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	<title>Get Ready to ROCK! &#187; Issa</title>
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		<title>Album review : NITRATE &#8211; Feel The Heat</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-nitrate-feel-the-heat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-nitrate-feel-the-heat/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nitrate-feel-the-heat-150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="nitrate feel the heat 150" title="nitrate feel the heat 150" /></a>Frontiers [Release date : 23.09.23] Nitrate’s founding member and bassist, Nick Hogg has again opted for vocalist Alexander Strandell and the Martin (Vega) brothers (who also produce) to round out the band on his latest, (and fourth) album, Feel The &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-nitrate-feel-the-heat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/album-review-nitrate-feel-the-heat/">Album review : NITRATE &#8211; Feel The Heat</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 : FIRST SIGNAL &#8211; Face Your Fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2023 15:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=86637</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/album-review-first-signal-face-your-fears/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/first-signal-face-your-fears-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="FIRST SIGNAL - Face Your Fears" title="FIRST SIGNAL - Face Your Fears" /></a>Frontiers [Release date 17.02.23] Harry (Harem Scarem) Hess teams up this time with producer/writer, Michele Guiatoli, who has recently impressed us with his guitar and mixing desk skills on the Issa album, Lights Of Japan. The last First Signal album &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/album-review-first-signal-face-your-fears/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/02/album-review-first-signal-face-your-fears/">Album review : FIRST SIGNAL &#8211; Face Your Fears</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: ISSA &#8211; Lights Of Japan</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/album-review-issa-lights-of-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/album-review-issa-lights-of-japan/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/issa-lights-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="issa lights" title="issa lights" /></a>Frontiers [Release date: 20.01.23] Issa Oversveen is married to James Martin, ex of Vega. With his brother Tom, he&#8217;s written the bulk of the material here. And you can tell. Even with the best efforts of guitarist Simone Mularoni and &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/album-review-issa-lights-of-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/01/album-review-issa-lights-of-japan/">Album review: ISSA &#8211; Lights Of Japan</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: ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL &#8211; Rock City, Nottingham, 23-25 October 2015</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/11/gig-review-rockingham-festival-rock-city-nottingham-23-25-october-2015/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/P1020613-1024x746.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Santa Cruz - Rockingham Festival, Nottingham, 23-25 October 2015" title="" /></a>Ten great years of melodic rock festivals at Nottingham’s Rock City seemed to have come to an emotional end with the final ever Firefest last year. However just 12 months on with the Rock City organisation having taken on the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/11/gig-review-rockingham-festival-rock-city-nottingham-23-25-october-2015/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/11/gig-review-rockingham-festival-rock-city-nottingham-23-25-october-2015/">Gig review: ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL &#8211; Rock City, Nottingham, 23-25 October 2015</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: ISSA – Crossfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Berisford</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=27719</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/02/album-review-issa-crossfire/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ISSA_Crossfire_COVER-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a>Frontiers Records [release date 20.02.15] Issa Oversveen returns with “Crossfire”…an album of original material following on from her 2012 obscure AOR covers album “Can’t Stop”. The promotional literature mentions Issa in the same breath as both Heart and Roxette and &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/02/album-review-issa-crossfire/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/02/album-review-issa-crossfire/">Album Review: ISSA – Crossfire</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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