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Mirrormaze – Walkabout 2012
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Proggressive metalers Mirrormaze are about to release, later this month, their debut album “Walkabout” through Bakerteam Records. To add the extra something to the album’s final result, the band have tapped Fates Warning’s legendary singer Ray Alder for a truly impressive guest appearence on the song “Deeper Signs“. The band is influenced by classic acts such as Rushand proggressive giants like Fates Warning and Dream Theater. Mixing and mastering duties are handled by Staffan Karlsson (Stevie Wonder, Roxette, Firewind) and the complete artwork was taken care by Gustavo Sazes (Manowar, Kamelot).
Paul Reed Smith -Paul Reed Smith 2011
now…super project
Paul Reed Smith (founder of PRS Guitars) and Derek St Holmes (former guitarist for Ted Nugent) spent two years writing these songs with Mike Ault and Gary and Greg Grainger contributing. The CD is centered around Derek’s voice, the powerful Grainger Brother’s rythym section and Michael and Paul’s guitar teamwork. Derek has an international reputation for being one of the best voices in rock. Basic tracks were recorded live at the Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore and mixed at Paul’s studio and mastered by Bob Ludwig, owner of Gateway Mastering. A crisp mix of rock and soul.
Sun Gods In Exile – Thanks for the Silver 2012
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Portland, Maine, rockers Sun Gods in Exile make no bones about who they are or what they do. Their second album, Thanks for the Silver(Small Stone), is guitar rock all the way through – a dudely amalgam of Southern riffing and solos that puts a figurative edge to the literal “double-guitar” lineup distinction. It’s easy to imagine six-string connoisseurs swishing the work of Tony D’Agostino and Adam Hitchcockaround a brandy snifter to air them out – or at very least popping the top of a can and enjoying the hiss and the fizz as a song like “Moonshine” plays out its Southern course. At times Thanks for the Silver is almost a caricature of heavy Southern rock masculinity, and coming from a band located in the northernmost state in the continental US, that has its own issues, but damned if the five-piece don’t do it well, and the sophomore outing shows marked growth from where their 2009 debut, Black Light, White Lines (review here) left off, most notably with the inclusion ofChristopher Neal’s keyboards.
JP Cervoni – L.A. Sessions 2012
His captivating phrasing and endless blues-rock-fusion riffs shows just how free
he is in expressing his heartfelt music.”
Crimsonic – Silence Too Loud 2012
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The Helsinki based Rock / Hard Rock band Crimsonic will release their debut album “Silence Too Loud” on May 16th, 2012. The album was recorded mainly at the Rockstar Productions studio in Hyvinkää with Lari Takala and the previously released singles Journey (Oct 19th, 2011) and Avoided (Jan 13th, 2012) at the Amplisonic studio in Napue.
Diamondog – Kill me 2011
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When Diamondog is ripping it up Motorhead-style, “Kill Me” kills. When the band slows down — and it slows down quite a bit — the album becomes a bit of a lifeless affair.
The album blasts out of the gates with “Hurt,” which has a nice punky style, with a chugging riff and slithering lead guitar part, courtesy of Morten Husvik and Havard Traethaug. The song also gives Mikael Lillevold a chance to show off his pipes. Then, it’s off to another speedy rocker, “Kill Me,” with Frode Heistad’s bass pleasantly prevalent in the mix. So far, so good.
“Lost In Tranquility” is a nice Foo Fighters-type poppy track, with an easily-sung-along-with chorus and nice wah-wah guitar part. So far, so good.
SLEDGE LEATHER – IMAGINE ME ALIVE 2012
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Sledge is the reunion of vocalist Leather Leone (Chastain, Rude Girl, Malibu Barbi) and drummer Sandy Sledge (Rude Girl, Malibu Barbi, Warbride, WeaponsVan) hoping to pick up where Rude Girl Left off, revisiting their classic heavy metal roots. Frankly, these gals make a powerful duo. Leather’s metal vocals have stood the test of time remaining strong, and Sledge can wail on those skins.
Yet, their Imagine Me Alive is a somewhat uneven affair, mostly due to the many brief segues that fill the album. Of eleven tracks, five are short instrumentals, sometimes with minimal vocals. It should be mentioned that the Piano Reprise to Her Father’s Daughter is performed by Sledge, who adds her piano accents elsewhere. The other six cuts are prime classic heavy metal, with enough speed to put them in the power metal category at times. Notable are the title track, One Glimpse, and Lost Forgiveness.
Various Artists – Football Rocks (Rock Meets Soccer) 2012
Wow!Now…Rockooball!!!Human Zoo ,C.T.P. Jaded Heart …and more!
1. Kick’n Rush neutones
2. No Pain No Gain Maxxwell
3. Raise Your Hands Human Zoo
4. Run and Hide Jaded Heart
5. Rebound Vivian
6. Get Up and Move The Unfading Beauty
7. Roll On (feat. Michael Voss) C.T.P.
8. Fight! Tri State Corner
9. Catch Me If You Can Keaden
10. Cross the Line Defuse
11. Shout It Out Loud Smalltown Rockets
12. Supermen Richtaste
13. Another Last Shot (Single Version)
TEODOR TUFF – Soliloquy 2012
Norwegian Melodic Metal…Now
One thing I don’t get is why you put 23 minutes of silence at the end of the eleven songs, only exception is at the very end where a guy turns up to say: “and stop” in Norwegian, a complete waste of time! But the 51 minutes that precede that are a very positive surprise…
While their first album should have clear 70s references this one has strong references to Scandinavian power metal with fine twists and turns into various other territories. Teodor Tuff sounds fresh and unspoiled, even though Sonata Arctica comes to mind more than once, and their songs are well written and performed. The powerful production fits the music very well, to no surprise, since the album has been mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen.
MIKE MOSS – COLD WORLD PLASTIC DREAM 2012
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Here’s Mike Moss, an aspiring singer-songwriter from England, and Cold World Plastic Dream is his first album. Other information is a little sketchy. Obviously, he’s the singer, but whether he plays any instruments, there’s no indication.
Regardless, Moss’s music is both conventional and atypical of modern pop sounds. Generally this is rock marked by strong melodic lines and Moss’s distinctive and pleasing vocals and vocal arrangements. Songs revolve around his voice and lyrics, but are built often from piano, sometimes acoustic guitar. But if this is the conventional, the atypical is that he doesn’t necessarily mimic current trends. The songs are individually unique, even playful with genres. Yet, having said that, this only makes him fit the whole indie and alt rock category. Does he return to being conventional? Good question.