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Album review: GATE 6 – God Machines
. (Self-release: September 2012) What is it about Europe and fine progressive rock music at the moment? The likes of Poland (with Riverside, Believe, Satellite et al), Sweden (with Airbag, Katatonia, Aoria, etc.) and Germany (Frequency Drift, InVertigo, etc.) are … Continue reading
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Album review: PLAYER – Too Many Reasons
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Player return with their first album in over ten years and this full album follows an EP released last year on Frontiers. The new lineup features original members Peter Beckett and Ronn Moss along … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Frontiers, PLAYER, Too Many Reasons
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Album Review – PSYCHOPUNCH – Smakk Valley
Steamhammer/SPV (Release date – 25/02/13) Psychopunch describe themselves as ‘Swedish, no bullshit punk ‘n’ rollers’ which really tells you all you need to know about the band. Hailing from Vasteras in Sweden the guys have been influenced by … Continue reading
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Album Review – STICK IT OUT – Today’s Dump
Valery Records ( Release date – Out now) ‘Friends, Romans, countryman, lend me your ears’ a quote attributed to one of Rome’s most famous sons and one that Rome based rock ‘n’ rollers, Stick It Out, hope to … Continue reading
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Album review: DIO – Dream Evil
Universal (2CD) Fourth album from legendary classic metal band fronted by Ronnie James Dio, originally released in 1987, and what a classic it is. Featuring the studio debut of guitarist Craig Goldy, the album sadly gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Sabbath, Dio, Dream Evil, Rainbow, Ronnie James Dio, Universal
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Quick plays: RUSH, BERNIE MARSDEN, WAYSTED
Bernie MARSDEN – And About Time Too ***1/2 Look At Me Now ****1/2 Cherry Red Best known as a founder member of Whitesnake, and with Micky Moody one of the two guitarists during the band’s classic era, Marsden has had … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Marsden, Danny Vaughn, Pete Way, Rush, UFO, Waytsed, Whitesnake
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Album review: VOODOO CIRCLE – More Than One Way Home
AFM Records A one word review would almost suffice for the latest release from Voodoo Circle…and the word is “Whitesnake”. “More Than One Way Home” is the third release from Voodoo Circle following 2008’s self titled debut and 2011’s “Broken … Continue reading
Album review: DIAMOND DAWN – Overdrive
Frontiers are certainly pushing Swedes Diamond Dawn as the new saviours of the melodic rock scene. Their “Take Me Higher” video on YouTube has, at time of writing, just passed 100,000 views so they must be doing … Continue reading
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Tagged Diamond Dawn, Frontiers, Overdrive
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Album Review – TRICK OR TREAT – Rabbit’s Hill Pt 1
Valery Records (Release Date – Out now) Power metal bands and concept albums go hand in hand. There have been many over the years about magic, Norse gods, mountain kings etc, and now rabbits, yup, rabbits! Rabbit’s Hill … Continue reading
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CD/DVD review: Jethro Tull,The Who,Deep Purple
Salvo Sound And Vision [Release date 04.03.13] Whilst there is nothing new about these reissues, they bring together the CD and DVD version of the gig in one well-priced package. Two classic Isle Of Wight gigs reflect the rise and … Continue reading
Album review: FIVE HORSE JOHNSON – The Taking of Black Heart
Small Stone Records www.smallstone.com The band have been going since 1995 and this album is their first since 2006 as they return from a hiatus. If you like your blues hard rock with a little stoner … Continue reading
Album Review: THE FIRE – Supernova
Valery Records (Release date – out now) Supernova is the third album from Italian AOR outfit The Fire. The band have been together for seven years and have toured with some big names including Deep Purple, Alice Cooper … Continue reading
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Album review: DAN REED – Signal Fire
Zero One Music [Release date 18.02.13] Let’s get one thing clear. Don’t expect another ‘Tiger In A Dress’ and start thinking semi-acoustically. Dan Reed’s previous album, 2010′s ‘Coming Up For Air’, dispensed with the funk metal of his late-eighties big … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dan Reed, Dan Reed Network, pop, review, rock, Signal Fire, singer, songwriter
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Album review: RAGE OF ANGELS – Dreamworld
