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AT VANCE – FACING YOUR ENEMY

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 24, 2012

Released 27 April 2012 on AFM Records Last time I heard At Vance was 2009’s rather bland Ride The Sky, so 3 years on hopes were high for a return to glory days of The Evil In You, fortunately that is what I am hearing.  Back is the focus, the power and melodicism that made [...]

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TOMMY VITALY – HANGING ROCK

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 24, 2012

Released 3rd May 2012 on Ice Warrior Records Second strike from Italian guitarist Tommy Vitaly following up 2010’s rather average Just Me.  Hanging Rock continues the neo-classical power metal tinted theme and sees Tommy team up with a stellar cast including Mats Leven (ex Malmsteen / At Vance), Carsten ‘Lizard’ Schulz (Evidence One) and Zak Stevens [...]

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VENDETTA – WORLD UNDER FIRE

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 18, 2012

Out now on Lion Music Third strike from the UK traditional metallers, and with “World Under Fire” Vendetta continue the good work heard on their previous two efforts and once again come equipped with great artwork courtesy of the bands very own Pete Thompson. My initial thoughts where that “World Under Fire” was perhaps lacking [...]

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TRIXTER – NEW AUDIO MACHINE

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 13, 2012

Released 20 April 2012 on Frontiers Trixter rode the tail end of the 80s hard rock craze. I have to admit both their albums (released in 90 and 92 respectively) passed beneath my radar at the time. Like so many of their contemporaries, Trixter have seen fit to reunite. As I’m not familiar with their [...]

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ANVIL – 2 in 1 REMASTERS

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 13, 2012

Released 23 April 2012 on SPV/Steamhammer Riding on the wings of the continuing saga of Anvil’s new found popularity, SPV has seen fit to reissue some of Anvil’s 90s albums. Package one sees the combination of Plugged In Permanent and Absolutely No Alternative. These albums were released during the darkest days of the anti-metal backlash that [...]

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ACCEPT – STALINGRAD

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 12, 2012

Out now on Nuclear Blast After their excellent comeback album “Blood Of Nations”, every metal fan has to be curious to see if Accept can keep the momentum going with the follow up, sensibly titled “Stalingrad”. Ahem. Whereas “Blood Of Nations” was a bit long, at 15 or so songs, “Stalingrad” clocks in at a [...]

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FROZEN RAIN – AHEAD OF TIME

Leave a Comment Posted by on April 7, 2012

Out now on Avenue Of Allies “Ahead Of Time” arrives four years after the self titled debut album and marks the second chapter in the history of Frozen Rain. In 2008 the dream of the Belgian song writer & multi-instrumentalist Kurt Vereecke became reality when the first album of his AOR / Melodic Rock project [...]

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BEYOND THE BRIDGE – THE OLD MAN AND THE SPIRIT

1 Comment Posted by on March 17, 2012

Out now on Frontiers Records Progressive Metal is something of a rarity on Frontiers.  Normally you see them throwing big bucks (perhaps) at established names like Vanden Plas but seldom do you see them giving new prog metal bands a shot.  Beyond The Bridge is the exception to this trend though.  A 7 piece band [...]

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MR BIG – LIVE FROM THE LIVING ROOM

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 16, 2012

Out now on Frontiers Records I was never a big fan of the “unplugged” phenomenon. It always seemed like a cheap attempt to bestow some “hey look, it’s real music” credibility upon rock. By the time Testament started doing acoustic versions of their tunes, it was clear the shark had been jumped… So… Mr Big. [...]

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CRYSTAL VIPER – CRIMEN EXCEPTA

Leave a Comment Posted by on March 15, 2012

Released 27 April 2012 on AFM Records The Polish bruisers are back! And with every album they’re getting a bit better. Their last album, “Legends” still left plenty of room for improvement. On “Crimen Excepta”, we’re starting to see the true potential of this band. Opening track “Witch’s Mark” is a scorching metal track with [...]

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