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Tag Archives: Pete Newdeck
Album review: VEGA – Battlelines
Frontiers Records [Release Date 08.09.23] First of all an apology – Vega’s seventh album was released in Autumn 2023 but dropped under my reviewing radar at the time! It is the first since the departure of the Martin Brothers who … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Battlelines, Billy Taylor, Marcus Thurston, melodic rock, Nick Workman, Pete Newdeck, Vega
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Gig review: VEGA – Camden Underworld, London, 9 October 2021
Vega are one of those bands with a lot of lost time to make up as live music resumes. Since the beginning of the pandemic one of the UK’s premier melodic rockers have recorded not one but two albums, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Taylor, Dan Byrne, gig, Hazel Jade Rogers, James Martin, Joanovarc, melodic rock, Nick Workman, Pete Newdeck, Revival Black, Shelley Walker, Tom Martin, Vega
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Album review: VEGA – Anarchy and Unity
Frontiers Records (Release date 17.09.21) Vega’s seventh album ‘Anarchy and Unity’ breaks their cycle of a new release every two years, coming less than 18 months after ‘Grit Your Teeth’. That not entirely successful predecessor took the UK melodic rockers … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Billy Taylor, Marcus Thurston, melodic rock, Nick Workman, Pete Newdeck, Vega
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Gig review: MIDNITE CITY – The Lounge, Archway, London, 8 November 2019
The list of successful UK melodic rock acts is a frustratingly short one, but Midnite City must be going about things the right way. After releasing a pair of excellent albums in short succession they recently enjoyed the prestige of … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 November 2019, AOR, Archway, gig, London, lounge, melodic rock, Midnite City, Miles Meakin, Pete Newdeck, Rob Wylde, Shawn Charvette
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Album review: BLOOD RED SAINTS- S/T
Frontiers Records (Release Date 4.12.15) One of 2014’s unexpected surprises in the world of melodic rock was a very impressive debut by Brits In Faith, unleashing a real vocal find in Pete Godfrey. They seem to have had a short … Continue reading
Album review: JESSE DAMON – Temptation In The Garden Of Eve
AOR Heaven Jesse Damon is the guitarist/frontman with Silent Rage and this is his fifth solo album. He has renowned producer and melodic rocker Paul Sabu in the producer’s chair (Sabu also handles bass on the album) and Eden’s Curse … Continue reading
Album review: NEWMAN – Siren
AOR Heaven Amazingly this is the tenth studio album by Newman, which is basically Steve Newman plus long time drummer Rob McEwen. However this album features some guests in the shape of guitarists Shaun Bessant on ‘When It Comes To … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, melodic, NEWMAN, Nick Workman, Pete Newdeck, review, Robert Sall, rock, Shaun Bessant, Siren, Steve Newman
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Tainted Nation news
UK’s modern hard rock band “TAINTED NATION“ have sign a worldwide management deal with Germany’s ROCK N GROWL MANAGEMENT. TAINTED NATION are: Pete Newdeck – Vocals (Eden’s Curse, Grim Reaper, Killers, Steve Grimmett), Pontus Egberg – Bass (The Poodles, Lions … Continue reading
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Tagged Eden's Curse, Helloween, Ian Nash, Lionsheart, Mark Cross, Pete Newdeck, Pontus Egberg, Rock n Growl, Steve Grimmett, Tainted Nation, The Poodles
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