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Album review: RAINBOW – The Singles Box Set 1975–1986
Universal (19 CD set) [Release date 2.02.14] Those lovely guys at Universal have really gone to town (again) here – and a set that will be beyond most fans’ needs (or price range); but the extravagance here matches the marvel … Continue reading
Album review: ANGRA – Angels Cry: 20th Anniversary Tour
earMUSIC [Release date 24.02.14] Formed in 1991, this Brazilian power metal band have won many fans, playing with progressive and melodic angles. This live set, recorded in Sao Paolo in their native Brazil, celebrates the 20th anniversary of their Angels … Continue reading
Album review: FOREIGNER – I Want To Know What Love Is – The Ballads
earMUSIC [Release date 03.02.14] You can’t help thinking this ballads collection is something of a cash-in in advance of the band’s spring tour with Europe and FM. There are no new tracks but newcomers may be interested in the note-perfect … Continue reading
Album review: SILENT FORCE – Rising From Ashes
AFM Records [Released 27.01.14] Alex Beyrodt is a busy man. Early in 2013 we had a Whitesnake orientated release from Voodoo Circle and then there is the imminent release of the new Primal Fear album Delivering The Black. In between … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Alex Beyrodt, Mats Sinner, Michael Bormann, review, Rising From Ashes, rock, SILENT FORCE
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Album review: BERGGREN KERSLAKE BAND – The Sun Has Gone Hazy
AOR Heaven www.aorheaven.net [Released 27.01.14] An interesting one this as it sees the return of legendary drummer Lee Kerslake of Uriah Heep and Ozzy Osbourne fame, working with Stefan Berggren, who has sung in a number of bands including Company … Continue reading
Album Review: FREQUENCY DRIFT – Over
Gentle Art Of Music [Release Date: 14.02.14] Frequency Drift have been at the zenith of Europe’s purveyors of melancholic progressive rock for a few years now – their previous two releases, ‘Ghosts’ (2011) and ‘Laid To Rest’ (2012) were both … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Frequency Drift, German, Germany, Over, Progressive Rock, review, RPWL
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News: IAN ANDERSON of JETHRO TULL new album and tour
After two magic years on the road with the Thick As A Brick shows, legendary Prog Rock icon Ian Anderson embarks upon a UK tour, following the release of his new concept album ‘Homo Erraticus’ in April. The 22-date UK … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, April, classic rock, concept album, Homo Erraticus, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, May, prog rock, progressive, rock, Thick As A Brick, tour dates, UK tour
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Album review: THE PECKHAM COWBOYS -10 Tales From The Gin Palace
Cargo Records [Release date 14.02.14] “10 Tales From The Gin Palace” is the second album from South London’s The Peckham Cowboys and as the title would suggest, the album contains 10 tracks of sleazy, debauched, catchy rock n roll and … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 Tales From The Gin Palace, album, review, THE PECKHAM COWBOYS
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Gig review: TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA – Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, London, 4 January 2014
The first time that I saw Trans-Siberian Orchestra live, it turned out to be one of the musical highlights of the year for me. The year was 2011, the venue exactly the same as tonight (note: then called The Hammersmith … Continue reading
News: The Best of 2013 – rock albums and live acts as selected by reviewers, readers and listeners
The Top Albums of 2013 (as selected by our readers and listeners) 1. DEEP PURPLE Now What?! 2. THE ANSWER New Horizon 3. ALTER BRIDGE The Fortress 4. BLACK STAR RIDERS All Hell Breaks Loose 5. MOTORHEAD Aftershock 6. SOUND … Continue reading
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Tagged ALTER BRIDGE, Best of 2013, Black Star Riders, Deep Purple, Family, live acts, progressive, rock, Saxon, Steve Hackett, THE ANSWER, top albums, Wilko Johnson
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Album review: LEAF HOUND – Live In Tokyo
Ripple Records ( Release date – 13th January 2014) Leaf Hound are a band of legend. Born in 1969 the band underwent a couple of line-up changes before releasing their first album ‘Growers Of Mushrooms’. This … Continue reading
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Tagged CD, DVD, Growers Of Mushrooms, Leaf Hound, Live In Tokyo, Peter French, Ripple Records, rock, Stoner, Unleashed
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DVD Review – VARIOUS ARTISTS – Live At Wacken 2012
UDR ( Release date – out now) As anyone with an ounce of metal in their veins knows the Wacken Festival is one of the longest established and heaviest festivals in Europe. This three DVD package … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, DVD REVIEWS, PURE METAL (All posts)
Tagged 2012, Amon Amarth, festival, Ghost Brigade, metal, Michael Denner, Nesum, rock, Saxon, Scorpions, Suffocation, Testament, VOLBEAT, Wacken
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Album Review: XNA – When We Changed You
Cleopatra Records – Release Date: 22 October 2013 You know all those awkward questions that children ask at various stages of their development – ‘why is the sky blue?’, ‘are we nearly there yet?’, ‘where do babies … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Malin, Billy Sherwood, David Hussey, Progressive Rock, review, When We Changed You, XNA
