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		<title>Album review: FLOOR JANSEN – Paragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 10:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/03/album-review-floor-jansen-paragon/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/FLOOR-JANSEN-–-Paragon-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="FLOOR JANSEN – Paragon" title="FLOOR JANSEN – Paragon" /></a>Pias/Revamp Music [Release date: 24.03.23] Floor Jansen’s addition as a permanent member to the Nightwish family back in 2013 found most of the fans of the Finnish outfit in total agreement, as the three-octave ranged soprano was already a singer &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/03/album-review-floor-jansen-paragon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/03/album-review-floor-jansen-paragon/">Album review: FLOOR JANSEN – Paragon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN &#8211; The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-anneke-van-giersbergen-the-darkest-skies-are-the-brightest/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/avg_tdsatb1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN - The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest" title="ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN - The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest" /></a>InsideOut Music [Release date 26.02.21] There is no doubt that some of the best music is made as a result of emotional adversity.  This explains why we cannot, perhaps, expect any great emotional pull from aged rockers who are more &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-anneke-van-giersbergen-the-darkest-skies-are-the-brightest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/album-review-anneke-van-giersbergen-the-darkest-skies-are-the-brightest/">Album review: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN &#8211; The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: DEVIN TOWNSEND &#8211; Empath</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/03/album-review-devin-townsend-empath/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/empath-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="empath" /></a>Hevy Devy/Inside Out [Release date 29.03.19] Devin Townsend has rested his Project and with ‘Empath’ we have his first solo album since ‘Ziltoid’. Guests include regular contributor Anneke van Giersbergen, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Frank Zappa alumni Mike Keneally as music &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/03/album-review-devin-townsend-empath/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/03/album-review-devin-townsend-empath/">Album review: DEVIN TOWNSEND &#8211; Empath</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN – Symphonized</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 20:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yiannis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=56576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/11/album-review-anneke-van-giersbergen-symphonized/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Anneke-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN – Symphonized" title="ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN – Symphonized" /></a>Inside Out [Release date 16.11.18] In the summer of 1992 a good friend came to mine for a visit carrying with him “Always…”, the debut release of an atmospheric Death Metal outfit named The Gathering. My attraction to the work &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/11/album-review-anneke-van-giersbergen-symphonized/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/11/album-review-anneke-van-giersbergen-symphonized/">Album review: ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN – Symphonized</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: AYREON – Into The Electric Castle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/10/album-review-ayreon-into-the-electric-castle/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/ayreon_into1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="AYREON - Into The Electric Castle" title="AYREON - Into The Electric Castle" /></a>Music Theories Recordings [Release date 26.10.18] Aside from being the 20th anniversary of its release and a long overdue vinyl release, the most significant thing about the Arjen Lucassen&#8217;s remixed and re-mastered 1998 Ayreon project, is the way it successfully &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/10/album-review-ayreon-into-the-electric-castle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/10/album-review-ayreon-into-the-electric-castle/">Album review: AYREON – Into The Electric Castle</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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