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Album review : GRAHAM BONNET – Lost In Hollywood Again (Live)
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JIM PETERIK AND WORLD STAGE – River of Song – The Power Of Duets, Volume 1
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Tag Archives: metal
Quick plays: GASOLINE STARS, DUST BOWL JOKIES, THOMAS ZWIJSEN, DR.JOHN
GASOLINE STARS – Good Looks, Bad Behaviour Self Release Good Looks, Bad Behaviour is the debut full length album from Gasoline Stars who formed in 2012 in Sweden. Gasoline Stars are a fivesome although they have split with the drummer … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Behaviour, blues, Cockaigne Vaudeville, Coldplay, Crucified Barbara, Dr John, Dust Bowl Jokies, Empire Of The Damned, epic rock, Falling Red, Gasoline Stars, Good Looks, guitar instrumental, Guns 'N' Roses, hair metal, In-Flight Safety, instrumental, jazz, metal, Motley Crue, Nylonized, review, rock, Ske-Dat-De-Dat…Spirit of Satch, sleaze rock, Sweden, Thomas Zwijsen
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Single & EP reviews: BERLIN BREAKS, BLACK ACES, JUSTIN LERNER, FLIGHT 49
BERLIN BREAKS – Berlin Breaks EP Self Release [Release date - Out now] Berlin Breaks are a brand new band from Salt lake City, Utah. According to their facebook page they were founded this year and, if so, it shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Avenue, AC/DC, AIRBOURNE, Australia, Berlin Breaks, Black Aces, EP, Flight 49, Geddy Lee, Hellbound, Justin Lerner, metal, Richard Dean, rock, Rush, Salt Lake City, That Smell of Sweat and Sin, Tyler Kinder, Utah
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Album Review : HALIWEL – From The Inside
Self Release (Release date – out now) Haliwel are a fivesome from Madison, Wisconsin and From The Inside is their first, self-produced album. The band created everything themselves, art work, website, videos, etc. Haliwel play hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Stone Cherry, CD, From The Inside, Haliwel, Justin Schmitz, Killswitch Engage, Madison, metal, rock, Wisconsin
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Album review: THE SIXXIS – Hollow Shrine
Glassville Records [Release date – 12.09.14] It’s not often that a new album has me reaching for the ‘repeat’ button after listening to just one track but that was the case with ‘Hollow Shrine’. The opening track of the album, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Atlanta, Cameron Allen, Hollow Shrine, metal, Paul Sorah, prog, review, rock, Rush, Spock's Beard, System Of A Down, The Sixxis, The Winery Dogs, Vladdy Iskhakov
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Quick plays: BLACK 4, MIKE CAMPESE
BLACK 4 –The Tales of Cuatro Negro Self Release (Release date – out now ) Black 4 are a quartet from Chicago who formed in 2011. They play raw rock and roll mixed with a touch of punk and metal. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black 4, Black Sabbath, Chameleon, Chicago, Clutch, funk, Kyuss, metal, Mike Campese, review, rock, shred.metal, The Tales of Cuatro Negro, Trans Siberian Orchestra, TSO
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – September 2014 Highlights
September 2014 Highlights More information at the dedicated website Check back here as we add new features throughout the month. All times, BST (GMT+1) Roger Mayer and Pete Feenstra (Photo: Connie Mayer) Tuesdays 19:00 Pete Feenstra Rock & Blues Pete … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, NEWS
Tagged blues, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, interview, metal, Michael Katon, progressive, rock, Roger Mayer, September 2014
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Album review: MASSIVE WAGONS – Fight The System
Off Yer Rocka [Release date – out now] Fight The System is the debut album by Massive Wagons, a band who have, through hard work and relentless gigging, built up a healthy following and a great live … Continue reading
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Tagged 80s, Adam Thistlethwaite, album, Baz Mills, Carl Cochrane, Fight The System, LA, Massive Wagons, metal, Motley Crue, Off Yer Rocka, Poison, Red Dress, review, rock
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Quick plays: BLASTED, LOST GRAVITY, ANOTHER DEAD HERO, BRYAN ADAMS
