Category: 2015

Edge Of The Blade - The Ghosts Of Humand

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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Care Of Night - Connected

Care Of Night – Connected 4 (1)

2015 gets off to a cracking start with Care Of Night and their official debut album. It features 4 tracks…

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Dakota - Long Road Home

Dakota – Long Road Home 3 (1)

There’s a lot of music to be had on ‘Long Road Home’, and the Dakota legacy continues, though it looks…

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Find Me - Dark Angel

Find Me – Dark Angel 4 (2)

I don’t care about what people think about ‘project-driven AOR’, Find Me is just fantastic music whatever the situation is….

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Station - Station

Station – Station 3 (1)

Released on Electric Cheetah Records, ‘Station’ is a full-bodied release, with 15 tracks, inluding two tracks from the 2013 EP.

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Rob Moratti - Tribute To Journey

Rob Moratti – Tribute To Journey 3 (1)

Rob Moratti is one of my favourite singers. He has his own style, quite high pitched, but sounds appropriate for…

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House Of Lords - Indestructible

House Of Lords – Indestructible 4 (1)

Nearly every House Of Lords album has been reviewed here at GDM. No stopping now while we’re on a roll….

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Armored Saint - Win Hands Down

Armored Saint – Win Hands Down 0 (0)

With ‘Win Hands Down’, Armored Saint has delivered once more, with a concise and heavy affair which at only nine…

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Newman - The Elegance Machine

Newman – The Elegance Machine 3 (1)

Newman’s sharp incisive guitar-work coupled with some modern synth lines has given ‘The Elegance Machine’ a clean sound without being…

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Terra Nova - Reinvent Yourself

Terra Nova – Reinvent Yourself 2 (1)

Great to see Terra Nova back, but much like Dalton’s return effort last year, this one falls a little bit…

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Charlie - Elysium

Charlie – Elysium 3 (1)

Signed to small London based label Floating World, Charlie and ‘Elysium’ continues Terry’s tongue in cheek humour, and lyrical dig…

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Nelson - Peace Out

Nelson – Peace Out 4 (1)

It’s got one of the coolest and cheekiest album covers of 2015! literally. Nelson, also known as The Timotei Twins…

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China Sky - China Sky II

China Sky – China Sky II 3 (1)

‘China Sky II’ is definitely more hard rock than AOR, reminding me of latter day Uriah Heep.

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Toto - XIV

Toto – XIV 2.7 (3)

Toto’s ‘XIV’ has been getting a whole bunch of press coverage since the start of the 2015 year. Some lauding…

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Praying Mantis - Legacy

Praying Mantis – Legacy 4 (1)

Praying Mantis have been around since the NWOBHM era, and that was many years ago. You wouldn’t think so after…

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Whitesnake - The Purple Album

Whitesnake – The Purple Album 2 (1)

I’m sure longtime Purple and Whitesnake fans will give this a compulsory listen, but this doesn’t move me, which was…

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Ten - Isla De Muerta

Ten – Isla De Muerta 2 (1)

I’ll be honest, I couldn’t really get into this Ten album. Really, this is a load of well-played nonsense. Can…

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Def Leppard - Def Leppard

Def Leppard – Def Leppard 2 (1)

With 14 tracks Def Leppard give us a lot to digest, some of it works and the rest is best…

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Iron Maiden - The Book Of Souls

Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls 0 (0)

The transformation of Iron Maiden into epic progressive metal obsessed dullards has probably been one of the biggest declines in…

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Saxon - Battering Ram

Saxon – Battering Ram 0 (0)

“Two years between albums has become the routine for Saxon, Biff Byford and his long-serving bandmates and with each new…

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