Tag Archives: heavy rock

Album review: UFO – The Complete Studio Albums 1974-1986

Posted on April 23, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
UFO - The Complete Studio Albums 1974-1986

Chrysalis/Warner Music [Release date 17.03.14] A growing trend in recent times is for labels to re-package a band’s albums in facsimilie sleeves.  Invariably these are fairly basic, with no bonus tracks, credits, or enlightening essay.  As a quick fix, and … Continue reading →

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Gig review: UFO – Parr Hall, Warrington, 20 March 2014

Posted on March 21, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
UFO - Parr Hall, Warrington, 20 March 2014

Having just received the recent UFO boxed set, 10 albums in as many years, where do you start for a live show?  It seems that the band have taken some criticism on the chin, with Phil Mogg referring to comments … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: REUBEN ARCHER’S PERSONAL SIN – The Borderline, London, 12 March 2014

Posted on March 17, 2014 by andynathan
Reuben Archer

At an age when others of his generation may be reaching for the comfy slippers and the Saga and Stanna catalogues, Reuben Archer is moving forward with the vigour of a man half his age. After successfully reforming  Stampede,  the … Continue reading →

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Single & EP reviews: VOODOO SIX

Posted on March 10, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Voodoo Six - Lead Me On

VOODOO SIX – Lead Me On Spinefarm [Released 21.04.14] Voodoo Six released their ‘Songs To Invade Countries By’ album last year to great acclaim and a support slot with Iron Maiden. This four song EP contains ‘Lead Me On’, a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SAXON – Tivoli, Buckley, 11 February 2014

Posted on February 12, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Saxon - Tivoli, Buckley, 11 February 2014

35 years on since their album debut and the mighty Saxon return to their roots.  The “Tiv” was a regular watering hole for bands in the eighties and it seems that life has come full circle.  A series of club … Continue reading →

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Gig review: URIAH HEEP – Tivoli, Buckley, 6 February 2014

Posted on February 7, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
Bernie Shaw, Uriah Heep - February 2014

Chatting at length to Bernie Shaw I suddenly realised that vocalists usually need to rest their voice before a gig.  He agreed.  But his real complaint was the woeful heating in the semi-legendary ‘Tiv’ and a lack of TLC for … Continue reading →

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Gig review: I AM I, Barfly, Camden, 23 January 2014

Posted on February 2, 2014 by andynathan
I AM I

Breaking a quiet January for gigs, the cramped surroundings of the Barfly was the London stop on a brief UK tour by I Am I, the new musical vehicle for former Dragonforce singer ZP Theart. As with many bills at … Continue reading →

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DVD review: TED NUGENT – Ultralive Ballisticrock

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Yiannis
Ted Nugent - Ultralive Ballisticrock (DVD)

Frontiers – Out Now. Theodore Anthony Nugent is a man who has, of late, managed to find himself in the spotlight for reasons that have more to do with his staunch conservative political views, rather than his musical abilities. There … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 7 – Pwllheli, Wales, 28-30 November 2013

Posted on December 10, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Area 51 - Hard Rock Hell, November 2013

Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up (Rizlas? ed.) for the greatest show on earth, this certainly encompasses the feeling around the HRH community as “Hard Rock Hell 7 – Cirque De Rock” rolls into its now well established new home … Continue reading →

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Album review: SAXON – Live In Germany 1991

Posted on October 27, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Saxon - Live In Germany 1991

Edsel Records [Release date 28.10.13] You could argue: why do we want another Saxon live album from a time when arguably they were past their peak?  Don’t be so miserable.  Recorded in Germany in 1991 the band had just recorded … Continue reading →

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Album review: VOODOO SIX – Songs To Invade Countries To

Posted on May 21, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Voodoo Six - Songs To Invade Countries To

Spinefarm Records [Release date 27.05.13] Back in 2008 I chatted to Tony Newton of Voodoo Six in the now defunct Limelight Club, Crewe.  Five years on and it has taken perhaps a little longer than he or the band may … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK STAR RIDERS – All Hell Breaks Loose

Posted on May 17, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Black Star Riders - All Hell Breaks Loose

Nuclear Blast [Release date 27.05.13] I’ve always considered Scott Gorham to be the least talented of the classic Thin Lizzy line up, and his continued trading on the name hasn’t endeared either.  It’s one thing to keep the legacy alive, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SAXON, The Quireboys, Leamington Assembly, 18 April 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Saxon, Leamington Assembly, 18 April 2013

A couple of years ago Biff announced from the Assembly stage that he was so impressed with the venue and the audience that he promised to bring the band back on the next tour. Many things get said within the … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE RESISTANCE – Scars

Posted on April 16, 2013 by david.wilson

earMUSIC [Release Date – 10.05.13] What is heavy music ? A One Direction fan may consider Bon Jovi heavy, whereas a Bon Jovi fan may consider Iron Maiden heavy. He or she in turn may consider Slayer heavy, but what about … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: SAXON – Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie

Posted on December 4, 2012 by jason
SAXON - Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie

(2DVD) UDR/EMI [Release date 07.12.12] NWoBHM stalwarts Saxon have been rocking for over 35 years and currently enjoying some of their biggest success ever. Certainly in terms of new album, live reviews, Saxon are pretty much top of their game, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SAXON – London Koko, 20 December 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Yiannis

Saxon is one of those bands that I have seen more times than I can count, but I have never lacked the motivation to attend any of their shows. What was it that made their performance at the London Koko … Continue reading →

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