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Album review: THE QUIREBOYS – Black Eyed Sons
Off Yer Rocka Recordings [Release date 16.06.14] 2-CD/DVD The Quireboys are currently celebrating 30 years as a band – 30 years, where did that go, it seems like only yesterday that the band were being heralded as the next big … Continue reading
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Tagged 2-CD, album, Black Eyed Sons, DVD, review, rock, Spike, The Quireboys
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Book reviews: KILLERS – THE ORIGINS OF IRON MAIDEN 1975-1983 by Neil Daniels
Soundcheck Books [Publication date 10.04.14] Prolific music writer Neil Daniels has done it again. We all know the Iron Maiden story, or do we? From their inception on Christmas Day in 1975, bass player Steve Harris has steered England’s best … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Killers - The Origins Of Iron Maiden 1973-1985, Neil Daniels, review
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Album review: AOR – LA Connection
Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Released 21.07.14] Frederic Slama is back with album number thirteen under the AOR handle and a new label after the last couple of releases were on the aptly named AOR Heaven label. On this album he is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Bill Champlin, Frederic Slama, Jeff Paris, LA Connection, Paul Sabu, review, Tommy Denander
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Album review: JOHN LUTTRELL – The Dream Exchange
www.johnluttrell.com [Release date 15.05.14] In the mid-late 1980s there was a fad for what was termed ‘new age’ music which produced ambient albums in their abundance and presaged the “chill-out” genre a decade later. Some nasty critics likened the genre … Continue reading
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Tagged album, ambient, guitar, guitarist, instrumental, John Luttrell, new age, review, The Dream Exchange
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Gig review: MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER – Guilfest, 19 July 2014
Now you may be wondering what Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer is doing on GRTR! Well he name checked Slayer and he did an indie rock medley accompanied by his trusty banjolele. Plus he’s damn fine and talented chap. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 July 2014, gig, Guilfest, Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, review
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Gig review: GUILFEST – 19-20 July 2014
Saturday saw the weather again being kind to Guilfest and a bigger crowd too. Arrived to The Farm doing their hit ‘All Together Now’ on the main stage and they seemed to have gone down well with the crowd. Next … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 July 2014, 20 July 2014, gig, Guilfest, Kool and the Gang, Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer, review, The Buzzcocks
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Album review: EMIL BULLS – Sacrifice To Venus
AFM Records [Release date 08.08.14] Emil Bulls are a German alternative metal band who I have never heard of even though “Sacrifice To Venus” is their 8th album according to the AFM press release (if you include their acoustic live … Continue reading
Album review: BRIAN MAILLARD – Reincarnation
www.brianmaillard.com [Release date: 01.02.14] Brian Mailliard is an accomplished guitarist who came to wider attention with the band Solid Vision and perhaps more widely with the ill-fated if rather good Dominici albums (2005-7) fronted by original Dream Theater vocalist Charlie … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Brian Maillard, Dominici, Dream Theater, fusion, guitar, guitarist, instrumental, Reincarnation, review, rock, Solid Vision, Swiss
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Gig review: GUILFEST – 18 July 2014
Good to have the Guilfest back after the previous company running it went into liquidation after 2012’s festival. Last year they had two one day line-ups sponsored by Magic FM. The amount of stages has remained the same with two … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 July 2014, Boomtown Rats, Fun Lovin' Criminals, gig, Guilfest, Public Service Broadcasting, review, Sham 69, Slim Chance, The Blackout
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Album review: FURYKANE – Furykane
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Furykane are an alternative rock/metal band from France. Comprising of Jen (vocals), Max (guitar), Quentin (bass) and Romain (drums), they formed in 2006 and this is their second album. Furykane claim to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice In Chains, alternative, CD, France, Furykane, Jen, Limp Bizkit, metal, review, rock, Soundgarden
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Gig review: KANSAS – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 17 July 2014
Kansas were back after a nine year gap since their last London date and this was always going to be a special gig as Steve Walsh had announced a couple of weeks earlier that he was leaving the band after … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Greer, classic rock, David Ragsdale, gig review, Kansas, Kerry Livgren, Phil Ehart, pomp rock, prog rock, Rich Williams, Shepherd's Bush Empire, Steve Walsh, Tax The Heat, Thursday 17th July 2014
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Album review: SABATON – Heroes
Nuclear Blast – Out Now When you are signed to one of Metal’s biggest record labels, your albums enjoy first class promotion around the globe by being made available in various lavish formats and the last major tour you undertook … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Heroes, metal, review, Sabaton
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Album review: VALLENFYRE – Splinters
