Review: The Winery Dogs/Inglorious O2 Ritz, Manchester, 4 Feb 2016 Reviewer: Peter Scallan At only just over £20 a ticket this seemed like an excellent value for money double bill combining the excellent and upcoming Inglorious and the seasoned pros of Messrs Kotzen, Sheehan and Portnoy of The Winery Dogs. As I was going to […]

Review: Grand Slam – A New Dawn Escape (Feb 2016) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Grand Slam are another melodic rock band coming off the Swedish production line although they do offer some variation in sound and style from the ‘Scandi rock’ formula. They have been kicking around since 2007 in some form or other with the […]

Review: Colour of Noise – Colour Of Noise Colour of Noise/Townsend Records (Feb 2016) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Although Colour of Noise are a new band, there a couple of familiar and experienced faces in there. You might know guitarist Bruce John Dickinson (Little Angels, b.l.o.w) and singer Matt Mitchell from his band Furyon and Pride. […]

Review: Inglorious – Inglorious Frontiers Music Srl (2016) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Inglorious is the one of the many new releases from Frontiers, but unlike many of the Frontiers releases these guys are a real band and apparently have signed a long term worldwide deal. Maybe Frontiers has recognised that to have a sustainable rock scene […]

Khymera – The Grand Design Frontiers Music Srl (Dec 2015) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Khymera is another Frontiers project band that has been kicking about for quite some time. However, I must be honest and say this is the first time I have had the opportunity to listen to any material. This incarnation is led by […]

Blood Red Saints – Speedway Frontiers Music Srl (Dec 2015) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Speedway is the debut album from Blood Red Saints and at first sight I thought this was going to be another Frontiers ‘project’ band. However, while these guys have a huge amount of experience, Pete Godfrey (In Faith) states his motivation was […]