salish Rock
Robo Jack Records - [Release date: 28.07.2022] What’s in a name? For all fans of doom metal it’s time to look elsewhere as Desolation Sound are not the Lords of Valhalla that the name suggests. In fact, anything but – … Continue reading
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Tagged Desolation Sound, review, Salish Rock
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Album review : EDGE OF PARADISE – Hologram
Frontiers [Release date: 14.07.23] Fresh off a ten date US tour with Lacuna Coil, Edge Of Paradise release Hologram, their fifth album, their third on Frontiers. The band is a duo comprising of Armenian/ Russian/ American singer, Margarita Monet, and … Continue reading
Album review: SEAN TAYLOR – Short Stories
Website [Release date 14.07.23] Sean Taylor returns with another album full of melody and thoughtful lyrics. Joining Sean are Ben Walker (guitars, electric piano), Mike Seal (double bass), Paulina Szczepaniak (percussion), Justin Carroll (Hammond organ), Joe Harvey Whyte (pedal steel) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, melodic, pop, review, Sean Taylor, Short Stories, singer songwriter
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Album review: THE MAGPIE ARC – Glamour In The Grey
Collective Perspective [Release date 07.07.23] Now here’s a listen. I didn’t quite know what to expect from this band. From the name, it could be an alt-rock band couldn’t it? From the opening track ‘All I Planted’ it is immediately … Continue reading
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Album review : HATEBREED – The Rise Of Brutality / Supremacy (2CD Deluxe Ed)
Cherry Red [release date: 14.07.23] “Heavy Music is this cleansing, therapeutic and cathartic experience for so many”. So says Jamie Jasta, frontman of US Grammy nominated, Metal/ Hardcore band, Hatebreed. No surprise then to learn that his band are longtime … Continue reading
Album review : ALL FOR METAL – Legends
AFM Records [release date : 07.07.23] We distinctly remember reviewing All For Metal’s trailer single, ‘We were Born In Valhalla’, back in December last year, and referring this dubious claim to a Fact Check website. Well, they never got back … Continue reading
Album review: BLOODBOUND – Tales From The North
AFM Records [release date 7.07.23] Since the early nineties, Northern European Metal bands have progressively sought to explore and celebrate the history and impact of Viking Culture. “Viking Metal” has grown considerably since then. One of today’s key exponents is … Continue reading
News: Albums of the Month (April – June 2023)
WINGER Seven (Frontiers) Winger are a great group of musicians and they write great songs. And ‘Seven’ matches up to their very best work. ***** Review by David Randall HOUSE OF SHAKIRA XIT (Frontiers) No question, XIT is a perfect pop … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, April 2023, classic rock, hard rock, heavy rock, instrumental, June 2023, May 2023, melodic rock, pop rock, review
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Album review: BEN REEL – Come A Long Way
Website [Release date 30.06.23] ‘Come A Long Way’ is the 11th album from Ben Reel, with many of his previous releases given favourable reviews by GRTR! reviewer Pete Whalley (who has now, sadly, hung up his keyboard). This album features 11 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Ben Reel, Come A Long Way, country, folk, pop, review, rock, singer songwriter
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Album review : BANGALORE CHOIR – Center Mass
Global Rock Records [Release date: 07.07.23] David Reece claims that David Coverdale had Bangalore Choir removed from the support spot on Whitesnake’s European tour in 1989, because he didn’t want to compete with Reece’s voice. The story may well be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Autograph, Bangalore Choir, Center Mass, Cherry Red, David Coverdale, David Reece, Giovanni Salvinelli, Gypsy Rose, House of Lords, Jimi Bell, Last Autumn’s Dream, Mario Percudani, Martin Kronlund, melodic hard rock, Mikael Erlandsson, Mitch Malloy, Nicolo Savinelli, Phenomena, review, Ricardo DeMarossi, Whitesnake
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Album review: SYTERIA – Syteria World
Cargo Records [Release date 11.08.23] Formed in the mid 10s by Jax Chambers, best known as the lead guitarist of Girlschool, Syteria have released a number of albums and singles independently (check out www.syteria.co.uk for more). This Yorkshire based and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, GIRLSCHOOL, hard rock, Jax Chambers, punk, review, rock, Syteria, Syteria World
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Album review: RITCHIE DAVE PORTER & DEBRA SUSAN – The Story So Far
Pete Feenstra chatted to Ritchie Dave Porter and Debra Susan for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 25 June 2023. Self release [Release date: 20.07.22] Ritchie Dave Porter and Debra Susan’s ‘The Story So Far’ is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, boogie, Debra Susan, duo, guitar, Howlin Wolf, Jimmi hendrix, Jimmi Page, Led Zeppelin, Michael Tingle, review, Ritchie Dave Porter, rock, southern rock, The Story So Far, vocals
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Album review : ROBLEDO – Broken Soul
Frontiers [Release date 14.07.23] Second “solo” album from Sinners Blood frontman, James Robledo. Broken Soul is a tough as teak mix of metal and hard rock, driven by the skilful, tuneful axework of his Sinners Blood bandmate, the man with … Continue reading
Album review : PYRAMAZE – Bloodlines
AFM Records [Release date 23.06.23] Bloodlines is the seventh album in eighteen years from Danish metallers, Pyramaze. This is a band who rebuilt their line up in 2015, after significant loss of key members in 2011. It took the new … Continue reading