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Gig review: THERION – O2 Islington Academy, London, 20 December 2013
Support Acts: Arkona Review & Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis It was around the end of November that an acquaintance of mine asked me to name my favorite gig of the year to which my response was “It’s too early … Continue reading
Single & EP review: THE GREETING COMMITTEE – Island (EP)
Push Puzzle Records [Release date 15.09.13] One of the joys of enduring music is the way retro influences sometimes coalesce with the present and lodge themselves in cutting edge recordings. ‘Island’ a 3 track EP from Newcastle’s The Greeting Committee … Continue reading
Album review: SOT – Kind of Saltz
Soltanic Sounds [Available now] ‘Kind of Saltz’ appears to have been released some time ago but has just popped again in my pile of CD’s be reviewed. It’s a wide ranging and engaging album, best described as 70’s jazz-rock fusion, … Continue reading
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Tagged Family, Frank Zappa, fusion, guitar, Jazz rock, Kind of Saltz, King Crimson, Lars Andreas, metal, moog, Norwegian rock, prog rock, review, Skjalg Reithaug, SOT, tube
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Album review: CASABLANCA – Riding A Black Swan
Gain/Sony Music [out now] American/Swedish band Casablanca have just released their sophomore album “Riding A Black Swan” and just 8 days into 2014 I would be surprised if I am not still listening to this on repeat at the end … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Casablanca, glam, review, Riding A Black Swan, rock, sleaze
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DVD review: WILKO JOHNSON – Live At Koko
Cadiz Music [Release date 18.12.13] The biggest weight of expectation on a night of high emotion probably lay in the lap of the multi-camera crew, rather than the band themselves. For on a night that happily didn’t turn out to … Continue reading
Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Goin’ To The Delta
Ruf Records [Release date 11.02.14] Having spent the best part of 48 years on the road as the personification of the pivotal and enduring Anglo American blues-rock band Savoy Brown, guitarist Kim Simmonds goes back to basics on ‘Goin’ To … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, boogie, Chicago Blues, Garnet Grimm, Goin' To The Delta, guitar, Kim Simmonds, Pat DeSalvo, review, rock, Savoy Brown
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Album review: HAIL OF BULLETS – III: The Rommel Chronicles
Metal Blade – Out Now. Being both a huge Metal fan and a passionate historian with a particular fascination for all things WWII meant that I was hooked immediately back in 2006 on the old-school Death Metal quintet Hail Of … Continue reading
Interview with LIV KRISTINE (Leaves’ Eyes) – 12 December 2013
There are few people who I have thoroughly enjoyed talking to over the years in my capacity as a music journalist, and Liv Kristine, leading member of the Symphonic/Gothic Metal sextet Leave’s Eyes is certainly one of them. Hours prior … Continue reading
Album review: PHWG – The Observer
Pontus H.W. Gunve [Release date 07.05.13] PHWG is an innovative band led by New York based guitarist, synth programmer, composer and producer Pontus H.W. Gunve, with an original take on prog rock, world, ambient and fusion music. He frames it all … Continue reading
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Tagged ambient, cello, electric violin, Frank Zappa, fusion, guitar, Joe Renaud, Lorenzo Wolff, percussion, PHWG, Pontus H.W. Gunve, prog, Raymond Sicam111, review, rock, Sean Hagerty, synth programming, tablas, The Observer, Tripp Dudley, world
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Album review: SPACE ELEVATOR – S/t plus interview with the Duchess
DY Music www.spaceelevatoronline.com [Released March 2014] Debut album by a band formed by guitarist David Young, who plays in the West End musical ‘We Will Rock You’ house band along with female vocalist called the Duchess. The band is completed … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Dr Who, DY Music, Fleetwood Mac, Gallifrey, Neil Murray, pomp rock, Queen, SPACE ELEVATOR, The Darkness, the Duchess, We Will Rock You
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DVD review: THE DOORS – Live At The Bowl 68 / Soundstage Performances / Live In Europe 1968
Eagle Vision [Release date 15.10.13] The Doors ‘Live At The Bowl ‘68’ / ‘Soundstage Performances’ / ‘Live In Europe 1968’ triple DVD box set judiciously mixes recycled and restored concert footage with insightful bonus interviews from band members and their contemporaries. … Continue reading
Album review: KROSSBORDER – Kompilation Vol 1 – The Best British Blues
Krossborder Records – [Release Date: 16.12.13] ‘Krossborder Kompilation Vol 1: The Best British Blues’ invites us to ‘enjoy a good dose of musical therapy’. The 16 tracks just about deliver enough to allow us to do just that, even though … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolution, Alex McKown Band, Best British Blues, blues compilation, Dave Thomas, Dove & Boweevil, Idle Hands, Innes Sibun, Jackson Sloan, Krossborder, Krossborder Kompilation Vol 1, Krossborder records, Little Devils, Planet Graffiti, Red Butler, Roadhouse, Roy Mette Band, Sharon Colgan band, The Best British Blues, Tom Gee Band, White Knuckles Blues Band, Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion
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