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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – The Archaeoptimist
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Gig review: STEVE OVERLAND AND JIM KIRKPATRICK- The Weir, Brentford, Middlesex, 9 December 2025
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Gig review: JOHN OTWAY – Face Bar, Reading, Thursday 11 December 2025
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Gig review: CURVED AIR – The Sub Rooms, Stroud, 20 November 2025
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Tag Archives: album
Album review: TRAGIK – Faith Healer
Rock Company [Release date 03.11.20] Album number nine from Tragik by my reckoning? It is another band that features the musician that never sleeps – Phil Vincent. With Tragik he handles vocals, bass and keyboards on the album. Tragik also … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Faith Healer, hard rock, melodic rock, metal, Phil Vincent, review, Tragik
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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Paranoid (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe)
BMG [Release date 09.10.20] Another year. Another anniversary. At the dawn of heavy metal as we know it, 1970, Black Sabbath released their second album which went on to achieve multi-million selling status. A fan favourite it yielded a handful … Continue reading
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Tagged 50th anniversary, album, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, box set, Doom, Geezer Butler, heavy metal, interview, Ozzy Osbourne, Paranoid, review, super deluxe, Tony Iommi
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Album review: CIRCULINE – CircuLive New View (DVD/Blu-ray)
Inner Nova Music [Release date 09.10.20] Starting out covering Yes, Genesis, ELP, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, UK, Jethro Tull, Rush, and Pink Floyd, three members of New York based tribute band Downing Grey decided to form Circuline in 2014 as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blu-ray, Circuline, CircuLive New View, DVD, prog, Progressive Rock, review
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Album review: PERFECT PLAN- Time For A Miracle
Frontiers Records [Release Date 04.09.20] Perfect Plan’s self titled debut was one of the revelations of 2018, these seasoned Swedes emerging from nowhere with a high quality mix of hard rock and AOR. After keeping the pot boiling nicely with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Kent Hilli, melodic rock, Perfect Plan
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Album review: HELL IN THE CLUB – Hell of Fame
Frontiers Records [Release Date 04.09.20] Hell in the Club, whose latest album is remarkably their fifth, are one of the few bands on Frontiers Records huge roster that are actually from their native Italy- even if band members have adopted … Continue reading
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Tagged album, glam rock, Hell In The Club, sleaze rock
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Album review: LEAVES’ EYES – The Last Viking
AFM Records [Release date 23.10.20] Leaves’ Eyes are nothing if prolific, with eight albums, eight EPs and a live album since they formed back in 2003. ‘The Last Viking’ marks the final part of the band’s Viking trilogy, telling the … Continue reading
Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) January 2021-March 2021
Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2020 April – June 2020 July – September 2020 October – December 2020 April – June 2021 July-September 2021 October-December 2021 2021 January 1st THE BLACK KEYS ‘Brothers’ (10th anniversary edition) 8th Frozen … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, album, AOR, Bluray, CD, classic rock, DVD, February, heavy rock, January, March, melodic rock, metal, New releases, progressive, rock
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Album review: MATTY JAMES CASSIDY – Old Souls
Cargo Records [Release date 28.08.20] I do love a record that you cannot pigeon-hole to one musical genre, especially one that has a rich tapestry of influences in there too, and that is exactly what Matty James Cassidy has managed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, country, folk, Matty James Cassidy, Old Souls, review, rock, rock 'n' roll
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Album review: RISING STEEL – Fight Them All
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Second album from Grenoble’s finest metal band, Rising Steel. And you can see the tongue in their cheek from space. Allegedly. The band’s amusingly phallic name is the first Freudian nod and wink. And then, endearingly, … Continue reading
Album review: MARTIN BARRE – 50 Years Of Jethro Tull (2-CD)
On Sunday 18 October, Martin Barre chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, about his time in Tull and beyond. (40:33) The Store For Music [Release date 16.10.20] The first thing to say is that the cover, … Continue reading
Album review: STRYPER – Even The Devil Believes
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Stryper’s 13th studio album, “Even The Devil Believes” follows hard the heels of “God Damn Evil” (their fourth on Frontiers). When you’re hot you’re hot. Vocalist/Guitarist/producer, Michael Sweet lets loose a high pitched howl as he … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Even The Devil Believes, melodic, melodic metal, metal, Michael Sweet, review, Stryper, white metal
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Album review: SIMON COLLINS – Becoming Human
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] Fourth solo album by Simon Collins and his first since leaving Sound Of Contact, on whose 2013 debut album ‘Dimensionaut’ he handled lead vocals. Simon Collins played drums and keys on this album, along with vocals. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Becoming Human, electronica, Frontiers, melodic, Phil Collins, prog rock, progressive, review, Simon Collins, Sound Of Contact
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Album review: LANDFALL – The Turning Point
Frontiers [Release date 04.09.20] This is up and coming Brazilian band, Landfall’s first album with talented vocalist Gui Oliver. His high tenor has encouraged the label to compare him to Steve Perry, but his vocal timbre is often much closer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Frontiers, Gui Oliver, Journey, Landfall, melodic rock, review, rock, Steve Perry, The Turning Point
