Tag Archives: hard rock

Album review: SEBASTIAN BACH – Give ‘Em Hell

Posted on March 31, 2014 by jason
SEBASTIAN BACH - Give

Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 21.04.14] Sebastian Bach’s fourth solo studio album once again finds Bob Marlette in the producers seat and it includes everything you would expect- the instantly recognisable vocals, the screams and the heavy grooves partnered with those … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: TYKETTO, Bonfire, Summers – The Garage, Highbury, London, 18 March 2014

Posted on March 24, 2014 by andynathan
TYKETTO - The Garage, Highbury, London, 18 March 2014

Tyketto must be high on the list of ones that got away. The East Coast melodic hard rockers released a debut album of stunning quality in 1991 only to be stymied by lack of record company promotion and the Nirvana-led … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: GRAHAM BONNET/CHROME MOLLY, The Garage, Highbury, London, 19 March 2014

Posted on March 22, 2014 by andynathan
Chrome Molly

After a chequered career, veteran singer Graham Bonnet has decided to play on his past as Rainbow’s singer in  a brief, albeit commercially successful period. He was back, in front of an unexpectedly large crowd playing a wholly Rainbow set … Continue reading →

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News: ANN WILSON (Heart) Interview Special, Sunday 23 March 2014 – Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

Posted on March 21, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Ann Wilson - Heart

Ann Wilson of the band Heart is the subject in the latest Songwriters special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. In this hour-long feature David Randall tracks the history of the band, chatting to Ann about her career and playing … Continue reading →

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News: Eric Rivers of Swedish melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. – interview on Sunday 16 March 2014

Posted on March 14, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Eric Rivers of H.E.A.T.

Sunday 16 March 2014, 22:00 GMT Get Ready to ROCK! Radio ERIC RIVERS of H.E.A.T. Swedish melodic hard rockers H.E.A.T. release their fourth album on 14 April 2014 via earMUSIC. The band’s guitarist Eric Rivers chats to David Randall about … Continue reading →

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Album review: HOUSE OF LORDS – Precious Metal

Posted on February 28, 2014 by jason
House Of Lords - Precious Metal

Frontiers www.frontiers.it [Released 21.03.14] The ninth album from veteran Melodic/Arena rock band House of Lords finds the band playing with the attitude and energy of a band half their age. With “Precious Metal” the band are mixing their classic sound … Continue reading →

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Album review: WICKED FAITH – Under No Illusion

Posted on February 10, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Wicked Faith - Under No Illusion

Self-released [Release date 18.11.13] It’s always good to hear a young band giving it their all but referencing  – perhaps subconsciously – some of those female-fronted bands that you grew up with.  Wicked Faith formed in Norwich in late-2011 and … Continue reading →

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Album review: LOVE UNDER COVER – Into The Night

Posted on January 25, 2014 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com The second album from this band follows on quickly from their highly rated debut ‘Set The Night On Fire’. The band features amongst it’s talented line-up vocalist Mikael Erlandsson (Last Autumn’s Dream/Salute)  and multi-instrumentalist Mikael Carlsson, with … Continue reading →

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Book review: High Stakes & Dangerous Men – The UFO Story by Neil Daniels

Posted on December 30, 2013 by jason

Soundcheck Books www.soundcheckbooks.co.uk UFO have never been a massive band like say Deep Purple, although they have had periods in their history, most notably the 70’s Schenker years, when they easily sold out Apollo sized venues here in the UK … Continue reading →

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Album review: SWEET – Hits

Posted on December 23, 2013 by jason
Sweet - Hits

Angel Air Records [Release date 13.01.14] This is a thirteen song compilation with a difference from the multitude of Sweet collections out there in that all the songs have been re-recorded by the current line up, namely sole original member … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MANIC SHINE – Let Go Or Be Dragged

Posted on December 16, 2013 by petefeenstra
THE MANIC SHINE – Let Go Or Be Dragged

The Animal Farm – [Release date: 27.01.14] It’s rare to hear an album crammed full of original ideas, great playing, a subtle production and crossover rock songs with real commercial potential. The aptly named The Manic Shine is a powerful … Continue reading →

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DVD review: DEEP PURPLE – Perfect Strangers Live

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Yiannis
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Live (DVD)

Eagle Records – Out Now Deep Purple have experienced eight main member reshuffles since they first formed in Hertford back in 1968, however, it has been universally accepted that it is the work of the Mark II line up (Gillan/ … Continue reading →

