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NAGLFAR – “TERAS”
NAGLFAR – “TERAS” CENTURY MEDIA (2012) For a band that was first formed back in 1992, Umea-born and bred Melodic Black Metallers Naglfar can hardly be described as a prolific outfit! Maybe it is the result of having suffered numerous … Continue reading
Gracious – Gracious!/This Is…Gracious!
BGO 2012 BGO have had this on catalogue for years now but its re-reissue (!) rightly suggests Gracious merit more attention. When it comes to box-ticking, the keyboard-driven six-piece had much to suggest assured success as flighty lightweight pop tipped into deep-thinking prog at the end of the … Continue reading
MAX WEBSTER re-issues
Max Webster/High Class In Borrowed Shoes/Mutiny Up My Sleeve Rock Candy 2012 Canadian band Max Webster, led by vocalist / guitarist Kim Mitchell, produced some fine hard rock albums between the mid 70s and early 80s. Their roots were in … Continue reading
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Single and EP round-up
Fist Full Of Lies – If It Wasn’t For This I’d Still Have Everything (S-a-N PR) Fist Full Of Lies are billed as ‘an aspiring punk quartet’ which sounded quite promising, what they are though is another twin vocal, nu … Continue reading
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TYKETTO – Dig In Deep
Frontiers Records 2012 In the melodic hard rock world, Tyketto’s 1991 debut Don’t Come Easy is recognised as one of the genre’s greatest albums, and its lead off cut Forever Young was perhaps only second to Journey’s signature pair as … Continue reading
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ARJEN LUCASSEN – Lost In The New Real
Inside Out (2012) Arjen Lucassen has gone down the solo route for his new album (although long time drummer Ed Warby plays on the album), based on Mr L, a 21st-Century man who was cryopreserved at the moment of clinical … Continue reading
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Tagged Arjen Lucassen, Ayreon, Blade Runner, folk, Inside Out, Lost In The New Real, prog metal, Rutger Hauer, Star One
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OLD IRONSIDES, SICKTRUST, BROKEN LUNGS, MELLOW BRAVO reviews
Old Ironsides – The Path To Madness (TSM) Bostonians Old Ironsides were formed back in 2005 when the bands two leading lights, Ryan Rickerson and Alex Boccia, started writing songs that were in a different direction to what they were … Continue reading
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Peepshow – Brand New Breed
Scots rockers Peepshow are about to release this , their debut album, on an unsuspecting world . The band have picked up a few notable support slots playing along with Backyard Babies, Crashdiet and Duff Mckagen’s Loaded and listening to … Continue reading
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Brijitte West and The Desperate Hopefuls
Devils Jukebox Records 2012 Back in the 1990’s NY Loose were one of the most criminally underrated bands of their time. Their brand of glam/punk/pop was not in the mainstream and therefore they were sadly overlooked by most. Fast-forward to … Continue reading
MARVLEC – Pack And Run EP
Marvlec are a new band from the US who formed in 2009 and this their new EP. They are sure to do well as they tap into the sound of bands like Shinedown who are big in the US and … Continue reading
DAVID SAYLOR – City Of Angels
AOR Blvd Records 2012 www.aorblvdrecords.co.uk David Saylor some may remember from Push UK, who those lovely folk at AOR Blvd released an album from them a couple of years ago. Mind you don’t go expecting melodic hard rock like Push … Continue reading
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THE SAFETY FIRE – “GRIND THE OCEAN”
THE SAFETY FIRE – “GRIND THE OCEAN” INSIDE OUT (2012) Inside Out is an independent record label that has acquired a good reputation over the years as a result of lending its support to numerous young and much promising progressive … Continue reading
HUNTRESS – “SPELL EATER”
HUNTRESS – “SPELL EATER” NAPALM RECORDS (2012) Self-promotion is important for any young outfit, struggling to make a name for itself, especially in an era where new bands appear like mushrooms after the rain. The Californian Heavy Metal quintet Huntress … Continue reading
BONNIE RAITT – Slipstream
Interesting collection of covers from my favourite country blues artist, and I am not a big fan of the genre, but Bonnie gets close enough to the blues/rock to make me a fan. 4 tracks from her sessions with Joe … Continue reading
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BANGALORE CHOIR – Metaphor
AOR HEAVEN 2012 Like the proverbial London bus, you wait ages for a Bangalore Choir album- 18 years from their ‘On Target’ classic- and then two come in quick succession, ‘Cadence’ being followed 18 months or so later by this … Continue reading
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OSI – “FIRE MAKE THUNDER”
OSI – “FIRE MAKE THUNDER” METAL BLADE (2012) Massachusetts-born guitarist Jim Matheos has been a very busy man lately. It was only a few months ago that his collaboration with ex-band mate and vocalist extraordinaire John Arch resulted in the … Continue reading
SECRETS OF THE MOON – “SEVEN BELLS”
SECRETS OF THE MOON – “SEVEN BELLS” LUPUS LOUNGE (2012) Black Metal has been with us long enough to trick some people into thinking that original ideas and fresh modes of artistic expression from new and current serving bands of … Continue reading
RAM – Death
When Metal Blade recording artist RAM’s third full length album Death started, I wasn’t really sure what the hell to think. I seriously thought I was listening to some crazy Dario Argento soundtrack for a George Romero Zombie flick. The … Continue reading
HALESTORM – The Strange Case Of…
There is no singer with more balls and passion in this business right now than the singer of Halestorm. Lzzy Hale has one of the most incredible voices out there performing. Able to go from the most beautiful lilt to … Continue reading
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ACCEPT – Stalingrad
If you’re a metal fan there’s likely no doubt that you know the name Accept. Most people know them for the song “Balls To the Wall” and the fact that the band was typically decked out in camouflage. True fans … Continue reading
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PAUL BRADY – Dancer In The Fire: A Paul Brady Anthology
Proper Records 2012 Paul Brady got his first big break in Planxty, a band that also spawned successful solo careers of Any Irvine and Christy Moore amongst others. This two CD anthology is hand picked by Brady and covers songs … Continue reading
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Zoltar Speaks – Treatment
S-a-N PR 2012 The name Zoltar should be familiar to those of a certain age , it was the name of the fairground slot machine that changed Tom Hanks into an oversize 10 year old in the film Big. This … Continue reading
Instill – The Hooligan Factor
Fudgeworks/Absolute 2012 Instill were formed in the deep south, well Bournemouth, back in 2008. This is the band’s second EP release and it is one of best packaged CD’s I have seen, they have put a lot of time and … Continue reading
CANNIBAL CORPSE – Torture
Metal Blade 2012 The first time I heard Cannibal Corpse I absolutely hated them. This was in college, when the campus radio station was clearing out a bunch of their metal CD’s. As I recall they were phasing out the … Continue reading
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TRIXTER – New Audio Machine
Frontiers 2012 Trixter, now there’s a name from the past. Formed in the late ‘80’s and releasing two what we shall term as hair-metal classics with “Trixter” (1990) and “Hear!” (1992). Both of which did reasonably well in the States … Continue reading
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