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L.A. Guns Get Gritty On New Album: The Devil You Know
Although it’s only been 18 months since the release of their critically acclaimed ‘reunion’ album The Missing Peace, L.A. Guns [,,,]
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Jadea Kelly Collaborates with Documentary Producer To Create Masterful New Music – MWI (Soundtrack)
As any fan of the cinema knows, music plays a powerful role in setting the tone of a scene or [,,,]
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Kingston’s 8-Bit Heroes Channel 1990s Vibe on Debut Release
To say Kingston, Ontario is a fertile musical community is an almost laughable overstatement. The small city that has generated [,,,]
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A New Revenge Sees Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens Add To His Rock Repertoire
Bringing together a quartet of musicians whose pedigree is as diverse and prolific as it is impressive, A New Revenge [,,,]
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Kerri Ough’s Solo Debut ‘One Day Soon’ A Subtle, Moving Musical Masterstroke
A decade in the making, one third of the beloved Canadian roots-pop trio of The Good Lovelies – Kerri Ough [,,,]
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Madison Violet Issue Most Evocative and Emotionally Complex Album of 20 Year Career – Everything’s Shifting
Twenty years is a remarkable milestone for any creative endeavour, let alone for a musical partnership that at one time [,,,]
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50 Years of Funk: Grand Funk Railroad Hits Major Milestone and Still Going Strong
Back in 1969, a trio of scraggly, scrappy but talented young fellas from the hardscrabble industrial city of Flint, Michigan [,,,]
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Aldrich Happy To Finally Unleash New Burning Rain Album – Face The Music
Doug Aldrich, one the most prolific, talented and well respected of today’s rock guitarists, has rekindled his dynamic and creatively [,,,]
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Collaboration with Def Leppard Pal Results In Rockin’ New Album For Tesla – Shock
With a musical legacy stretching back more than 35 years, American rock back Tesla is one of the most well-respected [,,,]
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Vegas rockers Bravo Delta Inspired By Resolve Of Hometown On New Album – Unbreakable
Although not born and raised in Las Vegas, Brandon Davis is as proud and fond of his adopted home city [,,,]
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The Cat Empire as Dynamically Diverse as Ever on Memorable New Album – Stolen Diamonds
One of the most well-travelled, beloved, and universally lauded bands to ever come from Australia has once again unveiled an [,,,]
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Complexities of the heart, soul and spirit are the emotional foundation of Knibbe’s second album
An artist who is unafraid of revealing to the world the struggles they have in grappling with the day-to-day complexities [,,,]
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Cassidy Mackenzie Set to Release Debut EP, Single ‘Wish’ Out Feb. 22
Vancouver pop singer/songwriter Cassidy Mackenzie has spent the vast majority of her young life honing her craft as a musician, [,,,]
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Final Gravity’s Melissa Jane Dichiera Talks New Album, Music As Catharsis And More
Talented Australian vocalist and songwriter Melissa Jane Dichiera came to the United States 11 years ago to follow her rock [,,,]
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Dream Theater Take ‘Band of Brothers’ Approach to Writing and Recording of New Album – Distance Over Time
After more than 30 years, 14 albums and countless tour stops around the world, one of progressive metal’s most acclaimed [,,,]
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Veteran Vocalist Chas West Launches first Solo Band, Releases West Bound Volume 1 Album
A veteran musician, vocalist and songwriter who has spent the best part of his career as part of other bands, [,,,]
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Last In Line Returns with Second Album
Last in Line began its life when the three original members of Ronnie James Dio’s original solo band got together [,,,]
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Banali Discusses Legacy of Quiet Riot, New Singer Durbin, and New Live Album
It is actually kind of hard to fathom that internationally-renowned hard rock band Quiet Riot, one of the breakout metal [,,,]
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American Musician/Songwriter Pens Song to Honour Legacy of Freddie Mercury
A singer/songwriter with a penchant for creating his own memorable melodies has recently devoted his time and talent to creating [,,,]
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Jenie Thai Brings Her Bluesy Best to Shows in Ontario
An artist who has crafted a lauded and exceptionally diverse and musically superlative career on her own terms and expectations, [,,,]
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The Evolution of Madame Mayhem – New Song ‘Broken’ Hits a Powerful Emotional Chord
A true powerhouse vocalist, with an expert songwriter’s ability to craft hard rock music that is both aggressive and melodic, [,,,]
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Rock Drum Legend Appice Re-Releases Ambitious Guitar Zeus Albums, Featuring Nugent, May, Malmsteen, Wylde, Sambora, Mars and More
Carmine Appice has had one of the most extraordinary careers in the annals of rock music. Starting in the late [,,,]
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Metal Guitar Master Marty Friedman Talks Love for Japan and Touring the World – U.S. Trek begins Jan. 23
Fans in the U.S. are going to have the chance to see one of the most high-octane, musically dynamic, bombastic [,,,]
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Former Alice Cooper Sideman Kane Roberts Back With First New Original Album in 19 Years – The New Normal
After an absence of 19 years, rock guitarist/songwriter vocalist Kane Roberts has returned with his sixth solo album, and first [,,,]
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A Pale Horse Named Death Release Powerful, Gritty New Album – When the World Becomes Undone
Led by vocalist and songwriter Sal Abruscato, New York State-based masterful metal quintet A Pale Horse Named Death (APHND) released [,,,]
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Inglorious Return with Revitalized Line-up, Grittier Sound and More Introspective Lyrics on new album Ride to Nowhere
From the moment that talented U.K. vocalist/songwriter Nathan James launched himself onto the international rock stage with his band Inglorious [,,,]
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World Travels Inform and Infuse Steve Hackett’s Muse: New Album Out Jan. 25
For the recent Christmas holidays, Steve Hackett and his wife, noted writer Jo Lehmann, travelled to Ethiopia to explore the [,,,]
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New Neal Morse Band album truly is a Great Adventure
One of the most prolific and profoundly well respected progressive rock artists in the business today, Neal Morse has earned [,,,]
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Top Metal Vocal Trio Join Forces in Three Tremors
Three of heavy metal’s most powerful and prolific voices have come together to form a powerhouse new band, one that [,,,]
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Texas Metal Band To Whom It May Thrilled with Response to Debut Album: Touring With Candlebox in Feb.
Wanting to ensure their debut album landed with a thunderous bang and not a limp, quiet thud, Galveston, Texas-based metal [,,,]