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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
Album review: VANISHING POINT – Distant Is The Sun
AFM Records www.afmrecords.de Another German metal band you might think…but no…Vanishing Point are Australian, they play progressive metal and this is their fifth studio album and the first since The Fourth Season back in 2007. The band has been lead … Continue reading
Album review: STATUS QUO – Piledriver Deluxe Edition
Universal [Release date 24.03.14] Status Quo are preparing for the second round of their ‘Frantic Four’ reincarnation and – hey – here comes an extended reissue of their 1972 album. ‘Piledriver’ is important because it continued their journey from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Lancaster, album, deluxe edition, Francis Rossi, John Coghlan, Piledriver, reissue, review, Rick Parfitt, rock, Status Quo
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Album review: DEREK SHERINIAN – Reissues (Inertia,Black Utopia,Mythology,Blood Of The Snake,Molecular Heinosity)
Armoury Records (re-issues) [Release date 10.02.14] Sherinian came to wider attention with Dream Theater in 1994 and since he left that band in 1999 the volume of his session work has grown along with stints in Black Country Communion and … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Holdsworth, Black Utopia, Blood Of The Snake and Molecular Heinosity, Derek Sherinian, Dream Theater, Inertia, John Petrucci, John Sykes, keyboards, metal, Mythology, Planet X, progressive, reissue, rock, Simon Phillips, Slash, Steve Lukather, Tony Franklin, Virgil Donati, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde
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Quick plays: CREMATORY, SONJA KRISTINA, SECTION A, SEB BACH, OVERLAND
CREMATORY – Antiserum SPV www.spv.de [Release date 24.02.14] Crematory have a been around awhile starting out as a death metal band with gothic leanings and gradually steering more away from the death metal sound to a more industrial/gothic sound. This … Continue reading
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Tagged ABachalypse Now”, album, Antiserum, AOR, Beautiful Disaster, Crematory, Curved Air, epic, Exodus, FM, melodic, metal, Overland, review, rock, Seb Bach, Section A, Shameless, Signum Regis, Sonja Kristina, The Seventh Sign
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Album Review: SWEET ERMENGARDE – Raynham Hall
Equinoxe Records – [Release Date: 14.06.13] Just when you thought Goth had shrivelled up, died and gone to meet its maker in Valhalla, it’s time once again to dig out that white face paint, strap a spiky dog collar to … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, Goth Rock, Raynham Hall, review, Sweet Ermengarde
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Album review: BAST – Spectres
Black Bow Records/ Burning World (Release date – 24th February 2014) Bast are a London based trio who are here to challenge your musical senses. The album may only contain five tracks but it clocks in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bast, CD, Craig Bryant, Death Metal, Doom, review, Spectres
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Album reviews: THERAPY? – Troublegum/Infernal Love re-issues
Troublegum (3CD) **** Infernal Love (2CD) *** [Released 31st March 2014] Two Deluxe Editions from Universal, celebrating the 20th anniversary of ‘Troublegum’. The Irish indie/alternative/punk metal band formed in the late 80s and after a couple of indie releases, signed to … Continue reading
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Tagged ALBUM REVIEWS, Infernal Love, re-issues, THERAPY?, Troublegum, Universal
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Album review: FALLING RED – Empire Of The Damned
Outcast Records [27.01.14] www.falling-red.com When Kiss’ Gene Simmons recently described rock music as dead, what he failed to take into account was a the likes of Falling Red who are part of a new breed of bands that are making … Continue reading
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Album Review: RPWL – Wanted
Gentle Art Of Music – [Release Date: 17.03.14] There are times, aren’t there, when something is musically so good, so in tune with your own ideas and philosophy, that somehow words don’t really do it justice. I could leave this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, German, Germany, prog, Progressive Rock, review, RPWL, Wanted
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Album review: DANIELE LIVERANI – Fantasia
SG Records www.danieleliverani.com Daniele Liverani is a very accomplished Italian guitarist and this latest instrumental album from him is very accessible and melodic. Joining Danielle are drummer Simon Ciccotti, bass player Nicolo Vese and on keyboards Marco Zago. Lots of … Continue reading
Album review: BLOODGOOD – Dangerously Close
Doolittle www.bloodgoodband.com Back in the late 80’s I discovered the delights of Christian rock/metal or white metal as it was known. Now the lyrics can be OTT and preachy at times but the bands on the whole were very good … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, BLOODGOOD, Christian rock, Dangerously Close, Les Carlsen, metal, Michael Bloodgood, Oz Foxx, Stryper, white metal
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Album review: THE TREATMENT – Running With The Dogs
Spinefarm Records [Release date – 3.01.14] The Treatment are a band who have lived a bit of a charmed life so far. Their first album ‘This Might Hurt’’ was recorded in the studio of Steve Harris from Iron Maiden and … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Alice Cooper, CD, classic rock, Def Leppard, Kiss, metal, Motley Crue, review, rock, Running With The Dogs, The Treatment, Thin Lizzy, This Might Hurt
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Album review: DRIVING MRS SATAN – Popscotch
www.drivingmrssatan.com Does the world need an album of metal covers by acts like Helloween, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Slayer and Faith No More? You might not think so, but when it’s something as unique as Popscotch, by … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Black Sabbath, Driving Mrs Satan, Helloween, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, metal, Metallica, pop, Popscotch, review, rock
