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		<title>Album review: TARJA – Frisson Noir</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Tarja-Frisson-Noir-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Tarja Frisson Noir" title="Tarja Frisson Noir" /></a>earMUSIC [Release date 12.06.26] Tarja Turunen releases her tenth studio album and one she calls the &#8220;heaviest record of her career&#8221;. There are a few notable guest appearances including fellow ex-Nightwish member Marko Hietala, Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth), Apocalyptica, and Chad Smith (Red &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-tarja-frisson-noir/">Album review: TARJA – Frisson Noir</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>EP review: LEAVES’ EYES – Song of Darkness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/le-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="LEAVES&#039; EYES - Songs Of Darkness" title="LEAVES&#039; EYES - Songs Of Darkness" /></a>Reigning Pheonix Music [Release date 06.03.26] Leaves&#8217; Eyes have been around since 2003 and still feature vocalist (growls), keyboards player and producer Alexander Krull, with Finnish soprano Elina Siirala fronting the band since 2016. The EP also marks the recording &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/ep-review-leaves-eyes-song-of-darkness/">EP review: LEAVES’ EYES – Song of Darkness</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: BEYOND THE BLACK – Break The Silence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 12:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-beyond-the-black-break-the-silence/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/btb-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="btb" title="btb" /></a>Nuclear Blast [Release date 09.01.26] Amazingly Beyond The Black have been around since 2014 and this is their sixth album, although to this recent convert it seems like they only started out a few years ago! Beyond The Black’s line-up &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-beyond-the-black-break-the-silence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-beyond-the-black-break-the-silence/">Album review: BEYOND THE BLACK – Break The Silence</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 : RISEN ATLANTIS feat: FRANK BECK &#8211; Power To The Past</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-risen-atlantis/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/RISEN-150-ATLANTIS-cover.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="RISEN 150 ATLANTIS cover" title="RISEN 150 ATLANTIS cover" /></a>Frontiers Music [Release Date : 26.09.25] Singer, Frank Beck, touring sideman with Kai Hansen’s Gamma Ray for many years, now gets his solo opportunity. Risen Atlantis is the brainchild of Alessandro Del Vecchio, writer, producer, musician, commonly associated with Frontiers &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-risen-atlantis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-risen-atlantis/">Album review : RISEN ATLANTIS feat: FRANK BECK &#8211; Power To The Past</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 : ETERNAL IDOL &#8211; Behind A Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-eternal-idol-behind-a-vision/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ETERNAL-150-IDOL-Behind-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="ETERNAL 150 IDOL Behind image" title="ETERNAL 150 IDOL Behind image" /></a>Frontiers Music [Release date : 11.07.25] Eternal Idol have had a brand refresh. Behind A Vision is a more considered album, incomparably better written and better acted out than Renaissance (2020), the band’s second and most recent album. And again, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-eternal-idol-behind-a-vision/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/album-review-eternal-idol-behind-a-vision/">Album review : ETERNAL IDOL &#8211; Behind A Vision</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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