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Review: Tanna – Storm In Paradise AOR Heaven (August 28th 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce Tanna are a band formed in 1985 by Finnish singer Tapani Tikkanen, who are now in their third incarnation. The name of the band comes from his childhood nickname. The first line-up were hugely successful in their native Finland and played […]

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Review: Terra Atlantica – Age Of Steam Pride & Joy Music (August 14th 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce Terra Atlantica are Tristan Harders on vocals, Nico Hauschildt on drums, bass player Julian Prüfer and lead guitarist Frederik Akkermann. To give depth to the concept album ‘Age of Steam‘ they invited Alex Hunzinger from Aeternitas, Oleg Rudych, […]

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Review: Domination Black – Judgement IV Pride & Joy (July 17th 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce Domination Black are a rock band from Finland who have been going since 2003. In that time they have released three critically acclaimed albums and toured throughout Europe. They started preparing for their fourth album in 2018 and now ‘Judgement […]

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Review: Operus – Score Of Nightmares Pride & Joy Music (June 19th 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce Operus are a six piece group from Canada who come from a range of backgrounds that encompass classical music, heavy rock and stage musicals. With that range of backgrounds and influences they promised to be a very different group […]

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Review: BPMD – American Made Napalm Records (12 June 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce BPMD are a supergroup made up of Bobby Ellsworth, who takes lead vocal duties, Mike Portnoy on drums, Mark Menghi on bass and lead guitarist Phil Demmel. Many of you will recognise them from their previous groups but make no mistake they […]

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Review: Stoneflower – Finally AOR Heaven (May 15th 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce Stoneflower are a melodic rock band from Norway who got together in 1996. They had some success with their first album ‘Crack a Little Smile’ but despite having started work on another album, the band split in 2010 when singer Frode Henriksen moved […]

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Review: Hartmann – 15 Pearls And Gems Pride & Joy Music (April 17th 2020) Reviewer: David Pearce Hartmann are a band formed 15 years ago by Oliver Hartmann, a leading light in the German rock scene. As well as Hartmann, he has been the singer for rock band Avantasia and lead singer for Echoes, a […]