Tag Archives: melodic rock

Album review: PHENOMENA – reissues

Posted on December 22, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
PHENOMENA

Explore Rights Management Ltd [Release date 09.11.18] www.phenomenaproject.co.uk Phenomena was a concept developed by Tom Galley with brother Mel who had featured in Whitesnake and had previously worked with Glenn Hughes in Trapeze..  It brought together various rock alumni including … Continue reading →

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Album review: NORDIC UNION- Second Coming

Posted on December 18, 2018 by andynathan

Release Date 9.11.18 Erik Martensson has maintained a work rate in 2018 that would put the Stalinist-era miner Stakhanov to shame.  His own band Eclipse had a quieter year but on top of his significant participation in the W.E.T. and … Continue reading →

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Album review: TEN- Illuminati

Posted on December 18, 2018 by andynathan

Release Date 9.11.18 Ten were standard bearers of the then underground melodic rock scene in the nineties and have recovered after a lean spell to resume a prolific recording schedule- this being their sixth album in this decade alone. Singer … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: European, USA & World Tour Dates and Gig Listing (2019)

Posted on December 15, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
HEART - O2 Apollo, Manchester - 30 June 2016

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Please check with venue and/or relevant website(s) to confirm availability. Updated 03/11/2019 BLACK STONE CHERRY 11/5 Anaheim, CA The Parish at House of Blues 11/6 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage 11/14 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen 11/15 … Continue reading →

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Album review: CREYE – s/t

Posted on December 12, 2018 by andynathan
CREYE

Release Date 12.10.18 It is a sign of the march of time that former new kids on the of Scandinavian melodic rock block are  now being succeeded by a third wave of impossibly young bands, and alongside the likes of … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) January 2019 – March 2019

Posted on December 10, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
STEVE HACKETT - Under The Edge Of The Sun

Compiled by Jason Ritchie April – June 2019 July – September 2019 2019 January 1st FATES WARNING ‘Awaken the Guardian Live’ 4th LEGION OF THE DAMNED ‘Slaves of the Shadow Realm’ Napalm Records 11th BRING ME THE HORIZON ‘Amo’ SOILWORK … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA – Camden Underworld, London, 30 November 2018

Posted on December 3, 2018 by andynathan
THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA - Camden Underworld, London, 30 November 2018

The Night Flight Orchestra are an intriguing proposition and proof that whatever their chosen musical field, musicians invariably draw on a love of other styles. In their case, singer Bjorn Strid and guitarist David Andersson of Swedish metallers Soilwork, discovered … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANGELINE – Shadowlands

Posted on November 29, 2018 by jason

Blow Your Fez Off Music [Release date 28.09.18] Angeline were formed in Sweden in 1987 and having taken a hiatus somewhere down the line the band reformed in 2010, since then they have released three studio albums, the latest being … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TERRY BROCK – Hope and Anchor, Islington, London, 22 November 2018

Posted on November 28, 2018 by andynathan
TERRY BROCK - Hope and Anchor, Islington, London, 22 November 2018

One of melodic rock’s great voices, Terry Brock is best known for lifting Strangeways’ ‘Native Sons’ and ‘Walk In The Fire’ albums to classic status. There is however much more to the Georgia native’s career, whether as an in-demand backing … Continue reading →

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News: The Best of 2018 – Get Ready to ROCK! reviewer top albums and live acts of the year

Posted on November 26, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
The Best of 2018

On 16 December, David Randall presented a two hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio reflecting the reviewer and popular choices for “Best of 2018″ The Get Ready to ROCK! end of year ‘Best of’ fully reflects the reviewers’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: NORTHWARD – s/t

Posted on November 20, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
NORTHWARD

Nuclear Blast [Release date 18.10.18] The cover art image of the two main protagonists here – Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen, and Pagan’s Mind guitarist Jørn Viggo Lofstad – photoshopped head to head, jaws agape and bawling at each other, offers … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: THE WILLOWS, ME AND MY FRIENDS, JEROME MAZZA

Posted on November 12, 2018 by jason

THE WILLOWS Through the Wild [Release date 30.11.18] ‘Through the Wild’ is the third album from the Cambridge folk band the Willows, who have picked up praise from the likes of Bob Harris and Mike Harding. Listening to this album … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (October 2018 – December 2018)

Posted on November 8, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
Uriah Heep

Albums of the Month 2018 January – March 2018 April – June 2018 July – September 2018 URIAH HEEP Living The Dream (Frontiers) “…to their credit ‘Living The Dream’ remains wholly relevant to any rock audience, young or old. On … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – The Tivoli, Buckley, 3 November 2018

