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Gotthard - 'Stereo Crush'
Gotthard are certainly a band that divide opinions these days, since vocalist Nic Maeder joined the band in 2014, but I have always had a soft spot for them.
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 122 min read


Hannah Wicklund – ‘Live At The Troubadour’
I first became aware of Hannah Wicklund when I was sent the ‘Hannah Wicklund And The Stepping Stones’ album to review in 2018. I remember hearing the guitar work and her powerful voice,
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 112 min read


Arch Enemy – ‘Blood Dynasty’
I’ve always loved Arch Enemy, in all of their guises, from the beloved Angela Gossow era, through to the records that included her replacement, Alissa White-Gluz.
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 112 min read


Avantasia - 'Here Be Dragons'
A dragon is often portrayed as a massive, magnificent and powerful beast, and that’s quite appropriate title- wise as here be ten massive, magnificent and powerful tracks.
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Apr 112 min read


W.E.T - 'Apex'
It’s funny that nowadays that the merest mention of a “Frontiers Project Group” can have the majority of Rock fans running for the hills
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Apr 62 min read


Dream Theater - 'Parasomnia'
Here it is, the album where Mike Portnoy returns to the band’s drum seat; and the big question is... does it tick all the boxes?
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Apr 62 min read


Sweet – ‘Isolation Boulevard’
It’s fair to say the seventies superstars Sweet have released one of the finest albums of 2024 in ‘Full Circle’,
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Jan 162 min read


Eyes - 'Auto-Magic'
Eyes, the Swedish Melodic Rock band, return with ‘Auto-Magic’. This is the follow-up to the promising ‘Perfect Vision’, which was their
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


Bryan Adams - 'Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2024'
If you read my review of Bryan Adam’s previous three-night live album in issue #105, you’ll know that I thought it was a cracking box-set
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 24, 20243 min read


Austin Gold - 'Ain't No Saint'
As an avid music lover, I keep my ears to the ground and keep them peeled for new bands and acts that would appeal to my personal tastes.
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


Magnum - 'Live At KK's Steel Mill'
On December 10th 2022, Birmingham legends Magnum played the final night of their European tour in support of their ‘The Monster Roars’ album
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


G3 - 'Reunion Live'
G3 is a concept started in 1996 by virtuoso guitarist Joe Satriani, in which he joined forces with other renowned guitarists to mesmerise
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


Gabrielle de Val & The Dragonlords - 'Tiger'
‘Tiger’ is almost what you could consider a bonus album that was conceived during the recording of Spanish chanteuse Gabrielle de Val’s
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Dec 24, 20242 min read


Tommy Denander - 'Cut In Ice - Revisited'
If you’re a fan of Melodic Rock, and you’ve bought the odd CD or two over the last four decades,
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Oct 28, 20242 min read


Threshold - 'Wounded Land / Psychedelicatessen' Re-release.
These are the crème de la crème of reconstruction! There has been no cranking up the volume and falsely exclaiming: “Remixed and remastered!
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 28, 20242 min read


The Georgia Thunderbolts – ‘Rise Above It All’
Yes, this is The Georgia Thunderbolts’ second full album. Have a listen and then read on... yes,
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Oct 10, 20241 min read


Zetra - ‘Zetra’
Nuclear Blast looked to diversify their roster with the signing of this British Goth Synth duo last year.
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Oct 10, 20241 min read


Blitzkrieg - 'Blitzkrieg'
The late seventies/early eighties were exciting times to be a budding metalhead here in the UK
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Oct 10, 20242 min read


Eclipse - 'Megalomanium II'
Dispensing with their normal two-year release cycle, Eclipse have barely waited twelve months before unleashing ‘Megalomanium II
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Oct 6, 20242 min read


Arielle - 'Reel To Real'
Arielle is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In the past she took part in Brian May’s musical about Queen
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Oct 6, 20242 min read
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