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Gig review: TYKETTO – Camden Underworld, London, 28 July 2015
They may never have had the big break that their talents deserved, but US melodic rockers Tyketto’s standing among their loyal UK following is as strong as ever, judging by the way the Underworld was almost sold out for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Touch, Chris Childs, Chris Green, Danny Vaughn, gig, melodic rock, Michael Clayton Arbeeny, review, Tyketto
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Album review: S.A.Y – Orion
MelodicRock Records [Release date 22.05.15] S.A.Y are Swedish and ‘Orion’ is yet another melodic rock record from the Scandinavian melodic rock factory that keeps churning out releases like it was 1986 all over again. Who are S.A.Y then? Perhaps friends … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Jan Åkesson, Jens Westberg, melodic rock, MelodicRock Records, Orion, Peter Grundström, review, S.A.Y
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Album review: KELLY KEELING – Mind Radio
Frontiers Records [Release Date 03.07.15] After his shambolic display spoiled Baton Rouge’s long awaited Firefest appearance a couple of years back, I did wonder whether we would hear again from Kelly Keeling, but the respected singer whose husky, bluesy tones … Continue reading
Album review: DIMINO – Old Habits Die Hard
Frontiers Records [Release Date 03.07.15] Frank Dimino was lead singer in Angel, one of those cult seventies US bands talked of in hushed circles, but I was unaware he was still active in the business. However in one of Frontiers’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel, Dimino, Frank Dimino, hard rock, melodic rock
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Album review: BEAUVOIR/FREE – American Trash
Frontiers Records [Release date 05.06.15] “American Trash” by Beauvoir/Free is a Crown of Thorns album in all but name and is a welcome return to the classic melodic rock sound of yesteryear. Jean Beauvoir, he of the impressive ever-present white … Continue reading
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Tagged album, American Trash, Beauvoir/Free, Crown Of Thorns, Frontiers, Jean Beauvoir, melodic rock, Micki Free, review
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Album review: SOLEY MOURNING – The Rocket Pool
Saltdog Records [Release date 29.06.15] West Midland hard rock band Soley Mourning draw on classic rock antecedents and well crafted, passionately played songs to shape their own brand of intense melodic hard rock. They are unafraid to tackle meaningful lyrics … Continue reading
Album review: TRIXTER – Human Era
Frontiers Records [Release Date 05.06.15] Trixter’s moment in the spotlight at the turn of the nineties was fleeting. No sooner had the New Jersey youngsters begun to make an impact with a series of catchy if unoriginal songs and photogenic … Continue reading
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Tagged hard rock, melodic rock, Peter Loran, Trixter
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Album review: NELSON – Peace Out
Frontiers Records [Release Date 15.05.15] I was beginning to wonder if Nelson’s excellent comeback album Lightning Strikes Twice was also to be their swansong as a recording entity, but nearly five years on the immaculately coiffed twins are back with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, melodic rock, Nelson, pop rock, power pop, review
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Album review: LUNDEN REIGN – American Stranger
Cleopatra Records [06.04.15] OK, let’s get the name out of the way first. It’s pretty naff. And unimaginative. Isn’t it about time that this purposeful phonetic misspelling malarkey faded into obscurity? It may be my 11+/grammar school education, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged album, American Stranger, AOR, hard rock, Lora G, Lunden Reign, melodic rock, Nikki Lunden, review
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Album review: PETERIK-SCHERER – Risk Everything
Frontiers Records [Release date 17.04.15] Founding Survivor member Jim Peterik returns with his latest project featuring his latest vocal find in Marc Scherer. “Risk Everything” was written specifically to suite the vocal talents of Scherer who he first met during … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alex Ligertwood, AOR, Bill Syniar, Bob Lizik, Ed Breckenfield, Frontiers, Jim Peterik, Klem Hayes, Marc Scherer, melodic rock, Mike Aquino, Nick Rich, Peterik-Scherer, review, Risk Everything, Shoshana Bean, Survivor, Toby Hitchcock
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Album review: FM – Heroes and Villains
Frontiers Records [Release date 17.04.15] FM may have spent last autumn on a 30th anniversary tour, but they are neither a nostalgia band nor one to let the grass grow under their feet. Two years after a pair of new … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, FM, Heroes and Villains, Jim Kirkpatrick, melodic rock, review, Steve Overland
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Album review: KISKE SOMERVILLE – City of Heroes
Frontiers Records [Release Date 17.04.15] Despite the rather unimaginative name, some of rock’s most respected names are behind this project. The singers are former Helloween and more recently Place Vendome singer Michael Kiske and Trillium singer and vocal coach Amanda … Continue reading
Gig review: DAN REED AND DANNY VAUGHN – Camden Underworld, London, 31 March 2015
Danny Vaughn and Dan Reed share a lot in common. Leaders of critically acclaimed bands at the turn of the decade (Tyketto and Dan Reed Network) who never quite had the mainstream success they deserved. People who quit the music … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Bordello Rose, Dan Reed, Dan Reed Network, Danny Vaughn, gig, melodic rock, Tyketto
