Album Reviews

The greatest selection of albums, reviewed and rated

Heart – ‘Fanatic Live From Caesars Colosseum’

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.@PlanetMosh reviews .@heartofficial – Fanatic Live From Caesars Colosseum out Feb 2014 on .@FrontiersRec It could be argued that, with this career-spanning recorded-for-TV concert DVD, the 40-year career of Ann and Nancy Wilson has come something of a full circle.  Not only has their most recent output – including the …

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Zodiac – A Hiding Place

German rock band Zodiac released their sophomore album A Hiding Place on 29th October 2013 via Napalm records. Their debut album ‘A Bit of a Devil’ having been released in 2012. A Hiding Place gets off to a rousing start with Downtown with a good beat, good rhythm, good riffs. …

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Supercharger, Broken Hearts And Fallaparts

.@SuperchargerDK to release new album at end of January. From the home of  Hans Christian Andersen now come the latest modern day story tellers, but of the metal kind ! ‘Supercharger’ are one of Denmark’s most recent best kept secrets, they formed in 2009 and the band based in Copenhagen have already produced two …

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The Peckham Cowboys – ’10 Tales From The Gin Palace’

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@Planetmosh reviews @_PeckhamCowboys out Feb 14th on @CargoRecords The collective group of rawk ‘n’ roll outlaws known as The Peckham Cowboys are not a tribute to Delboy and Rodney – although they may take some of their inspiration from the exploits of the brothers Trotter:  no, these wild ‘n’ reckless Sarf Lahndon …

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Jizzy Pearl – Crucified

Crucified is the title of the self released album by Jizzy Pearl released today (13th January 2013). I started out reviewing Love/Hate’s latest album but then found myself reviewing  a Jizzy Pearl solo release when Jizzy re-branded Crucified after rumours of proposed litigation by former members of Love/Hate. The forthcoming …

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Sister – Disguised Vultures

Sister - Disguised Vultures

Swedish four-piece Sister are back with their follow-up to their first full length album ‘Hated’. Recorded with Martin Sweet and Thomas Nirbrant, their second studio album ‘Disguised Vultures’ is set to be released on January 21st 2014 on Metal Blade Records, with the first single ‘Sick’ having been released back …

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Grand Magus – Triumph And Power

Thundering in from Sweden comes album number seven from Grand Magus, the band that personifies the embodiment of true heavy metal spirit. Formed in 1996, JB Christoffersson and Fox Skinner embarked on an epic journey of evolving heaviness. They welcomed Ludwig Witt to the group on ‘The Hunt’ and now …

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Leaf Hound – ‘Live In Japan’ CD/DVD

"With a bluesy style riff on the lead guitar along with deep bass cords, this is one epic rock blues song you must hear. So why not go over to your stereo, iPod, or whatever you use and pour a little warm stoner blues milk onto your metal rock cornflakes!"

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Crystal Viper – Possession

Polish metallers Crystal Viper are back with their new album – Possession.  Like the previous album (Crimen Excepta), Possession is a concept album but whereas “Crimen Excepta” was about holy inquisition, black magic and witches, the new album is about a young girl called Julia who is possessed. In terms …

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Heaven Asunder – Among the Damned

When I saw Heaven Asunder support Blood Command at the Exchange in Bristol in June, I mentioned to watch out for a full review of them in the future. Well, that time is now. Released earlier this week, Among the Damned is the quintet’s debut album on S-a-N Ltd and their …

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MaYaN – Antagonise

If you’re not familiar with MaYaN , they are the side-project of Epica guitarist Mark Jansen.  For the first album (Quarterpast) he was joined by several colleagues from Epica and other musicians as well as a number of guest vocalists including Floor Jansen (Revamp, Nightwish), Henning Basse (sons of seasons), …

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Voodoo Sioux – Grotesque Familiares

Back in the 90s Voodoo Sioux looked set for success.  They were touring with the likes of Little Angels and Terrorvision, were played on Tommy Vance’s Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1, and signed to Bleeding Hearts/Music For Nations.  Clearly something went wrong as the band then went silent …

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