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		<title>Album review: BASTION ROSE &#8211; Traces Of Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-bastion-rose-traces-of-gold/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/brose1a.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BASTION ROSE - Traces Of Gold" title="BASTION ROSE - Traces Of Gold" /></a>Epictronic [Release date 07.11.25] &#8216;Traces Of Gold&#8217; is essentially a mini-album clocking in at barely 30 minutes. But great things come in small packages. The album is a meaty riff-fest with little gristle. Great melodies abound too and it would &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-bastion-rose-traces-of-gold/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-bastion-rose-traces-of-gold/">Album review: BASTION ROSE &#8211; Traces Of Gold</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: GLENN HUGHES &#8211; Bristol O2 Academy, 14 October 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/gig-review-glenn-hughes-bristol-o2-academy-14-october-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/251014_ghughes1b-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="GLENN HUGHES – Bristol O2 Academy, 14 October 2025" title="GLENN HUGHES – Bristol O2 Academy, 14 October 2025" /></a>&#8220;Fuck politics. Music is the healer&#8221;. And there speaketh the Voice of Rock. But first, Sophie Lloyd who lent her support on this UK leg of the European tour. From what I can gather she doesn&#8217;t mind flaunting her body &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/gig-review-glenn-hughes-bristol-o2-academy-14-october-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/gig-review-glenn-hughes-bristol-o2-academy-14-october-2025/">Gig review: GLENN HUGHES &#8211; Bristol O2 Academy, 14 October 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/upcoming-new-releases-cd-dvd-bluray-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cherryred8-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Cherry Red Records - win six featured albums!" title="Cherry Red Records - win six featured albums!" /></a>Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check artist and venue websites for latest information. Your release not listed? Contact us! To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/upcoming-new-releases-cd-dvd-bluray-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/upcoming-new-releases-cd-dvd-bluray-2026/">Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 18:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/upcoming-new-releases-cddvdbluray-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FM-brotherhood-CD-front-MASTER-002-300dpi-1417x1417.png" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="FM-Brotherhood" title="FM-Brotherhood" /></a>Compiled by Jason Ritchie To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on a Mac) on the keyboard. The “F” stands for “Find,” and it works in every &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/upcoming-new-releases-cddvdbluray-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/upcoming-new-releases-cddvdbluray-2025/">Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2025</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 : LEVERAGE &#8211; Gravity</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-leverage-gravity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 12:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-leverage-gravity/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LEVERAGE-150-Gravity-cover.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="LEVERAGE 150 Gravity cover" title="LEVERAGE 150 Gravity cover" /></a>Frontiers Music [Release date 20.06.25] When we reviewed Leverage’s 2021 album, Above The Beyond, we said: “It’s perhaps best described as heavy rock with stunning melodies and a penchant for unconventional song structures, and indeed, challenging lyrical themes.” It would &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-leverage-gravity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-leverage-gravity/">Album review : LEVERAGE &#8211; Gravity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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