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 […]
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Review: Earache Presents – The New Wave Of Rock N Roll
Review: Earache Presents – The New Wave Of Rock N Roll Earache Records (March 13th 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Compilation albums are definitely not something I generally come across while reviewing, but this one, especially coming from Earache Records, peeked my interest. For starters it has been released as limited edition vinyl, and of course […]
Review: Jessica Wolff – Para Dice
Review: Jessica Wolff – Para Dice Metalapolis (June 19th 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Finnish Rock singer Jessica Wolff is set to release her third album, ‘Para Dice‘, in June on the Metalapolis label. Musically it’s a mix of Pop and Rock that really works well here. Along the way there are many different styles and […]
Review: Newman – Ignition
Review: Newman – Ignition AOR Heaven (Mar 28th 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Steve Newman is back with his band and a bunch of new songs, one of the stalwarts of the UK AOR scene, Newman have released a number of excellent albums over the years, so how does new release ‘Ignition‘ stack up. Steve Newman […]
Review: Dynazty – The Dark Delight
Review: Dynazty – The Dark Delight AFM Records (April 3rd 2020) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Dynazty are a band that manage to continue to put out very regular output while still retaining a freshness. ‘The Dark Delight‘ is the Swedes 7th studio album and once again it’s a real cross genre affair, blending hard/melodic Rock with […]
Review: Robert Tepper – Better Than The Rest
Review: Robert Tepper – Better Than The Rest AOR Heaven (September 27th 2019) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Most people will remember the song ‘No Easy Way Out‘ from the Rocky IV movie, but perhaps be unaware that the man behind the song was NJ born songwriter/singer Robert Tepper. That was a pretty big hit at the […]
Reviewers Top Ten Albums Of 2019
Now is the turn of reviewer Stephen Brophy and his choices for Top Ten Albums Of 2019. So in no particular order here they are: Work Of Art – Exhibits Elles Bailey – The Road I Call Home Ashen Crown – Obsolescence Kris Barras Band – Light It Up New Model Army – From Here […]
Review: Jailbirds – The Great Escape
Jailbirds – The Great Escape Golden Robot Records (July 5th 2019) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Jailbirds are an Australian / Irish 4 piece Rock band based in Dublin. The guys have been working really hard to build up a really good reputation and no shortage of fans on the local scene, so now is the time […]
