Tag Archives: hard rock

Interview with CODE OF SILENCE

Posted on February 5, 2013 by jason

Code Of Silence are a new band, although some of the members will be known to fans of melodic and progressive metal. Their debut album ‘Dark Skies Over Babylon’ is released in February 2013. We find out more from the band, and … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions | Tagged Adagio, Alessandro Del Vecchio, Ben Randall, Code Of Silence, Dark Skies Over Babylon, Eden's Curse, Falloch, Gus Monsanto, hard rock, interview, melodic metal, Paul Logue, power metal, Power Quest, prog metal, progressive metal | Leave a comment

Album review: CODE OF SILENCE – Dark Skies Over Babylon

Posted on January 27, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

Mausoleum [Release date 25.02.13] Put together by Eden’s Curse bassist Paul Logue, Code Of Silence - if this debut album is anything to go by - is surely a band on the cusp of great things. Fronted by Brazilian vocalist Gus Monsanto … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, PURE METAL (All posts), Pure Metal/Album reviews, The Best Of 2013 | Tagged Adagio, Ben Randall, Code Of Silence, Dark Skies Over Babylon, Eden's Curse, Gus Monsanto, hard rock, melodic, metal, Paul Logue, Power Quest, prog, progressive, review | 1 Comment

News: CODE OF SILENCE RELEASE DEBUT VIDEO

Posted on January 21, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

British Melodic Metal band CODE OF SILENCE, fronted by Brazilian vocalist Gus Monsanto (Timo Tolkki’s Revolution Renaissance, Adagio, Symbolica, Lord Of Mushrooms), and young virtuoso guitar player Ben Randall (Power Quest), have released their debut promo video for the track … Continue reading →

Posted in Album News, NEWS, Video | Tagged album, Ben Randall, Code Of Silence, Dark Skies Over Babylon, Gus Monsanto, hard rock, James Murrary, John Clelland, melodic, metal, Scott McLean, video | Leave a comment

Album review: ROYAL HUNT – 20th Anniversary: Special Edition

Posted on December 13, 2012 by jason

Frontiers[Release date 23.11.22] Denmark – home of Hans Christian Andersen, Lego, those rather nice pastries, motor-mouth Lars Ulrich and of course…Royal Hunt. The title says it all really – this is a celebration of the last 20 years of Royal … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged 20th Anniversary, 20th Anniversary Special Edition, album, Andre Andersen, DC Cooper, hard rock, John West, melodic, progressive, review, Royal Hunt, symphonic | Leave a comment

LOVE UNDER COVER – Set The Night On Fire

Posted on November 23, 2012 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Sweden does it again as another great melodic hard rock band bursts onto the scene. Mind you one look at the line-up and they are seasoned musicians including Last Autumn’s Dream vocalist Mikael Erlandsson and Martin Kronlund … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged hard rock, Last Autumn’s Dream, LOVE UNDER COVER Set The Night On Fire, melodic rock, Mikael Erlandsson, Pretty Maids, Treat | 1 Comment

T & N – Slave To The Empire

Posted on October 27, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC 0208329ERE Okay, is it a tribute album or isn’t it? T & N would have you believe this offering should stand up in its own right. Dokken alumni George Lynch, Jeff Pilson and ‘Wild’ Mick Brown have assembled seven … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged album, Dokken, Doug Pinnick, Foreigner, George Lynch, hard rock, Jeff Pilson, Mick Brown, review, Ripper Owens, Robert Mason, Sebastian Bach, Slave To The Empire, T & N | Leave a comment

Retro-Vibe music shop launches

Posted on September 2, 2012 by jason

Retro-Vibe Music: There’s a new store in the UK (South Wales) selling vinyl records and CDs, and over the next few weeks a new room will be added especially for CDs. Melodic Rock and AOR will have its own section … Continue reading →

Posted in Album News, NEWS | Tagged AOR, hard rock, heavy metal, melodic rock, record store, Retro-Vibe Music | Leave a comment

ETERNAL ‘Chapter 1’

Posted on July 17, 2012 by jason

www.eternalsweden.com Another top hard rock band from Sweden shock! Yes Eternal are another in that long line of excellent Swedish melodic hard rock/metal bands and this is their debut album after releasing an EP back in 2008. Keyboard player Pontus … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged Eternal, hard rock, melodic rock, Sweden | Leave a comment

Album review: TYKETTO – Dig In Deep

Posted on April 21, 2012 by jason

Frontiers Records [20.04.12] In the melodic hard rock world, Tyketto’s 1991 debut Don’t Come Easy is recognised as one of the genre’s greatest albums, and its lead off cut ‘Forever Young’ was perhaps only second to Journey’s signature pair as … Continue reading →