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Friday, December 30
SYMPHONY X interview - Jason Rullo
by
Jason
on Fri 30 Dec 2011 22:09 GMT
When the American Progressive/Heavy Metal quintet Symphony X first released the amazing “Paradise Lost” back in 2007 I was one of those people who felt that the New Jersey outfit had pretty much reached the pinnacle of their creativity. Three years later the band decided to prove us all wrong ... more »
DARK TRANQUILITY interview - Mikael Stanne
by
Jason
on Fri 30 Dec 2011 21:53 GMT
Mikael Stanne has a reputation of being not only one of the best frontment in Death Metal but also one of the kindest and most accommodating people in the music business – something that I eventually had to find out for myself, especially seeing as I have been supporting Dark ... more »
Backstage Hero - Joe Geesin
by
Jason
on Fri 30 Dec 2011 20:43 GMT
Joe Geesin contributes to 'Record Collector' and GRTR! plus compiles sleevenotes for various CD's and has a famous dad...
How did you become involved in the music business?
It was kind of natural - with my dad so involved, I grew up with it, even though I took a completely ... more »
Thursday, December 29
TEODOR TUFF - Soliloquy
by
Jason
on Thu 29 Dec 2011 23:24 GMT
This is the second album from the Norwegian metal crew Teodor Tuff. Their debut album was released back in 2009 which dented the Norwegian charts and led to support slots with Whitesnake and Deep Purple. Due to a number of line up changes, following this the band were forced to ... more »
TRUCKER DIABLO - The Devil Rhythm
by
Jason
on Thu 29 Dec 2011 22:20 GMT
Trucker Diablo look like they should be from the American deep south, all beards, baseball caps and Mack Trucks, but they actually hail from the closer shores of Ireland. The band formed in 2008 and have garnered a lot of acclaim through hard work and self promotion ultimately leading to ... more »
RED, WHITE & BLUES - Shine
by
Jason
on Thu 29 Dec 2011 22:17 GMT
This is the debut album from Red, White & Blues who you may not have heard of yet…I say yet as you will soon, believe me.
The band features Myke Gray from Skin/ Jagged Edge on guitar, Matti Alfonzetti from Jagged Edge on bass and vocals and Che Leon Beresford ... more »
LILLIAN AXE - XI: The Days Before Tomorrow
by
Jason
on Thu 29 Dec 2011 22:13 GMT
Lillian Axe are back with a new album and another change in the vocalist department - step forward Brian C Jones who replaces Ronnie Munroe (the former Metal Church vocalist). They are also on a new label and in AFM Records they are sure to get more coverage than their ... more »
MOLLO/MARTIN - The Third Cage
by
Jason
on Thu 29 Dec 2011 20:50 GMT
Guitarist Mollo Martin (check out the two Voodoo Hill albums he did with Glenn Hughes) and vocalist Tony Martin (Black Sabbath/Empire) return with their third Cage album, the last one was released way back in 2002. more »
Monday, December 26
PAIN OF SALVATION (Daniel Gildenlow) INTERVIEW
by
Jason
on Mon 26 Dec 2011 20:48 GMT
The ability to embrace change is an important quality for any
Prog-orientated band to have, especially so if that band happens to be
as brave and musically diverse as the Swedish powerhouse Pain Of
Salvation. When I arranged to do an interview with founding member and
mastermind Daniel Gildenlow, I ... more »
NICKELBACK - Here And Now
by
Jason
on Mon 26 Dec 2011 19:19 GMT
The Marmite band of rock - you either love or hate them - return with their first new album since 2008 and overall it is another good album. Nickelback are so big now they only do live interviews and don't do magazine or online interviews, although I would imagine much ... more »
Saturday, December 24
ATKINS/MAY PROJECT - Serpent's Kiss
by
Jason
on Sat 24 Dec 2011 20:51 GMT
This album is the result of a collaboration between original Judas
Priest vocalist Al Atkins and noted guitarist Paul May who has featured
on around 50 albums to date mostly within the realms of Christian rock.
