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Album review: JON BUTCHER AXIS – Stare At The Sun
Escape Music [Release date 25.05.18] The second Jon Butcher Axis album, originally released in 1984, gets a first time release on CD by Escape Music, following on from the self-titled album released earlier this year. Joining Jon Butcher on the album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Escape Musc, Jon Butcher, Jon Butcher Axis, melodic, melodic rock, reissue, review, rock, Stare At The Sun
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Quick plays – LUCERO, ORIONS BELTE, FRED MIKA, JOHN BUTLER
LUCERO Among the Ghosts Thirty Tigers [Release date 03.08.18] Alt rock/country outfit Lucero have been going for twenty years and Among The Ghosts is their ninth studio album, co-produced by Matt Ross-Spang, who has produced the Drive-By Truckers amongst others. … Continue reading
Album review: TNT – XIII
Frontiers [Release date 08.06.18] With vocalist Tony Harnell leaving TNT again last year, TNT’s latest album ‘XIII’ sees a new vocalist join the band, Baol Bardot Bulsara. Bassist Ove Husemoen is a relative newcomer as well having joined the band in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Barol Bardot Bulsara, Frontiers, melodic, melodic rock, review, rock, Ronnie Le Tekro, TNT, Tony Harnell, XIII
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Album review: GUILD OF AGES – Rise
Escape Music [Release date 29.06.18] Guild Of Ages are this year’s ‘Missing In Action’ band now returning to action, following on from the return of Boulevard last year. They called it a day in 2002 before being tempted back for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CITA, Escape Music, Guild Of Ages, hard rock, melodic, melodic rock, review, Rise, rock
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Album review: SMASH FASHION – Rompus Pompous
Electric Pudding Recordings [Release date 13.07.18] It has been a long wait since Smash Fashion gave us the power pop-tastic treat that was their debut album ‘Big Cat Love’. Now they are back with their new album, the gloriously titled ‘Rompus … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, David Bowie, melodic, Mike Garson, pop rock, power pop, review, rock, Roger Deering, Rompus Pompous, Smash Fashion
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Album review: SKERRYVORE – Evo
Tyree Tecords [Release date 11.06.18] Skerryvore formed in 2005 by Isle of Tiree-born Gillespie brothers Daniel (accordion) and Martin (Highland bagpipes), with Scott Wood (pipes, whistles) – the band’s newest member who joined last year, Craig Espie (fiddle), Alan Scobie (keys), … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Evo, folk, folk rock, melodic, review, Scotlan, Skerryvore
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Album review: SPACE ELEVATOR – II
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 25.05.18] Album number two from Space Elevator still sees the flamboyant singer The Duchess and guitarist David Young leading the band. In a neat twist they have collaborated with a Canadian space tech company Torth Technology who … Continue reading
Album review: JEAN BEAUVOIR – Rock Masterpieces Vol 1
AOR Heaven [Release date 29.06.18] Jean Beauvoir has a had a long and varied career working with Kiss, the Plasmatics, an album with cult faves Voodoo X and melodic rockers Crown Of Thorns, whose 1993 debut album featured Beauvoir alongside … Continue reading
Album review: THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT – Heart & Soul
MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.05.18] Guitarist Dennis Heltorp and drummer Henrik Zetterlund formed the Senior Management in 2015. They recruited vocalist Göran Edman (Malmsteen/John Norum/Kharma/Street Talk et al) and bassist Magnus Rosen to complete the band, so far so AOR. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, country, Goran Edman, Heart & Soul, melodic, MelodicRock Records, review, rock, the Senior Management
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Album review: BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY – Strange Men, Changed Men (The Complete Recordings 1978-1981)
Cherry Red [Release date 27.04.18] Bram Tchaikovsky left The Motors in 1978 after playing on their 1977 debut album. Born Peter Bramall, he’d been christened Bram Tchaikovsky by fellow Motor, Andy McMaster. This new 3CD set collects all three albums … Continue reading
Album review: BLACK COFFEE – Take One
[Release date 21.04.18] Columbus, Ohio represents the US industrial heartland the same way Birmingham and Wolverhampton do in the UK so it’s entirely unsurprising that Black Coffee hail from there. Formed in 2017 by drummer Tommy McCullough, singer/bassist Ehab Omran … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Coffee, classic rock, debut, Ehab Omran, melodic, review, rock, Stoner, Take One
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Album review: PRAYING MANTIS – Gravity
Frontiers [Release date 11.05.18] Originally part of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, albeit at the more melodic almost AOR end of the spectrum, Praying Mantis are still going strong. This new album is their 10th studio outing, 11 if you include … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Chris Troy, Friontiers, GRAVITY, melodic, melodic rock, NWOBHM, Praying Mantis, review, Rodney Matthews, Tino Troy
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Album review: JAMES CHRISTIAN – Craving
Frontiers [Release date 20.04.18] Fourth solo album from House Of Lords frontman James Christian sees him work with a variety of songwriters including Tommy Denander (who also plays guitars, bass and keys), Cliff Magness (who has his solo album released … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Craving, Frontiers, hard rock, House of Lords, James Christian, melodic, melodic rock, review, Tommy Denander
