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Quick plays: DIRTY THRILLS, STEELHEART, SHAKRA
DIRTY THRILLS Heavy Living Frontiers [Release date 15.09.17] Despite their name Dirty Thrills are not a sleaze rock band, instead they draw from the musical well of 60′s/70′s rock giants Led Zep and Bad Company, to produce a big, hard … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album, Bad Company, classic rock, Dirty Thrills, hard rock, Heavy Living, Led Zeppelin, melodic, Miljenko Matijevic, review, Rival Sons, rock, Shakra, Steelheart, Through The Worlds Of Shadows
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Album review: FIREROAD – Flesh Blood And Bone
[Release date 27.06.17] The cheque is in the mail, of course I love you, gosh you don’t look any different, that’s me done drinking and rock is dead all rank amongst some of the most oft-repeated bullshit lies of all … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, Fireroad, Flesh Blood and Bone, hard rock, heavy rock, review, rock
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Album review: WICKED STONE- Ain’t No Rest
[Release date 07.10.17] Formed in 2015, Wicked Stone are a British five-piece hard rock metal band, citing influences such as Guns n Roses, Alter Bridge and Black Stone Cherry. ‘Ain’t No Rest’ is band’s debut album from Wicked Stone. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain’t No Rest, album, ALTER BRIDGE, debut, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, Lauren Harris, review, rock, Steve Harris, Wicked Stone
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Single review: THE BAD FLOWERS – Thunder Child
[Release date 15.09.17] The Bad Flowers are a no nonsense three-piece rock band hailing from Cannock – hometown of the legendary Glenn Hughes. The band’s line-up is Tom Leighton (Guitar/Vocals), Dale Tonks (Bass/Vocals) and Karl Selickis (Drums) and to date they … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, hard rock, review, rock, single, Starting Gun, the Bad Flowers, Thunder Child
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Album review: COLDSPELL – A New World Arise
Escape Music [Release date 22.09.17] ColdSpell have been around since 2005 and this is the band’s fourth album, with what is quite a gap for them since 2013′s ‘Frozen Paradise’. However, that extra time in between albums has allowed the … Continue reading
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Tagged A New World Arise, album, Coldspell, hard rock, melodic, melodic hard rock, review, rock
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Album review: PHIL VINCENT – XX
Phil Vincent Music Phil Vincent is very prolific, this being his twentieth solo album, plus he has been in various bands/projects through the years including D’Ercole, Legion and Tragik. Although Phil plays and produces all of the music on here, he … Continue reading
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Tagged album, hard rock, interview, melodic, metal, Paul Sabu, Phil Vincent, review, rock, Solo, Vince O'Regan, XX
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Album review: BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – BCCIV
Mascot Records [Release date: 22.09.17] When Bonamassa walked out of Black Country Communion in 2013, you could have taken long odds on a reunion. Particularly given the relative success both camps have had with their own projects in the … Continue reading
Album review: EDEN’S CURSE – Eden’s Curse (Revisited)
AFM Records [Release date 24.08.17] Is it really 10 years? Phew! The timeline of EC has pretty much followed that of GRTR! and we have been enthusiastic supporters throughout. But a revisiting of the debut album in 2007? Well I … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eden's Curse, hard rock, heavy metal, melodic, metal, Paul Logue, re-recording, review, Revisited
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Album review: GRAHAM BONNET – Anthology
David Randall chatted to Graham Bonnet about his career for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This special feature was first broadcast on 27 August 2017. (59:20) HNE Recordings/Cherry Red [Release date 28.04.17] Graham Bonnet is enjoying something of a revival … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alcatrazz, Anthem, anthology, Blackthorne, box set, Forcefield, Graham Bonnet, hard rock, heavy rock, Impellitteri, interview, Marbles, Michael Schenker Group, Rainbow, review, Taz Taylor
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Album review: NEWMAN – Aerial
AOR Heaven [Release date 22.09.17] Album number eleven by Newman, the band formed around Steve Newman. Once again he has teamed up with drummer Rob McEwen (who has played on the last nine Newman albums), plus the album also features long … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial, album, AOR Heaven, hard rock, Harem Scarem, Harry Hess, Mark Thompson-Smith, melodic rock, NEWMAN, review, rock, Steve Newman
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Album review: DEVILFIRE – Dark Manoeuvres
Escape The Fire Records [Release date 07.10.07] What the fudge is in the water in Birmingham? Could it really still be that yearning to escape working class, chained-to-the-factory drudgery? Seemingly Britain’s hard-rock Austin, Texas equivalent, Brum has produced some of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dark Manoeuvres, Devilfire, hard rock, melodic, review, rock
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Album review: AUSTIN GOLD – Before Dark Clouds
Pete Feenstra chatted to Austin Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio and an hour feature was first broadcast on Monday 9 October 2017. Jigsaw [Release date 01.09.17] Peterborough’s Austin Gold are well placed to tap into the current resurgence … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Austin Gold, Before Dark Clouds, blues rock, hard rock, interview, review, rock
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Album review: D2UR – Tic Toc
[Release date 01.07.17] D2UR (pronounced Detour, really?) are a no-nonsense Canadian band built around the partnership of Mike and Diane Isbister. He plays guitars, she sings. Starting out as a covers band, their debut release Rev U Up (2013) was … Continue reading
