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Bryan Adams - 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall'
Most people are aware that I’m a colossal Bryan Adams fan. He was the first artist I was truly a fan of after “borrowing” my Uncle’s ...
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 28, 20243 min read


Bernie Marsden - 'Working Man'
The music world recently mourned the passing of Bernie Marsden, a tragic event now ever so slightly softened with the release of his final
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Jan 28, 20242 min read


Magnum - 'Here Comes The Rain'
“No more sleep through the night, no light through the dark, that’s not rain on the ground, smoke and fire will leave its deadly mark...”
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Jan 17, 20242 min read


Saxon - 'Hell, Fire And Damnation'
My love affair with then rising NWOBHM stars Saxon began more than forty years ago when a friend at school introduced me to ‘Wheels Of Steel
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Jan 8, 20242 min read


Overland - 'S.I.X'
You could call this a match made in heaven, you could call it an album of pure AOR class, you could call it the dogs dangly bits.
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Jan 8, 20242 min read


Within Temptation - 'Bleed Out'
It has to be said, Within Temptation have evolved so much in their twenty-seven active years that they’re impossibly difficult to categorise
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 24, 20232 min read


The Les Nicol Project – ‘Reflections’
Here in my home town of Hull there is Wrecking Ball Music & Books, a great old school record shop selling CDs and vinyl
Rock Metal Machine
Nov 1, 20233 min read


The Flower Kings – ‘Look At You Now’
This is the sixteenth studio album from the Swedish progsters and sees an unexplained change in line up,
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Oct 21, 20232 min read


Paul Rodgers – ‘Midnight Rose’.
After twenty-five years, legendary vocalist Paul Rodgers releases a new album in September 2023.
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Oct 6, 20232 min read


Jelusick - 'Follow The Blind Man'.
I first became aware or Croatian powerhouse vocalist Dino Jelusick when I reviewed his band Animal Drive’s excellent debut album ‘Bite!’
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Sep 20, 20232 min read


Alice Cooper - 'Road'
This is Alice Cooper’s twenty-ninth studio album, a concept all about travelling in a Rock band and related aspects.
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Sep 20, 20232 min read


Erja Lyttinen - 'Diamonds On The Road - Live 2023'
It’s always a pleasure to meet the exception-to-the-rule where live albums are concerned!
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Sep 20, 20232 min read


Albany Down - 'Born In The Ashes'
Incorporating Classic Rock and British Blues Rock influences that have led to both Rock and Blues songwriting awards, ‘
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 18, 20232 min read


Atlas - 'Built To Last'
It’s been three years since ‘Parallel Love’, the excellent sophomore release from Atlas.
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Sep 18, 20232 min read


When Rivers Meet - 'Aces Are High'
It’s the confidence. That swaggering, arena Rock feel of opener, ‘Infected’, you’ll want to ‘Play My Game’ when you hear the baby Led Zep
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Sep 18, 20231 min read


Heartline - 'Rock 'N' Roll Queen'
What a punchy synth-driven starter – when they tell us ‘I Am The Night’, I won’t argue.
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Jul 9, 20231 min read


Therapy? - 'Hard Cold Fire'
Therapy? have always been a fearless band, never afraid of taking chances by producing complex music that has occasionally left people.
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Jul 9, 20232 min read


Kerry Ellis - 'Kings & Queens'
While she is a star of the West End due to her performances in hit musicals like ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Wicked’
Rock Metal Machine
May 29, 20232 min read


Xandria - 'The Wonders Still Awaiting'
Xandria are the brainchild of Marco Heubaum, and to date there have been over twenty members of the band since 1994
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May 2, 20232 min read


Wig Wam - 'Out Of The Dark'
The Norwegian kings of Glam Rock Wig Wam return with their sixth album, two years after ‘Never Say Die’.
Rock Metal Machine
May 1, 20232 min read
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