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News: CHANTEL McGREGOR, STEVE HOGARTH and JOHN ILLSLEY radio features on Sunday 5 October

Posted on October 4, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Chantel McGregor - Cambridge Rock Festival

Photo: Simon Dunkerley/GRTR! Special features on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio On Sunday 5 October, in The Pete Feenstra Feature, CHANTEL McGREGOR chats to Pete about her forthcoming album and about her career to date. (19:00 GMT) Chantel released her … Continue reading →

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Album review: STATE OF SALAZAR – All The Way

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Phil Berisford

Frontiers Records [Release date 25.08.14] “All The Way” is the debut album from Swedish band State Of Salazar and the review could be condensed to state “yet another Scandinavian rock band releases yet another superbly produced slice of genuine 1980’s … Continue reading →

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Gig review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Borderline, London, 29 September 2014

Posted on October 3, 2014 by petefeenstra

Tonight is arguably the most significant gig of Virgil & The Accelerators young career. It’s their central London showcase for the hard hitting ‘Army of Three’ album. And on an unseasonably warm Monday night, they play their early evening set … Continue reading →

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Album review: WOLFBORNE – In The Beginning…

Posted on October 2, 2014 by david.wilson

Karvorka Records [Release date – out now] This is the debut album from Wolfborne who hail from Vancouver. The premise was ‘to create a record to redefine rock music for the current generation’ an ambitious plan, so have they come … Continue reading →

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Album review: HELIX – Bastard Of The Blues

Posted on October 2, 2014 by david.wilson

Perris Records [Release Date – out now] I got a bit of a surprise when this album popped through my door mainly because I had no idea that Helix were still in existence. I saw Helix back in 1983 in … Continue reading →

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DVD review: STATUS QUO – The Frantic Four’s Final Fling

Posted on October 2, 2014 by david.wilson

Abbey Road/ Universal [Release date 01.09.14] On the 12th April 2014 in Dublin the last chords of the Frantic Four’s second and final reunion tour rang out and with it closed another chapter in the long history of Status Quo, … Continue reading →

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Single & EP reviews: DEAD CITY SOULS, CLEAR THE AUDITORIUM

Posted on October 2, 2014 by david.wilson

DEAD CITY SOULS –Dead City Souls EP Self Release [Release date 10.11.14] Dead City Souls release their debut, self titled CD in November, they bill it as a mini album but surely that is an EP? Containing seven tracks, one … Continue reading →

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Album review: UNISONIC – Light Of Dawn

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Davoski

earMUSIC [Release date 04.08.14] Arguably, 2014 has already been a good year for the power metal genre: Gamma Ray, Edguy and Freedom Call, amongst others have spun out very worthy platters. German supergroup Unisonic have easily augmented that roster … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KIP WINGER & FIONA – Borderline, London, 27 September 2014

Posted on October 1, 2014 by andynathan

KIP WINGER - Borderline, London, 27 September 2014

Despite a busy year for Winger, with the band touring the new Better Days Comin album as recently as June, Kip Winger’s London shows have now become an annual fixture in the calendar. As a bonus on this occasion one … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – October 2014 Highlights

Posted on October 1, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

October 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Photo: Simon Dunkerley Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Signposting upcoming and established blues/rock artists … Continue reading →

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Album review: OPETH – Pale Communion

Posted on September 30, 2014 by alanjones

Roadrunner Records [Release Date 25.08.14] Mikael Akerfeldt – the debate rages… Rather like Steven Wilson and Mike Portnoy, there are sections of the music press which are so sycophantic and so over the top in hyping up the Opeth frontman … Continue reading →

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Album review: SOLSTAFIR – Otta

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Yiannis

Season Of Mist [Release date 01.09.14] Iceland may be one of the most barren places on earth but the same cannot be said about its music scene – which is a rich gathering of like-minded and highly artistic people that … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE HAUNTED – Exit Wounds

