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		<title>Gig review: WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL- Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 22:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/P1020214-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL- Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026" title="WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL- Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026" /></a>The status of Scandinavia as the spiritual home of melodic rock is reflected not just in the volume of bands there, but an increasing number of festivals dedicated to, or featuring a goodly number of, melodic acts. When a new &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/gig-review-wings-of-aor-festival-arbis-norrkoping-sweden-24-25-april-2026/">Gig review: WINGS OF AOR FESTIVAL- Arbis, Norrkoping, Sweden, 24-25 April 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: SKINDRED, THE ROLLING STONES, BURNING ROPE (May 2026)</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/news-may-2026/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/news-may-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fmnov-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="fmnov" title="fmnov" /></a>Accept celebrate 50 years with a new release, &#8216;Teutonic Titans 1976–2026&#8216; due on September 4 via Napalm Records. Guests on the album include Kirk Hammett, Rob Halford, Tobias Forge, KK Downing, Chris Jericho and more. The Alarm&#8217;s final album, &#8216;Transformation&#8217;, originally scheduled &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/news-may-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/news-may-2026/">News: SKINDRED, THE ROLLING STONES, BURNING ROPE (May 2026)</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 : DEGREED &#8211; Curtain Calls</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-degreed-curtain-calls/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DEGREED-150-Curtain-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="DEGREED - Curtain Calls" title="DEGREED - Curtain Calls" /></a>Frontiers [Release date 24.04.26] Eighth full length album from respected Swedish Hard Rock band, Degreed&#8230;Robin Eriksson, Mats Eriksson, Mikael Blanc and Daniel Johansson. Their sound is impossible to categorise. Is it toughened up AOR, melodic hard rock, metallised hard rock &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-degreed-curtain-calls/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-degreed-curtain-calls/">Album review : DEGREED &#8211; Curtain Calls</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 : GENERATION RADIO &#8211; Take 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-generation-radio-take-2/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GENERATION-150-Radio-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="GENERATION 150  Radio image" title="GENERATION 150  Radio image" /></a>Frontiers Music [Release date: 24.04.26] “In the beginning of 2020, Generation Radio came together with the intent to form a band with a purpose — to bring classic 1980s rock back to life.” So says the band’s website. Formed by &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-generation-radio-take-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-generation-radio-take-2/">Album review : GENERATION RADIO &#8211; Take 2</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 : CREYE &#8211; IV Aftermath</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-creye-iv-aftermath/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-creye-iv-aftermath/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CREYE-IV-150-Aftermath-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="CREYE IV 150 Aftermath image" title="CREYE IV 150 Aftermath image" /></a>Frontiers Music [Release date : 24.04.26] Scandi band Creye hit their stride with their fourth album, Aftermath, delivering melodic rock of depth and width, polished, full of neat gearshifts, and verses as strong as the choruses, just about. The fact &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-creye-iv-aftermath/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-creye-iv-aftermath/">Album review : CREYE &#8211; IV Aftermath</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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