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AXEL RUDI PELL – CIRCLE OF THE OATH

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 21, 2012

Released 26 March on SPV/Steamhammer Another year, another album from Axel Rudi Pell or so it feels like the endless cycle continues. Another dark and mystical album cover? check. Another selection of tunes heavily influenced by early Rainbow / Purple and Tony Martin era Sabbath? Check. Axel I guess has OCD when it comes to [...]

Reviews Axel Rudi Pell, Circle Of The Oath, Ferdy Doernberg, Johnny Gioeli, Kirk Hammett, Mike Terrana, review

THE MOOR – THE MOOR EP

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 4, 2012

Out now on Lion Music Digital As a precursor to a full length debut album later in 2012, Lion Music have made the 5 track self titled ep by their newest signing, Italian metal outfit The Moor available on digital promo platforms. Exhibiting a darker tone and timbre than other acts on the label, this [...]

Reviews Mastodon, Opeth, review, The Moor, The Moor ep

ANVIL – STRENGTH OF STEEL / POUND FOR POUND / WORTH THE WEIGHT (REISSUES)

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 4, 2012

Out now on SPV/ Steamhammer By now, everybody knows Anvil’s story. If not, you need to urgently check out the movie about their career. An eyeopener. The End Records/SPV has seen fit to reissue a couple of earlier Anvil albums. Let’s just hope the band sees some revenue out of it. 1987′s “Strength Of [...]

Reviews Anvil, pound for pound, reissues, review, strength of steel, worth the weight

VENGEANCE – CRYSTAL EYE

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on February 3, 2012

Released February 27th 2012 on SPV / Steamhammer Vengeance looked set to conquer the world. With a CBS record deal, a series of top notch albums and an excellent reputation as a live band (somewhat exaggerated in my opinion) they should have taken the late eighties by storm. Didn’t quite pan out as planned… The [...]

Reviews crystal eye, review, Vengeance

ASTRAL DOORS – JERUSALEM

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on January 29, 2012

Out now on Metalville Records. Hitting their 10th anniversary, Swedishn traditional metallers Astral Doors celebrate their sixth studio album with “Jerusalem”. If you’re new to the band, simply said they are straight up classic metal ala Dio/Tony Martin era Sabbath or Dio. A classic guitar/Hammond tag team over a driving rhythm section coupled with the [...]

Reviews Astral Doors, Jerusalem, Nils Patrik Johansson, review, Richard Andersson

MARK REALE – R.I.P.

1 Comment Posted by virtuosityone on January 26, 2012

Mark Reale has passed away. An unsung hero if ever there was one. His trademark guitar playing helped define Riot, one of the classic American metal bands. His work with Westworld showed another side to his songwriting. An underrated guitar player in underrated bands, Mark Reale wasn’t a household name. Truly an injustice. RIP [...]

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HOUSE OF SHAKIRA – HOS

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on January 10, 2012

Released 27 January 2012 on Lion Music Arguably one of melodic rocks best bands returns with their first album of new material since 2007. During this time House of Shakira has undergone somewhat of a line-up change with a new rhythm section of Basse Blyberg (bass) and Martin Larsson (drums). But perhaps the most risky [...]

Reviews Andreas Novak, Def Leppard, first class, Hard rock, HoS, House of Shakira, lint, Melodic Rock, review

LILLIAN AXE – XI : THE DAYS BEFORE TOMORROW

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on January 9, 2012

Released 30th January 2012 on AFM Records Lillian Axe have gone through quite an evolution. They kicked off with a trio of hard rocking classics, culminating in the masterpiece “Poetic Justice”. With every new album since “Psychoschizophrenia” their sound darkened. Yet they never lost what made them uniquely Lillian Axe. It’s no different on this [...]

Reviews Lillian Axe, Poetic Justice, review, Steve Blaze, The Days Before Tomorrow

UFO – SEVEN DEADLY

Leave a Comment Posted by virtuosityone on December 23, 2011

Released 27 February 2012 on SPV The arrival of Vinnie Moore seems to have given UFO a new lease on life. Albums have been solid, tours have not been cancelled… Last album “The Visitor” was a bluesy, rather tranquil affair. Was it a portent of things to come? Opening track “Fight Night” kicks off in [...]

Reviews Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg, review, seven deadly, UFO, Vinnie Moore

PRIMAL FEAR – UNBREAKABLE

2 Comments Posted by virtuosityone on December 22, 2011

Released on 20 January 2012 on Frontiers Records Good old Primal Fear. They rarely disappoint if you’re into Germanic Metal with a slight (ahem) Judas Priest influence. The scene is set from the off : album opener “Strike” is an example of what Primal Fear is all about. You know what to expect, and the band [...]

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