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Infernö Records/Underground Power

TRAZORVYRE was formed in 2008 by Chris Calavrias, lead guitars, and James Murray, rhythm guitars, and the aim was clearly to write and perform heavy metal as if the 80´s had never ended. They first recruited drummer Nick Oakes, a bassist, and vocalist 7-Chylde. A five track EP soon materialized, and was soon re-released as a cassette single by Infernö Records. This is for fans of IRON MAIDEN, EXCITER, JUDAS PRIEST, ENFORCER and CAULDRON the info says…

Oddly enough one of the least engaging songs is the first on offer, not very eighties! There is a sing-along vibe, in thrashy speedy heavy metal fashion, but “The Conjuror (Shaman´s Wrath)” doesn´t quite ignite. Neither does “Another Dimension of Hell” nor “Wind Caller”. Monday at work is present here...

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Limb Music/Sound Pollution

Here comes more heavy metal from the land of the Romans. Pisa is famed for its leaning tower, but VEXILLUM wants to make you notice the town´s heavy metal as well. Or at least the Folk heavy metal, as the five members pose proudly in kilts. Back in 2004 they formed as SHADOW VEXILLUM, Scottish kilts were soon added to their stage show and in 2006 vocalist Dario Vallesi joined in. While working on their debut effort they also shortened their name to VEXILLUM, and the demo “Neverending Quest” appeared in 2007. Since then they have released an album “The Wandering Notes”, changed drummers and worked on this one.

They do ride out at first, as “The Wanderers Note” opens with that and a hum. The rest is folky power metal with a slightly husky voice...

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Escape/Sound Pollution

REDLINE are a true hard rock band from Birmingham, England. Heard that one before? Well there are a few really famous forerunners… REDLINE formed in 2006 around the prospect of writing nu-classic rock songs. The band consists of Kez Taylor, vocals, A.D., guitars, Steve Petty, guitars, Mark Biddiscombe, drums and Redvers on bass. They might as well be from Barnsley, but the features of undeniably classic British hard rock are there. Their best shot at eternal fame this far seems to be the inclusion of “King of the Mountain” as official soundtrack to the Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Races. This album was recorded and engineered in studios like Mat Hat (MAGNUM, DIAMOND HEAD) and The Old Smithy (TRAPEEZE, JUDAS PRIEST), so what could possibly fuck up?

Opener “Battle ...

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Frontiers/BAM

Since their debut ”The First Chapter” (2005) CIRCUS MAXIMUS has released the smashing ”Isolate”, so anticipations are rather high for this new album. The band has reached an incredible status in those relatively short years, boosting incredible musical abilities, as well as a vocalist to match in Michael Eriksen.

And who can be disappointed in this album when it comes to the instrumental parts, or the vocals at that. From the first pompous sedate moments of “Forging” until the emotional melody of “Last Goodbye” rings out, there is nothing more to be had in terms of musical endeavors. It sure is a fact that the soft neatness of “Namaste”, the superb arrangements of “Game of Life” and the increased pace and varied style of “The One” will be the finest moments of 2012...

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Ett utsålt KB en rekordvarm höstlördag blev ännu hetare när Kanadensarna Danko Jones rev av sin in-your-face attitydfyllda rock. Som Mr. Jones själv uttryckte sig så var publiken packad som sardiner. Det var ett enda galet party där en crowdsurfare dyker upp redan under en av de första låtarna.

Svettigare konsert är det länge sedan jag upplevde på KB. Alla ville stå längst fram. Danko Jones bjöd på rockdängor som fick publiken att bli tokig. First Date, Had Enough, Code Of The Road och I Think Bad Thoughts och man hade ett lyckorus I hela kroppen!
Trots hyllningarna av Sverige och framförallt KB där Danko Jones är ett husband så fick vi ingen Womanbound, Too Much Trouble och Baby Hates Me som även dem spelades i Finlad nyligen! Efter det något kortare setet på knappt 80 ...

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Raubtier är mitt inne i en hektisk turnéperiod. Men för bandets frontman Per Hulkoff är det inga problem att hitta motivationen.
– Det är ganska enkelt om man jämför med det andra alternativet.

Att jobba som skogshuggare eller tar värvning igen är inget som lockar norrlänningen. Det verkar han inte behöva heller, sedan Raubtier släppte sin första skiva, Det finns bara krig, 2009 har de hunnit med två skivor till och otaliga spelningar runt om i landet.
– Det är hektiska tider, vi väljer att jobba hårt med det här, säger Per.

Livet på vägarna passar honom, medan det är värre för andra. Bandet har haft en rejäl omsättning när det gäller basister, en ny för varje skiva.
– Det ställer en del krav att nöta på vägen, men får offra det vardagliga och bekvämligheterna...

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First album of the young swedish band called ’Debt’ is a real new piece for the trash metal fan’s collections. Wasted Shells – which is inspired by big metal kings-, is mixing quite well the feeling of melodic styles of the genre, and the hard dark music, in a beautiful gloomy meaning of combining speeds and style-emotions pretty well. That gives us a kind of quality for feel the music-agressiveness and also nordic melancholy together inside the songs.

I think they are doing something really professionally, if in the end of the album I said: „I love it!”. Mysterious sounds of the album caught me first, despite that kind of hardness is not exactly my main style.

First of all in the song called ’The Darkness’ and also in ’Exhausted’ I ve felt the harmony even, if its not a sweet so...

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POLYDOR RECORDS & UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL MARK THE 35th ANNIVERSARY OF
ERIC CLAPTON’S “SLOWHAND” WITH MULTI-FORMAT RELEASE FOR 26th NOVEMBER 2012

Eric Clapton has been in the spotlight for close on fifty years and the portrait of his artistry is a complex one – from his early days as a guitar icon to a songwriter of great sensitivity, as well as an interpreter of everything from blues and jazz to rock and country music. He has fashioned albums in many different styles and with many different themes, yet few have the sense of oneness that pervades Slowhand.

Slowhand was recorded at Olympic Studios in South West London in May 1977 and was produced by Glyn Johns. Released in November 1977, Slowhand was the most successful album of Clapton’s 70s studio recordings...

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When your first single from “Grease”, the biggest movie musical of all time, is the chart-topping “You’re the One That I Want,” and it becomes the best-selling duet in pop music history – that’s a tough act to follow. Almost 35 years later, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have combined their iconic voices for This Christmas, a newly recorded album featuring Christmas favorites with guest artists such as Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, and James Taylor! All of the songs are Christmas standards except for “I Think You Might Like It,” which is a newly penned song by John Farrar (Olivia Newton John’s long standing writer)...

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London, Friday 12 October – KISS, Universal Music and Aurasma proudly launch an epic bonus to the band’s brand-new album Monster using 3D Augmented Reality technology.

Celebrating the release of KISS’ landmark 20th studio album, fans are invited to download the free uView app now to bring the Monster artwork to life with a one-of-a-kind performance in awe-inspiring 3D animation.

In a truly unique and immersive digital experience, this exclusive album extra unlocks a new dimension to KISS as fully-3D digital Bobble Heads rocking out to radio hit “Hell or Hallelujah”, defying the laws of physics by performing in your hands, on your wall, or anywhere you need a Monster-good time, simply by using the Monster album artwork and the free uView app.

Four decades ago Gene Simmons and Pau...