Tag Archives: Tommy Denander

Album review: RADIOACTIVE – X.X.X

Posted on March 24, 2022 by andynathan

Frontiers Records (Release date 11.03.22) Few people in the melodic rock world have as lengthy or prolific track record as Tommy Denander. While best known for playing on or producing records for a dizzying roster of artists and, for UK … Continue reading →

Album review : MECCA – 20 Years (3 CD reissue w/bonus tracks)

Posted on February 18, 2022 by brianmc

Frontiers [release date: 18.02.22] Mecca’s 20 Years bundles the band’s 3 albums, released over the last two decades, into an attractive package of original recordings, now remastered, with 5 bonus tracks spread across the 3 CDs. The self titled debut … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBBIE LaBLANC – Double Trouble

Posted on April 14, 2021 by andynathan

Escape Music (Release date 16.04.21) Robbie LaBlanc is not only one of the melodic rock world’s most admired singers, but increasingly its most prolific. It’s only a few months since I reviewed the East Temple Avenue album he lent his … Continue reading →

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Album review: OVERLAND – Scandalous

Posted on September 20, 2020 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 18.09.20] FM vocalist Steve Overland returns with a new album, aided by Tommy Denander, along with Brian Anthony (bass, piano, Hammond) and drummer Brian Tichy (Foreigner, Whitesnake, Dead Daisies et al). The album’s contrasting styles can … Continue reading →

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Album review: HOUSE OF LORDS – New World, New Eyes

Posted on June 4, 2020 by jason

Frontiers Records [Release date 12.06.20] Many critics have gone to print noting the inconsistency of the reformed House Of Lord’s 21st century releases. Maybe that would explain why James Christian (vocals/production) has brought in Mark Spiro and Tommy Denander to … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBERT HART – Pure

Posted on February 6, 2020 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 20.02.20] Vocalist Robert Hart sang on one of my all-time favourite albums, ‘Under The One Sky’ by The Distance, added to his solo album ‘Cries & Whispers’ is still revered in AOR circles. He has also … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: THE WILLOWS, ME AND MY FRIENDS, JEROME MAZZA

Posted on November 12, 2018 by jason

THE WILLOWS Through the Wild [Release date 30.11.18] ‘Through the Wild’ is the third album from the Cambridge folk band the Willows, who have picked up praise from the likes of Bob Harris and Mike Harding. Listening to this album … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAMES CHRISTIAN – Craving

Posted on May 15, 2018 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 20.04.18] Fourth solo album from House Of Lords frontman James Christian sees him work with a variety of songwriters including Tommy Denander (who also plays guitars, bass and keys), Cliff Magness (who has his solo album released … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE WALSH – Black Butterfly

Posted on October 31, 2017 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 10.11.17] After Steve Walsh retired from Kansas back in 2014 many thought that would be it and we’d hear no more from Walsh, luckily this was proven wrong and here we have a new solo album … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRIS OUSEY – Dream Machine

Posted on April 5, 2016 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 22.04.16] Chris Ousey has taken time out from fronting Snakecharmer to release his follow-up to his 2011 album ‘Rhyme & Reason’. He is joined by various guest musicians including fellow Snakecharmer Adam Wakeman, Tommy Denander and … Continue reading →

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Album review: AOR – L.A. Darkness

Posted on February 23, 2016 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 22.03.16] Frédéric Slama is back with the latest installment of the AOR series, number fifteen to be precise. Joining him are an impressive list of singers including Jeff Scott Soto and Steve Overland, plus Tommy … Continue reading →

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Album review: OZONE – Self Defence

Posted on August 6, 2015 by jason

Escape Music [Release date 25.09.15] This album is a little bit special as it sees two of the UK’s premier rock vocalists team up, namely FM’s Steve Overland and Chris Ousey, currently fronting Snakecharmer and Heartland, plus he fronted Virgina … Continue reading →

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Album review: RADIOACTIVE – F4ur

Posted on April 9, 2015 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 17.04.15] This is indeed as the title suggests album number four from Radioactive, the first in nearly ten years. Radioactive is the brainchild of guitarist/songwriter Tommy Denander and on each album to date he has … Continue reading →

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Interview: TOMMY DENANDER

Posted on March 31, 2015 by jason

Guitarist/songwriter/producer Tommy Denander is a busy man with Radioactive about to release their first new album in over ten years ‘F4ur’ on Escape Music. This features a stellar cast of melodic rock vocalists including the late, great Jimi Jamison, Jeff … Continue reading →

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Interview: JK IMPERA

Posted on February 11, 2015 by jason

Impera have just released their third and possibly best album to date ‘Empire Of Sin’ on Escape Music. Here we catch-up with mainman and drummer JK Impera… What have you got planned for the next few months music wise? e.g. … Continue reading →

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Album review: IMPERA – Empire Of Sin

Posted on January 26, 2015 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Release date 26.01.15] This is the third album from Impera since 2012 when they released their debut album. They were formed around drummer JK Impera (Bruce Kulick/Graham Bonnet), who is joined by guitarist Tommy Denander (who has … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIREFEST – Nottingham Rock City, 24-26 October 2014 (Day 3)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

Axxis - Firefest, Nottingham Rock City, 26 October 2014

DAY 3 - DANGER DANGER, AUTOGRAPH, CONEY HATCH, BROTHER FIRETRIBE, TOUCH, GUILD OF AGES, AXXIS The final day of ‘the final fling’ began with a slightly left field choice of veteran German rockers Axxis, and yet they blew the cobwebs … Continue reading →

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Album review: AOR – LA Connection

Posted on July 22, 2014 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com [Released 21.07.14] Frederic Slama is back with album number thirteen under the AOR handle and a new label after the last couple of releases were on the aptly named AOR Heaven label. On this album he is … Continue reading →

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News: RIP – Dennis ‘Fergie’ Frederiksen

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jason

Frontiers Records are sad to announce the death of Dennis ‘Fergie’ Frederiksen, who recorded and released his final two studio albums with the label (’Happiness Is The Road’ and ‘Any Given Moment’) while suffering from inoperable cancer that he had … Continue reading →

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Album review: RADIOACTIVE – Legacy

Posted on November 13, 2013 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Tommy Denander has played and appeared on over 2,000 albums now so it stands to reason when he had his own musical project, Radioactive, he’d have a decent number of musician friends to help him out. These … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHASING VIOLETS – Jade Hearts

Posted on May 3, 2013 by GRTR! HQ

AOR Records [Release date 14.06.13] I think producer Frederic Slama compromised Chasing Violets’ debut album ‘Outside Heaven’ (2012) by re-using the songs (and the backing tracks) for his own project album ‘LA Temptation’. Slama is a respected LA-based AOR mover … Continue reading →

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IMPERA – Legacy Of Life

Posted on November 7, 2012 by jason

Escape Music www.escape-music.com Formed around drummer JK Impera (Bruce Kulick/Graham Bonnet/John Corabi) he is joined by guitarist Tommy Denander (who has played on hundreds of albums including Toto, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley) and vocalist Matti Alfonzetti (once … Continue reading →

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CHASING VIOLETS – Outside Heaven

Posted on September 4, 2012 by GRTR! HQ

Perris Records [Release date 03.07.12] This is an album I really wanted to like, the musicians roll-call reading like a Who’s Who of Melodic Rock in 2012. Yes, Denander’s here, Goran Edman (on ‘The Price To Pay’ and ‘Above Suspicion’), … Continue reading →