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BABYLON FIRE – Dark Horizons
Rocksector Records ( Release Date 12th Nov 2012) Babylon Fire play heavy metal, pure and simple and it’s a fact the guys are rightly proud of. The Manchester 4 piece have been together for the past 5 years … Continue reading
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LOVE UNDER COVER – Set The Night On Fire
Escape Music www.escape-music.com Sweden does it again as another great melodic hard rock band bursts onto the scene. Mind you one look at the line-up and they are seasoned musicians including Last Autumn’s Dream vocalist Mikael Erlandsson and Martin Kronlund … Continue reading
NASVILLE PUSSY – From Hell To Texas: Live and Loud in Europe
SPV Nashville Pussy has re-mastered and re-sequenced their well received 2009 album “From Here to Texas” and added a 16 track live disc to bring us “From Hell To Texas – Live and Loud in Europe”. This two disc delight … Continue reading
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FLASH BASTARD – Rock n’ Roll Must Be Destroyed
Cargo Having been signed to Nikki Sixx’s Americoma label in the mid-‘90’s, Canadian band Flash Bastard were dropped before their debut album was released- mainly down to the fact that vocalist Donal Finn had an altercation with The Scorpions when … Continue reading
JIMI JAMISON – Never Too Late
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Following on the heels of his last solo album, the wonderful “Crossroads Moment” (and “Extra Moments”) which was mostly co-written with ex-Survivor colleague Jim Peterik, comes “Never Too Late”. The Survivor writing connection has been severed for this … Continue reading
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Tagged Eclipse, Erik Martensson, Frontiers, Jimi Jamison, Never Too Late, Survivor, W.E.T.
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KINGS OF ASGARD – …To North
Metal Blade – Out Now The story of the Epic/Viking Metal outfit King Of Asgard is similar to that of many bands which serve the above-mentioned genre. Four musicians with previous services in similar-sounding bands decide to join forces, create … Continue reading
JAMES IHA – Look To The Sky
The End Records ( Release date – Out now) James Iha will be familiar to most as the guitarist in The Smashing Pumpkins. This though is his first solo release in 15 years and it shows a mellower … Continue reading
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Black Sabbath and Philosophy: Mastering Reality
Black Sabbath and Philosophy: Mastering Reality edited by William Irwin (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) This is the latest in the Blackwell Philosophy and Popular Culture series and this one examines the mighty Black Sabbath, particularly their music, through … Continue reading
WILL WALLNER & VIVIEN VAIN – Rising
Metal Mind Productions Wallner and Vain, though sounding like the first act at an end-of-the-pier variety show, are in fact very well connected musicians indeed. The list of contributors to this debut album reads like a Who’s Who of late … Continue reading
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Tagged Jimmy Bain, Rainbow, Rising, Tony Carey, Will WALLNER / Vivien VAIN
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HARM – The Nine
Frostbyte This metal/grunge combo Harm hail from Southern Ontario, Canada. They’ve been around since 2003, but this is only their second outing. Released in their homeland and bits of Europe in 2009, the follow up now gets a full international … Continue reading
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To Master Reality with Black Sabbath, Let Philosophy be Your Guide by William Irwin
William Irwin is the editor of Black Sabbath and Philosophy: Mastering Reality (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) and here he gives us his views on what we may expect from the new Black Sabbath album currently being recorded… To Master Reality with … Continue reading
RICK SPRINGFIELD – Songs For The End Of The World
(Frontiers) www.frontiers.it Rick Springfield’s apparent youth has always been deceptive. As the heart throb of American teenagers in his early eighties heyday he was already well into his thirties , and now despite appearances to the contrary he is an … Continue reading
ATKINS/MAY PROJECT – Valley Of Shadows
(Gonzo Multimedia) Al Atkins is a founder member of Judas Priest – writing ‘Victim Of Changes’ – although he left the band to make way for Rob Halford in 1973 . He has also written a very informative autobiography of his … Continue reading
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NINE BELOW ZERO – Live At The Marquee
Universal (Release date – 19th Nov 2012) This re-release is the latest on Universal’s ‘Re-present’ imprint. The album was originally released back in 1980 and became a huge success for the band. This remastered release sees the original … Continue reading
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RED LAMB – Red Lamb
Hansel and Gretel (Release date – 10th Dec 2012) Red Lamb is a bit of a thrash metal supergroup formed by ex-Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz and Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine. They have enlisted several friends to record this … Continue reading
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LORD FOWL – Moon Queen
Small Stone Records www.smallstone.com Lord Fowl are a four piece consisting of Jon Conine (bass), Don Freeman (drums), Vechel Jaynes (guitar/vocals) and Mike Pellegrino (guitar/vocals) and this album sounds like a ling lost classic from the … Continue reading
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WISHBONE ASH – Live in Geneva 1995
Angel Air www.angelair.co.uk Wishbone Ash have had multiple line up changes and periods of inactivity since their ‘70’s hay day. Andy Powell, the sole surviving member by 1995, put a touring band together and marked their … Continue reading
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OPETH ( Mikael Akerfeldt) Interview
Swedish prog metallers Opeth are currently back on tour around the UK and Europe and I caught up with mainman Mikael Akerfeldt before the tour commenced to talk tours, recording and more … You’re back out on tour around … Continue reading
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GENE THE WEREWOLF- Rock n’ Roll Animal
Frontiers www.frontiers.it Strangely for a relatively new band, Gene The Werewolf, have captured that big mid to late ‘80’s vibe perfectly. Don’t be fooled by the off the wall name as the band seamlessly blends the feel of mid-career KISS, … Continue reading
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BLOODBOUND – In The Name Of Metal
AFM Records One look at the track names and you know what to expect especially with an album called “In the Name of Metal”! After the title track we have “Bonebreaker”, “Metalheads Unite”, “Mr Darkness” and “I’m Evil” to name … Continue reading
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NASTY IDOLS – Kalifornia
Perris Records Sweden’s Nasty Idols recently unleashed their sixth album, “Kalifornia”, and just in time for it to slide into my top albums of 2012. Produced by Matti Engdahl and the band, the album is heavier in part than its … Continue reading
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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT – Epicloud
Inside Out www.insideout.de The musical genius that is Devin Townsend is back, although this is an album of highly addictive pop metal/hard tunes and not the Ziltoid sequel he was apparently planning – that is coming … Continue reading
Quick Plays: SOULICIT, HUMBUCKER
SOULICIT – Parking Lot Rockstar (Thermal Entertainment/Music Buy Mail) American hard rockers Soulicit have burst on to the rock scene recently, touring with the likes of Buckcherry, Fuel, SevenDust and Halestorm to critical acclaim. “Parking Lot Rockstar” is the outfit’s … Continue reading
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Tagged HUMBUCKER, Robyn, SOULICIT, THE TUESDAY CLUB
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KAMELOT – Silverthorn
SPV ww.spv.de An important album for Kamelot as with the departure of the band’s previous vocalist Khan, his replacement would have big shoes to fill. Luckily the band have chosen wisely in Tommy Karevik, formerly of … Continue reading
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TORBEN SCHMIDT – Long Short Story
Blimey here is a blast from the past as Torben Schmidt used to front Danish melodic/pomp rockers Skagarack, who even played the Reading festival back in the late 80’s. The band split in the mid-90’s and nothing much has been … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Long Short Story, Skagarack, TORBEN SCHMIDT, West Coast
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