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Scorpions – “Blackout” SACD

Patrick Prince — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:55:41 +0000

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the 1982 Scorpions album, expectations were rather low at the time. This SACD release shows off its recipe for success.

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Exodus – “Blood In Blood Out”

Ray Hogan — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:09:57 +0000

New album is completely worthy of standing on it’s own, and Steve “Zetro” Souza has never sounded better.

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Siena Root – “Pioneers!”

Patrick Prince — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:18:39 +0000

It's great to hear Siena Root finally getting a critical release in the States. They have deserved it for some time, and hopefully America recognizes them with Pioneers!

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Spiders – “Shake Electric”

Patrick Prince — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:53:47 +0000

On their second album, Spiders offer retro-driving hard rock — the gutsy garage type — with the charismatic Ann-Sofie Hoyles fronting the band like an electric charge.

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Thomsen – “Unbroken”

Patrick Prince — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:53:33 +0000

"Unbroken" is admirable release, but, really, it's the excellent production sound of René Thomsen's guitar that's worth the listen.

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Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators – “World On Fire

Patrick Prince — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:35:37 +0000

It's a lot to digest 17 songs on first sitting, but "World On Fire is certainly worth a hard rocker's hard-earned pay.

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Ethan Brosh – “Live the Dream”

Patrick Prince — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:51:39 +0000

Thirteen songs, all with quality guitar playing, from acoustic to shred. Brosh is an easy winner to put your money on.

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Hollywood Monsters – “Big Trouble”

Patrick Prince — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 01:35:56 +0000

Guitarist/vocalist Steph Honde is on the right path with Hollywood Monsters. Hopefully he can keep the invited geezers on board for awhile.

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Iron Butterfly – Live at the Galaxy 1967

Patrick Prince — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:05:37 +0000

The club show is worth the price of admission, merely to witness the evolution of a formidable '60s outfit.

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Black Label Society – ”Catacombs of the Black Vatican”

Peter Lindblad — Sun, 18 May 2014 19:36:19 +0000

Whatever horrors there are hiding in the Catacombs of the Black Vatican they can’t possibly be any more terrifying than what’s yet to be discovered in Zakk Wylde’s scraggly beard. Nevertheless, the ninth album from the bikermetal doomsayers in Wylde’s Black Label Society is certainly gloomy and eerie in places, this cavernous dungeon of monstrously [...]

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