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		<title>Album review: BRAVE RIVAL &#8211; Life&#8217;s Machine</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/album-review-brave-rival-lifes-machine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 17:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/album-review-brave-rival-lifes-machine/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/brival_lm1a.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BRAVE RIVAL - Life&#039;s Machine" title="BRAVE RIVAL - Life&#039;s Machine" /></a>www.braverival.com [Release date 06.05.22] The debut album from Portsmouth rockers Brave Rival places them in a trajectory from Abba via Heart and Fleetwood Mac to Zeppelin.  This should mean at least that the band will appeal to a wide age &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/album-review-brave-rival-lifes-machine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/album-review-brave-rival-lifes-machine/">Album review: BRAVE RIVAL &#8211; Life&#8217;s Machine</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: JOE SATRIANI &#8211; The Elephants Of Mars</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-joe-satriani-the-elephants-of-mars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-joe-satriani-the-elephants-of-mars/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/jsatriani_teom1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="JOE SATRIANI - The Elephants Of Mars" title="JOE SATRIANI - The Elephants Of Mars" /></a>earMUSIC [Release date 08.04.22] A new Satch album. Energy levels high.  Check.  Weird titles.  Check.  Stellar guitar.  Check.  Shades on.  Check. In fact guitar nerds are being spoilt, because this album comes hot on the heels of Steve Vai&#8217;s latest &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-joe-satriani-the-elephants-of-mars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/album-review-joe-satriani-the-elephants-of-mars/">Album review: JOE SATRIANI &#8211; The Elephants Of Mars</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: GHOST – Impera</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/album-review-ghost-impera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 21:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david.wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/album-review-ghost-impera/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Ghost-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Ghost - Impera" title="Ghost - Impera" /></a>Loma Vista Recordings [Release date 11.03.22] Papa and the Nameless Ghouls are back with album number 5. The last album, Prequelle, took us back to the time of the Plague, but here we join Ghost in more modern times. The concept &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/album-review-ghost-impera/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/03/album-review-ghost-impera/">Album review: GHOST – Impera</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: MARILLION &#8211; An Hour Before It&#8217;s Dark</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-marillion-an-hour-before-its-dark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2022 19:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-marillion-an-hour-before-its-dark/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/marillion_ahbid1a.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MARILLION - An Hour Before It&#039;s Dark" title="MARILLION - An Hour Before It&#039;s Dark" /></a>Intact/earMUSIC [Release date 04.03.22] CD+DVD Digipak / CD Digipak / Jewelbox CD / Blu-ray Softbox / 2LP Gatefold / Ltd. Coloured 2LP (Orange) The past two years of pandemic has understandably pervaded album releases, the most extreme outcome is a &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-marillion-an-hour-before-its-dark/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-marillion-an-hour-before-its-dark/">Album review: MARILLION &#8211; An Hour Before It&#8217;s Dark</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: SAXON &#8211; Carpe Diem</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/01/album-review-saxon-carpe-diem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 08:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/01/album-review-saxon-carpe-diem/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SAXON-Carpe-Diem-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SAXON - Carpe Diem" title="SAXON - Carpe Diem" /></a>Silver Lining [Release date 04.02.22] Saxon, one of the world’s most consistent and reliable classic metal bands, a name synonymous with the New Wave Of British Heavy (NWoBHM); there were there at the start in the late 70s. Hits such &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/01/album-review-saxon-carpe-diem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/01/album-review-saxon-carpe-diem/">Album review: SAXON &#8211; Carpe Diem</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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