Tag Archives: hard rock

OMEGA – Omega & III

February 8, 2022

Bacillus 1973-1974 / MiG Music 2022 The Eastern Bloc’s greatest progressive rock export extrapolate their past successes on home turf to set up international future. With one of their songs covered by many international acts, including SCORPIONS, and their opening … Continue reading →

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CHINAWHITE – Evolution(?)

January 13, 2022

Rock Company 2021 Philosophical treatise on existential crisis from international think-tank who thrive on melody. Assuredness and despair have been part of hard-rock dramas since day one but doubt could make anyone look weak, which makes this album, with an … Continue reading →

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TRAGIK – Ultima Ratio

January 7, 2022

Rock Company 2021 Drawing the line through this divided world, hard rock veterans deliver a blow to boredom. This ensemble’s oeuvre may be uneven but no one can call any of Phil Vincent-fronted albums uneventful, and while some could say … Continue reading →

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ALAN SIMON – Excalibur V: Move, Cry, Act, Clash!

January 6, 2022

Spirit Of Unicorn Music 2021 Producing aural imagery out of rage, stellar cast of ongoing rock opera deliver a lackluster tapestry. Having always felt more like franchise than a loose framework for songs that don’t fit Alan Simon’s stage-set projects … Continue reading →

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TRIGGER MAFIA – The Brotherhood

January 2, 2022

Rock Company 2021 Hard rock bruvvers-in-arms from British Columbia brandish a perfect weapon to effectively fire their first shot. This album may smell of hair metal to some, only there’s almost no frills to what the Canadian foursome do, and … Continue reading →

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