Category: 2010s Reviews

All 2010s reviews for the GDMonline.info website. Decade 2010-2019.

Amaranthe - Maxilism
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Amaranthe – Maximalism 3 (1)

I can say with some certainty that the first two Amaranthe albums were damned good. But this latest effort should…

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Erika - Deaf Dumb And Blonde
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Erika – Deaf Dumb And Blonde 3 (1)

Three counts according to the album title. But Swedish songstress Erika can only lay claim to one of them. Blonde…

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2016 , ,
Cheap Trick - Bang Zoom Crash Hello
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Cheap Trick – Bang, Zoom, Crazy.. Hello 3 (1)

Cheap Trick have just been voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. It comes with a…

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Blackfoot - Southern Native
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Blackfoot – Southern Native 2 (1)

Despite this new album from the legendary Florida rockers Blackfoot, this one leaves me stone cold. Sorry to introduce the…

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2016 , ,
Fates Warning - Theories Of Flight
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Fates Warning – Theories Of Flight 3.5 (2)

I think it goes without saying that Fates Warning may have outdone themselves here, when comparing this to past efforts.

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First Signal - One Step Over The Line
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First Signal – One Step Over The Line 3 (1)

First Signal give us songs that sound ‘too busy’ arrangement wise. When listening to this it’s like trying to juggle…

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2016 , ,
The Defiants - The Defiants
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The Defiants – The Defiants 4 (1)

The Defiants debut album has been getting a lot of love by other reviewers. It certainly deserves it. I fully…

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2016 , ,
Q5 - New World Order
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Q5 – New World Order 3 (1)

Overall, I was underwhelmed by what was presented here. Q5 don’t really have an identity anymore. If you were to…

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2016 , ,
Lucifer's Friend - Too Late To Hate
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Lucifer’s Friend – Too Late To Hate 5 (1)

An excellent comeback that should please longtime fans of Lucifer’s Friend. Especially those who prefer their melodic side, you can…

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Heart - Beautiful Broken
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Heart – Beautiful Broken 3 (1)

Heart return in 2016 with a new album and on a new label. This album is a mix of the…

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2016 , ,
Stardust - Stardust EP
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Stardust – Stardust EP 0 (0)

Great to see Eastern Europe strike again with a new AOR outfit worthy of attention. This quintet is known as…

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Foghat - Under The Influence
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Foghat – Under The Influence 0 (0)

If you read the review of the 2010 album here, then essentially nothing’s changed sound wise. It’s a set of…

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2016 , ,
Edge Of The Blade - The Ghosts Of Humand
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Edge Of The Blade – The Ghosts Of Humans 4 (2)

This is the UK band formed by ex members of Shy (Kelly) and After Hours (Francis). Unusual title, but the…

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Player - Too Many Reasons
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Player – Too Many Reasons 0 (0)

Despite being far from Player’s best this still has enough moments to warrant a listen. Given the excellence of the…

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Player - Addiction EP
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Player – Addiction (EP) 0 (0)

Player have a new album out later in 2013. In the meantime, Frontiers Records have put out a promo EP…

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World Trade - Unify
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World Trade – Unify 3 (1)

World Trade’s ‘Unify’ has some nice moments. Though the membership of the band is world class, I still find them…

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2017 , ,
Frozen Rain - Ahead Of Time
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Frozen Rain – Ahead Of Time 3 (1)

Where the Frozen Rain debut was quite a smooth brand of AOR, ‘Ahead Of Time’ is a brash guitar oriented…

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Fraze Gang - 2
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Fraze Gang – Fraze Gang 2 0 (0)

Revamped and ready to roar; ‘Fraze Gang 2’ was produced by Greg Fraser utilizing Beau Hill for mixing and mastering,…

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Sonic Station - Next Stop
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Sonic Station – Next Stop 5 (3)

As much as I was a fan of Sonic Station’s debut a couple of years back, this new one takes…

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Sonic Station - Sonic Station
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Sonic Station – Sonic Station 4 (1)

Sweden has just unearthed another West Coast/AOR sensation, with Alexander Kronbrink and his Sonic Station project.

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