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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
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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
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 62 min read
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Sweet – ‘Isolation Boulevard’
It’s fair to say the seventies superstars Sweet have released one of the finest albums of 2024 in ‘Full Circle’,
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 162 min read
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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
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 24, 20242 min read
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Europe - Blast From The Past (Jan-Mar 2018)
“It’s kind of two different bands, both great obviously, but it’s two different things for us. We just wanted it to be an adventure, try and
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 28, 202410 min read
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Tyketto
It’s an upbeat and positive show song-wise pretty much from start to finish, evoking the feeling of positivity and togetherness amongst the
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 19, 20245 min read
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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...”
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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Reo Speedwagon - Blast From The Past (Feb 2014)
Formed in the late sixties, REO Speedwagon would become one of the U.S.A.’s best-loved bands with a string of hit singles and 40 million...
Rock Metal Machine
Dec 31, 20238 min read
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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
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Cats In Space (review 3)
It’s a remarkably ambitious move for a band of Cats In Space’s stature to embark on a theatre tour, but it’s a step that has worked ...
Rock Metal Machine
Oct 3, 20234 min read
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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!’
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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Roger Waters
Date: 20 June 2023
Rock Metal Machine
Jun 19, 20235 min read
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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 2, 20232 min read


The Enthusiast's Guide: Abba
I know what you’re thinking; does ABBA really belong in a Rock music magazine? Well, a large number of us here at Fireworks HQ ...
Rock Metal Machine
Jan 1, 20222 min read
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Nordic Union - Blast From The Past (Apr 2019)
With Nordic Union set to release their much anticipated third album 'Animalistic' on 12th August 2022,.
Rock Metal Machine
Sep 9, 20215 min read
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