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Tagged album, D2UR, Diane Isbister, hard rock, melodic rock, Mike Isbister, review, Tic Toc
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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL, Ebbw Vale, 28-29 July 2017 (Part One)
The annual pilgrimage climbing the mountain in the valleys of South Wales seems to have come around far quicker this year than any other, and the reliable Welsh weather played a major part in some issues regarding camping and parking. … Continue reading
Gig review: GRAHAM BONNET BAND – The Tivoli, Buckley, 30 July 2017
In this exclusive edit Graham tells Get Ready to ROCK!’s David Randall about his current activities and band. (15:02) The hour special is broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 27 August at 18:00 GMT. The full version is … Continue reading
Album review: BLACKWATER CONSPIRACY – Shootin’ The Breeze
Bulletproof 20/20 Records [Release date 09.06.17] Still barely 2 years old, Blackwater Conspiracy is a Northern Irish band whose debut album ‘Shootin’ The Breeze’ boasts their own take on classic rock, which they play with drive, purpose, passion, and deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Company, Blackwater Conspiracy, Brian Mallon, Chuck Leavell, country, Guns 'N' Roses, hard rock, James Wilson, Kevin Brennan, Led Zeppelin, Phil Conalane, Phil May, review, rock, Rolling Stones, Sean Douglas, Shootin' The Breeze, southern rock, The Allman Brothers, The Pretty Things, The Rolling Stones
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Quick plays: SCARVED, OOBERFUSE
SCARVED Lodestone [Release date 03.03.17] What springs to mind when you think about Belgium? World class beer, chocolate, and a national football team? Could female fronted rock be added to that impressive roster with the sophomore release from Scarved? Fronted … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Belgium, electronica, hard rock, Lodestone, Ooberfuse, pop, review, Scarved, The Odd Ones
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Interview: UNCLE SID (Dale Salive)
Uncle Sid are back and have released their latest, self-titled album. Here we catch-up with founding member and drummer Dale Salive… What have Uncle Sid been up to in the past year? Hi GRTR!, for the most part we’ve just … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Dale Salive, hard rock, interview, rock, Ronnie Dio, Uncle Sid
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Album review: 42 DECIBEL – Overloaded
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 23.06.17] When a band lists their influences as pretty much “Aussie Rock”, there’s no mistaking what’s going to be in that tin. And whaddya know…? Ditties about venereal disease, booze, loose women and fighting abound on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 42 Decibel, AC/DC, album, Argentina, Bon Scott, hard rock, Junior Figueroa, Overloaded, review, rock, SPV
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Rising Stars: MASON HILL
MASON HILL have recently signed with Frontiers and release their debut album early next year. Having recently supported fellow label mates Inglorious at their London show, GRTR! caught up with James Bird (Lead Guitar) and Scott Taylor (Vocalist)… Congratulations on being signed recently to … Continue reading
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Tagged Frontiers, hard rock, Inglorious, James Bird, Mason Hill, Rising Stars, rock, Scott Taylor
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Gig review: INGLORIOUS – Islington Academy, London, 19 May 2017
Inglorious’ star is rising nicely – little over a year after their debut album had them voted best newcomers in many end of year polls, and after a series of high profile touring opportunities, they have swiftly followed up with … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 May 2017, Andreas Eriksson, Deep Purple, Dio, Drew Lowe, gig, Gypsy Heart, hard rock, Heather Leoni, Inglorious, Islington Academy, live, London, Mason Hill, melodic, Nathan James, Rainbow, review, Scott Taylor, Whitesnake
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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – inFinite
earMUSIC [Release date 07.04.17] 2013′s ‘Now What?!’ found Deep Purple in rude good form and backed up by a well received UK tour. With more UK dates in November 2017, inFinite doesn’t quite match the sheer audacity of that album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Deep Purple, Don Airey, hard rock, heavy rock, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, inFinite, progressive, review, Roger Glover, Steve Morse
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Album review: NITROGODS – Roadkill BBQ
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 26.05.17] If Rush play thinking man’s music, then Hannover/Stuttgart’s very own Nitrogods require only that you have one functioning brain cell which has been pickled for weeks and then slapped stupid with a baseball bat. Looking a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, hard rock, Motorhead, NITROGODS, review, Roadkill BBQ, rock, rock 'n' roll
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Album review: BAI BANG – Rock Of Life
AOR Heaven [Release date 28.04.17] Bai Bang have been around since the late 80′s, weathering the grunge storm that saw off a lot of glam metal/hard rock bands and the one constant has been vocalist Diddi Kastenholt. On this album there … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bai Bang, hard rock, melodic, review, rock, Rock Of Life
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Album review: BITERS – The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be
Earache Records [Release date 19.05.17] The Biters released their debut album ‘Electric Blood’ in 2015 and I was impressed, although the album did tail off with a few filler tunes. Biters are back with album number two and they have … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, Biters, glam, hard rock, review, rock, Slade, T.Rex, the Future Ain't What It Used To Be
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