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Album review: THE LAST DINOSAUR – Wholeness
Indie [Release date 23.10.20] Music can move us in so many ways, filtering through our lives in both the subtle and the obvious. It can seem to be that ever-present soundtrack to our days, a faintly heard radio, the background … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, indie, Jamie Cameron, melodic, review, the Last Dinosaur, Wholeness
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Album review: SANDRA BOUZA – Falling Away From Me
Sabucedo Records [Release date 18.09.20] If Toronto has provided a creative backdrop to the recent renewed interest in all aspect of soul, Sandra Bouza takes things a step further with a cross genre, radio friendly album that is refreshingly lyrically … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Canadian soul, Falling Away From Me, funk, Hill Kourkoutis, Janis Joplin, jazz, Joni Mitchell, Motown, R&B, review, Sandra Bouza, soul, Toronto, vocal
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Album review: OVERLAND – Scandalous
Escape Music [Release date 18.09.20] FM vocalist Steve Overland returns with a new album, aided by Tommy Denander, along with Brian Anthony (bass, piano, Hammond) and drummer Brian Tichy (Foreigner, Whitesnake, Dead Daisies et al). The album’s contrasting styles can … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, FM, melodic rock, review, rock, Solo, soul, Steve Overland, Tommy Denander
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Album review: FORNDOM – Fapir
Nordvis Produktion [Release date 03.04.20] A new genre has been created: Viking Chill-out and Forndom is the King. Skillfully mixing the best of Icelandic bands like Sigur Ros along with traditional Scandinavian folk, this Swedish artist brings a stunning world … Continue reading
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Tagged album, chill, Fapir, folk, Forndom, melodic, review, rock, Viking
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Album review: BILLY WALTON – Dark Hour
Harmonized Records [Release date 04.09.20] ‘Dark Hour’ is a ground-breaking album for the Billy Walton Band. It kicks like a mule but also searches for soulful subtly. ‘Dark Hour’ also finds a meaningful role for the band’s horn section, beyond … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Walton, Billy Walton Band, Dark Hour, Eric Safka, funk, Gary Moore, guitar, Neil Young, Philly soul, review, Robert Cray, rock, soul, William Paris
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Album review: JACKIE MCAULEY– The Cherryvale Files
Red Button Records [Release date 21.02.20] ‘The Cherryvale’ Files is Jackie McAuley’s first album for about 4 years and though it’s an introspective aggregation of songs rather than a full-blown album, it’s been worth the wait. The former Them, Belfast … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Belfast Gypsies Trader Horne, blues, Celtic, folk, Jackie McAuley, Leon Redbone, Pierre Luigi Cioci, Poormouth, Randy Newman, review, rock, songer, songwriter, soul, Them
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Album review: ERROL LINTON – No Entry
Bra$$dog Records [Release date 02.10.20] Normally our blues maestro Pete Feenstra would be waxing lyrical I am sure on this release, however I like a little traditional blues now and then, something Errol Linton is steeped in. Errol has releases … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Chicago Blues, Errol Linton, harmonica, No Entry, review
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Album review: SLADE – Come On Feel The Hitz: The Best Of Slade
BMG [Release date 25.09.20] You have to love Slade – one of Britain’s finest hit makers during the 70s and were strongly associated with the glam rock and hard rock scenes. But with a unique frontman (and one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, best of, BMG, classic rock, Come On Feel The Hitz, glam rock, hard rock, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, review, rock, Slade
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Album review: KAT RIGGINS – Cry Out
Gulf Coast Records [Release date 14.08.20] ‘Cry Out’ is a high energy album full of heartfelt lyrics, stylistic diversity and booming arrangements that gives Kat Riggins the best possible context for her gritty and soulful vocals. The album’s arts work … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Castiglia, album, blues, boogie, Cry Out, gospel, Gulf Coast records, Johnny Sansone, Kat Riggins, Mike Zito, R&B, review, rock, soul, vocals
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Album review: SOUTH OF SALEM – The Sinner Takes It All
Indie [Release date 25.09.20] South Of Salem hail from Bournemouth, consisting of vocalist Joey, guitarist Fish and Kodi, bassist Dee and drummer Pip. You can get some idea of the band’s music with the choice of producer Scott Atkins, who … Continue reading
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Tagged album, debut, gothic, hard rock, horror metal, melodic, metal, review, South Of Salem, The Sinner Takes It All
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Album review: AYREON – Transitus
Music Theories Recordings [Release date 25.09.20] Ayreon’s latest album comes complete with the book and vinyl offerings accompanied by a 28 page graphic novel illustrated by Felix Vega. It’ll see Arjen Lucassen, Dutch songwriter, singer, musician and record producer, tackle … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Arjen Lucassen, Ayreon, concept album, Dee Snider, Epica, Kamelot, melodic, Music Theory Recordings, porg metal, review, rock, theatrical, Transitus, Twisted Sister
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Album review: LOUISIANA’S LE ROUX – One Of Those Days
Gulf Coast [Release date 24.07.20] In keeping with the gumbo tradition of Louisiana cuisine, Louisiana Hall Of Fame inductees Le Roux’s brand new album ‘One Of Those Days’ is a musical hotch-potch of all that’s good about Louisiana roots music and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dustin Ransom, Free, James Brown, Jeff Glixxman, Jeff McCarty, Jim Odom, Le Roux, Little Feat, Louisiana, Louisiana's Le Roux, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, review, roots rock, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Doobie Brothers, Tony Haselden
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