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Gig review: HRH AOR – Pwllheli, Wales, 14 March 2015 (Day 2)
Day 2 After a paltry 5 hours sleep and searching the little town of Criccieth for match sticks to keep my eyes open, and copious amounts of Pro Plus, I made my way back to the arenas where I like … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 March 2015, Eclipse, festival, FM, gig, Houston, HRH AOR, melodic rock, Night Ranger, Pwllheli, review, Romeo's Daughter, Wales, White Widdow
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Gig review: HRH AOR – Pwllheli, Wales, 13 March 2015 (Day 1)
After an early start and a four and a half hour drive, I arrived at Hard Rock Hell and was immediately struck by how well organised the event was. The site was immaculate and the staff were friendly and helpful. … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 March 2015, Dare, gig, H.E.A.T., HRH AOR, melodic rock, Pwllheli, review, Tainted Nation, The Poodles, Vega, Wales
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Gig review: WHITE WIDDOW, NIGHT BY NIGHT, DEGREED – Underworld, Camden, 7 March 2015
March is now an even busier month in the gig calendar with bands fitting mini tours around the Hard Rock Hell United extravaganza in North Wales, and this was a welcome London showcase for three of the current generation of … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 March 2015, AOR, Camden, Degreed, gig, London, melodic rock, night by night, review, Underworld, White Widdow
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Album review: KRIS POHLMANN – Taylor Road
CD Baby [Released 16.01.15] Kris Pohlmann is an English guitarist who has established himself in Germany and Holland. He’s made his name with over ten years of roadwork and a couple of albums, which culminated in a spectacular year in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Gary Moore, guitar, Kris Pohlmann, melodic rock, review, Taylor Road, Ten Years After, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: LAST AUTUMN’S DREAM – Level Eleven
AOR Heaven [Released 23.02.15] Last Autumn’s Dream are back with a new album and this is their eleventh. Vocalist Mikael Erlandsson is the last original member as in 2014 guitarist Andy Malecek decided to leave the band because of personal … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, AOR, AOR Heaven, Last Autumn’s Dream, Level Eleven, melodic rock
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Interview: RON PERRY of CHINA SKY
China Sky’s debut came out back in 1988 and is one of those ‘must have’ classic melodic rock albums of the 1980′s. Sadly though due to various issues band never made that second album until now, some 25 years later! … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Bruce Crump, China Sky, China Sky II, Classic Albums, Escape Music, Greg Allman, interview, melodic rock, Molly Hatchet, Ron Perry
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Album review: AMMUNITION – Shanghaied
AOR Heaven [Released 26.01.15] Wig Wam may sadly be no more, but the band’s ex-members are certainly busy with guitarist Trond Holter teaming up with Jorn Lande on their rather good ‘Dracula’ themed album and now vocalist Åge Sten Nilsen … Continue reading
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Tagged Age Sten Nilsen, album, Ammunition, AOR Heaven, debut, Eclipse, Erik Martensson, hard rock, melodic rock, review, Shanghaied, WET, Wig Wam
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Album review: REVOLUTION SAINTS – S/t
Frontiers Records [Released 20.02.15] Another project put together by Frontiers, this time featuring Journey’s drummer Deen Castronova, Night Ranger’s Jack Blades and former Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich. Add to this superstar trio Frontiers ‘go to’ man for melodic rock projects … Continue reading
Album review: THE VAL – Heading For The Surface
Soundarella Records [Release date 21.11.14] www.theval.es Here’s a band who are genuinely thankful for the promotion of their debut album, judging by the massive list of media credits in this package. It is quite heart-warming when you receive a second … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Gabrielle de Val, Heading For The Surface, melodic rock, review, The Val
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Gig review: RECKLESS LOVE – The Garage, Highbury, London, 11 December 2014
Colourful Finnish glam metal revivalists Reckless Love have built quite a following in England despite a paucity of mainstream rock media coverage, and indeed the house full signs were up as I arrived at the Garage for the last stop of … Continue reading
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Tagged Finland, gig, glam rock, Hessu Maxx, Jerne Valle, melodic rock, Olli Herman, Pepe, Reckless Love
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Gig review: H.E.A.T., Islington Academy London, 10 December 2014
Photo: Jim Templeton-Cross 2014 will go down for H.E.A.T. as the year when the young Swedes made their most significant breakthrough yet since exploding onto the scene with their debut album in 2008. For proof, look no further than GRTR! … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 December 2014, gig, H.E.A.T., hard rock, Islington Academy London, melodic rock, review
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Gig review: JOE ELLIOTT’s DOWN ‘N’ OUTZ/VEGA – The Garage, Highbury, London, 8 December 2014
Fan worship is the bedrock of music industry economics, but it is rare to see it coming from the other side of the monitors. However Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott has for many years openly sung the praises of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 December 2014, Def Leppard, gig, Highbury, Joe Elliott's Down 'N' Outz, London, melodic rock, Mott the Hoople, Quireboys, review, The Garage, Vega, Vixen
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