Tue
05
Mar

GYPSY ROSE Debut Album Reloaded

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The first release from new Melodic Rock label ScandiRock Records is a re-issue of the 2005 debut Gypsy Rose album with one bon us track on April 26.
 
The band GYPSY ROSE was founded back in 1981 in Sweden by Håkan Gustafsson and Martin Kronlund, but their self-titled debut album was just  released in 2005 - almost 25 years later! Now life has not been all too kind for the band during the 80's. Labels that went belly-up after signing, warm attention from foreign producers (Taavi Mote - Geffen Records) that in the end was nothing more than a cold shower.

Finally GYPSY ROSE broke up in 1993, but thanks to Andrew McNeice   at www.melodicrock.com the group got together again in 2004 and started the recordings in Martins Kronlund’s studio.
Now, the album is re-released on CD and digital under the new name “Reloaded” with a new cover, re-mastered by Martin Kronlund and with the bonus track “Solitude” added.
 
 
Mon
04
Mar

Tony Mills - "Running Guns" (New 2019, Lyric Video)

 
Tony Mills - 'Running Guns', from the album, 'Beyond the Law' (2019)
Guitar - Tommy Denander, Bass - Linda Mills, Drums - PeteNewdeck.
 
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Fri
01
Mar

TOBY HITCHCOCK - Reckoning (Review)

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Friday, January 25, 2019
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Toby Hitchcock is one of the voices of the last decade or so. Since his Pride Of Lions debut, his powerful tenor has been front and centre for some of the genre’s best anthems and most epic ballads. Any Toby Hitchcock is good Toby Hitchcock.
 
And for the most part, this album is no different. Songs are delivered by the who’s who of the AOR scene, with at least another 4-5 classic songs here – Queen Untouchable, Promise Me, No Surrender and This Is Our World. Man, the guy can sing.
 
I like that a lot of the album is uptempo and flows at a pretty hectic pace. I don’t think this is as strong as Toby’s Erik Martensson helmed debut. Even though this album is also a Swedish production, the differences are quite stark. Reckoning sounds firmly planted in the 80s, with the keyboards and production style a more distinct European in flavour.
The songs are enjoyable but not to the same level as the debut or Pride Of Lions.
 
There is one issue that desperately needs to be addressed. The keyboards. We need to talk about the keyboards.
 
As has been the case with all Daniel Flores productions, the keyboards dominate. They are the highest element in the mix, aside from vocals and there are just way too many layers of them. There is no letup in the sonic bombardment. There needs to be more space for the rest of the instrumentation to breathe. Even during guitar solos the keyboards still dominate.
 
I like Daniel a lot – very talented and sweet guy – but there must be an intervention. The keyboards are simply overbearing, and the production style is becoming very repetitive. Find Me (all 3), the second First Signal album, the Palace debut, Cry Of Dawn and now Toby Hitchcock – largely all sound the same. So moving forward I hope some individual personality can be infused into these projects. And that's the main essence of what's missing here - its own personality.
 
That said, there’s still plenty to enjoy and Toby’s vocals are powerful, emotional and totally immersive. Fans of Find Me, Daniel’s other AOR work and 80s keyboard melodic rock will enjoy.
 
 
Fri
01
Mar

LONDON Still Making Waves After 33 Years

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LONDON is an American Heavy Metal band, based out of Hollywood, California, founded by LIZZIE GREY and NIKKI SIXX of MOTEL CRÜE.
 
The band is perhaps most notable for its former members BLACKIE LAWLESS of WASP, NIKKI SIXX of MOTLEY CRÜE , STEVEN ADLER, SLASH and IZZY STRADLIN who are the 3 original members of Guns N’ Roses. Other members of LONDON would go on to play with famous bands such as GNR, WASP and Cinderella to mention a few.
 
LONDON's first album "Non Stop Rock" was produced by London, and was recorded at famed Sound City Studios in LA and Prairie & Sun Studios Sebastopol California. LONDON’s second album Don't Cry Wolf was produced by London and Kim Fowley (The Runaways), which was recorded in 1986 -1987.
 
LONDON's album Don’t Cry Wolf was recently re-released and digitally remastered at CAPITOL Records Studios in Hollywood, California, and it is now available online on Vinyl or CD.
 
LONDON is currently working on the re-release of the classic LONDON Playa Del Rock album from 1989 which was featured on MTV’s Headbangers Ball, VH1, IFC and more. LONDON Playa Del Rock was released out of Berlin on NOISE Records. The album was released the singles on Vinyl for the songs -Ride You Trough The Night, Heartbeat, Hot Child In The City was also on Radio all over Germany.
 
LONDON’s classic -Non Stop Rock album is now 2019 available on DigiPack on Ebay for the first time since 1985 so get yours. Never been available on CD with additional photos inside. LONDON appeared in the Penelope Spheeris film Cult Classic “The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years”, describing their band as a "Rock Star Training Academy”. Nadir D’Priest is featured on the cover of the new THE METAL YEARS Blue Ray DVD available now.
 
LONDON released the new self produced album titled "LONDON LIVE”, which was produced by Nadir D’Priest/LONDON and mixed by famed producer Michael Wagener (Ozzy Osborne, Metallica, Motley Crue) and additional mixes by Roy “Z” Ramirez (Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson). LONDON’s album includes two new studio tracks including the song "Get Back Home", written by Brian West (London TkO) and Nadir D’Priest. The band also included their first Rock en Español song crossover titled "Tu Cultura Y Tu Nación" (Your Culture and Your Nation).LONDON is the first Hard Rock Heavy Metal act to perform at the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN. LONDON Rocked the Opry for their annual AILA Awards Show.
 
The band has currently released the first studio album since the release of the classic LONDON’s Playa Del Rock album. The new album titled is LONDON -Call That Girl dropped on Jan 2nd 2019 and it is now available worldwide. The album started to get a buzz immediately after the announcement and getting a great response from new and old fans. The album is available online on digipack and most download formats.
 
Nadir will also be featured on the new official Larry Flynt (Hustler Mag) documentary which was shot on classic 35mm Panavision (c). No date set on release its sure to be a great watch. LONDON’s current lineup are as follows.
 
Vocals-Nadir D’Priest (London, D’Priest, Steel Prophet)
Drums-Alan Krigger (Giuffria)
Guitar-Ronee Peña (Nadir’s solo band)
Bassist-Billy The Fist (London, D’Priest)
Keys-Eric Ragno (Joe Lynn Turner, The Babys)
 
 
 

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