Century Media – Out Now. The death of a loved one can be a devastating experience and there is no ‘right’ way of dealing with it. While some find solace in isolation, others do so in expression. Greg Mackintosh, guitarist … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Doom Metal, review, Splinters, Vallenfyre
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Album review: CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND – Somewhere Over Detroit
Gonzo Multimedia [Release Date 23.05.14] Given the atrocious sound quality of this album and the apparent jumble of material ‘Somewhere Over Detroit’ is for completists only. Recorded in December 1980, this concert was part of Beefheart’s comeback, as he reverted … Continue reading
Album review: CRADLE OF FILTH – Total Fucking Darkness
Mordgrimm – Out Now. Long before enjoying the support of major labels like Sony and Roadrunner and headlining festival stages around the globe, Suffolk-based extreme Metallers Cradle Of Filth were just another UK band struggling to make ends meet. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cradle Of Filth, demos, metal, review, Total Fucking Darkness
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Album review: E-MUSIKGRUPPE LUX OHR – Spiralo
Svart Records – Out Now. Svart Records is an underground label from Finland whose support of the country’s local Metal scene is responsible, to a large extent, for the evolution of metal music in the land of a thousand lakes. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, E-Musikgruppe Lux Ohr, Finland, metal, review, Spiralo
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Album review: POSSESSION – Anneliese
Iron Bonehead / Invictus – Out Now. Possession are an underground Black/Death Metal quartet for which not much information can be found, other than the fact that they were first formed back in 2012 and that they are signed with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anneliese, Black Metal, Death Metal, Possession, review
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EP review: BEGGARZ FIXX – Rouse The Rabble
Self Release [Release date –08.09.14] Hmm, not too sure where to go with this EP. On the one hand the music is good, although nothing to write home about, think any second rate LA band from the late 80’s hair … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, Beggarz Fixx, CD, Chazza B Bennett, EP, hair metal, LA, review, rock, Rouse The Rabble
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Album review: THE IDOL DEAD – Dark Little Hearts
Raaa! Records [Release date – out now] The Idol Dead were formed in Leeds back in 2008 with the five members having eclectic musical tastes which were tapped to produce the band’s sound. They bill themselves as ‘five men hell … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Claire Cameron, Dark Little Hearts, Leeds, Pledge campaign, Polly Phluid, punk, review, rock, The Blackout, The Idol Dead
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Gig review: SNAKECHARMER – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 11 July 2014
Much like the lovingly recrafted Islington Assembly Hall where this gig took place, Snakecharmer are an example of how to reimagine a vintage classic and create something new. The classic rock ‘supergroup’, boasting respected alumni from the likes of Whitesnake, … Continue reading
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Tagged 11 July 2014, Chris Ousey, gig, Harry James, Heavy Metal Kids, Islington Assembly Hall, Laurie Wisefield, London, Magnum, Mark Stanway, Micky Moody, Neil Murray, Raw Glory, review, rock, Snakecharmer, Whitesnake, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: CHICAGO – Chicago XXXVI:Now
Frontiers Records [Release Date 04.07.14] Chicago’s enduring habit of numbering each of their albums consecutively only draw attention to their longevity. XXXVI is their first album of new material since 2006’s XXX, and while the latter saw them collaborating with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Chicago, melodic, Now, review, Robert Lamm, XXXVI
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Album review: FOZZY – Do You Wanna Start A War
Century Media [Released 21.07.14] Amazingly Fozzy have been going nearly fifteen years and this album is possibly their most commercial and accessible to date. Now that vocalist Chris Jericho is winding down his wrestling career the band are touring (the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, album, Century Media, Chris Jericho, Do You Wanna Start A War, Fozzy, metal, review, Rich Ward
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON – Acoustic Classics
Beeswing/Proper Records [Release date 21.07.14] Amazingly this is the first acoustic release (excluding live recordings) in over thirty years. This collection of his most famous songs newly recorded in acoustic form provides the perfect accompaniment to his solo acoustic shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Acoustic Classics, album, Fairport Convention, folk, guitar, guitarist, Linda Thompson, review, Richard Thompson
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Album review: KODIAK JACK – Alhambra
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Kodiak Jack hail from Portsmouth and formed in 2009. This is their second album and it is produced by Brian Wheat from Tesla. Kodiak Jack opened for Tesla on their recent UK show … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alhambra, Brian Wheat, Bryn Roberts, CD, Kodiak Jack, metal, Portsmouth, review, rock, Tesla
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EP review: SECOND RATE ANGELS – The Lost Days
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Second Rate Angels are a foursome from Hemel Hempstead and formed in 2011. They have performed at the Bloodstock Open Air Festival and played in support to Breed 77 amongst others. ‘The Lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Doran, Chris Lewis, Dave Gobran, EP, Hemel Hempstead, Maiden, Matt Clark, metal, review, rock, Second Rate Angels, The Lost Days, Trivium
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