BLASTED – Curtain Call Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Blasted are a foursome from Switzerland who formed in 2006. They claim influences from Pantera and Lamb of God and aim to be ‘metal’ as well … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Another Dead Hero, AOR, Blasted, book, book review, Breno Val, Bryan Adams, Burnley, Carlos Fernandes, Curtain Call, Dystopia, ebook, EP, Foo Fighters, Guillaume Jordan, London, Lost Gravity, metal, Metallica, Neil Daniels, Nico Maret, Pantera, Rage Against The Machine, Reckless, review, rock, Simon Claret, Switzerland
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Album review: BLACK BLITZ – Louder Than Thunder
Blitz Music [Released 13.12.13] In their own words, Black Blitz is ‘a high voltage riff thunderstorm from Munich Germany’. Formed three years ago, they are a hard rock outfit with AC/DC riffs and faux Guns ‘n’ Roses style hooks, who … Continue reading
Single & EP reviews : WHEN WE WERE WOLVES, TEN PERCENTER, ASA, SHAFT OF STEEL
WHEN WE WERE WOLVES – Heartless EP Self Release [Release date 22.09.14] When We Were Wolves are a post hardcore fivesome from South Wales. They formed in 2011 and Heartless is their second EP. Later this year they will be … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, AOR, Asa, Dead Again, EP, Fight Of Your Life, Hardcore, Heartless, I Could Never Say, melodic rock, metal, Mitch Block, review, rock, Shaft Of Steel, singer, songwriter, South Wales, Ten Percenter, The Blackout, Tigerpunch, When We Were Wolves
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Quick plays: MACHINE ROX, WINTTER, ANTI-CLONE
Album review: MACHINE ROX – Next Level Synchrotrax Records [Release date 22.09.14] Electro metal/ Cyber metal/ Industrial metal, call it what you will, can either produce glorious masterpieces of heaviness as with Rammstein or repetitive, snore inducing … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti clone, Axl Rose, Brazil, Bruce Dickinson, Elliott Wintter, Global Noise Attack, Hands Sewn Together, Industrial, Lincolnshire, Machine Rox, Meat Machine, metal, Next Level, Rammstein, Richard K, Rob Zombie, rock, Rush, Sao Paulo, Wings, Wintter
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Album review: WASTED SHELLS – The Collector
Broken Bones Productions [Release date – out now] Yet more quality metal from Sweden, the clear waters in Scandinavia must have a high iron content which gets into the blood at an early age. Wasted Shells are the latest in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Broken Bones Productions, CD, In Flames, metal, Ola Svensson, review, rock, Sweden, The Collector, The Debt, Wasted Shells
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Album review: DRAGONFORCE – Maximum Overload
earMUSIC [Release date – 15.08.14] Dragonforce are a band with the ability to split opinions within rock and metal fans. Some are amazed by their technical abilities and breakneck playing whilst others find the band a bit of a joke … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, Dragonforce, EarMusic, Herman Li, Johnny Cash, Marc Hudson, Matt Heafy, maximum overload, metal, Phantom Of The Opera, power metal, review, Ring of Fire, rock, Sam Totman, Trivium
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Quick plays: DEADAUDIOSAINTS, SYREN CITY, APHERIUM
DEADAUDIOSAINTS The Purge EP Self Release [Release date 01.09.14] DeadAudioSaints are a brand new band from Yorkshire who formed in 2013. They consist of two brothers, Danny and Corey Jones and Tyla-Joe Connett, they use a floating live drummer for … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative rock, Apherium, DeadAudioSaints, EP, Escape, metal, Neoteric, review, rock, Syren City, The Purge
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Album review: OVERKILL – White Devil Armory
Nuclear Blast – Out Now. Few bands have a work ethic and determination that is even remotely comparable to that of the New Jersey based Thrash/Speed Metal outfit Overkill. Even during the mid 90s, the time when Grunge’s dominance led … Continue reading
Interview: 10Q’s with NEOPERA (Nina Jiers)
Neopera have just released their rather fine debut album ‘Destined Ways’ on earMusic. The band were founded in 2010 by DARK AGE lead guitarist Jörn Schubert, who was joined by GAMMA RAY bass player Dirk Schlächter, Mikis Trimborn (SYNDEMIC) on … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/10 Questions
Tagged Dark Age, interview, Jorn Schubert, July 2014, metal, Neopera, Nina Jiers, operatic metal, symphonic metal
