US guitar legend, VINNIE MOORE, has announced the release of his new album “Soul Shifter” in Europe and UK on February 21th, 2020 via Mind’s Eye Music / Cargo Records UK. The follow up to Vinnie’s critically acclaimed 2015 “Arerial Visions” is Vinnie's 9th solo album and features guest appearances by legendary artists Rudy Sarzo..
Shaft Of Steel – Steel Heartbeat (AOR Heaven)
So what’s in the name of a band? There’s often a good hint in a band's name of the type of music you can expect to hear. Seeing a band called Shaft of Steel put in my mind a horde of pillaging Vikings. It must therefore be some form of metal, most likely the extreme..
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H.E.A.T. release new single ‘Come Clean’
Swedish rockers H.E.A.T. released their new single Come Clean this past Friday (17 January 2020). Come Clean is the third single from the upcoming album H.E.A.T. II which is released on 21st February 2020 via earMUSIC. Check out the lyrice video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kiv3-1Ync2o&feature=youtu.be The first single One By One (released September 27th) gave a first..
NIGHTWISH ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM HUMAN. :II: NATURE.
TO BE RELEASED ON 10TH APRIL When Finnish sextet NIGHTWISH announce a new studio album people tend to take notice. They know that something special is brewing. Band leader Tuomas Holopainen once said that whenever he creates a new record he has the intention of capturing something rare and unique, a monument and a true..
KREATOR RELEASE SECOND SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR ‘VIOLENT REVOLUTION’
TAKEN FROM LONDON APOCALYPTICON - LIVE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE Sunday, 16th December 2018: The cold fingers of winter have already reached out for the British capital but there is one place in London that is set on fire as KREATOR thrill their fans with an extensive live show and take their breathtaking performance once again to another..
Dirty Shirley – Dirty Shirley (Frontiers)
This is the debut album by Dirty Shirley and I wasn’t sure what to expect given that the album cover is fairly non-descript and looks like something I would expect on a modern indie album with attitude, I’m more used to the usually sumptuous power metal covers and they can nearly always tell you everything..
Jack Broadbent – Moonshine Blue (Crows Feet Records)
This is the fourth release by the Lincolnshire born singer/song writer/guitarist Jack Broadbent and I’m amazed by the scale of his voice, songs and dexterity. This whole album screams American roots with a blues bias and it is just so surprising that Broadbent is actually English as he seems to have the U.S. sound ingrained..
Marko Hietala – Pyre Of The Black Heart (Nuclear Blast)
Marko Hietala, he of the long blonde locks and outlandish twin beards, is most known as the bass player and a (sometimes lead) vocalist with Finnish bands Nightwish and Tarot – the latter an outstanding band who were never as well known as they deserved to be. A true rock ‘n roll bass player with..
Jesse Damon – Damon’s Rage (AOR Heaven)
The lasting impression listening to this album is of a master craftsman who knows what he is good at and takes great joy in delivering it. If the name Jesse Damon rings a bell and you can’t quite place it then there‘s a massive hint in the title of his new album: Damon’s Rage. If..
Velvet Thunder albums of 2019
Lee Vickers Acid Reign - The Age Of Entitlement (Dissonance)Oomph! - Ritual (Napalm)Sacred Reich - Awakening (Metal Blade)Soilwork - Verkligheten (Nuclear Blast)Slipknot - We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner)Overkill - The Wings Of War (Nuclear Blast)Rotting Christ - The Heretic (Seasons Of Mist) Wednesday 13 - Necrophaze (Nuclear Blast)Witch Vomit - Buried Deep In A..