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Album review: BULLETBOYS – From Out Of The Skies
Frontiers [Release date 23.03.18] I’ll be honest, I was never a huge fan of the Bulletboys , sure they were on my radar but that was about as far as it got. So when I saw that long term fans … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulletboys, From Out Of The Skies, Frontiers, hair metal, hard rock, Marq Torien, melodic, melodic rock, review, rock
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Album review: SPOCK’S BEARD – Noise Floor
Inside Out [Release date 25.05.18] Spock’s Beard return with their thirteenth album and it also marks the return of original drummer Nick D’Virgilio who guests on the album, after the previous drummer Jimmy Keegan left the band in 2016. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Morse, album, Dave Meros, Enchant, Inside Out, Kansas, melodic, Nick D’Virgilio, Noise Floor, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ryo Okumoto, Spock's Beard, Ted Leonard, Yes
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Quick plays: SHARKS, GIG, SANDERS & SAVAGE
SHARKS Ready Steady Go 3MS Music [Release date 29.06.18] Sharks can trace their origins back to 1972 when they were formed by former Free bass player Andy Fraser, guitarist Chris Spedding and vocalist Steve ‘Snips’ Parsons, both of who are in this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Awake, blues, Brave New World, Bruce Gaitsch, Chris Spedding, Dave Innis, folk, gig, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, melodic, pop, Randy Goodrum, Ready Set Go, review, rock, Sharks, singer, songwriter
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Gig review: NINEBARROW – South Hill Park, Bracknell, 3 May 2018
South Hill Park is a lovely venue on the outskirts of Bracknell and tonight’s gig was in the cellar bar, perfect for a folk gig. Before Ninebarrow we had Edward Naismith who performed a short set and his vocals and … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Naismith, folk, gig, Jay LaBouchardiere, Jon Whitley, Led Zeppelin, live, mellow, melodic, Ninebarrow, review, Simon & Garfunkel, The Waters Wild, traditional
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Album review: STONELAKE – Thunder And Rain
MelodicRock Records [Release date 20.04.18] This is album number seven from StoneLake, who return with their first album in five years and the band’s first for MelodicRock Records. The band features founder members Jan Akesson (S.A.Y./Jan Akesson’s Shadow Rain) … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Europe, melodic, melodic rock, MelodicRock Records, review, Skagarack, Stonelake, Thunder And Rain
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News: Albums of the Month (January 2018 – March 2018)
Albums of the Month 2018 April 2018 – June 2018 July 2018 – September 2018 October 2018 – December 2018 THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT A Deeper Cut (Earache) “In a world of abundance of everything, The Temperance Movement shine like a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, albums of the month, AOR, February, January, March, melodic, metal, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: ROBIN GEORGE – Rogue Angels
Angel Air Music [Release date 18.05.18] Robin George is back with a new album and one which he plays all the instruments, bar his long time associate Charlie Morgan (Elton John) on drums. He is also sticking with Angel Air … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angel Air, blues rock, Charlie Morgan, classic rock, Elton John, melodic, review, Robin George, rock, Rogue Angels
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Album review: JK NORTHRUP & DAVID CAGLE – That’s Gonna Leave A Mark
MelodicRock Records [Release date 30.03.18] An interesting match-up here as guitarist JK Northrup is well known to hard rock fans for his work with King Kobra, Paul Shortino et al, however vocalist David Cagle will be a new name and boy does he have a rocking good vocal! … Continue reading
Quick plays: THE DARK LIGHT, MOOD GROOVE, GREG RUSSELL & CIARAN ALGAR
THE DARK LIGHT Keep Off The Grass [Release date 06.04.18] The Dark Light formed in 2015 and this is their debut album with a line-up consisting of Gerrard Edwards (vocals), Henning Brand (drums), Roberto Cicorella (guitars), Sonny Moylan (guitars) and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, Benjamin Lazar Davis, folk, funk, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, In Transit, JK Northrup, Keep Off The Grass, melodic, Mood Groove, review, rock, the Amazing, the Dark Light, Utopia and Wasteland
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Album review: ANIMAL DRIVE – Bite!
Frontiers Music [Release date 23.02.18] Bite! Is the debut album from Croatian hard rock band Animal Drive. Four guys in their mid to late twenties, front-man Dino Jelusic has toured as a vocalist with the Trans Siberian Orchestra. He’s joined … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Animal Drive, Bite!, Croatia, debut, Dino Jelusic, Jeff Scott Soto, melodic, modern rock, New Breed, review, rock, Trans Siberian Orchestra
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Album review: EVERTHRONE
In 2015 the band Everthrone released easily one of the best albums that year (The Dawning, which in fact topped my Top 5 of the year without much competition). They decided to crowd fund the follow-up and without much fanfare … Continue reading
Album review: AMERICAN TEARS – Hard Core
Escape Music [Release date 23.04.18] American Tears first surfaced in 1974 and were a power trio focussed around the keyboards of Mark Mangold,who is the sole remaining original member on this album, and indeed the only musician playing all the … Continue reading
