Review: Art Of Illusion – X Marks The Spot AOR Heaven (January 29th 2021) Reviewer: David Pearce Art of Illusion is the brainchild of songwriter Anders Rydholm from the group Grand Illusion and singer Lars Säfsund of Work of Art. Their first album ‘X Marks the Spot‘ is melodic rock inspired with Rydholm playing keyboard, […]
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Review: Mike Tramp – Trampthology
Review: Mike Tramp – Trampthology Target Records (December 18th 2020) Reviewer: Grant Foster The name, Mike Tramp, will forever be linked with White Lion. There are some who may remember him from Freak Of Nature from the 90’s, an underrated band in my opinion. But Mike has pursued his solo career for 25 years now […]
Review: Kickin Valentina – The Revenge Of Rock
Review: Kickin Valentina – The Revenge Of Rock Mighty Music (January 22nd 2021) Reviewer: Dan Mann Sunset Strip returns with the upcoming release of Kickin Valentina‘s new album, ‘The Revenge Of Rock‘. Having enjoyed their previous releases, and having had the chance to see them play live a couple of times, I must admit I […]
Review: Stan Bush – Dare To Dream
Review: Stan Bush – Dare To Dream Cargo Records (November 20th 2020) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Stan Bush is no stranger to me as I loved some of his 80s output, back when my hair was blond and well-coiffured and my waist was six inches smaller! I was fortunate enough to see him at Firefest a […]
Review – Alien – Into The Future
Review – Alien – Into The Future AOR Heaven (November 27th 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Alien is definitely a name synonymous with Swedish AOR and the stunning vocals of Jim Jidhed, so it’s great to see the band releasing some new music, and although the sound has changed a fair bit on this one it’s […]
Review: Atlas – Parallel Love
Review: Atlas – Parallel Love AOR Heaven (September 25th 2020) Reviewer: Paul Saripo Atlas are a five-piece progressive melodic rock band from the North of England. ‘Parallel Love’ is the second album released by Atlas, which brings more energy and polish to the overall sound of the band. The songs have been written with an […]
Review: Devilfire – Live In Birmingham
Review: Devilfire – Live In Birmingham Self Release (December 4th 2020) Reviewer: Dan Mann The release date of Devilfire‘s new six track live mini-album ‘Live In Birmingham‘ is significant, as it will be the third anniversary of the release of the band’s debut album ‘Dark Manoeuvres‘. ‘Live In Birmingham‘ is the band’s fourth release and was […]
Review: Sainted Sinners – Unlocked And Reloaded
Review: Sainted Sinners – Unlocked And Reloaded El Puerto Records (December 4th 2020) Reviewer: Dan Mann Sainted Sinners return not just with a new album, ‘Unlocked And Reloaded‘, but a new line-up to boot! Joining guitarist Frank Pané and drummer Berci Hirleman is Tygers Of Pan Tang singer Jack Meille on vocal duty as well […]
