Month: February 2023

Killer (Belgium) - Hellfire

Killer – Hellfire 3 (1)

Antwerp based trio Killer were the first real Belgian band to make waves in the early 80’s European metal scene.

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Trapeze - Trapeze

Trapeze – Trapeze (1975) 3 (2)

In recent times I’ve given Trapeze some overdue attention, here’s another one.

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Existance - Breaking The Rock

Existance – Breaking The Rock 5 (1)

Fantastic French heavy metal, that’s all I will say, Existance may be the epitome of today’s modern metal, even if…

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Kansas - The Prelude Implicit

Kansas – The Prelude Implicit 4 (2)

A fair bit of time was required to absorb this Kansas effort ‘The Prelude Implicit’, as a Kansas fan you…

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Lee Aaron - Fire And Gasoline

Lee Aaron – Fire And Gasoline 3 (1)

Much of Lee Aaron’s ‘Fire And Gasoline’ is uptempo quirky pop rock. A good comparison would be Swedish babe Erika…

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The Order - Rock N Rule

The Order – Rock N Rumble 3 (1)

The Order are on to a winning formula, there’s not much more to add other than what’s been written here…

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Rob Moratti - Transcendent

Rob Moratti – Transcendent 4 (1)

Rob Moratti has created another super slice of hard rock, may we be thankful for small mercies!

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Face Dancer - Brand New Faces

Face Dancer – Brand New Faces 4 (2)

Without doubt, of the handful of bands that are GDM favourites over the years, Face Dancer are right up there,…

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Rick Springfield - Rocket Science

Rick Springfield – Rocket Science 4 (1)

This is another winner by Rick Springfield and has been a unanimous success both critically and commercially.

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Maverick - Big Red

Maverick – Big Red 3 (1)

There are many bands working this genre in recent times, but Maverick are able to keep things short and sweet…

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Magnum - Sacred Blood Divine Lies

Magnum – Sacred Blood, Divine Lies 3 (2)

This new Magnum album is on a par with their prior two albums from 2007 and 2014, returning to a…

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David Bowie - Blackstar

David Bowie – Blackstar 0 (0)

With the recent passing of the great David Bowie, writing this review has, inevitably taken on a different perspective for…

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Mayday - Revenge

Mayday – Revenge 4.5 (2)

Both official Mayday albums should be part of your AOR Konnesieur’s kollektion.

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Mayday - Mayday

Mayday – Mayday 4 (1)

‘Mayday’ is worth the hype and an easy classic. The following year’s ‘Revenge’ was equally as accomplished.

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Patty Smyth - It's About Time

Patty Smyth – It’s About Time 0 (0)

Patty Smyth’s new album is short on running time for sure, but not on quality.

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Merryweather Stark - Rock Solid

Merryweather Stark – Rock Solid 3 (1)

Merryweather Stark are the duo of elder statesman Neil Merryweather and guitarist and one man Wikipedia of all things Swedish…

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Silvera - Edge Of The World

Silvera – Edge Of The World 4 (1)

Silvera from Denmark, are post-grunge melodic hard rock, with downtuned riffs, syncopated drum parts, a deeper vocal style and less…

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Coney Hatch – Four 2 (1)

‘Four’ is not quite the comeback I was hoping for from Coney Hatch, it disappointed me in the same way…

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Station - Wired

Station – Wired 4 (1)

Here’s a great little independent release from New York band Station.

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King Kobra - King Kobra II

King Kobra – King Kobra II 0 (0)

King Kobra have this down to a fine art and for 80’s holdouts this album is a blessing.

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