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Album review: MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREE FALL – Kingdom Of Rock
Frontiers [Release date 06.11.15] Primal Fear guitarist Magnus Karlsson returns with the second album under the Free Fall banner. Magnus handles all the instruments, bar the drums provided by Jamie Salazar and again, like the debut, he has some top … Continue reading
Interview: MARTINA EDOFF
Martina Edoff is back with her new album ‘Unity’ and on this one she has enlisted the help of H.E.A.T.’s keyboards player Jona Tee. Over to Martina for some questions about the album, her favourite three albums of all time … Continue reading
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Tagged album, H.E.A.T., hard rock, interview, Jona Tee, Martina Edoff, melodic, Unity
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News: HAREM SCAREM, MAJOR INSTINCT, DEE SNIDER – Tuesday 29 September 2015
Dave Gilmour topped the UK album charts this week with his new album ‘Rattle That Lock’. Major Instinct release their debut album, ‘High Five’ on Nov 27th via AOR Heaven. The band features M.ILL.ION founder, main songwriter and bass guitarist B.J. Laneby. Harem Scarem … Continue reading
Interview: CATS IN SPACE
Cats In Space are a new band featuring band members who’ve played with the Sweet, T’Pau, Ian Gillan and Arena. They release their debut album, ‘Too Many Gods’ on October 30th via Cargo Records and we catch-up with Greg Hart … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, 70s, Andy Scott, Cats In Space, debut album, ELO, Greg Hart, interview, melodic, Paul Manzi, Paul Manzi (Arena), pop, power pop, Queen, review, rock, soft rock, Sweet, Too Many Gods
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Album review: DEVIL CITY ANGELS
Century Media [Release date 11.09.15] You may hear that Devil City Angels comprises of members of L.A Guns, Cinderella and Poison and think ”oh great, yet another super group”, and yet this time the band really may be on to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, Devil City Angels, LA Guns, melodic, Poison, review, Rikki Rockett, rock, Rudy Sarzo, Tracii Guns, Whitesnake
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Album review: CATS IN SPACE – Too Many Gods
Harmony Factory www.catsinspaceband.com [Released 30.10.15] Cats In Space are a new band who have a serious love of all things 1970′s soft rock/power pop. You can tell this from the band’s various members who are from bands with a 70′s … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, 70s, Andy Scott, Cats In Space, debut album, ELO, Greg Hart, melodic, Paul Manzi, Paul Manzi (Arena), pop, power pop, Queen, review, rock, soft rock, Sweet, Too Many Gods
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Album review: THE RADIO SUN – Heaven Or Heartbreak
MelodicRockRecords [Release date 25.09.15] Second album by the Aussie pop/melodic rockers the Radio Sun (formed from the ashes of the excellent Square One) and again they have former Danger Danger vocalist Paul Laine helping out on production, co-writing four songs … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Danger Danger, Heaven Or Heartbreak, melodic, Paul Laine, pop, power pop, review, rock, THE RADIO SUN
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News: GHOST, THE SWORD, GTR – Monday 31st August 2015
Broken Teeth release a new album, ‘Bulldozer’ in October. Kansas have signed with Inside Out who will release their new studio album, the first in over fifteen years. This will mark the recording debut of new members David Manion (keys) … Continue reading
Album review: STRATOVARIUS – Eternal
earMUSIC [Release date 11.09.15] Amazingly this is the band’s sixteenth studio album and they have been around since the mid-80′s, although the present line-up has no original members. Vocalist Timo Kotipelto has also been busy with Cain’s Offering who released … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cain’s Offering, Eternal, melodic, metal, progressive, review, rock, Stratovarius, Timo Kotipelto
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EP reviews: EMPIRE OF FOOLS, CITY OF THIEVES, SPARK THE SAIL
EMPIRE OF FOOLS – Devil Inside (Mini-album) This is a very impressive debut mini-offering from Devon-based Empire of Fools – and I often shudder when I hear the term “melodic rock” because that genre includes Styx and Styx were fodder … Continue reading
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Tagged City Of Thieves, Empire Of Fools, EP, melodic, review, rock, Sapphire Deep, Spark The Sail
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Album review: NEWMAN – The Elegance Machine
AOR Heaven [Released 31.08.15] Steve Newman is back with his band Newman and joining him are his long term drummer Rob McEwen and on backing vocals Geoff Wootton and Mark Thompson-Smith (who worked with Steve Newman on the criminally underrated … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, AOR Heaven, melodic, NEWMAN, review, rock, Steve Newman, The Elegance Machine
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Album review: STYX – Live at the Orleans Arena Las Vegas
Eagle Records [Released 24.07.15] Another live album from Styx, their ninth in total now and you may wonder if the world needs another one? Heck yes, as the band are in a purple patch live wise, sadly not recording wise … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic, James Young, Lawrence Gowan, Live at the Orleans Arena Las Vegas, melodic, review, rock, Styx, Tommy Shaw
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Album review: ONE THOUSAND YEARS – Get Your Rabbit’s Foot And Run
Arguably, the only two reasons you will ever have heard of Fremantle, Western Australia (population 25,000) are that AC/DC’s spiritual leader, Bon Scott, grew up there (in the sense that it was there that he got older, though perhaps not wiser) and … Continue reading
News: JOEL HOEKSTRA, FOZZY, THE LEMONHEADS – Saturday 1st August 2015
