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BLACKBURNER – Planet Earth Attack

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

http://blackburner.org/ Blackburner is the brainchild of Skyla Talon who fuses industrial rock, prog and metal with genres such as electro, dubstep (the latest genre loved by Muse amongst others) along with drum and bass. He has previously worked on Rob … Continue reading →

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STEVE MILLER BAND – Reissues 1968-1970

Posted on October 9, 2012 by GRTR! HQ
Steve Miller

Edsel Records [Release date: 08.10.12] This 5 album reissue of Steve Miller’s early career finds the future platinum recording artist fighting for artistic independence as he embraced west coast psychedelia. By the time of his debut recording, the band was … Continue reading →

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FAIR PLAY(Leif Carlsson/Mats Sannetorp) – Fair Play

Posted on October 9, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

(Leif Carlsson/Mats Sannetorp) ‘Fair Play’ is an excellent guitar driven instrumental album that is as delightful as it is unexpected. Swedish hard rock and blues guitarist Mats Sannetorp and producer Leif Carlsson who doubles on keyboards and guitar, have built … Continue reading →

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DEACON BLUE – The Hipsters

Posted on October 9, 2012 by GRTR! HQ
Deacon Blue - The Hipster

Edsel [Release date: 24.09.12] With Ricky Ross being a semi-permanent radio fixture it’s almost as if Deacon Blue have never been away.  It’s something of a surprise therefore to discover that The Hipsters is only the band’s 6th studio album, … Continue reading →

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MOTORHEAD – The World Is Ours Vol.2 – Anyplace Crazy As Anywhere Else

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Yiannis

UDR/EMI – Release Date 24/9/2012 The world of Rock is full of passion and vice and has claimed a significant number of victims over the years – people whose resistance and ability to manage drugs and alcohol is incomparable to … Continue reading →

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NANCY JOHNSON – funF

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Rocketboy Recordings www.nancyjohnson.co.uk Punk has always been about the ethos of doing it yourself and not worrying about over producing or even the musicianship (as the early Damned recordings show!). So when reviewing this UK based punk band’s debut album … Continue reading →

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BLACK ROSE – Cure for Your Disease

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Metalizer www.blackroseuk.co.uk NWoBHM band Black Rose released a number of classic metal singles in the early 80s, and an album or two too, and the band have gotten back together in recent years. This album was originally released as an … Continue reading →

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SPIDER – The Complete Anthology

Posted on October 9, 2012 by jason

Lemon/Cherry Red  (4CD Box)  Early 80s boogie metal band produced some fine (some might say clichéd) tracks that really are well enjoyable and worth checking out. After a number of reissues and compilations of varied quality we now get the complete … Continue reading →

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – Afterglow

Posted on October 9, 2012 by GRTR! HQ
Black Country Communion - Afterglow

Mascot Records (Release date 29.10.12) ‘Afterglow’ is essentially is a Glenn Hughes solo album given extra impetus and depth by the band. Hughes claims to record in three’s, so we can probably assume this might be the end of the … Continue reading →

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SON OF A BITCH – Victim You

Posted on October 8, 2012 by jason

Angel Air What you would expect from 3/5ths of Saxon is exactly what you get. No nonsense riffmongerous chunks of mainstream metal. That description could probably fit neatly into a copy of Kerrang! circa 1984 and so could this album. … Continue reading →

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MOS GENERATOR – Nomads

Posted on October 6, 2012 by david.wilson

    Ripple Music (Release Date – 23rd Oct 2012) All the way from Port Orchard, Washington, Mos Generator have been delivering top class, doom laden stoner rock to the masses for the past 11 years. The guys released 4 … Continue reading →

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DANKO JONES – Rock n Roll Is Black And Blue

Posted on October 6, 2012 by david.wilson

    Bad Taste Records (Release Date – Out Now) Danko Jones and crew are back for album number six and it’s a bit of a cracker. My first introduction to Danko Jones was many years ago at the Download … Continue reading →

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Dylan Mondegreen – S/T

Posted on October 6, 2012 by jason

Folkwit/Division Records This is the third album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Børge Sildnes, but the first under his new and altogether more worldly moniker, Dylan Mondegreen. It’s also the first to be released in the UK and features former St Etienne … Continue reading →

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ORDEN OGAN – To The End

Posted on October 6, 2012 by jason

AFM Records         Orden Ogan return with their oft delayed new album ‘To The End’ – it was down for a February release, then April and now finally its here in October! I came into this band … Continue reading →

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ONE MILE AN HOUR – S/T

Posted on October 4, 2012 by jason

Snowbird Records www.onemileanhour.com One Mile An Hour are a three piece band and they are heavily influenced by another three piece – Crosby, Stills & Nash. Vocalist Jeff Kightly has wonderfully high register – on ‘Magpie Song’ he recalls the … Continue reading →

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MAGICA – Centre of the Great Unkown

Posted on October 4, 2012 by jason

AFM Records Magica are a new one on me even though this is there 6th album. The band was formed back in 2002 by guitarist Bogdan Costea and is from Romania which might go someway as to explaining why they … Continue reading →

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RORY GALLAGHER – Reissues

Posted on October 3, 2012 by GRTR! HQ
Rory Gallagher - Against The Grain

Sony Music [Release date 01.10.12] The second batch of Rory Gallagher reissues – taken from the original quarter inch masters – chronicles his time with Chrysalis in the late seventies. Gallagher’s ascendant star had waned a little by 1975′s Against the … Continue reading →

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MOB RULES – Cannibal Nation

Posted on October 2, 2012 by jason

AFM Records www.afmrecords.com Mob Rules are back,  now a veteran of the metal scene having released their debut back in 1999. They pedal a decent style of power metal with a distinct Iron Maiden sound at times, mainly down to … Continue reading →

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IAN McCULLOCH – Slideling/Mysterio

Posted on October 1, 2012 by jason

Edsel Candleland (****) His debut album from 1989 and easily his best solo release to date. This re-release adds a second disc, although it will be sure to test the mettle of even the most ardent fan as it contains … Continue reading →

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Singles Bar: THE ENEMY, WATCHERS, AHEAD OF IDEAS

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jason

THE ENEMY ‘This Is Real’ (Released 22nd October) Another single lifted of their current top 10 album ‘Streets In The Sky’. This single also features on a four track EA Sports Fifa 13 EP, so plenty of exposure then. Like … Continue reading →

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BONRUD – Save Tomorrow

Posted on September 28, 2012 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com       Paul Bonrud is back some eight years after his rather good album released on Frontiers. Now he has a new label and has the legendary producer Keith Olsen co-producing the album, so no issues … Continue reading →

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SNEW – What’s It To Ya

Posted on September 24, 2012 by david.wilson

    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

Posted on September 24, 2012 by david.wilson

    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

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jason

“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

Posted on September 24, 2012 by jason

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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