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		<title>Album review: BRAZEN ABBOT : Eye Of The Storm and Bad Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 13:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/brazen-abbot-eye-of-the-storm-and-bad-religion/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BRAZEN-150-ABBOT-Eye-and-Bad-image.png" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BRAZEN ABBOT - Eye Of The Storm and Bad Religion" title="BRAZEN ABBOT - Eye Of The Storm and Bad Religion" /></a>Frontiers [Release date : 13.12.24] Prior to his Rock Opera project, Nostradamus (2001), classically trained Bulgarian multi-instrumentalist, Nikolo Kotzev had founded Brazen Abbot. The band’s second and third releases, Eye Of The Storm (1996) and Bad Religion (1997), have now &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/brazen-abbot-eye-of-the-storm-and-bad-religion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/brazen-abbot-eye-of-the-storm-and-bad-religion/">Album review: BRAZEN ABBOT : Eye Of The Storm and Bad Religion</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: NEAL MORSE – Jesus Christ The Exorcist: Live at Morsefest 2018</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/12/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist-live-at-morsefest-2018/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 13:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/12/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist-live-at-morsefest-2018/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NEAL-MORSE-–-Jesus-Christ-The-Exorcist-Live-at-Morsefest-2018-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="NEAL MORSE – Jesus Christ The Exorcist Live at Morsefest 2018" title="NEAL MORSE – Jesus Christ The Exorcist Live at Morsefest 2018" /></a>&#160; &#160; &#160; Frontiers [Release date 04.12.20] The studio album was released first as now Neal Morse and Frontiers release a live performance of ‘Jesus Christ The Exorcist’, filmed at the 2018 Morsefest. It is an all-star ensemble with regular &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/12/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist-live-at-morsefest-2018/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/12/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist-live-at-morsefest-2018/">Album review: NEAL MORSE – Jesus Christ The Exorcist: Live at Morsefest 2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: SERIOUS BLACK &#8211; Suite 226</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 07:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-serious-black-suite-226/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SERIOUS-BLACK-Suite-226-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="SERIOUS BLACK - Suite 226" title="SERIOUS BLACK - Suite 226" /></a>AFM Records [Release date 31.01.20] “Suite 226” is seriously good Serious Black. The band have taken a lot of flak over the variable quality of their last couple of albums. Which isn&#8217;t surprising, knowing that the band&#8217;s refusal to conform &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-serious-black-suite-226/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-serious-black-suite-226/">Album review: SERIOUS BLACK &#8211; Suite 226</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: ELOY &#8211; The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part II)</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/album-review-eloy-the-vision-the-sword-and-the-pyre-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/album-review-eloy-the-vision-the-sword-and-the-pyre-part-ii/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ELOY-The-Vision-the-Sword-and-the-Pyre-Part-II-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="ELOY - The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre (Part II)" title="ELOY - The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre (Part II)" /></a>Artist Station Records [Release date 27.09.19] German prog legends return with their new album two years after Part I of this 2 part concept (this with Joan of Arc as the central character). Part one featured fantastic reviews, and rightfully &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/album-review-eloy-the-vision-the-sword-and-the-pyre-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/09/album-review-eloy-the-vision-the-sword-and-the-pyre-part-ii/">Album review: ELOY &#8211; The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part II)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: NEAL MORSE &#8211; Jesus Christ The Exorcist</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=60425</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nm_jcte1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="NEAL MORSE - Jesus Christ The Exorcist" title="NEAL MORSE - Jesus Christ The Exorcist" /></a>Frontiers [Release date 14.06.19] I like a musical.  In fact, it was only recently I suggested that a prog rock version of Hamilton by Izz could be a big hit.  Jesus Christ Superstar is another personal favourite although, in hindsight, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/07/album-review-neal-morse-jesus-christ-the-exorcist/">Album review: NEAL MORSE &#8211; Jesus Christ The Exorcist</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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