Guitarist Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake/ex-Night Ranger) releases his new solo album, ‘Dying To Live’, on October 16th on Frontiers. Guests include Jeff Scott Soto, Russell Allen, Tony Franklin, Vinny Appice, Derek Sherinian amongst others. Nalle Påhlsson’s ROYAL MESS release their debut … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Fozzy, GIRLSCHOOL, guitarist, Joel Hoekstra, melodic, metal, Motorhead, Nalle Påhlsson's Royal Mess, news, Reef, rock, rock 'n' roll, Saxon, the Lemonheads, UK tour, upcoming albums, Whitesnake
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News: RUSS BALLARD interview feature, Sunday 26 July 2015
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Part 1, Sunday 26 July, 16:00 GMT Part 2, Sunday 2 August, 16:00 GMT In the first of a two-part special rock writing royalty Russ Ballard chats to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio’s David Randall. … Continue reading
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Tagged 26 July 2015, AOR, Argent, feature, guitar, guitarist, interview, melodic, prog, progressive, radio, rock, Roulettes, Russ Ballard, Unit 4 + 2
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News: SHOOTING STAR, MICHAEL MONROE, ART NATION – Saturday 25th July 2015
Shooting Star have released their new album ‘Into the Night’ for free as a download on their website. Download by going to www.shootingstarmaniacs.com and using the code “1980″. Art Nation release their new album ‘Revolution’ on AOR Heaven on 28th … Continue reading
Album review: SAGA – Best Of – Now And Then – The Collection
earMusic [Release date 03.07.15] A two CD best of released as a taster for the upcoming Saga re-issues due in the autumn. An interesting way to select the songs as it features one song from each of the band’s 21 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, best of, classic, melodic, Michael Sadler, Now And Then - The Collection, prog, progressive, review, Rob Moratti, rock, Saga
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News: DEF LEPPARD, KEITH RICHARDS, THE WINERY DOGS – Sunday 12 July 2015
Phil Collen has revealed in a recent interview that Def Leppard will release their new album in October. The Winery Dogs plan to release their new album in October. The reunited Junkyard have release a new single ‘Faded’ and plan … Continue reading
Quick plays: OSUKARU, DAVID CELIA, ED DUPAS
OSUKARU Transition www.osukarumusic.com [Release date 01.06.15] A band led by keyboards player/songwriter Oz Osukaru and this album is half new material, with some older songs given a reboot. Must admit not to knowing the name, however the songs on here … Continue reading
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Tagged A Good American Life, album, AOR, David Celia, Double Mind, Ed Dupas, folk, melodic, Osukaru, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Transition
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Interview: JANNE STARK (Constancia) – June 2015
Janne Stark is a busy man with a new Constancia album ‘Final Curtain’ out on July 10th on Melodic Rock Records, plus he is a member of Grand Design and Overdrive. All of this and he reviews and writes books … Continue reading
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Tagged Constancia, Final Curtain, Grand Design, hard rock, interview, Janne Stark, June 2015, melodic, MelodicRock Records, metal, Overdrive
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News: VINDICTIV, CONSTANCIA, JOURNEY – Monday 22 June 2015
MelodicRock Records release the following two albums on July 10th. Vindictiv release ‘World Of Fear’ and feature Mark Boals (Yngwie Malmsteen) on vocals. Also out on the same day is Constancia’s new album ‘Final Curtain’. The band features Mikael Rosengren … Continue reading
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Tagged AOR, Chris De Garmo, classic, gigs, Journey, melodic, metal, news, Queensryche, rock, tours, upcoming albums, VINDICTIV
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News: NEWMAN, EVERGREY, MUSE – Sunday 14 June 2015
DeathDealer (who feature Ross the Boss ex-Manowwar/The Dictators) release their new album ‘Hallowed Ground’ on September 11th via SMG Records. Newman will release their new, as yet untitled album, by the end of the year. Trixter’s Steve Brown will stand-in … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Band Entrees & Exits, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions
Tagged AOR, Drive She Said, Evergrey, gigs, Joel Hoekstra, melodic, metal, NEWMAN, news, rock, upcoming albums
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EP review: BIG BIG TRAIN – Wassail
English Electric Recordings [Release date 01.06.15] www.bigbigtrain.com Big Big Train are back with a new four song EP and the first recordings to feature new members, violinist Rachel Hall and Beardfish guitarist Rikard Sjöblom. I have to admit Big Big … Continue reading
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Tagged Beardfish, Big Big Train, EP, folk, melodic, prog, review, rock, Wassail, XTC
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News: ASIA, EXTREME, BOREALIS – Friday 8th May 2015
Asia release ‘Axis XXX Live in San Francisco MMXII’ as a 2CD/DVD and blu-ray formats on July 3rd on Frontiers. The Darkness have a new drummer, Rufus Taylor, son of Queen drummer Roger. Spotify are rumoured to be planning to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Asia, classic, Extreme, Graveworm, live, melodic, metal, news, Ricky Skaggs, rock, Ry Cooder, upcoming album
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News: THE WILDHEARTS, STATUS QUO, DAN REED NETWORK – Tuesday 5th May 2015
Good news in that Joni Mitchell could soon be released from hospital, although B.B. King is currently seriously ill. Genesis keyboards player Tony Banks releases a 4CD set of his solo work entitled, ‘A Chord Too Far’ on July 6th … Continue reading
Posted in Album News, ALL POSTS, Festivals & Large Events, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, Re-issues/special editions
Tagged classic, Dan Reed Network, Electric Boys, gigs, melodic, news, rock, Status Quo, the Wildhearts, tours, UK tour dates
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