Get Ready to ROCK! » Metallica https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:41:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : BUDGIE – Running From My Soul (3 CDs) The MCA Years 1973-75 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-budgie-running-from-my-soul-3-cds-the-mca-years-1973-75/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-budgie-running-from-my-soul-3-cds-the-mca-years-1973-75/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:07:48 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110668 budgie 150 runningCherry Red [Release date : 25.09.26] The seventies have always been considered to be the hard rock and heavy metal years. Welsh band Budgie was at the epicentre. Their songs were covered by Soundgarden, Metallica, Van Halen and Iron Maiden. … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/09/album-review-budgie-running-from-my-soul-3-cds-the-mca-years-1973-75/feed/ 0 Album review: ETERNAL – Conspiracy Of Warheads https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-eternal-conspiracy-of-warheads/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-eternal-conspiracy-of-warheads/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:30:17 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110282 ETERNAL - Conspiracy Of WarheadsFloga Records [Release date 02.10.26] Eternal. On being sent this I thought ‘why am I being asked to something by Eternal? Aren’t they a British pop act featuring Jamie Redknapp’s wife?’ Ah, no. THIS Eternal are a Greek four piece, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-eternal-conspiracy-of-warheads/feed/ 0 EP review: THORNS – Ready to Strike https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/ep-review-thorns-ready-to-strike/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/ep-review-thorns-ready-to-strike/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:10:11 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=110074 thornsThese Go To Eleven Records [Release date 26.08.26] Thorns. Thrash. They sound like ‘Tallica. More accurately ‘Kill ‘em All era ‘Tallica. Hetfield vocals, Lars drum sound, Kirk soloing from…all over . Yes, they sound like ‘Tallica”…..EXCEPT…..don’t be so lazy! Thorns … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/ep-review-thorns-ready-to-strike/feed/ 0 Album review : RAVEN – Screamin’ Down The House (4 CD set) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-raven-screamin-down-the-house-4-cd-set-2/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-raven-screamin-down-the-house-4-cd-set-2/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:13:35 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102094 RAVEN 150 Screamin imageCherry Red [Release date : 25.04.25] Formed in the north of England by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, during a time of social upheaval in the UK, Raven forged their own reflective version of NWOBHM, a proto-thrash metal that found … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-raven-screamin-down-the-house-4-cd-set-2/feed/ 0 Gig review: APOCALYPTICA – SWG3, Glasgow, 3 October 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:14:06 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=98240 mini_SAM_1030Many years ago I attended a guitar masterclass with the legendary singer/songwriter Gordon Giltrap. It was just one man with an acoustic guitar, but the sound and sheer ferocity of riffage he managed to extract from his poor, tortured acoustic … Continue reading →

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