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Quick plays: BEN ABRAHAM, DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA, TALISCO
BEN ABRAHAM – Sirens Secretly Canadian [Release date 04.03.16] Despite the record label name, Ben Abraham hails from Australia where this, his debut album, was released last year. It is now getting a full UK release and I can see … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ben Abraham, Death By Unga Bunga, folk, Pineapple Pizza, pop, punk, review, Run, singer songwriter, Talisco
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Album review: DREAM THEATER – The Astonishing
Roadrunner Records [Release date 29.01.16] Epic. Sprawling. Career defining? Perhaps. Dream Theater have unleashed upon its adoring fans an album of such substantial girth that it makes the job of reviewing it reasonably tough. DT are known for super long … Continue reading
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Tagged album, concept, Dream Theater, James LaBrie, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, melodic, metal, progressive, review, the Astonishing
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Album review: ESCAPE THE FATE – Hate Me
[Release date 30.10.15] “Hate Me” is the 5th studio album from the Las Vegas formed band. Escape the Fate (ETF) are most notable for being the first band of outspoken Falling in Reverse frontman, Ronnie Radke. They also have worked … Continue reading
Album review: LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM – Paintings
AOR Heaven [Released 26.02.16] Album number twelve from Last Autumn’s Dream who, with a couple of exceptions, release a new album at the start of each year. The line-up is the same as 2015′s ‘Level Eleven’, making this the second … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, AOR Heaven, Last Autumn’s Dream, melodic, Paintings, review, rock
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Album review: SHAKRA – High Noon
AFM Records [Release date 29.01.16] Swiss hard rock band Shakra return with their tenth studio album “High Noon” and, after the departure of vocalist John Prakesh in late 2013, surprisingly also return with previous vocalist Mark Fox who quit the … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album, Dominik Pfister, High Noon, Mark Fox, melodic rock, review, Roger Tanner, Shakra, Switzerland, Thom Blunier, Thomas Muster
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Album Review: RHAPSODY OF FIRE – Into The Legend
AFM Records [Release date 15.01.16] Rhapsody of Fire return with their 11th studio album “Into The Legend”…this is of course classing Luca Turilli’s Rhapsody as a totally separate band which I suppose it is anyway… The press release points out … Continue reading
Album review: MAGNUM – Sacred Blood “Divine” Lies
SPV [Release date 26.02.16] Tony Clarkin must surely receive a public award for services to consistent songwriting. Since the mid-1970s he has been the main architect of Magnum’s wider and enduring success. And on this – the band’s 19th studio … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Barrow, album, AOR, Bob Catley, Harry James, Magnum, Mark Stanway, pomp, review, rock, Sacred Blood "Divine" Lies, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT – White Bear
Earache Records [Release date 15.01.16] The Temperance Movement’s debut album released back in 2013 proved a big hit, making the upper echelons of the UK album charts. Since then they have opened for the Rolling Stones and toured extensively, including … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Earache Records, Phil Campbell, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, The Temperance Movement, White Bear
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Album review: LAST IN LINE – Heavy Crown
Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 19.02.16] How poignant that, as I write this review, it is just hours since the news broke that bass player Jimmy Bain has died. A member of Rainbow, Thin Lizzy and a pivotal part of Dio, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andrew Freeman, classic, Dio, Frontiers, Heavy Crown, Jeff Pilson, Jimmy Bain, Last In Line, review, rock, Vinny Appice, Vivian Campbell
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Quick plays: JULIA FORDHAM (1988 reissue), UNDERHILL ROSE
Cherry Pop [Release date 29.01.16] Julia Fordham is one of those artists who could only really flourish in the 1980s when there were expansive label budgets, solid production values, and exposure on national radio. Her exquisite blend of self-penned pop … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, bonus tracks, folk, Julia Fordham, live, pop, reissue, review, roots, singer, songwriter, The Great Tomorrow, Underhill Rose
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Album review: PRIMAL FEAR – Rulebreaker
Frontiers Records [Release date 22.11.15] Teutonic metal merchants Primal Fear return with their 11th studio album “Rulebreaker” which follows a similar path to 2014’s well received “Delivering The Black” opus. Primal Fear were founded way back in 1997 when bassist … Continue reading
Album review: CUTTING CREW – Add To Favourites
www.cuttingcrew.biz Everyone will know Cutting Crew for their big 80′s hit ‘(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight’ and they had a decent level of success until they split-up in 1993. The band returned in 2005 with frontman and sole … Continue reading
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Tagged Add To Favorites, album, AOR, country, Cutting Crew, Nick Van Eede, pop, review, rock, soul
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Album review: IAN DANTER – Second Time Around
