Review: Maid Of Stone Festival – Day 3 Mote Park, Maidstone (Sunday July 20th, 2025) Reviewer – Phil Honley Photographers – Phil Honley & Dan Mann And suddenly it’s Day 3, we won’t mention aching feet, honest! I had seen Absolva both as part of Blaze Bailey and running on their own. I much prefer […]
Review: Absolva – Justice Rocksector Records (May 16th, 2025) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Absolva hail from Manchester, UK and have been around for thirteen years, releasing six prior albums and have now presented the world with ‘Justice‘, an album inspired by the early 90s film Tombstone, although I only got that sense of attachment from […]
The wait is nearly over as Absolva, the powerhouse of hard rock and melodic metal, from Manchester, UK, are thrilled to announce the release of their new studio album, ‘Justice‘. Set for release on 16th May 2025, this album promises to be a monumental addition to the band’s discography, showcasing their signature blend of giant harmony lead […]
Manchester, UK-based hard rock / melodic metal band Absolva are thrilled to announce the release of a new single ‘Find My Identity‘, taken from their forthcoming album ‘Justice‘. The single is released on the 7th of March 2025, together with a music video. The guest vocalist is Ronnie Romero, renowned for his work with Rainbow, […]
Review: Call Of The Wild 2024 Lincoln Showground (Friday May 24th, 2024) Review / photographs: Dan Mann & Paul Saripo Two members of the Rockposer Dot Com! team revisited the Call Of The Wild Festival at Lincoln Showground for their yearly pilgrimage. The sheer variety of bands performing over the weekend is astounding, offering something […]
Manchester (UK) hard rock / melodic metal band Absolva release their ‘Never A Good Day To Die‘ album on glorious 180g double vinyl LP. Official release date 26th January 2024. Originally released on CD & digital back in 2015, this has proved to be one of the band’s most celebrated albums, featuring firm fan favourites […]
Call Of The Wild have just announced another load of bands for the 2024 line-up. As you’d expect it’s a great mixture of old and new, established and emerging acts in equal measure. Things Don’t Come Easy for our first headline band, but they’ve got Strength In Numbers to stay Forever Young, Call Of The […]
Manchester-based melodic metal / hard rock band Absolva confirm their headline shows for 2023, in the wake of the recent heart attack of former-Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley. The four musicians normally double-up as Blaze’s backing band and had been due to tour again with him this year until he suffered a massive heart attack at […]
Absolva’s new music video ‘Stand Your Ground’ is revealed today, featuring a tongue-in-cheek satirical look at the music business, filmed at the fabulous Eleven venue in Stoke-on-Trent. The audio, taken from the band’s ‘Fire In The Sky’ album, was recorded at Rocksector Records HQ in North Manchester and mastered by Ade Emsley, famous for his […]
Absolva get serious with their forthcoming album release ‘Fire in the Sky’ due out on Rocksector Records on 18th February 2022. Songs such as ‘Addiction’ deals with alcohol and drug problems, whilst ‘Historic Year’ is about the all too familiar effects of the global pandemic. Frontman Christopher Appleton expands… “Absolva is usually known for the […]
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