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Album Review: MICHAEL SCHENKER’S TEMPLE OF ROCK – Bridge The Gap

Posted on November 7, 2013 by david.wilson

      Inakustik [Release date 02.12.13] Michael Schenker over the last few years has risen phoenix-like from what appeared at one point to be the ashes of a glittering career. Gathering together the musicians that form ‘Temple Of Rock’ … Continue reading →

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News: JOEY TEMPEST of EUROPE talks about the band and the new album Live At Sweden Rock

Posted on October 18, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Joey Tempest - Europe

  Photo: Simon Dunkerley The Songwriters – Joey Tempest Sunday 20 October 2013, 22:00 GMT This Sunday, David Randall chats to Europe frontman JOEY TEMPEST about the band’s rise and rise, on the eve of the release of the band’s latest … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: QUEENSRYCHE – Islington Academy, 12 October 2013

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jason

Queensryche are the benchmark against which any progressive metal band must measure themselves. But they’ve had troubled times. Recent albums have sold poorly and last year, front man Geoff Tate was unceremoniously dumped after a back stage bust up. Tate … Continue reading →

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Album review: COLDSPELL – Frozen Paradise

Posted on October 13, 2013 by jason
Coldspell

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Album number three from ColdSpell and Tommy Hansen (Helloween/Pretty Maids) is again at the mixing desk. Good to see the keyboards and Hammond playing of Matti Eklund higher in the mix and like the Pretty Maids the … Continue reading →

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Interview: 10Q’s with THE ANSWER

Posted on October 9, 2013 by jason

 Singer Cormac Neeson gives the latest on the new Answer album ‘New Horizon’ ahead of their upcoming European tour dates… 1. What are you currently up to? (recording, gigs, plans etc.) – I’m just back from a promo trip to … Continue reading →

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Album review: CONEY HATCH – Four

Posted on September 26, 2013 by jason
Coney Hatch - Four

Frontiers www.frontiers.it Now here’s a band from the dark and distant past. Coney Hatch are a Canadian rock band who release 3 albums back in the eighties – debut Coney Hatch in 1982, Outta Hand in 1983 and Friction in … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: RAINBOW – Black Masquerade

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Yiannis

Eagle Rock Entertainment – Out Now Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan’s long and well documented feud, the very one that brought Deep Purple to breaking point on numerous occasions throughout their long and illustrious career, came to an end in … Continue reading →

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Album review: JESSE DAMON – Temptation In The Garden Of Eve

Posted on September 9, 2013 by jason

AOR Heaven Jesse Damon is the guitarist/frontman with Silent Rage and this is his fifth solo album. He has renowned producer and melodic rocker Paul Sabu in the producer’s chair (Sabu also handles bass on the album) and Eden’s Curse … Continue reading →

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Album review: STORMZONE – Three Kings

Posted on July 7, 2013 by jason

Metal Nation Ltd (Release date 22.07.13] The band have been around since 2004 and been building a name for themselves as they reach, their fourth album. They play classic metal with tips of the musical hat to Iron Maiden and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MICHAEL KATON – Beaverwood Club,Chislehurst,Kent,13 June 2013

Posted on June 15, 2013 by petefeenstra

‘Boogie All Over Your Head’ the title of Michael Katon’s debut album says it all really. Rockaboogie takes on a whole different meaning in the company of the MKB. It seems years since the Detroit boogie legend last visited these … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOURNEY, WHITESNAKE, Wembley Arena, 28 May 2013

Posted on June 9, 2013 by andynathan
Thunder - Manchester MEN, 23 May 2013 - Photo by Steve Goudie

The package tours of two or three bands with similar appeal, popular in America for so many years, are now a regular feature in the UK.  Journey were last here on an AOR triple bill with Foreigner and Styx two … Continue reading →

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Album review: METHOD TO MADNESS – Guilty As Sin

Posted on June 4, 2013 by petefeenstra

Method To Madness [Release date 04.13] Method To Madness is an American prog metal band that proudly sticks to its task of producing a concept album with a preface, three acts and 15 tracks.  The concept is about a policeman … Continue reading →

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Interviews: 10Q’s with BAI BANG

Posted on June 4, 2013 by jason

Vocalist Diddi Kastenholt of Bai Bang gives us the lowdown on their new album ‘All Around the World’, which is out now on AOR Heaven… What are you currently up to? The new album “All Around The World” is just … Continue reading →

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