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Tag Archives: MASTERPLAN
Album review: MASTERPLAN – PumpKings
AFM Records [Release date 28.07.17] Masterplan is one of those bands that as soon as someone mentions the name you automatically think, “What a great band!” At least I do. Since their inception in 2003, they’ve consistently released some killer … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Helloween, MASTERPLAN, power metal, PumpKings, review, Roland Grapow
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Album review: SERIOUS BLACK – As Daylight Breaks
AFM Records [Release date 16.01.15] Serious Black can only be described as a European metal super-group due to the presence of former/current members of Helloween/Masterplan, Blind Guardian, Edenbridge, Visions of Atlantis and Bloodbound. Sounds extremely promising… The band started as … Continue reading →
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Tagged AFM, album, As Daylight Breaks, Dominik Sebastian, Jan Vacik, Mario Lochert, MASTERPLAN, metal, review, Roland Grapow, Serious Black, Thomen Stauch, Urban breed
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Quick plays: BLACK RAINBOWS, NEVER TRUST, TIM GRIMM, JADED HEART
BLACK RAINBOWS – Holy Moon (EP) Heavy Psych Sounds Something in the Italian water as they not only produce a series of fine melodic rock/AOR bands but now have some rather good stoner/psych rock bands including this band Black Rainbows. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Americana, AOR, BLACK RAINBOWS, EP, Fastball Music, High Bar Gang, Holy Moon, Italian, Italy, Jaded Heart, Lost And Undone, MASTERPLAN, melodic metal, metal, Morning Light, Never Trust, roots, Tim Grimm, Turning Point
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Album review: MASTERPLAN – Novum Initium
AFM Records [Release date 14.06.13 June 14th] “Novum Initium” or “A New Beginning” to those who do not understand Latin is the fifth album from Masterplan and their first since “Time to Be King” back in 2010. Roland Grapow and … Continue reading →
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