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Yiannis

Century Media [Release date 25.08.14] To lose one founding member may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness… Now, I am not normally in the habit of paraphrasing Oscar Wilde when writing music reviews but this … Continue reading →

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Album review: U.D.O. – Steelhammer Live From Moscow

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Yiannis

AFM Records [Release date 26.05.14] It was thirteen years ago that ex-Accept frontman Udo Dirkschneider recorded his solo band’s first ever live album in Russia and, if the AFM Records press release is to be believed, the very same logic … Continue reading →

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Album review: TUSMORKE – Riset Bak Speilet

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Yiannis

Svart Records – Out Now. Some people may have all the luck in the world but then the majority of us have to try really hard in order to achieve our goals in life. Take Norwegian Folk Rock quartet Tusmorke … Continue reading →

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Album review: FLYING COLORS – Second Nature

Posted on September 30, 2014 by jason

Music Theories Recordings/Mascot [Release date 06.10.14] Flying Colors, the prog rock supergroup, are back with their second album just two years after their exceptionally strong debut release. Can they match that high standard? You bet they can! If anything this … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BIG COUNTRY – Concert Hall, Perth, 28 September 2014

Posted on September 30, 2014 by david.wilson

Tonight’s gig was part of a weekend of music in celebration of the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament which was being held a few miles down the road at Gleneagles. The premise I take it was to cash in on the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ELECTRIC BOYS, Camden Underworld, London, 26 September 2014

Posted on September 29, 2014 by andynathan

Bad Touch - Camden Underworld, London, 26 September 2014

Since they reformed in 2009, Sweden’s own self proclaimed funk-o-metallers Electric Boys have been regular visitors to these shores, with this tour at least their fourth by my reckoning including festival appearances. Perhaps it is this over familiarity that has … Continue reading →

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Album review: AUDREY HORNE – Pure Heavy

Posted on September 27, 2014 by jason

Napalm Records [Release date 26.09.14] Audrey Horne return with their new album just over a year since the highly enjoyable ‘Youngblood’. Most of the band members are also in death/black metal bands, yet Audrey Horne is more a homage to … Continue reading →

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Album review: VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS – Army of Three

Posted on September 26, 2014 by petefeenstra

Virgil & The Accelerators chat to Pete Feenstra for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 28 September, 19:00 GMT (repeated Tuesday 30 September at 21:00) More information Mystic [Release date 06.10.14] Having made a big … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE PIERCES – Creation

Posted on September 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Polydor [Release date 01.09.14] Sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce were on the verge of calling it a day when Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman came calling and offered to produced their chart topping You And I (2011) – an album that … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBERT PLANT – Lullaby and…The Ceaseless Roar

Posted on September 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Robert Plant - Lullaby and...The Ceasless Roar

East West [Release date 08.09.14] Sometimes an album leaves your jaw dropped, with words incapable of doing it justice. Such is Robert Plant’s latest offering. While Jimmy Page continues to yearn for days of yore, Plant continues to look for … Continue reading →

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Album review: SLASH feat. Myles Kennedy – World On Fire

Posted on September 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy - World On Fire

Roadrunner Records [Release date 13.10.14] He’s a shrewd dude, Slash. You never see the whites of his eyes. A bit like The Stig, you never see the man beneath the top hat and behind the easy rider shades. Remove them, … Continue reading →

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Album review: CLAUDIA BRUCKEN – Where Else

Posted on September 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Cherry Red [Release date 06.10.14] For many, Claudia Brücken will be synonymous with 80′s German synth pop band Propaganda – one of the first bands to be signed to Trevor Horn’s ZTT label and their 1985 debut A Secret Wish. … Continue reading →

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Album review: LARKIN POE – Kin

Posted on September 26, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

RH Music [Release date 25.08.14] Having lost all sense of direction on their last release – The Sound Of The Ocean Sound with Thom Hell in 2013 – you wondered whether sisters Rebecca and Megan Poe were destined for obscurity. … Continue reading →