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  Lifeline – Scream Escape Music (2015) Reviewer – Stephen Brophy Lifeline are a UK based melodic rock band with one hell of a lineup, containing Lee Small (SHY, Phenomena, Snowfall), Nigel Bailey (Three Lions, Bailey) both taking their turns on the mic throughout the album along with Paul Hume (Guitar/Producer – Lawless, Demon), Steve […]

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Review: Bonafide – Denim Devils Off Yer Rocka Recordings (2015) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy It has to be said that although there has been a massive quantity of Rock bands erupting out of the Scandinavian scene over the last few years, there have been very very few like Bonafide, which is great as there are a […]

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Review: Room Experience – Room Experience Melodic Rock Records (2015) Reviewer: Stephen Brophy When you see the name David Readman (Pink Cream 69, Voodoo Circle) on lead vocals you should always stand up and take notice, so with this new project Room Experience it is no different. The project was founded by Gianluca Firmo ( […]

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Review: Download 2015 Reviewer: Stephen Brophy Two days of rain and a muddy field, well that’s nothing new for an Irishman to try and cope with, besides I had been at Download 2012 when the conditions were even worse, so I knew what to expect. A very early morning departure was going to mean a […]

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Whitesnake – The Purple Album Frontiers Records (May 2015) Reviewer – Stephen Brophy There has been an awful lot of chatter about this release for the last couple of months. Yes this is Whitesnake doing an album of Deep Purple songs, the initial idea to work with Jon Lord never came to pass, but as […]

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HRH AOR 3 (12-14 Mar 2015) Reviewer: Peter Scallan Photographer: Stephen Brophy Day 0 Hard Rock Hell AOR has grown as an event since its launch in 2013 at the Magna Centre in Rotherham. I thought this venue was excellent but it caused a lot of logistical problems for organisers Chic Talent. Therefore, last year […]