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ALBUM REVIEW: Angel – Risen
Now I know that it’s been a while since we last heard from Angel – a band that as a kid in the UK I’ve still no idea what prepossessed me to pick up […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: John Black Wolf – John Black Wolf
Gotta love this one – Portuguese musician/actor and veteran of musicals Diogo Lima has just released a great debut under the name John Black Wolf and it’s definitely one that’s worth a listen; and whilst […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live)
42 years into a career with more than a few bumps along the way and the current sidelining of vocalist Biff Byford due to health issues, from which we wish him a speedy and full […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Burnt Out Wreck – This Is Hell
Don’t you love it when you get a new album you really wouldn’t mind knowing just a little about and with the folder comes just a few pictures of the band, a lyric sheet, a […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Black Income – unSOUND
It’s three years since Alt-Rockers Black Income’s debut ‘Noise Pollution’ a record which saw them tour Europe, playing festivals and opening for bands such as varied as Exumer, Bullet and Tigers of Pan Tang. Now […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crashdiet – Rust
Don’t you just love it and never get tired of people complaining about how particular Rock band’s will never be the same without a particular member, or that they can’t listen to a band […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Indianhead – Songs From the Deluge
Formed in 2017 Indianhead have a sound that resonates through the ages – bluesy Hard Rock with a soul set in the 70’s but with a 90’s Grunge fuzz and a nice Southern Rock kick. […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Wayward Sons – The Truth Ain’t What It Used To Be
Wayward Sons debut album had another clever title but it’s the music that matters here, and Toby Jepson and co are certainly making some righteous noise on this second full-length release on Frontiers. If you […]
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EP Review: King Voodoo – 4
There’s something primal and essential about the sound of Liverpool’s King Voodoo, whose debut EP ‘4‘ is out on November 8th. There’s also a great use of space in their sound, big chunky guitars and […]
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EP REVIEW: Black Heart Saints – Misery
When I first heard opening track ‘Lines’ I knew Black Heart Saints were onto another winner. The song, which comes across like a heavier take on ‘Southern Harmony-era’ Black Crowes, is something special indeed […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Junkyard – Old Habits Die Hard
The cover of Junkyard’s 1991 classic ‘Sixes, Sevens and Nines’ featured a hand on a set of cards, cigarette between fingers and a bottle or glass out of focus on the table in the […]
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INTERVIEW: Michael Monroe
Last heard earlier in the year adding the wonderful saxophone solo to Black Star Riders ‘Tonight the Moonlight Let Me Down’ from ‘Another State of Grace’ (one of my contenders for album of the year), […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Eclipse – Paradigm
A few years back the word Paradigm was one of those buzz words that HR people and bankers used in as many sentences as they could and the phrase “Breaking the paradigm” was a catch-call […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Bullet – Live
So many great live albums have come out so far this year that deserve your attention, but with such a deluge there’s very little time to get the review out. One of may favourites […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Schenker Fest – Revelation
There are certain amongst us who are missing out – maybe it’s you or your mate? I’m talking about those of us out there who believe that nothing good happened in Rock since the 80’s […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Graham Greene – A Ripple in Time
Graham Greene is one of the very few guitarists I can digest without the aid of words to complete his compositions, a man who can paint a picture with his instrument of choice like […]
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EP Review: Alice Cooper – Breadcrumbs
Alice of course emerged out of the Detroit Rock scene that spawned bands like MC5 and The Stooges and whilst his star rose more than his hometown alumni he’s now back revisiting those raw […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Phil Campbell – Old Lions Still Roar
Phil joked with me the other day about the title to his fist solo album ‘Old Lions Still Roar’. The name for the album, he told me, had actually come from one of his […]
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EP REVIEW: Kickin’ Valentina – Chaos in Copenhagen
I was introduced to Kickin’ Valentina via their 2013 self-titled EP and after two fine full length releases – ‘Super Atomic’ (2015) and ‘Imaginary Creatures’ (2017) we’re back with a new singer D.K Revelle […]
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INTERVIEW: Phil Campbell
I always love chatting to Phil Campbell, he’s one of those guys you feel you’ve known for ages and someone you feel you can talk to about anything. Best known of course for his work […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Blackrain – Dying Breed
When you think of French music ‘Rock’ isn’t normally the first genre that comes to mind, but for over a decade now Blackrain has been delivering the goods on behalf of our Hard Rocking French […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: New Model Army – From Here
On the eve of their 40th anniversary its great that a band like New Model Army is still making great music. Back in the day New Model Army was a band very much on […]
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INTERVIEW: Bruno Ravel – The Defiants
I started my review of The Defiant’s new record ‘Zokusho’ with the line “If you crave the days when Rock was fun and a good time was had by all then this is your soundtrack” […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Monroe – One Man Gang
Michael Monroe’s new album ‘One Man Gang’ is twelve tracks of great Rock and Roll from an artist who seems to defy the odds with each release and just get better and better. OK […]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Blacktop Mojo – Under The Sun
Of all the fine independent bands out there are the moment I don’t think there are any better than Blacktop Mojo, a band we’ve been championing since we first heard them. This year things […]