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Album review: LAUTENFEYN – Verdammt Und Vergessen
Magic Mile Music [Release date 06.03.26] Many years ago I was sent a CD to review (remember them?) by a German band called The Ordeal. The album was Descent To Hell and it was a metal masterpiece that still gets … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Fairytale, Lautenfeyn, Magic Mile Music, medieval, metal, Olli Opperman, review, rock, The Ordeal, Verdammt Und Vergessen
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Album review: EMERALD MOON – The Sky’s The Limit / The Sky’s The Limit Tour 2025
Pete Feenstra chatted to Vanessa Di Mauro, singer with Emerald Moon, for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, illustrated with tracks from the two latest albums. First broadcast 15 March 2026. Inouie [Release date: 13.03.25] It’s temping to use phrases like … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Babe Ruth, beth Hart, Dana Fuchs, Deep Purple, Elkie Brooks, Emerald Moon, Fabrice Dutour, Francois C Delacoudre, Glenn Hughes, interview, Janis Joplin, Jenny Haan, Laurent Falso, Led Zeppelin, Michaal Benjelloun, Pat Benatar, review, Rush, The Faces, The Sky's The Limit, The Sky's the Limit Tour 2025, Thin Lizzy, Tina Turner, Vanessa Di Mauro
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Album review: CASEY MAUNDER – Smash Down Jericho
Website [Release date 20.03.26] Album number three from Casey Maunder and pleased to report that he carries on with his high standards of penning catchy, melodic hard rock. Of the ten songs on here, only ‘Paint’ has been released ahead … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Casey Maunder, hard rock, melodic rock, review, rock, Smash Down Jericho
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Album review: GARY MOORE – Reissues (2006-2014)
BMG [Release date 24.04.26] Blues and rock guitarist extraordinaire Gary Moore, who sadly died in 2011, left quite a legacy, whether the solo blues or rock or with other artists such as Thin Lizzy. BMG continue their reissue campaign with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, BMG, Brian Downey, classic rock, Don Airey, Gary Moore, guitarist, Mark Feltham, reissue, review, Thin Lizzy
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Album review: SQUEEZE- Trixies
BMG Records [Release date 06.03.26] Something old, something new….. for Squeeze’s first studio album in over eight years since 2017’s ‘The Knowledge’ they have revisited what might in a parallel world have been their debut album. At the outset of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook, Owen Biddle, Squeeze, Trixies
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Album review: RAINBOW – Temple Of The King 1975/76
Edsel/Demon Music Group [Release date 27.03.26] Originally touted as Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow were formed by Deep Purple guitarist Blackmore. In late 1974, Blackmore had wanted to record a cover of Quatermass’ Black Sheep Of The Family, and did so as … Continue reading
Album review : GABE STILLMAN – What Happens Next?
Gulf Coast Records [Release date: 27.03.26] With an impressive CV which includes graduating from the Berklee School of Music, being a finalist at the 35th Annual International Blues Challenge and a Gibson Guitar Award winner, you might be surprised to discover … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anson Funderburgh, Barry Goldberg, Connor Selby, Dean Martin, Gabe Stillman, Gerry Goffin, Glen Campbell, John Hartford, Kaz kazanoff, Ray Manzarek, review, The Allman Brothers, THE DOORS, Van Morrison, What Happens Next
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Album review: SONS OF TOWN HALL – Of Ghosts and God
Website [Release date: 06.03.26] Sons of Town Hall formed nearly a decade ago in a London pub and consist of singer-songwriters Ben Parker and David Berkeley. Sons of Town Hall have crafted an elaborate fictional world to frame the album, … Continue reading
Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Live!
Chrysalis [Release date: 03.04.26] Guitarist Robin Trower made himself as a guitarist, originally with Procol Harum, before forging a successful solo career. Most will (or should) know his classic second album, Bridge Of Sighs, which was remastered and expanded last … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, classic rock, guitarist, hard rock, live, Procul Harum, review, Robin Trower, rock
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Album review: NEAL MORSE BAND – L.I.F.T.
