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Feature: PHIL VINCENT’s Baker’s Dozen
A Baker’s Dozen, in which various musicians choose 13 songs – a baker’s dozen – to make a playlist. The following rules apply – Maximum of three songs from any artist Maximum of two songs from any album Maximum of two … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bakers Dozen, Beatles, feature, hard rock, heavy metal, Jon Butcher Axis, Judas Priest, melodic rock, metal, Phil Vincent, pop, prog rock, Queen, RAVEN, Thin Lizzy
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Album review: RAVEN – Faster Than The Speed Of Light
Cherry Red Records [Release date 26.05.23] One of the finest speed metal bands to come out of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, three piece were formed in the early 70s and grew up listening to (and playing) classic … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, athletic rock, box set, Faster Than The Speed Of Light, metal, RAVEN, review, speed metal, thrash metal
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News: RAVEN, THE FIERCE & THE DEAD, CRAZY LIXX (April 2023)
Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder release his second solo album, ’II, on June 9 via InsideOut Music. A 40th-anniversary super deluxe edition of Black Sabbath’s ‘Live Evil’ is released on June 2 through BMG. Bonfire have re-recorded their ‘Point Blank’, ‘Fireworks’ and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Americana, blues, classic rock, country, Crazy Lixx, folk, gigs, metal, New releases, news, pop, punk, RAVEN, rock, The Fierce & The Dead, tours
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Album review: THOR – Alliance
Deadline/Cleopatra [Release date 16.07.21] Canadian bodybuilder, historian, actor, and musician John Mikl Thor has produced some very fine metal over the years, debuting in the mid 70s. Since the turn of the millennium Thor has been particularly prolific, and this … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Alliance, Danko Jones, metal, power metal, RAVEN, review, Ross the Boss, Thor
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Album review: RAVEN – Metal City
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 18.09.20] Athletic Rock legends Raven, long associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, issue their new album (their fourteenth) and what a blistering revelation it is too. While 2015’s Extermination was universally well received, a … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, athletic rock, interview, John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher, metal, Metal City, Metallica, NWOBHM, RAVEN, review, speed metal, thrash metal
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Album review: VARIOUS – NWOBHM Thunder 1978-86
Cherry Red Records [Release date 31.07.20] (3 CD set) 1978 to 1986. Those 9 years were the Golden Age of NWOBHM. They were the years that spanned the birth, working life and eventual demise of a significant sub genre in … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, Blitzkreig, Cherry Red Records, compilation, DEMON, GIRLSCHOOL, metal, NWOBHM Thunder 1978-86, Praying Mantis, RAVEN, review, rock, Saxon, trad metal, Tygers Of Pan Tang, various artists, Venom
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Album review: RAVEN – Screaming Murder Death From Above – Live In Aalborg
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 18.01.19] Most often associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, Raven formed in the mid 70′s and had some notoriety in the early 80′s. Playing their brand of Athletic Rock, they were a big influence … Continue reading →
Album review: RAVEN – Wiped Out
Dissonance Productions [Release date 27.04.18] Formed in the north of England in the mid 70s by brothers John (bass, and vocals) and Mark (guitar) Gallagher, Raven were a trio associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Playing what … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, NWOBHM, RAVEN, re-issue, review, Wipe Out
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Album review: RAVEN – Reissues
Dissonance Productions [Release date 02.06.17] Formed in the mid 70s by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, initially with twin guitars and progressive rock leanings, Settling as a threesome, with drummer Rob Wacko Hunter, Raven were an integral part of the … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, All For One, Live At The Inferno, metal, Metallica, NWOBHM, RAVEN, reissues, review, Rock Until You Drop
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Album review: RAVEN – ExtermiNation
SPV www.spv.de [Released 27.04.15] It is no secret that I love the legendary NWOBHM band Raven. They have been a constant favorite of mine for the better part of my life. When I learned that they were crowd funding their … Continue reading →
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Tagged album, classic, ExtermiNation, metal, NWOBHM, RAVEN, review, SPV
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News: THUNDER, SHINEDOWN, TANK – Sunday 22nd February 2015
Shinedown are currently recording their next album and plan a summer release. Axel Rudi Pell releases ‘Magic Moments – 25th Anniversary Special Show’ on CD/DVD on 27th April via SPV. Thunder charted at number nine in the UK album charts … Continue reading →
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Tagged alternative, Axel Rudi Pell, Helloween, metal, news, RAVEN, rock, Shinedown, Tank, Thunder, UK albums chart
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DVD review: RAVEN – Rock Until You Drop: A Long Day’s Journey
SPV www.spv.de Phew, what a mammoth metal feast this is. Well, I say feast, this is Christmas, Easter and several summer Metal BBQs all in one. Running to 4.5 hours, this is everything you’ll ever need by NWoBHM legends Raven … Continue reading →
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Tagged DVD review, RAVEN, Rock Until You Drop: A Long Day’s Journey
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