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Quick plays: AMERICAN DOG, ALONE WITH WOLVES
AMERICAN DOG – Neanderthal Bad Reputation (Release date 19.07.14) American Dog are from Ohio and formed in 1999. They have released many albums, nine to be exact, three of them live albums, and an EP. Neanderthal is their latest and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alone With Wolves, American Dog, Bloodstock Festival, CD, Danilo Fiocco, EP, Killswitch Engage, Lewis Watson, metal, Michael Hannon, Neanderthal, Ohio, review, rock, Saxon, Scorpions, Tesla, The End Of Nothing
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Album review: ALESTORM – Sunset On The Golden Age
Napalm Records [Release date – 04.08.14] A new Alestorm album is always a highly anticipated event with those hungry for more piratical nonsense on the high seas and with ‘Sunset On The Golden Age’ the band don’t disappoint. Anyone familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alestorm, Christopher Bowes, Dani Evans, metal, Napalm Records, pirate metal, review, rock, Sunset On The Golden Age
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Album review: DARKEST ERA – Severance
Cruz Del Sur Music [Release date – out now] I caught Darkest Era live last year as support to Gloryhammer in Glasgow and, whilst they put on a good show, I did mark them down for playing quite a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Ade Mulgrew, album, Celtic, Cruz Del Sur music, Darkest Era, Ireland, Iron Maiden, Krum, metal, review, rock, Sarah Weighell, Severance, Thin Lizzy
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Gig review: ONSLAUGHT – O2 Islington Academy, London, 20 July 2014
Support Act: Artillery, Nightlord, One Machine Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis July is not the best of months to arrange a gig in London. This is the time of the year when most people are either counting their … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 July 2014, gig, London, metal, O2 Islington Academy, onslaught, review, Thrash
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Album review: FURYKANE – Furykane
Self Release [Release date - Out Now] Furykane are an alternative rock/metal band from France. Comprising of Jen (vocals), Max (guitar), Quentin (bass) and Romain (drums), they formed in 2006 and this is their second album. Furykane claim to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alice In Chains, alternative, CD, France, Furykane, Jen, Limp Bizkit, metal, review, rock, Soundgarden
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Album review: SABATON – Heroes
Nuclear Blast – Out Now When you are signed to one of Metal’s biggest record labels, your albums enjoy first class promotion around the globe by being made available in various lavish formats and the last major tour you undertook … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Heroes, metal, review, Sabaton
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Album review: CRADLE OF FILTH – Total Fucking Darkness
Mordgrimm – Out Now. Long before enjoying the support of major labels like Sony and Roadrunner and headlining festival stages around the globe, Suffolk-based extreme Metallers Cradle Of Filth were just another UK band struggling to make ends meet. Their … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cradle Of Filth, demos, metal, review, Total Fucking Darkness
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Album review: E-MUSIKGRUPPE LUX OHR – Spiralo
Svart Records – Out Now. Svart Records is an underground label from Finland whose support of the country’s local Metal scene is responsible, to a large extent, for the evolution of metal music in the land of a thousand lakes. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, E-Musikgruppe Lux Ohr, Finland, metal, review, Spiralo
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Album review: FOZZY – Do You Wanna Start A War
Century Media [Released 21.07.14] Amazingly Fozzy have been going nearly fifteen years and this album is possibly their most commercial and accessible to date. Now that vocalist Chris Jericho is winding down his wrestling career the band are touring (the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, album, Century Media, Chris Jericho, Do You Wanna Start A War, Fozzy, metal, review, Rich Ward
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