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Monthly Archives: February 2011

VICIOUS RUMOURS – RAZORBACK KILLERS

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 24, 2011

Released March 28th 2011 on SPV/Steamhammer Vicious Rumors are back with their tenth studio album. While their output has been patchy at times, “Razorback Killers” is a full on metal assault. Thrashy and relentless, the band plows through ten blazing heavy metal tracks. The songwriting is beyond reproach. The filler that cluttered earlier Vicious Rumors [...]

Reviews Geoff Thorpe, Razorback Killers, review, Vicious Rumors

RUFUS HUFF – RUFUS HUFF

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 22, 2011

Out now on Zoho Music Named after two obscure Blues men Whistlin’ Rufus and Luther Huff, the Glasgow, Kentucky-based Blues Rock quartet is made up of vocalist Jarrod Englund, bassist Dean Smith, drummer Chris Hardesty and guitarist Greg Martin (The Kentucky HeadHunters). Rufus Huff comes straight at you like any of the great power trio/quartets [...]

Reviews Blues Rock, Greg Martin, Les Paul, review, Rufus Huff, Rufus Wainwright, Willie Dixon, ZZ Top

BRIAN ROBERTSON – DIAMONDS AND DIRT

1 Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 20, 2011

Released March 28th 2011 On SPV / Steamhammer Brian Robertson is a personal hero of mine. After all, he plays on two of my all time top three albums… His playing on Thin Lizzy‘s “Live And Dangerous” and Motörhead‘s unsung masterpiece “Another Perfect Day” is enough to cement his reputation as a true great of [...]

Reviews Brian Downey, Brian Robertson, Diamonds & Dirt, Diamonds And Dirt, Gary Moore, Jimmy Bain, Motörhead, Phil Lynott, review, Thin Lizzy

KINGDOM COME – RENDERED WATERS

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 20, 2011

Released March 28th 2011 On SPV / Steamhammer Kingdom Come got a lot of crap for sounding somewhat like Zeppelin. Ahem. No doubt exasperated by the relentless criticism, Lenny Wolf tried to steer the band in a decidedly different direction. Unfortunately the results were less than stellar. On “Rendered Waters”, Kingdom Come return to their [...]

Reviews Kingdome Come, Lenny Wolf, Rendered Waters, review

AN INTERVIEW WITH ALEX BEYRODT OF VOODOO CIRCLE

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 18, 2011

Voodoo Circle are the stunning hard rock band from guitarist Alex Beyrodt (Silent Force). The band are just about to release their fantastic second album ‘Broken Heart Syndrome’ on AFM Records and we caught up with the bands mainman to discuss the making of the new release, his gear preferences and the outlook on Silent Force. Alex, [...]

Interviews AFM Records, Alex Beyrodt, Broken Heart Syndrome, Interview, Primal Fear, Silent Force, Voodoo Circle

TEN – STORMWARNING

1 Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 17, 2011

Released 18th February 2011 on Frontiers Records UK melodic hard rockers Ten return after an exile from the scene. Led by vocalist and principle songwriter Gary Hughes, the man back in the day had a knack of penning some good melodic hard rock and some classic Magnum-esque solo albums for Bob Catley. So now back [...]

Reviews Frontiers Records, Gary Hughes, review, Stormwarning, Ten

AN INTERVIEW WITH JANNE STARK OF OVERDRIVE

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 16, 2011

Swedish metallers Overdrive are one of their countries longest running traditional metal bands. In their third decade the band have produced arguably their best album to date in ‘Angelmaker’. We caught up with guitarist Janne Stark to discuss the albums creation and more. Janne congratulations on the cracking new Overdrive album ‘Angelmaker’, it’s like the [...]

Interviews Angelmaker, Janne Stark, Overdrive, swedish metal, Traditional heavy metal

PUSHKING – THE WORLD AS WE LOVE IT

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 15, 2011

Released February 28th 2011 on Edel/earMusic. Pushking are one of Russia’s biggest rock bands having released 15 albums to date, but then without the exposure of the like Gorky Park got in the late 80’s how are we to know? But with “The World As We Love It”; and thanks to producer Fabrizio Grossi that may [...]

Reviews Alice Cooper, Fabrizio Grossi, Glenn Hughes, Graham Bonnet, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Lynn Turner, Nuno Bettencourt, Pushking, review, The World As We Love It, Udo Dirkschneider

TOBY KNAPP – MISANTHROPY DIVINE

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 15, 2011

Out now on Rock It Up Records Toby Knapp has been featured at Virtuosity One before for his album “The Campaign” which was home to good guitar work but poor vocals and production. Well we have another release for our appraisal in “Misanthropy Divine” and for the most part it’s a better offering. Granted we [...]

Reviews Misanthropy Divine, review, Toby Knapp

TWINSPIRITS – LEGACY

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 14, 2011

Released February 18th 2011 on Lion Music Daniele Liverani’s melodic progressive metal outfit Twinspirits have wasted no time in building on the success of “The Forbidden City” with their third opus “Legacy”. Having spent time on the road in support of album number 2 the band are well oiled and it shows on this new [...]

Reviews Alberto Rigoni, daniele liverani, Dario Ciccioni, Göran Nyström, Legacy, Lion Music, review, tommy ermolli, Twinspirits

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