Escape Music Rage Of Angels is the brainchild of original Ten keyboards player Ged Rylands and he has also worked with Danny Danzi and more recently guested on the enjoyable Love Under Cover album also on … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Asia, Bad Company, Danny Vaughn, Escape Music, Ged Rylands, melodic rock, Rage Of Angels, Robert Hart, TEN, Tyketto, Vinny Burns
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Album reviews: KILL DEVIL HILL, HINDER, NITROGODS, KINGCROW
KILL DEVIL HILL – S/T SPV www.spv.de Where have I been? Kill Devil Hill is a new project instigated by Vinnie Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Rainbow) and Rex Brown (Pantera) and this work was released at … Continue reading
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Tagged HINDER, Kill Devil Hill, KINGCROW, Mother Of God, NITROGODS, Starfire
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Album review: KROKUS – Dirty Dynamite
This is an unapologetic celebration of all that is right with blues hard rock. ‘Dirty Dynamite’ is the follow up to 2010’s ‘Hoodoo’ and pretty much picks up where that album left off. The core of the classic Krokus line … Continue reading
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Album Review: CLIMAX BLUES BAND – Reissues
Repertoire ‘Shine On’ (REP 5202) finds the Climax Blues Band on an upward commercial curve. Their previous album had delivered a big hit ‘Couldn’t Get It Right’ on both sides of the Atlantic and featured the enduring funk of … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Climax Blues Band, Colin Cooper, FM Rock, Pete Haycock, Repertoire, rock, Stafford
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Album Review: DAVID MIGDEN & THE DIRTY WORDS – Killing It
Promo Every once in a while you stumble something a little different and an album that reaffirms your belief in the potency of the independent release. In David Midgen case it’s not so much the wide array of musical … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, Arkansas, baritone, blues, David Migden, funk, soul, The Dirty Words
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Album Review: LORDI – To Beast Or Not To Beast
AFM Records [Release date 04.03.13] Lordi came to many people’s attention after winning the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Hard Rock Hallelujah’ and of course their eye catching onstage costumes. This is their sixth studio album … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, LORD OF MUSHROOMS, Lordi, To Beast Or Not To Beast
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Album review: OCTOBER TREE – The Fairy’s Wing
(Canvas Productions, 2012) If there’s one thing in life that really gets up my nose it’s indulgence. Self indulgence is bad enough, but pandering to somebody else’s indulgence is just plain wrong. And this is what has … Continue reading
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Tagged Greg Lounsberry, October Tree, prog rock lite, review, The Fairies Wing
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Album review: SAILOR FREE – Spiritual Revolution
(Tide Records, 2012) This is definitely an album of ‘despites’. Despite not having English as their first language, despite this being a concept album and despite having a band name like a John Inman sit-com – this … Continue reading
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Tagged Italian, Progressive Rock, review, Sailor Free
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Album review: X11 ALFONSO – Charles Darwin
(Self-release, 2012) Every so often an album like this appears, that is so left-field, so out of kilter with the way things are, that it is extremely difficult to listen to and be totally objective. Not that it is totally … Continue reading
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Album reviews: HEXVESSEL – No Holier Temple
Svart Records – Out Now. A year or so ago I remember coming across a review from a fellow journalist which was pretty complementary of “Dawnbearer”, the debut release by the Finnish Folk Metal outfit Hexvessel and even though I … Continue reading
Album review: REBECCA PRONSKY – Only Daughter
Rebecca Pronsky is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, New York whose previous outings have combined folk, jazz and country elements. ‘Only Daughter’ signals a slight shift in direction with a more adventurous Americana crossover sound. Produced by her husband and guitarist … Continue reading
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Album review: LARKIN POE & THOM HELL – The Sound Of The Ocean Sound
Edvins Records [Release date 04.03.13] 5 extended EPs and a live DVD over their two year career to date, and sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell have elected to share their first long playing outing with Norwegian songwriter Thom Hell. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, country, Larkin Poe, Lovell, Megan, pop, Rebecca, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, The Sound Of The Ocean Sound, Thom Hell
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