Tag Archives: hard rock

MERV SPENCE – Phenomena Recovered

October 19, 2023

Initiate 1995 / Explore Rights Management 2023 On the level: new master of supernatural experience polishes souvenirs from the past. For all its brilliance Tom Galley’s PHENOMENA was not only blessed but also cursed by the presence of stellar talent … Continue reading →

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BANG – Another Me

August 29, 2023

Cleopatra 2023 Out of limbo and out on a limb: American adventurers climb on a cloud to become legends. That’s quite an inauspicious beginning if a band’s first album is deemed too conceptual for its heavy music and too metallic … Continue reading →

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/SIN’DOGS/ – Renascence

August 7, 2023

Sin’Dogs 2023 Glaswegian glam-industrialists fight gravity to find fresh fantasies and take of for another flight. Here’s the moment of truth for this Scottish ensemble who ran the risk of losing their momentum after their loose-cannon leader Zal Cleminson jumped … Continue reading →

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GABRIEL KELLER – Clair Obscur

August 1, 2023

Gabriel Keller 2022 Fathoming crepuscular creep through enchanting tunes and heavy thunder, French multi-instrumentalist states his intent to take a stand on progressive scene. This Lyon-based artist leads a dangerous game on his full-length debut, first luring the listener in … Continue reading →

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MIDNIGHT DAYDREAM – Midnight Daydream

July 30, 2023

Midnight Daydream 2023 Reveries run in the family: young American boldly blends deceptively incongruous genres and styles to honor his father. A quarter of a century since Bruce Cameron took a few Jimi Hendrix and Alice Cooper’s sidekicks, Jack Bruce … Continue reading →

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