Album Reviews
Jorn – Heavy Rock Radio
Jorn Lande is no stranger to cover-versions, he has done many in the past, and now he serves us a fine selection of pop, hard rock and heavy metal songs. There’s no denying his immense [Read »]
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Statement – Heaven Will Burn
Statement’s “Heaven Will Burn” walks the line between Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. That is its strength and its weakness, because it will likely neither make Hard Rock fans, nor Heavy Metal fans truly happy. [Read »]
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The Answer – Rise (10th Anniversary)
The Answer made quite a stir when this album was originally released in 2006, and rightfully so because this was one of the first of many albums to follow that went back to the roots [Read »]
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Treat – Ghost of Graceland
Treat was one of the premier Swedish melodic rock bands from 1985 to 1992, then they disappeared only to resurface again in 2010 with their comeback album “Coup de Grâce”. Afterwards they toured intensely before [Read »]
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Shiraz Lane – For Crying Out Loud
“For Crying Out Loud” is yet another trip back memory lane, back to the late 80s, early 90s – when the name of the game was melodic rock and glam rock. In the days before [Read »]
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The Defiants – The Defiants
What does Bruno Ravel, Rob Marcello and Paul Laine have in common…? Danger Danger! Main songwriter Bruno Ravel, lead guitarist Rob Marcello and former lead vocalist Paul Laine have been brought together once more by [Read »]
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The Treatment – Generation Me
The thing about reviewing music, even if it’s just a hobby, is that you’re exposed to so much of it. This site receives so many releases every week, both from labels, promotional companies and bands [Read »]
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Overtures – Artifacts
According to what the title-track seems to suggest, artifacts are mementos of our past that transcend time and carnal fragility. It’s an ironic contemplation because, musically speaking, this album really feels like a treasure chest [Read »]
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Steel Panther – Live from Lexxi’s Mom’s Garage
After three albums and numerous tours it’s time to unleash the first live recording… and not your normal crystal clear, huge audience, big production kind of live album. No this is a very stripped down [Read »]
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InLegend – Goliath’s End
To say that InLegend is an unusual Heavy Metal band is an understatement. It is still fun, but a Metal band that rejects Heavy Metal’s signature instrument, i.e. the guitar, for a piano is not [Read »]