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Fri
29
Jul

MELODICROCK Update

Hi folks,
All Harem Scarem Tshirts have been shipped.
All Paris & Outlasted pre-orders and general orders have been shipped.
 
Reviews will return next week. My apologies, but the last 4 weeks have been filled with a lot of family stuff. I have more reviews to catch up on than at any point in 20 years of doing this.
 
But here is a preview:
SEVEN is fabulous.
MEAT LOAF is woeful.
 
And stay tuned to MR later today (Friday), for a big big big MECCA announcement!
 
And more MRR news to announce next week!
 
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Thu
28
Jul

More 'Sour Grapes' From HOUSE OF SHAKIRA

Artist: 
House Of Shakira
Friday, August 26, 2016
Categories: 
News Feed
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One of Sweden’s legacy melodic rock acts HOUSE OF SHAKIRA are ready to deliver the best serving of Sour Grapes you’ve ever been fed.
 
Keeping the momentum going since lead singer Andreas Novak joined the band, Sour Grapes is the band’s third since Andreas’ 2012 debut. And as like the last album, the band has taken things to the next level, with more harmonies, more chorus hooks and more layers of everything….including for the very first time – keyboards!
 
Following the albums “House Of Shakira" and "Pay To Play"; the brilliant new “Sour Grapes” will be released worldwide via MelodicRock Records/Cargo Records on CD August 26 and via digital outlets two weeks later on September 9.
 
 
Here's a few more audiobytes to sink your teeth into!
 
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Thu
28
Jul

ALTER BRIDGE Launch Pre-orders For New Album 'The Last Hero'

Artist: 
Alter Bridge
Friday, October 7, 2016
Categories: 
News Feed

First Single Show Me A Leader Premieres On Radio Stations Worldwide

ALTER BRIDGE have announced their fifth studio album, The Last Hero, will be released October 7 through Napalm Records.
The Last Hero is the follow up to 2013's critically acclaimed Fortress, which swept into album charts worldwide - including a #6 slot in the UK, #12 in the US (Billboard 200), #7 in Germany and #4 in Austria.

The band worked with producer and longtime collaborator Michael 'Elvis' Baskette to craft the songs for The Last Hero, recently showcasing those tracks at a special listening party for fans at The Beacham club in the band's home base of Orlando, FL. The sleeve artwork was also revealed.

The first single, Show Me A Leader, has premiered via radio stations worldwide.

“Lyrically, it reflects the frustrations that a lot of people are feeling with the current state of the world,” admits Myles Kennedy about the new single.
“The world is looking for trustworthy effective leadership and not this undignified dog and pony show that’s really made a mockery of our system.”

“It’s indicative of our process,” Mark Tremonti adds. “Myles had this guitar intro that I loved, and I had the chorus. We put them together. The words call out for a proper leader.”

The band has released an exclusive video visualizer to present the single Show Me A Leader.

WATCH IT HERE: https://youtu.be/jhRh0VdHhlc

The Last Hero's track listing:
1)  Show Me A Leader
2)  The Writing On The Wall
3)  The Other Side
4)  My Champion
5)  Poison In Your Veins
6)  Cradle To The Grave
7)  Losing Patience
8)  This Side Of Fate
9)  You Will Be Remembered
10)  Crows On A Wire
11)  Twilight
12)  Island Of Fools
13)  The Last Hero
14)  Last of Our Kind (bonus track)

www.alterbridge.com
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Thu
28
Jul

THUNDER Announce Official Bio 'Giving The Game Away'

Artist: 
Thunder
Categories: 
News Feed

We're pleased to announce that our first ever book will be called “Giving The Game Away', and it's the definitive Thunder story in all its glorious detail.

We'll be launching it at the Louder Than Words literary festival in Manchester on November 12th.
We'll be 'in conversation' with Joel McIver, our long suffering author (he who interviewed us 1000 times for the book).

From Thunder Online: "As and when it feels appropriate, we'll burst into acoustic performances, and Joel will do his best to exercise some control over the proceedings.
Once we're done, we'll mingle for a short while with the assembled throng, chat and sign the book (which can be pre-ordered along with tickets).

Tickets and pre-sales for the book will go on sale at 09:00 on Friday morning, and this is fair warning so you all have an equal chance to get your hands on one or two. It's an intimate event, so those who want to attend will need to be quick.

See you there

Thanks

BCDH&L"
 
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Thu
28
Jul

RAVENEYE Video Debut For 'Hero'


Up and coming British rockers RavenEye have unveiled a stirring new video exclusively with Kerrang! Hero is taken from their highly-anticipated debut record, NOVA, which will be out on September 23 via Frontiers Music Srl.

Speaking about the song, singer/guitarist Oli Brown says: 'Hero, ironically, is inspired by the idea of complacency and how it can lull one into feeling bigger than who one really is and for all the wrong reasons. RavenEye is driven by the idea of pushing harder everyday, rather than taking a backseat to other people's efforts. Believing you're the hero ' while others are left to pick up the pieces and fix the 'wreckage left behind'.'
Here is a link to the exclusive premiere of the video: http://www.kerrang.com/44588/raveneye-unveil-new-video-hero
 

  
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Wed
27
Jul

One On One With Mitch Lafon - RIKKI ROCKETT (Poison)

Artist: 
Rikki Rocket
Release Year: 
2015
Categories: 
Podcasts & Radio
 
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett guests on Ep. 244 of One On One With Mitch Lafon.
 
 
In the show's only interview, POISON drummer Rikki Rockett discusses his recent cancer scare and the treatment that led to him being declared cancer free.
For more information on cancer immunotherapy trials at Moores Cancer Center, call 858-657-7000.
 
Quote from the interview: Immunotherapy (time 17.00): "It's the wave of the future. It's where oncology is going because it really could spell a cure."
 
 
Twitter: @RikkiRockett
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RikkiRockett
 

 

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