Posted on November 4, 2018 by GRTR! HQ
WISHBONE ASH - The Tivoli, Buckley, 3 November 2018

David Randall chatted with Andy Powell in October 2012 for “The Guitarists” series on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  This hour special discusses the development of the band and includes live tracks from 1977, 1988 and 1995.  Andy Powell/Wishbone Ash … Continue reading →

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Album review: BUCKETS REBEL HEART – 20 Good Summers

Posted on November 3, 2018 by jason

Pride & Joy Music [Release date 07.12.18] Buckets Rebel Heart is the new band formed by ex-Bad Company and Humble Pie guitarist Dave “Bucket” Colwell, along with former 720 & New Torpedoes drummer, Paul “Taff” Edwards. The line-up is completed … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE FEELING – Academy, Oxford, 1 November 2018

Posted on November 2, 2018 by jason
The Feeling - WATCHET FESTIVAL - 27-28 August 2016

The Feeling roll into Oxford to play the penultimate date on their ‘Twelve Years and Home’ tour, which sees the band play their debut album ‘Twelve Stops And Home’ in its entirety and in track list order. The Feeling have … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL – Nottingham Trent University Students Union, 19-21 October 2018

Posted on October 30, 2018 by andynathan
Tokyo Motor Fist - ROCKINGHAM FESTIVAL, October 2018

Now in its fourth year, anticipation had been steadily growing ever since the line up was announced in February for Rockingham, which accurately bills itself as ‘three days of the finest melodic hard rock from around the world’. Proof of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 18 October 2018

Posted on October 27, 2018 by andynathan
WISHBONE ASH - Islington Academy, London, 18 October 2018

For all the quality of their recorded product, Wishbone Ash have always best been experienced in a live setting. It was therefore entirely appropriate that this year’s remarkable ‘Vintage Years’ box set included CD’s of no less than eight previously … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: KRP, CHRIS POPE & THE CHORDS UK, THE BUZNIKS, CTP

Posted on October 23, 2018 by jason
KRP (KEITH REID PROJECT) In My Head

KRP (KEITH REID PROJECT) In My Head Rockville [Release date 07.12.18] It has been ten year’s since former Procol Harum (he wasn’t involved in the band’s ‘Novum’ album released last year) member Keith Reid released the first Keith Reid Project album, ‘The Common Thread’. … Continue reading →

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Album review: GROUNDBREAKER

Posted on October 17, 2018 by andynathan
Groundbreaker

Frontiers [Release Date 14.09.18] While FM have come back better and more consistently diverse than ever, notably with this year’s ‘Atomic Generation’, many of the AOR purists among their fanbase still hanker for a repeat of their 1986 debut ‘Indiscreet’. … Continue reading →

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Album review: TREAT – Tunguska

Posted on October 17, 2018 by andynathan
TREAT - Tunguska

Release Date 14.09.18 Elder statesmen of the thriving Scandinavian melodic rock scene Treat have, since reforming, pursued an updated sound rather than just revisit past glories. But unlike their great contemporaries Europe, they have done so without losing touch with … Continue reading →

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Gig review: PUNKY MEADOWS AND FRANK DIMINO (Angel) – Camden Underworld, London, 13 October 2018

Posted on October 17, 2018 by andynathan
PUNKY MEADOWS AND FRANK DIMINO OF ANGEL - Camden Underworld, London, 13 October 2018

Back in the late seventies, when news travelled a lot slower than in today’s globalised world, the average British rock fan was mainly reared on home grown bands with the odd colonial interloper like AC/DC and Rush. American hard rock … Continue reading →

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Album review: HEARTS ON FIRE – Call Of Destiny

Posted on October 17, 2018 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 19.10.18] Hearts On Fire formed in 2017 by Jean Funes, guitarist of Sound Of Eternity.  He said “This is the album I always wanted to make. Sound of Eternity had that modern rock touch all over it … Continue reading →

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Gig review: KEE MARCELLO – Camden Underworld, London, 12 October 2018

Posted on October 16, 2018 by andynathan
KEE MARCELLO - Camden Underworld, London, 12 October 2018

Thirty years ago Europe proved The Final Countdown was no flash in the pan by recording their follow up album Out Of This World. Having played its predecessor to death, I was initially underwhelmed, but over the years it has … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ARION, JEAN BEAUVOIR

Posted on October 11, 2018 by jason
ARION - Life Is Beautiful

ARION Life Is Beautiful AFM Records [Release date 19.10.18] Second album by symphonic metal band Arion (their first for AFM Records) and it is typical fare for this sort of music. That’s not to say it is bad, in fact Arion are more keyboards led than … Continue reading →

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