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Monthly Archives: January 2011

JORN – DIO

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 21, 2011

Out now on Frontiers Records   Jorn has taken a lot of flak for this album already. It may seem like a quick cash in but let’s be realistic, they had to have been working on this album long before Ronnie’s death. Opening track “Song For Ronnie James” is extremely corny, a bit longwinded and [...]

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SOUL DOCTOR – WAY BACK TO THE BONE

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 20, 2011

Out Now/ Metal Heaven  This German band usually delivers a convincing slab of European hard rock. On this, their fifth studio album, they don’t disappoint. Opening track “First Man On The Moon” wouldn’t be out of place on Whitesnake’s “Good To Be Bad” album. If anything, Soul Doctor’s production is better! This track sets the [...]

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101 SOUTH – NO U-TURN

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 20, 2011

Out Now/ Metal Heaven   I was particularly taken by 101 South’s last album, the excellent “Roll Of The Dice”.  A great AOR album by anyone’s standards.  It’s safe to say I had quite high expectations for this new one. First impression is that this album is a lot more mellow than RotD. The pace [...]

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THE SEAN BAKER ORCHESTRA – BAKER’S DOZEN

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 20, 2011

Out now on Lion Music For the uninitiated Michigan native Sean Baker is a guitarist whom anyone into the glory shred days as performed by the likes of Racer X will get an immediate kick out of.  Picked up by Lion Music after a independently self released debut, Baker’s Dozen as the name implies sees [...]

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JAG PANZER – THE SCOURGE OF THE LIGHT

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 19, 2011

Released February 28th 2011 on SPV Records After thirty years, Jag Panzer are still very much a cult name in metal circles.  Their debut “Ample Destruction” put them on the map as a force to be reckoned with but even though they followed it up with classics such as “Thane To The Throne”, the band [...]

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TNT – A FAREWELL TO ARMS

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 14, 2011

Released 21st January 2011 on Metal Heaven TNT’s recent output has been patchy to put it mildly. Long gone seemed the days of their classic albums such as “Tell No Tales” or even more recent efforts like “My Religion”.  The pre-release talk of “A Farewell To Arms” suggested the classic sound was back with this [...]

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CURT ANDERSON – FOR SOME TIME NOW

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 14, 2011

Independent release out now at  I-Tunes or contact Curt through his myspace profile for CD. Curt Anderson will be a virtual unknown to visitors to this site but he’s a player that has been attracting some attention on the underground instrumental scene.  “For Some Time Now” is a home recording with everything recorded in Curt’s home, yet the [...]

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MAGIC KINGDOM – SYMPHONY OF WAR

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 10, 2011

Out now on Limb Music “Symphony Of War” has been six years in the making.  Quite a time frame between releases yet its not as if band leader/guitarist Dushan Petrossi has been resting on his laurels as this time frame has seen 2 releases from Petrossi’s neo-classical band Iron Mask.  That said, just one listen [...]

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AN INTERVIEW WITH Y&T / DAVE MENIKETTI & PHIL KENNEMORE (ARCHIVE)

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 8, 2011

Friday 7th January 2011  saw great sorrow at the loss of another metal musician.  Y&T bassist Phil Kennemore was one of the most respected in hard rock.  Rock solid, in the pocket yet melodic at the same time.  Virtuosity One extends its deepest sympathies to the Kennemore and Y&T camp.   Here in tribute is our [...]

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TERRY BROCK – DIAMOND BLUE (REVIEW)

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 6, 2011

Out now on Frontiers Records After his excellent performance on Giant’s “Promise Land” album I was looking forward to this solo album by former Kansas and Strangeways singer Terry Brock. The album is a collaboration with Mike Slamer, who will be no unknown to fans of melodic rock. Streets, Steelhouse Lane and a solo album [...]

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