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17
Sep

Rock Candy Latest - FASTWAY, ANGEL & WIGGY BITS

    5 new Rock Candy releases are available now from the website www.rockcandyrecords.co.uk   ANGEL 'LIVE WITHOUT A NET' CANDY418   IN THE 1970s double live albums were often the calling card of an act that had either made its mark or were about to explode to international fame. They were a marker of confidence by both the record label and the artist. Angel was no exception as all eyes had been on the band for some considerable time in preparation for an anointment to the premier league. Because label mates KISS had exploded with their epoch-making ‘Alive!’ double album it seemed as though Angel could have the same success. Sadly, however, that success was not to be.   With five studio albums behind them there was no shortage of material from which to compile this album. Recording two concerts in California during 1978, the band had a red hot selection of tracks that incorporated such nuggets as ‘Tower’ and ‘Feelin’ Right’ (complete with a Jeff Beck tribute) from their very earliest, prog-influenced, days to the pop metal of ‘Ain’t Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore’, ‘Got Love If You Want It’ and ‘White Lightning’. They also ...
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Fri
13
Sep

MICHAEL BORMANN's JADED HARD Debut Album 'Feels Like Yesterday' Oct 24

  Time flies by.   Nearly three decades have passed since the foundation of JADED HEART. The paths separated in 2004 after fourteen crazy years.   Due to requests, Michael started touring Europe in 2017 with a selection of JADED HEART´S best songs between 1990 and 2004.   Never say never!   The phenomenal response led Michael to the decision to go one step further. He wrote dozens of songs for 'MBJH'. Twelve of them made it to FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY.   The typical AOR / MELODIC ROCK alternates with acoustic songs, powerful up-tempo numbers and beautiful ballads.   FEELS LIKE YESTERDAY is a continuation of the style of the albums until 2004.   F.L.Y. was produced again in the RMB STUDIOS, Duisburg. The album will be released on October 25th, 2019 on RMB Records.   A small European tour starts at the same time as the release.   Tracklist: 1. Feel Like I´m Living 2. It Feels Like Yesterday 3. Won´t Surrender 4. Bring Me Higher Love 5. We´d Still Make It 6. Mr. Mysterious 7. Good Times 8. Just One More Step Away 9. Don´t You Ever Leave 10. I´m A Son Of A Gun 11. Shout It All Out 12. Everybody Is A Rockstar   Contact: info@rmb-music....
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Wed
11
Sep

WORK OF ART 'Exibits' Arrives Nov 9; Debut Video Launched

  “Exhibits” has been in the works for more than a year and a half, but will finally get unleashed to the legions of hungry melodic rock fans that this band has enraptured with their first three albums. "It’s been a long time indeed, five years!” says guitarist and producer Robert Sall. "Funny enough, it didn’t seem that way. Everyone in the band was busy doing their own thing and it wasn’t until mid-2017 when Serafino [Perugino, President Frontiers Records] asked us about our plans for a new album and it hit us that, it REALLY was about time. So we spent the better part of 2018 writing and recording it and here we are!"   Work Of Art debuted in February 2008 with the release of their album “Artwork”. Coming out of nowhere, the album immediately struck a chord with melodic rock aficionados around the world. With a sound inspired by genre greats like Toto, Giant, and Journey, Work Of Art quickly established themselves as one of the most promising newcomers in the genre. Soon after their debut, WOA guitarist and main composer Robert Sall joined W.E.T, the project featuring Jeff Scott Soto and Erik Martensson ...
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Fri
06
Sep

PRETTY MAIDS New Album 'Undress Your Madness' Out Nov 8

  “Undress Your Madness” is Pretty Maids’ highly anticipated follow up to 2016's critically and commercially successful release “Kingmaker", a record that continued the “revitalized” path that the band set out upon with the now stone cold classic albums “Pandemonium” and “Motherland." It's always difficult to follow a successful and inspired record, but “Undress Your Madness” shows Pretty Maids are still in the freshest and most vital phase of their career since the early 90’s.   "I think the new album is a kind of continuation of what we’ve done the past ten years,” says singer Ronnie Atkins. "I’m really happy about the way it turned out 'cause there’s a lot of good songs on it in my humble opinion and it’s probably even more melodic than our previous efforts.”   The production, as always, is absolutely stellar thanks to Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Kobara And The Lotus), who has given the band a sound that not only reinvigorates them, but also incorporates the beloved soundscapes of the past. Modern and classic at the same time, if you will. "It’s just a match made in heaven I think. There’s a great chemistry between us, ...
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Thu
05
Sep

THE DARK ELEMENT Return Nov 11 With 'Songs The Night Sings'

The Dark Element featuring Anette Olzon & Jani Liimatainen Announce Second Album "Songs The Night Sings" Out November 8th via Frontiers Music Srl! Video For Title Track Out Now!   THE DARK ELEMENT is a musical project featuring vocalist Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish) and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen (Insomnium, Cain's Offering). November 8th will see the release of their second album, entitled "Songs The Night Sings". Today, the band presents a video for the album's title track, which you can see below.     “Songs The Night Sings” takes off where the self-titled debut left off, with immaculate vocals from Anette and fabulous anthems written by Jani.   "It’s a thrill that we’re releasing yet another album and for me it’s been even easier to record this one since me and Jani now know each other really well. For me, this album is bigger and better and I believe the ones who liked the first one will really like this one too. All I can say is that I already long to do another album. Hep hep!" says Anette.   Jani adds, "I think the album is very heavy, but still hyper melodic, and this time ...
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Wed
28
Aug

