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Specialized UK label Escape Music is releasing today “Waterdevils“, the solo debut from APOLLO. After more than two decades of contributing with his voice and songwriting on studio albums, finally it is time for Swedish vocalist Apollo Papathanasio to deliver his first solo CD. Former Firewind and current Spiritual Beggars vocalist, Apollo was involved in music since a young teenager...
VANDERBERG has set to release its debut full-length album “Devil May Care” today, November 18th 2016. We already featured last year on the blog an interesting EP from this German musician Marc Vanderberg (not related to famous guitarist Adrian Vandenberg, note the ‘r’ instead of ‘n’) but they have in common a passion for electric guitar and hard rockin’ sounds....
Last Summer 2016 legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore made many long-held dreams come true for his fans as RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW played three concerts in Europe, two in Germany and one in England. The two German shows at Loreley and Bietigheim were caught on tape & camera to produce “Memories In Rock : Live In Germany“, released via Eagle Rock Entertainment...
To be released tomorrow, METALLICA‘s new album “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct” was already featured on this blog here.But there will be as well a Deluxe Edition with different artwork including a bonus disc featuring 4 new studio tracks plus a killer concert at Rasputin Music with the band playing all their classic songs. “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct”Deluxe Edition CD 3: 01 –...
Italian rockers BE THE WOLF will release their new album “Rouge” tomorrow November 18th, their second material via Scarlet Records. Seems the guys are really popular in Japan, with the album not only being published my prestigious Marquee / Avalon, but also with a deluxe edition featuring a bonus disc. This type of release it’s only reserved to major acts....
“Invisible Din” is the debut album from ESP, the quite fascinating new project from Tony Lowe and Mark Brzezicki. If the latter, the Big Country drummer who has also worked with The Cult and Sting amongst others, is probably the most familiar, then its Lowe’s back catalogue that is particularly crucial and pertinent here too. He is a producer to...
Son of Italian immigrants, ROB TOGNONI is one of the most respected Australian guitarists, but while his music is well known all over the world, Rob is pretty famous especially in central Europe. As you see, a mix of cultures, but what is undoubtedly ‘American’ is Tognoni’s brand of heavy-blues as heard in his last album “Brave“. A household name...
Spanning nearly 25 years from the ’70s to the mid-’90s, “The Bristol Heavy Rock Explosion” celebrates this UK city unfairly overlooked hard rock / metal talent through 16 tracks, many of them rare and previously unreleased. Many of these type of compilation albums end up just being standard big hits from bands you have heard already of and probably already...
Yeah, METALLICA, the kind of band you don’t see here on this blog. But they have been one of the most influential acts in Rock history, so let’s check their new album “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct” to be released next November 18.Eight years have passed snce Metallica’s last album 2008’s well received Death Magnetic which repaired damage the band did to...
LeBROCK is a fascinating new project from Peterborough, UK, and “Action & Romance” is their awesome debut. LeBrock put themselves into the new synthwave retro ’80s movement, but they are much more a ‘band’ with ‘real instruments’ than the typical projects of this ilk. First of all, LeBrock isn’t created by a synth / keyboard fan like most the projects...
Released today Nov.11, this British fiery female foursome known as JOANovARC thunder into the rock arena with their debut album “The Ride Of Your Life“. Listening to it you’d think this troupe had been recording music a lot longer, maybe that’s because this album has a bit of an old school feel about it. The current line-up has been playing...
EUROPE has started this week ‘The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Tour’ with dates all over the Continent. And as it was requested by a reader, it’s a good opportunity to revisit one of Europe’s best recent albums; “Bag Of Bones“, in its Japan Edition with bonus track, now out of print. On this recording the band decided go back to...
Karthago Records, known for the digging in obscure vaults to resurrect completely forgotten bands, has this time taken on the Saarland, Germany group LANCELOT. “But I Just Can’t Stay Behind” is the reissue of Lancelot’s 1983 LP for the first time on CD, digitally remastered and with six bonus tracks. Lancelot was founded in the late Seventies, with band releasing...
“Swamp Rebel Machine” is the new (their second) album from US quartet SCATTERED HAMLET, and as you guess from the title and cover artwork, this is bourbon-soaked rock n’ roll.Scattered Hamlet classify themselves as ‘Honky Tonk Metal’ and that classification is perfect. They have firmly planted their roots in a southern style of metal with a tremendous amount of blues....
After some group/band projects, “Resonate” is the first GLENN HUGHES solo album in eight years released via Frontiers Records on various formats; regular CD, LP, and this Deluxe Edition CD/DVD with a more ‘purple colored’ artwork and including the exclusive bonus track ‘Nothing’s The Same’. It’s in the blood. Glenn Hughes may have been dubbed the ‘Voice of rock’ because...
