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Album review: SARO COSENTINO – The Road To Now

Posted on November 17, 2022 by brianmc

Cat Sounds Music [Release date 18.11.22] If only we knew just how much musical talent flies below the mainstream radar. You look at the line up on this, Saro Cosentino’s third “solo” album, and you find, amongst others, Gavin Harrison, … Continue reading →

Album review: JOHN NORUM – Gone To Stay

Posted on November 16, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

GAIN [Release date 28.10.22] In the absence of a Europe album (last sighted 2017) we have at least a new album from the band’s guitarist. Norum’s last solo outing in 2010 was called ‘Play Yard Blues’. But as I said … Continue reading →

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Album review: LADY MAISERY – Tender

Posted on November 13, 2022 by jason

www.ladymaisery.com [Release date 11.11.22] Lady Maisery return with ‘Tender’, their first studio album in six years. Lady Maisery combines the talents of Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans. All three contribute vocally and between themselves add in harp, banjo, … Continue reading →

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Album review: ARC OF LIFE – Don’t Look Down

Posted on November 13, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 18.11.22] Arc Of Life is a Progrock supergroup, arguably. In order of fame : Jon (Yes) Davison, Billy (Yes/ World Trade) Sherwood, Jay (Unruly Child) Schellen, Dave (Sound Of Contact) Kerzner and Jimmy (Air Supply/ Circa) Haun. … Continue reading →

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Album review: ENUFF Z’NUFF – Finer Than Sin

Posted on November 12, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 11.11.22] If there’s any band that just keeps on keeping on, it’s Enuff Z’Nuff. The band has undergone enough line up changes to fill a Wikipedia page, yet the man who started it all, Chip Z’Nuff is … Continue reading →

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Album review: ABOUT US – About Us

Posted on November 10, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [release date: 11.11.22] It’s a pleasure to welcome a band from the Asian continent, About Us, to the world of AOR and Melodic Rock (despite the album’s Proggy cover). They are a well established, award winning band in their … Continue reading →

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Album review: JERUSALEM – Jerusalem

Posted on November 10, 2022 by jason

Talking Elephant Records [28.10.22] The one and only album by Jerusalem was originally released back in 1971 on Deram Records. It has since been released on a number of unofficial and bootleg editions before this official CD release on Talking … Continue reading →

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Album review: RING OF FIRE – Gravity

Posted on November 9, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 11.11.22] Spend an hour with Ring Of Fire’s new album, Gravity, and you’re sure to find the music impossible to nail down. It’s a moving target. A neo-classical, Prog/Power Metal sub genre, or maybe that’s a a … Continue reading →

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Album review: AVANTASIA – A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society

Posted on November 9, 2022 by jason

Nuclear Blast [Release date 21.10.22] The ninth studio album from Avantasia, the musical concept created by Tobias Sammet. Vocal wise the list is as impressive as ever with Bob Catley, Floor Jansen, Geoff Tate, Ronnie Atkins and Eric Martin amongst … Continue reading →

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Album review: DR FEELGOOD – Damn Right!

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Davoski

Grand Records [Release date: 04.11.2022] Before we get on to the album review, there’s something we need to clear up. Calling the current incarnation of Dr Feelgood a tribute act is just too harsh. Whist some have pointed to the … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Heaven And Hell/Mob Rules (2022 reissues)

Posted on November 7, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 25.11.22] When we last reviewed these albums (in 2010) they were also reissues with bonus tracks. And in May that year Ronnie James Dio lost his battle with stomach cancer ahead of a major headlining gig lined … Continue reading →

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Feature: IT’S CHRISTMAS! (2022 Style)

Posted on November 6, 2022 by jason

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Here we round-up the Christmas offerings for this year, be they singles, EPs or albums. Get your favourite tipple and mince pies at the ready as we delve into 2022′s Christmas offerings… Pylon Poets give us ‘Say That You’ll Stay, a … Continue reading →

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Album review: RISING STEEL – Beyond The Gates Of Hell

