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Category Archives: ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile)
FURIOUS ZOO – Wock N’ Woll – Furioso IV
Rebel Music ( Release Date – Out Now) Parisian rockers, Furious Zoo, are a project put together by frontman Renaud Hantson back in 1991. This is the band’s sixth album which did surprise me as the name was new to … Continue reading
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UNHERZ – Die Wahrheit Liegt Dazwischen
Masscare Records – Out Now. The Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the most culturally and linguistically varied areas of the Germany, bordering with Belgium and Luxembourg. It is quite natural, then, that this area would produce a band like Unherz – … Continue reading
JOLLY – The Audio Guide To Happiness Part II
Inside Out – Release Date: 4/3/2013 One of the few major benefits of getting older is becoming more accepting and “open-minded” – a word much hated by a certain close friend of mine. Twenty years ago I would never have … Continue reading
SEREMONIA – Seremonia
Svart Records – Out Now. Svart Records is a Finnish label whose releases I only recently managed to gain access to and, so far, I have been fairly impressed by both the variety and quality of music on offer. The … Continue reading
SCORNAGE – Reafearance
Massacre Records – Out Now Aachen is a tranquil and picturesque Germany city located near the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, where the mineral springs and spa have been enjoyed by figures as important as the Holy Roman Emperor … Continue reading
Album review: AORIA – The Constant
Version Studio Records, 2012 There must be something in the water in Sweden at the moment. Following in the (rather large) footprints of progressive metal contemporaries, Katatonia and their magnificent ‘Night Is The New Day’ and ‘Dead End Kings’ albums, … Continue reading
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HOLY GRAIL – Ride The Void
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. It is official ladies and gentlemen: what people my age call “classic” and the younger generation refers to as “retro” Heavy Metal is back in fashion! All you have to do is visit a few … Continue reading
PERTNESS – Frozen Time
Pure Legend Records Pertness is a mighty strange name for a metal band. Maybe it describes the peaks of their native Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. They wear their local Bernese kilts on stage, apparently. Or perhaps the name is inspired … Continue reading
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RICHARD THOMPSON – Electric
Proper Records (Released 11th February) http://proper-records.co.uk/richardthompson-electric/ Thompson returns with a new album and as the title suggests it is one of his electric albums. Recorded in Nashville with guitarist Buddy Miller producing (and playing), Thompson is … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric, Fairport Convention, folk, folk rock, Proper Records, Richard Thompson, songwriter
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GRAVITY – Eutheria
M&O Music Within its niche, this is not a bad album. Gravity, a French outfit putting out their second album, strive to blend death metal with melodic rock and atmospheric passages. The band are not short of ambition and are … Continue reading
EDGE OF ATTACK – S/T
Spread the Metal Records Edge of Attack is a Canadian outfit touted as “power thrashers”. This is the quintet’s debut release. “In Hell” opens proceedings and the opening riff combined with relentless percussion immediately grabs one’s attention. Edge of Attack … Continue reading
AIRLESS – Changes
Lion Music www.lionmusic.com (Released 18th February) Airless is a Spanish hard rock outfit that has been producing music for over ten years, their debut coming out in 2002. “Changes” is the band’s fourth effort – a … Continue reading
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Tagged Airless, Danny Vaughn, Lion Music, melodic rock, Tyketto
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SUICIDE BOMBERS – Criminal Record
Suicide Records “Criminal Record” is the debut album from Norway’s Suicide Bombers, and is a solid slab of Scandinavian sleaze. The band have elected to give themselves characters (Sleaze Fuhrer, Sex Gunslinger, Bitch Commander and Outlaw Groover) and a background … Continue reading
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RYAN ROXIE – The Roxie Box
R77 Records Mostly known for his long stint as Alice Coopers ‘guitarist of choice, Ryan Roxie has to be one of the most under-rated songwriters and guitarists out there, as highlighted by the recent Casablanca album “Apocalyptic Youth”. “The Roxie … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, box set, Casablanca, Ryan Roxie, The Roxie Box
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Album review: CODE OF SILENCE – Dark Skies Over Babylon
Mausoleum [Release date 25.02.13] Put together by Eden’s Curse bassist Paul Logue, Code Of Silence - if this debut album is anything to go by - is surely a band on the cusp of great things. Fronted by Brazilian vocalist Gus Monsanto … Continue reading
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Tagged Adagio, Ben Randall, Code Of Silence, Dark Skies Over Babylon, Eden's Curse, Gus Monsanto, hard rock, melodic, metal, Paul Logue, Power Quest, prog, progressive, review
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NIGHTFALL – Kassiopeia
Metal Blade – Out Now. Nightfall and I go back a long time, all the way to the classic days of the late 80s/early 90s, the time when my country’s extreme Metal scene gave birth to some of the most … Continue reading
VOIVOD – Target Earth
Century Media – Out Now 2013 is a very important year for Voivod. Having survived the passing of founding member Denis “Piggy” D’Amour, various line up changes and, most importantly, Mayan calendar prophesies of the end of days, the Canadian … Continue reading
JOE WALSH – Ordinary Average Guy & Songs For A Dying Planet
It’s hard to believe that 20 years has elapsed since the release of second of these two albums in 1992 and Joe’s recent ‘Analog man’. But rather than absence making the heart grow fonder, both albums appear to be remnants … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Walsh, Pete Feenstra, rock
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SONATA ARCTICA – Stones Grow Her Name
Nuclear Blast I know it’s been some time since the Finnish outfit has released this, but I feel I need to put in my two cents on what I think could be their strongest album to date… The band grabbed … Continue reading
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JAKOB SAMUEL – PastPresent
Sony Entertainment Sweden Jakob Samuel burst onto the international rock scene with The Poodles fifteen years ago and the band hasn’t looked back. The Swede has recorded his first solo album, “PastPresent”, a curveball from the Scandi rock norm… The … Continue reading
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EDGE – Heaven Knows
Escape Music www.escape-music.com Edge are a new band, focused around the two main members Jonas Forss (vocals/guitars/keyboards) and Tobias Andersson (guitars/keyboards), who has been in Shadowland and Seven Wishes. Fellow Shadowland band member Olle Rodehn (drums) … Continue reading
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MY SOLILOQUY – The Interpreter
www.mysoliloquy.net (Released 18.02.13) This album has been in the works for the past couple of years and is the brainchild of Threshold’s Pete Morten (he also had a brief spell fronting the now defunct Power Quest). Pete Morten has written, … Continue reading
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SNAFU – Situation Normal
Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk This is the band’s second album originally released back in 1974 and saw Pete Solley take more of the limelight, which as a result sees this album have a much more country rock leaning than the debut. … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel Air, Micky Moody, Situation Normal, Snafu, Whitesnake
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CAPTAIN ZORX – Maps Of The Ancient Sea Kings
Zorx Intergalactic Music (Release date – out now) Every so often an album comes along that treads a very thin line between genius and ‘what the f**k!’, this album is definitely one of those. This is the third … Continue reading
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MY OWN CHAOS – My Own Chaos
Self Release (Release date – out now) This is the first album from Vancouver based My Own Chaos. The band are the brainchild of frontwoman Connie Chaos who has drawn together a talented band to bring her slightly … Continue reading
