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GRTR! reviewers May playlists
GRTR! scribes May playlists: Dio – Holy Diver/Last in line/Sacred heart reissues. Essential classic 80’s rock with some lovely bonuses. Thin Lizzy – Nightlife/Fighting reissues. Essential 70’s rock (Nightlife a lot of funk) with bonus tracks. Nicely cleaned up… JSS … Continue reading
Quick Plays: AKINESIS, ESTRELLA, THE VIBES, SCYTHE OF ORION
AKINESIS – The PassAge 2012 www.akinesis.com Italian duo Gabriele Caspani and Nando Mambretti release their second album based on the course of life. They play and produced all the music on the album that includes two songs sung in their … Continue reading
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Tagged Akinesis, Estrella, Kaisas, Scythe Of Orion, Tony Mills
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HIGH ON FIRE – “DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS”
HIGH ON FIRE – “DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS” CENTURY MEDIA (2012) High On Fire are a three-man Heavy/Stoner/Sludge combo that are not at all alien to the concept of success. Formed by the ex-Sleep guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike back in 1998, the … Continue reading
PARADISE LOST – “TRAGIC IDOL”
PARADISE LOST – “TRAGIC IDOL” CENTURY MEDIA (2012) Maintaining one’s band in top form is a pretty arduous task, especially when the band in question has enjoyed a career as long and as challenging as that of the Halifax-based Doom/Goth … Continue reading
DRIVER ‘Countdown’
Metal Heaven 2012 www.metal-heaven.com Driver formed from the ashes of M.A.R.S. way back in the 80’s and released an EP, which was re-recorded along with new songs for their first full album 2008’s rather good ‘Sons Of Thunder’ album. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Countdown, Driver, Mark Boals, Rob Rock, Roy Z
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COLOSSEUM – The Grass is Greener
Talking Elephant 2012 At a glance, it’s the Brit band’s 1969 founding stone, ‘Valentyne Suite’. At a second, it’s a compilation album. At a third, it isn’t – it’s something more curious still. For ‘The Grass Is Greener’ affords a … Continue reading
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Pilgrim – Misery Wizard
Doomheads rejoice!! And fire up you bongs for Pilgrim are here to melt your face with some of the finest, sludgiest, doomiest metal this side of Candlemass. Can you believe they’re from Rhode Island? I have been a fan of … Continue reading
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Stone Temple Pilots – Alive In The Windy City
Eagle Vision 2012 Surprisingly, this is Stone Temple Pilots first official live DVD release of their career and it is well worth the wait. Recorded in Chicago in March 2010, this show captures the band in fine form. The set … Continue reading
The Dark Sinatras – Sick Society
The Dark Sinatras – Sick Society Defectoscope Sounds 2012 The Dark Sinatras first got together in Russian punk clubs where singer, guitarist and song writer, Mark White was performing. Joined by some like-minded bodies they undertook to record this album … Continue reading
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EXUMER – Fire & Damnation
If you were alive and conscious of the music scene in the 80’s, in particular the thrash world, it’s pretty likely you’re familiar with the name Exumer. If not, welcome to 2012, and I would like to introduce you to … Continue reading
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JOB FOR A COWBOY – Demonocracy
I will be the first to admit the first time I heard Job For A Cowboy I was not impressed. They simply had a sound that didn’t really appeal to me. After seeing them recently on The Metal Alliance tour … Continue reading
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OSI Fire Make Thunder Review
Combining prog legends Jim Matheos (Fates Warning) and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key and ex-Dream Theater) not only sounds stellar on paper, but actually surpasses words to it’s awesomeness in reality. This, my fine readers is progressive music at its finest! … Continue reading
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Fuzzy Duck – Fuzzy Duck
Esoteric 2012 Just when you thought they’d all been caught and cooked, along comes this super-dude to reassure us there’s still gold in the hills of heritage rock. Culled from almost absurdly diverse career corners ranging from Rolf Harris to John du Cann’s … Continue reading
24 Pesos “When The Ship Goes Down”
Ourgate Records 2012 “When The Ship Goes Down” is the 3rd album from British blues bands 24 Pesos and the album’s 11 tracks were recorded in just 2 days- even more impressive is the fact that there were another 7 … Continue reading
GENTLE GIANT – Edge of Twilight
Talking Elephant Having charted with the (for them) atypically psychedelic ‘Kites’, Brit 60s’ pop-soulsters Simon Dupree And The Big Sound recognised that you had to get ahead to get on and promptly transmogrified into one of the defining progressive acts … Continue reading
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Pretty Maids “It Comes Alive (Maid In Switzerland)”
Frontiers 2012 Danish band Pretty Maids have been together for just over 30 years and in that time have sold albums probably in the hundreds of thousands, yet they have not attained the wider recognition that others in their genre … Continue reading
SAVAGE – Sons Of Malice
Minus2zebra 2012 Quintessential British Metal New albums from New Wave Of British Heavy Metal survivors Savage are sadly few and far between. A band noted as a major influence on Metallica – Lars Ulrich of course being the main reason … Continue reading
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LUKE WHITE ‘Outside In’
Strongwire Records 2012 Luke White has previously released an EP and this is his debut album, where bar the bass and drums he plays all the instruments on the album. He also engineers andand produces the album. Despite having eleven … Continue reading
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Blood Of The Spectre – Blood Of The Spectre
Hampshire 5 piece, Blood Of The Spectre, are a noisy bunch. They combine ultra heavy grindcore riffage with gruff vocals and some impressive technical guitar work. Knocking at the door of Killswitch Engage and Sylosis this EP is not for … Continue reading
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The Sunpilots – King Of The Sugarcoated Tongues
Honeytrap Records 2012 The Sunpilots are antipodean indie rockers and this is their second album following on from their 2008 debut ‘Living Receiver’ which won a lot of critical acclaim down under. This album though is the result of a … Continue reading
ZZ TOP – Live In Germany 1980
Eagle Records 2012 This is a live album which has been taken from a recording made for the Rockpalast TV series. These programmes were shown on BBC 2 in the early 80’s and were usually rather good, I remember a … Continue reading
DEPARTURE – Hitch A Ride
Escape Music 20120 www.escape-music.com Album number four from Departure and their first since 2001′s excellent pomp rocker ‘Corporate Wheel’. It also marks the fourth vocalist for the band, step forward Andi Kravljacea of Silent Call. Main man Mike Walsh is … Continue reading
Singles Bar – GRAHAM GOULDMAN, LISBEE STAINTON, THESE REIGNING DAYS
GRAHAM GOULDMAN – Daylight (Rosala Records released 4th June) 10CC’s Graham Gouldman is a busy man, fronting 10CC on their 40th anniversary tour and releasing a new solo album entitled ‘Love & Work’ due for release in August. This is … Continue reading
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CRAZY LIXX – Riot Avenue
Frontiers 2012 Now here is an album that literally rolls back the years- think classic Motley Crue, Skid Row’s debut, old LA Guns and early Guns N Roses- this has got it all. Crazy Lixx’ 3rd album … Continue reading
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BURZUM – “UMSKIPTAR”
BURZUM – “UMSKIPTAR” BYELOBOG (2012) The story of Varg Vikernes, founding member and driving force of the Norwegian Black Metal outfit Burzum, is one that has been well-documented and well-promoted. Ever since he was released from prison back in 2009, … Continue reading