Cherry Red [Release date 25.09.15] I enjoyed TalkSport’s (he also subs in at Planet Rock and is the drummer in Kiss tribute band Dressed To Kill) Ian Danter’s debut album ‘Prove You Wrong’, released in 2013 and here is the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Greg Hart, IAN DANTER, Kiss, melodic, power pop, review, rock, Second Time Around, talkSPORT
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Album review: BRAINSTORM – Scary Creatures
AFM Records [Release date 15.01.16] Brainstorm’s 11th studio album “Scary Creatures” follows hot on the heels of 2014’s “Firesoul” and features ten more Euro-style power metal numbers. The Bavarian band were formed way back in 1989 and released their first … Continue reading
Album review: EXUMER – The Raging Tides
Metal Blade [Release date 29.01.16] Old fashion thrashin’. It can’t be put more simply than that. Exumer released both “Possessed by Fire” and “Rising from the Sea” at the height of thrash’s popularity, the 80s. This is a band that … Continue reading
Quick plays – HELLSPRAY, HURON, THE SHAMBOLIC
Album review: HELLSPRAY – Bring On The War Self Release [Release date 07.08.15] This is the second album by Swedish metal band Hellspray following on from their debut ‘Part Of The Solution’. The band master in hard and fast metal … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anders Moberg, Bring On The War, CD, Doom, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, Hellspray, Huron, metal, Motorhead, review, rock, Skindred, The Dead, The Dead Stay Dead, The Dying and The Damned, The Shambolic, When The Kill Code Fails, Zac Wylde
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Album review: MANIMAL – Trapped In The Shadows
AFM Records [Release date 20.11.15] Manimal return with their brand of Swedish metal in the form of “Trapped In The Shadows” but for me the band name is a little off putting as it serves as a reminder of that … Continue reading
Quick plays: MICK FLINN BAND, MATCHBOX
MICK FLINN BAND Road To L.A. [Release date 29.01.16] The Mick Flinn Band formed around five years ago, but Mick Flinn is most probably more well known as the lead singer in 70′s hitmakers the Mixtures, who had chart success … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Going Down Town, Matchbox, Mick Flinn Band, review, Road To LA, rock, rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, the Mixtures
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Album review: GLITCH CODE – Gifted_Damaged
Basilica Music [Release date 12.02.16] Glitch Code is a collaboration between songwriter/producer/sound designer Paul Kirkpatrick and vocalist Rachel Harvey. And a lot of attention to detail has gone into the creation of their debut – even the packaging for the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Basilica, electronica, Gifted_Damaged, Glitch Code, Paul Kirkpatrick, pop, Rachel Harvey, review, rock
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Album review: LEAPFROGTOWN – Dreaming In Public
Coffee Jingle Records [Release date 25.01.16] Leapfrogtown – a vehicle for London duo Chris Guard and Stuart Walton – is proof, if it were ever needed, that you’re never old to [start to] rock ‘n’ roll, with their debut a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Guard, Dreaming In Public, glam, Leapfrogtown, pop, review, rock, Stuart Walton
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Album review: THE GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA – Earth Lift
Loud Folk [Release date 22.09.15] Minneapolis art rockers The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra take us back to the experimental and adventurous days of early 70’s prog rock and fusion, when bands like King Crimson, Jethro Tull and later the Mahavishnu Orchestra … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alec Tackmann, Billy Thommes, Dan Neale, Earth Lift, Frank Zappa, fusion, Gong, jazz, Jethro Tull, John Wright, King Crimson, Lisi Wright, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Michael Urbaniak, prog, review, rock, Rush, Sandy Denny, The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
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Album review: BLACKTOP DELUXE – Presence & Gain
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Blacktop Deluxe (3 January 2016) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Blacktop Deluxe [Release date 11.09.15] ‘Presence & Gain’ is a well crafted blues/rock album by a band that has earned its right … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Ibbotson, album, Blacktop Deluxe, Blue On Black, blues, boogie, David Gilmour, funk, Gareth Young, guitar, interview, Keith Howe, Pink Floyd, Presence & Gain, review, Rob Martin, rock
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Album review: DOCKER’S GUILD – The Heisenberg Diaries Book A: Sounds of Future Past
Lion Music www.lionmusic.com [Release date 21.01.16, digital only] This is the second album from the Docker’s Guild, the brainchild of Douglas R. Docker. This album is part of a series of 4 transitional albums placed between the 5 main “seasons” … Continue reading
Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Blood Money
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Danny Bryant (13 December 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud In this hour radio special Pete Feenstra chats to Danny Bryant and plays tracks from ‘Blood Money’ Jazzhaus [Release date 29.01.16] Danny … Continue reading
Album review: PRONG – X: No Absolutes
SPV www.spv.de [Release date 05.02.16] Formed in New York City in 1986, Prong are a band that has flew under the radar to many in years gone by. The typical 80s thrash metal band also include many aspects of hardcore … Continue reading
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Tagged album, album X - No Absolutes, metal, Prong, punk, review, rock, SPV
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