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Rock Metal Machine
Nov 1, 20233 min read
The Les Nicol Project – ‘Reflections’
Here in my home town of Hull there is Wrecking Ball Music & Books, a great old school record shop selling CDs and vinyl
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Rock Metal Machine
Oct 21, 20232 min read
The Flower Kings – ‘Look At You Now’
This is the sixteenth studio album from the Swedish progsters and sees an unexplained change in line up,
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Rock Metal Machine
Oct 6, 20232 min read
Paul Rodgers – ‘Midnight Rose’.
After twenty-five years, legendary vocalist Paul Rodgers releases a new album in September 2023.
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Rock Metal Machine
Sep 20, 20232 min read
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!’
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Rock Metal Machine
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Alice Cooper - 'Road'
This is Alice Cooper’s twenty-ninth studio album, a concept all about travelling in a Rock band and related aspects.
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Rock Metal Machine
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Erja Lyttinen - 'Diamonds On The Road - Live 2023'
It’s always a pleasure to meet the exception-to-the-rule where live albums are concerned!
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Rock Metal Machine
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Albany Down - 'Born In The Ashes'
Incorporating Classic Rock and British Blues Rock influences that have led to both Rock and Blues songwriting awards, ‘
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Rock Metal Machine
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Atlas - 'Built To Last'
It’s been three years since ‘Parallel Love’, the excellent sophomore release from Atlas.
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Rock Metal Machine
Sep 18, 20231 min read
When Rivers Meet - 'Aces Are High'
It’s the confidence. That swaggering, arena Rock feel of opener, ‘Infected’, you’ll want to ‘Play My Game’ when you hear the baby Led Zep
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Rock Metal Machine
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Heartline - 'Rock 'N' Roll Queen'
What a punchy synth-driven starter – when they tell us ‘I Am The Night’, I won’t argue.
Rock Metal Machine
Jul 9, 20232 min read
Therapy? - 'Hard Cold Fire'
Therapy? have always been a fearless band, never afraid of taking chances by producing complex music that has occasionally left people.
Rock Metal Machine
May 29, 20232 min read
Kerry Ellis - 'Kings & Queens'
While she is a star of the West End due to her performances in hit musicals like ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Wicked’
Rock Metal Machine
May 1, 20232 min read
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
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Uriah Heep - 'Chaos & Colour'
After over fifty years in the business, this is one band who have recorded a whole heap (apologies for the appalling pun)
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Smackbound - 'Hostage'
occasionally hear the unjust comment that if you’ve listened to one of Frontiers’ releases, you’ve heard them all.
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 30, 20232 min read
Transatlantic - 'The Final Flight - Live At L'Olympia'
One can only hope (in vain it seems) that the title is a red herring, and it doesn’t signal the last offering from this Prog supergroup.
Rock Metal Machine
Apr 30, 20231 min read
Twilight Force - 'At The Heart Of Wintervale'
Twilight Force project an air of being around forever, probably because their Power Metal stylings harken back to classic Helloween.
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