The album opens with
‘The Shallowing’
which is a solid chunk of ... more »
INQUISITOR - The Quantum Theory Of Id
by
Jason
on Sat 24 Dec 2011 20:37 GMT
I read through the accompanying blurb with this album before I played it and the following words jumped out at me, “ Lithuanian Avant-Garde Black Metal”, words to strike fear in to most mortals but in the name of professionalism and curiosity it went straight in my CD ... more »
BURN THE SUNSET - Home
by
Jason
on Sat 24 Dec 2011 20:30 GMT
Burn The Sunset are a young melodic hardcore band that hail from
Stirling in Scotland just a few miles away from me although I was
oblivious to their existence until this, their debut album ‘Home’,
arrived on my doormat. The five piece master in hard and heavy
... more »
Friday, December 23
10 Q's with WHITE WIDDOW
by
Jason
on Fri 23 Dec 2011 09:51 GMT
Hello Jules (White Widdow), loving the new album, which if anything, is better than the debut, which is no mean feat!
“Thanks very much Jason!! We are really happy with the new album.”
What are you currently up to?
“Well, we’ve just finished up a two month long tour to ... more »
Thursday, December 22
JONES - Ghost Of Song
by
Jason
on Thu 22 Dec 2011 22:20 GMT
Jones is the solo album of Trevor Jones who is joined by the duo Miracle Mile. He has already garnered rave reviews for his previous work and going by the ten songs on here he is going to do it again. The overall feel is one of quiet reflection - ... more »
THIN LIZZY - At The BBC
by
Jason
on Thu 22 Dec 2011 14:06 GMT
The BBC, between its various music radio shows, Top Of The Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test, could really ... more »
ROYAL HUNT - Show Me How To Live
by
Jason
on Thu 22 Dec 2011 14:01 GMT
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Royal Hunt are back after their last album ‘X’ seemed to disappear without trace but now they are back on ... more »
MARK SPIRO - It's A Beautiful Life
by
Jason
on Thu 22 Dec 2011 13:33 GMT
Mark Spiro returns with his first new album since 2005's 'Mighty Blue Ocean'. He is most probably known more for ... more »
Wednesday, December 21
ROY WOOD - Music Book
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 23:38 GMT
A two CD set compiled by Roy Wood, although a quick warning that if you are after the original hits ... more »
YOU ME AT SIX - Sinners Never Sleep
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 22:33 GMT
You Me At Six is personally one of my favorite bands and as this is their third album, I was ... more »
PATSY MATHESON 'Stories of Angels & Guitars'
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 15:26 GMT
Former Waking the Witch member Patsy Matheson returns with her new album, her first in nearly four years. Mind you ... more »
ARENA 'The Seventh Degree Of Seperation'
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 15:23 GMT
Arena are back with their first album since the excellent 'Pepper's Ghost' back in 2005. Since then John Jowitt has ... more »
EVERGREY 'A Decade And A Half'
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 15:01 GMT
Evergrey reach fifteen years as a band, although only Tom S Englund remains as the sole original member and in 2010 all but Englund and keyboard player Rikard Zander quit the band.
more »
10 Q's with SEAN HETHERINGTON of Intense
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 14:04 GMT
We catch-up with Intense vocalist Sean Hetherington as the band unleaseh their new album 'The Shape Of Rage'...