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Quick plays: AMELIA WHITE, EDDI READER, THE O’s, THE SWEET LOWDOWN
AMELIA WHITE Old Postard [Release date 10.03.14] East Nashville-based singer and songwriter Amelia White wasn’t encouraged by her parents to pursue her musical dream. But their disapproval lit a fire as she listened to Neil Young, Beatles, Stones, and Muddy … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Amelia White, Americana, Eddi Reader, folk, May, Old Postcard, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, The O's, The Sweet Lowdown, Thunderdog, Vagabond
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Album review: ABI MOORE – Amoeba & Stone
Honest Records [Release date 03.02.14] The third album from independent Lincolnshire songstress Abi Moore is a rather pleasant affair. Switching effortlessly between folk and Americana it should cement the growing reputation of a singer songwriter who’s had support slots for … Continue reading
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Tagged Abi Moore, album, Amoeba & Stone, Lincolnshire, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: ALICE COOPER – Reissues (Trash/Hey Stoopid)
Hear No Evil [Release date 23.09.13 and 27.01.14] Alice Cooper is not an artist whose back catalogue has seen much by way of remastering and re-issues and I’ve longed for Bob Ezrin to dig out the original recordings of Love … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice Cooper, Hey Stoopid, Joe Perry, Joe Satriani, Jon Bon Jovi, Nikki Sixx, Ozzy Osbourne, reissue, review, rock, Slash, Steve Laukather, Steve Vai, Steven Tyler, Trash
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Album review: ALICE COOPER – Brutally Live
Salvo (CD/DVD) [Release date] It’s ironic that as Brutally Live is about to be re-released, the whole concert has been broadcast on BBC4. So if you’ve been watching the TV schedules you’ll hopefully have had the good sense to either … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice Cooper, Brutally Live, CD, DVD, July 2000, review, rock
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Album review: HEART – Fanatic Live From Caesars Colosseum
Ann Wilson chats about her career in the Songwriters series, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 23 March, 13:00 GMT. More information Frontiers Records (CD and DVD Deluxe Edition) [Release date 24.02.14] Heart’s 15th studio album, Fanatic, released in October … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ann Wilson, AOR, CD, DVD, Fanatic Live At Caesars Colosseum, Heart, Nancy Wilson, review, rock
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Album review: LOVE UNDER COVER – Into The Night
Escape Music www.escape-music.com The second album from this band follows on quickly from their highly rated debut ‘Set The Night On Fire’. The band features amongst it’s talented line-up vocalist Mikael Erlandsson (Last Autumn’s Dream/Salute) and multi-instrumentalist Mikael Carlsson, with … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Escape Music, hard rock, Into The Night, Last Autumn’s Dream, LOVE UNDER COVER, Martin Kronlund, melodic rock, MIKAEL CARLSSON, Mikael Erlandsson, The Poodles
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Album review: PAUL RODGERS – The Royal Sessions
429 Records [Release date 27.01.14] It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Paul Rodgers took himself off to Memphis in 2013 and recorded this homage to the golden age of soul, working with some of that genre’s legendary players. It … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Hi Records, Hi Rhythm Section, Memphis, Paul Rodgers, R&B, review, soul, The Royal Sessions
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Album review: CAST – reissues (All Change, Mother Nature Calls, Magic Hour, Beetroot)
Edsel Records [Release date 03.02.14] Cast embarked on their traditional low-key pre-Christmas dates in 2013 and celebrated their 20th anniversary with a new album ‘Troubled Times’. With their first four albums now expanded to deluxe editions, the time is perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged All Change, Beetroot, Cast, deluxe edition, DVD, John Power, Liverpool, Magic Hour, Mother Nature Calls, reissue, review, Shack, The Las
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Album review: RING OF FIRE – Battle of Leningrad
Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Released 24th JKanuary 2014] Mark Boals, most famous for being one of Yngwie Malmsteen’s ever changing vocalists, regroups his Ring of Fire moniker for the first time since Lapse of Reality was released back in 2004. Battle of … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Battle of Leningrad, Frontiers, Mark Boals, neo-classical metal, Ring of Fire, Stratovarious, Timo Tolkki, Tony Macalpine, Vitalij Kuprij, Yngwie Malmsteen
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Album review: PRIMAL FEAR – Delivering The Black
Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 24.01.14] Another year…another Primal Fear album (it seems that way anyway)…and with Primal Fear you know exactly what to expect – Teutonic metal a la Judas Priest. It’s predictable but is that always bad – look … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Delivering The Black, Judas Priest, Kamelot, Mats Sinner, power metal, Primal Fear, Ralf Scheepers, review, rock
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Album review: ARMORY – Empyrean Realms
Metavania Music (Release date – out now) This album was actually released on the 12th of November 2013 and has only just come to my attention, it has been my loss it would seem! Armory formed back … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Armory, CD, Empyrean Realms, Helloween, Massachusetts, power metal, prog, review
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Album Review: WHITE COAST REBELS – Hangin’ With The Bad Boys
Self Release [Release date – out now] White Coast Rebels may be a name familiar to anyone who has spent time on the sun kissed beaches of the Costa Blanca. The band are based in the holiday region and play … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Benidorm, CD, Costa Blanca, Hangin' With The Bad Boys, metal, review, rock, White Coast Rebels
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