Get Ready to ROCK! » melodic metal https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:35:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: TARJA – Frisson Noir https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/#comments Sun, 24 May 2026 10:08:33 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108882 Tarja Frisson NoirearMUSIC [Release date 12.06.26] Tarja Turunen releases her tenth studio album and one she calls the “heaviest record of her career”. There are a few notable guest appearances including fellow ex-Nightwish member Marko Hietala, Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth), Apocalyptica, and Chad Smith (Red … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/feed/ 0 Album review: ELEGANT WEAPONS – Evolution https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-elegant-weapons-evolution/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-elegant-weapons-evolution/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:13:58 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108313 ELEGANT WEAPONS - EvolutionExciter Records [Release date 24.04.26] Album number two from Elegant Weapons, the band formed around Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner and vocalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow, MSG), with bassist Dave Rimmer (Uriah Heep), and drummer Christopher Williams (Accept) making their recording … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-elegant-weapons-evolution/feed/ 0 Album review : PRAYING MANTIS – The Official Bootleg Boxset Vol 1 – Live In Japan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-praying-mantis-the-official-bootleg-boxset-vol-1-live-in-japan/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-praying-mantis-the-official-bootleg-boxset-vol-1-live-in-japan/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:46:22 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108247 praying 150 mantis boxsetCherry Red [Release date : 24.04.26] CD1 : Live From The Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan, 1993 Part One. CD2 : Live From The Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan, 1993 Part Two CD3 : Live From The Bottom Line, Nagoya Japan, 1998 … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-praying-mantis-the-official-bootleg-boxset-vol-1-live-in-japan/feed/ 0 Album review : VENUS 5 – The March Of The Venus 5 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-the-venus-5-the-march-of-the-venus-5/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-the-venus-5-the-march-of-the-venus-5/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107570 THE VENUS 5 – The March Of The Venus 5Frontiers Music [Release date: 20.03.26] What’s so attractive about Venus 5’s second album is its refusal to choose one discrete genre, sub-genre, whatever. It dances around the fringes of pop metal, heavy metal and symphonic metal, all laced with tight … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-the-venus-5-the-march-of-the-venus-5/feed/ 0 EP review: LEAVES’ EYES – Song of Darkness https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:28:40 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106990 LEAVES' EYES - Songs Of DarknessReigning Pheonix Music [Release date 06.03.26] Leaves’ Eyes have been around since 2003 and still feature vocalist (growls), keyboards player and producer Alexander Krull, with Finnish soprano Elina Siirala fronting the band since 2016. The EP also marks the recording … Continue reading →

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