1. What ... more »
Interview with of JOHN AXELROD of Classical Rock
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 13:42 GMT
John Axelrod gives us the lowdown on the new touring band Classical Rock... How did the idea for Classical Rock ... more »
10 Q's with PATSY MATHESON
by
Jason
on Wed 21 Dec 2011 13:40 GMT
Patsy Matheson is about to release her new album 'Stories of Angels & Guitars' backed by an extensive UK tour in early 2012 more »
Thursday, December 15
THE DUNWELLS - Blind Sighted By Faith
by
Jason
on Thu 15 Dec 2011 23:01 GMT
After hearing their excellent single 'I Could Be King' (which kicks
of their debut album in style) the Dunwells follow this up with a superb
debut album. They have just been announced as one of one HMV's Next Big
Things for 2012 as well. Often bands and artists can have ... more »
Backstage Hero - TIM JONES (Record Collector)
by
Jason
on Thu 15 Dec 2011 22:45 GMT
How did you become involved in the music business? I
applied to an ad in The Guardian for an Editorial ... more »
Wednesday, December 14
AWAKE - Forever More
by
Jason
on Wed 14 Dec 2011 22:38 GMT
U.K. progressive metal act Awake return after a four-year hiatus to
produce their second album, “Forever More”. The album features ... more »
Boguslaw Balcerak’s Crylord – Blood of the prophets
by
Jason
on Wed 14 Dec 2011 22:34 GMT
Yes, strange as it may sound, Boguslaw Balcerak is his real name.
He is a Pole who is the mastermind ... more »
Saturday, December 10
RAMIN - S/T
by
Jason
on Sat 10 Dec 2011 23:05 GMT
Ramin Karimloo may not be your normal GRTR! fare as he has made his
name in a series of West End shows including 'Les Miserables' and 'Love
Never Dies'. This is his debut album, a mix of self-penned tunes,
musical numbers and a few covers.
'Show Me Light' and 'Coming ... more »
Friday, December 9
URIAH HEEP + SNAKECHARMER gig review
by
Jason
on Fri 09 Dec 2011 22:43 GMT
URIAH HEEP + SNAKECHARMER Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Thursday 8th December 2011
Snakecharmer as the name suggests feature some former Whitesnake
... more »
Monday, December 5
Machine Head/ Bring Me The Horizon/ Devil Driver gig review
by
Jason
on Mon 05 Dec 2011 20:56 GMT
SECC, Glasgow
Machine Head must have more Air Miles than any other band on the planet.
After their seemingly endless three year tour in support of ‘The
Blackening’ album you could have forgiven the band if they had
disappeared on an 18 month hiatus to recover and record, but ... more »
Sunday, December 4
THE BUCKINGHAMS - Time & Charges/Portraits
by
Jason
on Sun 04 Dec 2011 23:16 GMT
Two albums on one CD, and album numbers 2 and 3 for this late 60s
Sunshine Pop band. Formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the mid 60s, they
mixed west coast/psychedelia with bubblegum pop, beat and
orchestration. Releasing albums in 1967 alone, they were one of the most
listened to ... more »
SKIN - S/T
by
Jason
on Sun 04 Dec 2011 23:11 GMT
An aptly timed reissue for this classic hard rock album, given the
band’s recent reformation and appearance at High Voltage earlier this
year.
Originally released in 1994, when many British rock bands had been
killed by the abomination called grunge, the band’s eponymous debut was
produced by Keith Olsen and ... more »
ORION THE HUNTER - S/T
by
Jason
on Sun 04 Dec 2011 22:56 GMT
A Boston offshoot, this band featured guitarist Barry Goudreau, and
future Bostoner Fran Cosmo on lead vocals. Brad Delp even provided
backing vocals. Drummer Michael DeRosier was ex Heart which also helped
cement the sound, so think Boston, Heart, Journey and Triumph.
The tracks are fairly typical 1984 melodic rock, ... more »
DAMIAN WILSON- I Thought The World Was Listening 1997-2011
by
Jason
on Sun 04 Dec 2011 22:31 GMT
Damian Wilson is currently the vocalist in the rather good Threshold
and has in the past worked with Rick Wakeman, ... more »
Friday, December 2
10 Q's with PATRIK JOHANSSON of ASTRAL DOORS
by
Jason
on Fri 02 Dec 2011 13:43 GMT
We catch-up with Astral Doors vocalist Nils Patrik Johansson as the band release a new album 'Jerusalem'...
1. What are ... more »
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