Posted on November 6, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 18.11.22] Third album from French traditional (ish) metal band, Rising Steel, who still exist in the last century (in a good way). From their amusingly phallic name, to the way they deploy every rushing, thrashing riff that … Continue reading →

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Album review: VOODOO RAMBLE – Can’t Write A Pop Song (When You’ve Got The Blues)

Posted on November 3, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Thoroughbred Music [Release date 10.22] In our reflections on two decades of rock it is a truism that out there are some wonderful bands and musicians who, for whatever reason, never hit critical mass. This is usually down to a … Continue reading →

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Album review: MIKE VASS – Decemberwell Decade

Posted on November 3, 2022 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 18.02.22] Mike Vass is always an artist coming up with new musical ideas that are both intriguing and enjoyable. On ‘Decemberwell Decade’ he celebrates his 2011 classic winter album with a brand new incarnation. The original album … Continue reading →

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Album review: MANTRIC MOMENTUM – Trial by Fire

Posted on November 3, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date: 11.11.22] It’s a little off putting that Mantric Momentum’s Melodic Metal debut album, Trial By Fire, shares its title with numerous releases of the same name. From Henry Jackman’s movie music to Journey’s tenth studio album to … Continue reading →

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Album review: JANICE BURNS & JON DORAN – No More Green Hills

Posted on November 3, 2022 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 28.10.22] Janice Burns & Jon Doran are an Anglo-Scottish duo who formed in 2017, after discovering a shared love of traditional music. As the duo explain the album’s theme is one of “songs of love, loss, and … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE LYNN TURNER – Belly Of The Beast

Posted on November 2, 2022 by jason

Mascot Label Group [Release date 28.10.22] The album’s title gives a clue to Joe Lynn Tyner going full on metal, courtesy of his new found musical companion producer/songwriter Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain, Lindemann). He has also recently revealed he has … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALTER BRIDGE – Pawns & Kings

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Davoski

Napalm (Release date: 14.10.22) In an unpredictable world of turbulence and chaos, it is reassuring to know that Alter Bridge bring regular and dependable quality. As Autumn rolls around every third year, a new studio album from this heavy mob … Continue reading →

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Album review: FEMME FATALE – Femme Fatale (2022 remaster)

Posted on October 31, 2022 by brianmc

Rock Candy Records [Release date: 07.10.22] Femme Fatale’s self titled 1988 album was co produced by Rick Neigher and David Cole, who together wrote the opening track and single release, ‘Waiting For The Big One’, the band’s only Billboard Top … Continue reading →

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Album review: VINNIE MOORE – Double Exposure

Posted on October 29, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Vinnie Moore about his career with tracks from his solo albums. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 4 December 2022. Mind’s Eye Music [Release date 08.11.22] We were mightily impressed with Vinnie Moore’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: BANG TANGO – Psycho Cafe (2022 Remaster)

Posted on October 29, 2022 by brianmc

Rock Candy Records [release date: 07.10.22] It might be exaggeration to describe Bang Tango’s music as a radically different take on Hair Metal, but it was certainly its own man. The band, Joe Leste on vocals, Kyle Stevens and founder, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANGER DANGER – Screw It (2022 Remaster)

Posted on October 28, 2022 by brianmc

Rock Candy Records [Release date: 07.10.22] Somebody lost the “best before 1989” label when Danger Danger were recording Screw It (1991), the follow up to their gold album debut. The sexist album cover; the impossible to misinterpret, double entendre song … Continue reading →

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Album review: JULIE DRISCOLL – 1969 (remaster)

Posted on October 27, 2022 by brianmc

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Cherry Red [Release date: 28.10.22] From the beginning of her career in the sixties, singer Julie Driscoll had worked with the Brian Auger Trinity. And indeed she fronted that band when she scored two UK Chart hits in 1968, covers … Continue reading →

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Album review: FOXTON & HASTINGS – The Butterfly Effect

Posted on October 27, 2022 by jason

Absolute [Release date 28.10.22] Few bands have continued the legacy of a truly legendary act than From The Jam, their original line-up two thirds of the seminal outfit. Whilst never being just purely a tribute act, The Jam bass player … Continue reading →