InsideOut Music [Release date: 27.02.26] The announcements that the Neal Morse Band’s fifth album, L.I.F.T.’ would be released in 2026 came as a pleasant surprise to many fans of NMB (as they now style themselves). That was the result of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dream Theater, L.I.F.T., Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, Neal Morse Band, NMB, prog rock, progressive, review, rock, Spock's Beard
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Album review: WILLE AND THE BANDITS – Salt Roots
Website [Release date 27.02.26] This latest album from Wille and the Bandits sees main man William ‘Wille’ Edwards and his band reaching new heights of epic story telling brilliance. Salt Roots is, in many ways, a homage to Cornwall, Edwards’ county … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Cornish Surfer Blues Rock, review, rock, Salt Roots, Willie And The Bandits
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Album review : ANDY SMYTHE – Quiet Revolution
self release [Release date: 13.03.26] Andy Smythe’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ is a contemplative, but impassioned look at contemporary times. The album title appears to mirror the thoughts and songs of an introvert whose insightful lyrics appear to be a catalyst for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Smythe, folk, Nick Drake, Pete Atkin, pop, Quiet Revolution, review, rock, singer, songwriter, The Waterboys, Tim Buckley
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Album review : GARRET T. WILLIE – Bill’s Cafe
Gulf Coast Records [Release date: 27.02.26] Garret T. Willie’s ‘Bill’s Café’ is a powerful statement of intent. Were it not for the fact that he hails from a little rural town called Alert Bay, off the northern tip of Vancouver … Continue reading
Album review: VOODOO RAMBLE – Live Made In The UK
Facebook [Release date 01.02.26] On side 2 of Savoy Brown’s A Step Further, the singer announces – this is the boogie the Savoy Brown Boogie, and then they launch into a full album side of a live cut of blues boogie. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Boris Zamba, Live Made in the UK, Pete Feenstra, review, rock, Voodoo Ramble
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Album review: BIG BAND OF BOOM
Ragtime Records [Release date 13.03.26] “Imagine the Kill Bill soundtrack played by Rage Against the Machine with an orchestra” is the blurb used to entice the wary listener into the music of twelve piece, Birmingham based, Big Band of Boom. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, big band, Big Band of Boom, fusion, indie, jazz, metal, review, rock, swing, System Of A Down
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Album review: PHIL VINCENT – Thirst Trap
Rock Company Records [Release date 25.02.26] Phil Vincent has been releasing albums since 1996, as a solo artist or as a member of bands like Tragik and D’Ercole. ‘Thirst Trap’ is his 24th solo album to date, and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Sabbath, classic rock, D'Ercole, melodic rock, Phil Vincent, review, rock, Thirst Trap, Tragik
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Album review: THE NEUTRINOS – Last Haus On Earth
Wet Nurse Records [Release date 01.05.26] I don’t quite get Norwich’s “The Neutrinos”. Probably far too clever for their own good. This, their sixth album, is contemporary art-rock/post-punk but where it falls down is the lack of consistency. In amongst … Continue reading
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Tagged album, art rock, Lasr Haus On Earth, post-punk, review, The Neutrinos
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Album review: JEFF AUG – Interim
Timezone Records [Release date 06.02.26] A track on Aug’s 2024 album - ‘Fuck The Neighbors’ – may have indicated he had a score to settle. But maybe on the back of Covid the guy was just frustrated? No such apparent … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Interim, Jeff Aug, review, rock
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Album review: CLAIRE VINE – We Carve Our Path
Website [Release date 13.03.26] To release an album with no noticeable instruments, you must either be very brave or very established. I think Claire Vine is a bit of both. She has established herself as part of the psych folk band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bandcamp, Claire Vine, folk, Hands of the Heron, review, singer, We Carve Our Path
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Album review: BROOKS WILLIAMS AND AARON CATLOW – Working In Wood
Website A fiddle, an acoustic guitar, two voices and an upright bass – a winner for Americana some might say, including this reviewer. Played live in the studio this ten track album is a great intro to Brooks Williams and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Catlow, acoustic, album, Brooks Williams, folk, instrumental, jazz, review, traditional, Working In Wood
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Album review: MICK ROGERS – The Guitarist
Copo Events [Release date: 30.01.26] Interesting stuff here from Mick Rogers on his third solo album. It is not quite what you might expect from the musician who has provided lead guitar and sometimes lead vocals for Manfred Mann’s Earth … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, guitarist, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Mick Rogers, prog rock, review
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Album review: DENNIS CHURCHILL-DRIES – Crazy Is This Life
AOR Blvd Records [Release date 30.01.26] Former White Sister and Tattoo Rodeo vocalist Dennis Churchill-Dries is back with another album packed full of classy melodic rock. He’s joined by Steve Newman on guitar and keys, along with Newman drummer Rob … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, AOR Blvd Records, Dennis Churchill Dries, hard rock, melodic rock, review, rock, Steve Newman, Tattoo Rodeo, White Sister
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Album review: GOTTHARD – More Stereo Crush
Reigning Pheonix Music [Release date 13.03.26] Gotthard released ‘Stereo Crush’ last year and now have a follow on eight-track EP. Five songs are previously unreleased from the ‘Stereo Crush’ sessions, ‘Mayday’ had only been available as a video, and there … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gotthard, hard rock, KROKUS, Marc Storace, melodic hard rock, More Stereo Crush, review
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Album review: ROBERT REED – Sanctuary IV
Tigermoth Records [Release date 16.04.25] I can’t quite understand Robert Reed’s obsession with Mike Oldfield. ‘Tubular Bells’ was a landmark album but in some respects very much of its time. Yes, it made greater impact in 1973 because of Oldfield’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Les Penning, Mike Oldfield, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Robert Reed, Sanctuary IV, Simon Phillips, Tubular Bells
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Book review: WOODCUT – THE MAKING AND THE MEANING by Andy Stuart
Kingmaker Publishing [Publication date 06.02.26] Written to accompany the new album from Big Big Train, ‘Woodcut – The Making And The Meaning’ follows the gestation of what would result in the Progressive Rock band’s first concept album, through to the early … Continue reading