VANDEN PLAS Release ‘The Ghost Xperiment – Awakening’ on October 11

German progressive metal masters Vanden Plas Official will release "The Ghost Xperiment - Awakening” on October 11 Watch the music video for 'The Ghost Xperiment’ NOW     The album is part one of a two part concept album, with the second album to be released in 2020.   The quintet's ninth regular studio production, “The Ghost Xperiment - AwakenIng” continues to underscore the high artistic level of musicianship and lyrical creativity that the band have sustained for so long. Based on an actual documented paranormal experiment, the main character in the story, created by frontman Andy Kuntz, is Gideon Grace, a man who has to fight constantly for his life against the relentless shadows of the “House of Rain” as he wanders through France. Burdened with a heavy weight of sorrow following the agonizing death of his beloved Ivy, Gideon's pain is also his driving force in the war with his demons. He expands his knowledge with books he finds in the library of a German school of metaphysics. It is here that he reads about secret teachers and parapsychological experiments, which become an important foundation from which he can fight against the creatures of darkness. When it comes to ...
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Fri
23
Aug

Preview The Entire ECLIPSE 'Paradigm' Album + Full Audio Of 'Viva La Victoria'

PREVIEW THE ENTIRE ECLIPSE ALBUM 'PARADIGM' NOW via Amazon Japan. And here's the full audio of the opening track Viva La Victoria!   https://www.amazon.co.jp/Paradigm-Eclipse/dp    
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Fri
16
Aug

MICK DEVINE Solo Debut 'Hear Now' Out October 18

After two successful 7 albums self titled and Shattered. Escape Music is pleased to announce the return of talented Mick Devine with brand new solo album title Hear Now.   Mick Devine - Hear Now Release Date: 18th October 2019   Track Listening: 1.  Strange Voices   3:39 2.  Live Forever  3:38 3.  Home  4:53 4.  So Much Better Now  4:27 5.  Hope Rising   4:38 6.  Standing In The Middle   4:04 7.  Life Goes On   4:02 8.  Another Way  3:57 9.  Life Is An Open Road  3:44 10.Game Over  3:55   Musicians: Mick Devine - All vocals (7) Steve Morris - All Guitars and Keyboards (Lonerider / Heartland / Ian Gillan Band / Shadowman) Brian J Anthony - Drums , Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Mandelion, Keyboards (Steve Walsh / Overland / Jerome Mazza) Backing Vocals: Stefanie Johnson and Brian J Anthony   Produced by Brian J Anthony Co Produced by Steve Morris and Mick Devine Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Brian J Anthony Executive Producer Khalil Turk for Escape Music Ltd.   Back in the year that President Kennedy was assassinated and the Beatles first song entered the UK charts, Mick Devine was born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Music was always an important part of the Devine ...
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Fri
16
Aug

DOWN 'N' OUTZ Announce Album 'This Is How We Roll' October 11

    LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DOWN 'N' OUTZ, the project headed up by Def Leppard frontman and 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Joe Elliott, are set to release their third studio album, This Is How We Roll, on October 11, 2019 (UMe).   The band, featuring The Quireboys' Paul Guerin (Guitar), Guy Griffin (Guitar) and Keith Weir (keyboards), plus Share Ross (Bass, ex Vixen) and Phil Martini (drums, Wayward Sons), takes a different approach on This Is How We Roll to their previous album. This new album only features one cover version (The Tubes "White Punks On Dope) - alongside eleven original Joe Elliott penned tracks.   Guitarist Guy Griffin says, "(This Is How We Roll) is absolutely fantastic, probably one of the best records I've worked on. It doesn't sound like Leppard or the first two Down n Outz records. It's kind of all the stuff Joe grew up with, a lot of piano type stuff, a bit Elton John, one track a bit 10cc, a couple of good rockers… a real mix of stuff. Joe's voice sounds amazing and it's great fun to do."   Joe Elliott says, "Boy, has this has been a long time ...
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Fri
16
Aug

WHITESNAKE Slip Of The Tongue 30th Anniversary Edition

  6CD/DVD Collection Includes A Newly Remastered Version Of The Top 10 Album, Expanded With Unreleased Studio Recordings, The Band’s 1990 Headlining Set At Castle Donington, Music Videos And A New Interview With David Coverdale   Four Different Versions Will Be Available From Rhino On October 4   LOS ANGELES – Whitesnake scored the band’s third consecutive platinum record with its eighth studio album, Slip of the Tongue. Originally released in November 1989, it peaked at number 10 on the U.K. and U.S. album charts thanks largely to its two Top 40 hits – “Fool For Your Loving” and “The Deeper The Love.” The fan favorite turns 30 this year and Rhino is celebrating with several new versions, including a colossal seven-disc boxed set.   SLIP OF THE TONGUE: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION will be available on October 4 for $74.98. The 6CD/DVD collection includes a newly remastered version of the album, plus unreleased studio recordings, audio and video of the band’s performance at the 1990 Monsters of Rock festival, and a new interview with Whitesnake founder and lead singer, David Coverdale. It comes in a 60-page hardbound book filled with rare memorabilia from the era.  For a limited time, Rhino.com will offer the ...
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