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(36:58; Norske Albumklassikere [2021 Edition] ) Track list: 1. Monsterlove 3:34 2. Another Way to Drown 3:29 3. The Glance 3:54 4. White Whisper 3:21 5. Beating Romance 3:14 6. Big Wheels in Emotion 3:40 7. Lillies on a G-string 3:58 8. Twinkle 4:12 9. I Sing 7:36 Line-up: May-Britt Kristoffersen - vocals Bitten Forsudd - vocals, guitars, keyboards, tuba, tambourine "B" - bass, drums, keyboards, guitars, percussion, vocals with: Nini Ebeltoft - tablas Tore Elgarøy - guitars, bass Torstein Ellingsen - drums Bjørn Gjertsen - sitar Heidi Hansen - bass Bjørn Juliusson - drums Jon Klette - saxophone Bjørn Kulseth - guitars Kari Manum - viola Tanja Ordning - cello Per Platou - piano Terje Rypdal - guitars Atle Solberg - keyboards Norwegian band Garden of Delight was formed back in 1982, and made a name for themselves as early pioneers in Norway for the type of music that later would be described as Gothic rock and post-punk with their initial single releases. "Big Wheels in Em...

(64:45; Music Gym Records) Track list: 1. Wings of the Dreamer 5:30 2. Equilibrium 4:21 3. We Are the Fire 4:45 4. Wild Swans 4:33 5. Call My Name 5:51 6. Unbroken Dreams 5:25 7. Life Is a Journey 4:21 8. The Only Reason 4:22 9. The Bridge Across Infinity 5:48 10. The Shadow 4:58 11. The Bell 4:22 12. Nightingale 4:53 13. Rebel Yell 5:36 Line-up: Konstantin Naumenko - vocals, keyboards, arrangements Daria Naumenko - vocals, keyboards, arrangements, bandura Vladislav Sedov - bass Oleksandr Ihnatenko - drums with: Stas Semilietov - guitars, keyboards Maksym Vityuk - guitars Ievgen Kostiukevych - guitars Yuri Khizhnyak - guitars Mayo Petranin - vocals Ukraine band Sunrise have been around since 2003, and released their debut album "Liberty" back in 2007. They have since released new material every few years, and this year they are out with their fourth album "Equilibria", which was released through Ukraine label Music Gym Records. Sunrise cite bands such as Sonata Arct...

(38:37; Norske Albumklassikere [2021 Edition] ) Track list: 1. Watching 2:50 2. Thrill 3:14 3. Movement 4:20 4. Astral Scooter I 2:52 5. Gnome Three 4:00 6. Pebbles 1:59 7. Old Volcano 5:20 8. Astral Scooter 5:38 9. Strangle 4:34 10. Krux Seven 3:50 Line-up: Ivar Mykland - vocals Rich Nordskog - drums Alf Steinar Solbakken - guitars Rune Bergstö - bass Lars Roald Aardal - keyboards Norwegian band MUNCH was a cult band in Norway with an active career lasting from 1986 to 1991. During their career they released a handful of album, mainly available in limited releases, and they are next to impossible to find today. "Excessive Mobility" was released in 1990, and was their second studio album. While Munch started out inside the industrial and experimental sphere of music, by 1990 the band had expanded their palette considerably. Industrial, punk / post punk and noise rock elements were a part of their palette at this point, with experimental creations bordering art rock a further ...

  The world is ever changing but rock music is constant and unassailable. Few bands epitomize the intensity, energy, power, and vintage creativity right out of the gate like Pistols At Dawn. Simply put, Pistols At Dawn is one of the best new rock bands in America, and the best new rock band from Atlanta, Georgia since Mastodon and Sevendust.   Pistols At Dawn is an American rock band formed in 2015 by drummer Adam Jaffe, guitarist Devin White, guitarist Mike Buffa, and bassist Billy Sullivan. Virtuoso guitarist Buffa died tragically in 2018, and the band reunited with incendiary guitarist Tommy Richardson in 2019 with its first worldwide releases in early 2020 with the line-up completed by front man and former VH1 Rockstar Supernova finalist Chris Pierson. Pistols at Dawn released three new singles and videos in 2020, "Cold" "Gauntlet"...

Corby metallers Raging Speedhorn have rewleased an official video for the track 'Doom Machine' from their current album "Hard To Kill" and have also announced the their first headline show of 2021 with Earthtone9 and Heriot as support. The show will take place at The Dome in London on December 10th. The band had this to say on the dual announcement: “Directed by our man Dan Cook and filmed by Zero visuals. A lot of work went it to this, and we really can’t wait to see people’s reactions to the video; and we’re excited to play London with our good friends in Earthtone9 and Heriot in December. It’ll be our first London show in over three years and we can’t wait to finally play songs from our new record “Hard To Kill”. Go grab yourself a ticket now.” Watch the video for 'Doom Machine' at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w801KRw6vME Get tickets for Raging Speedhorn's headline show in December 2021 at https://www.seetickets.com/event/raging-speedhorn/the-dome-tu...

(47:13; M&O Music) French band NO TERROR IN THE BANG started out a mere two years ago, lead by the creative partnership of Alexis Damien and Sofia Bortoluzzi. Following three singles released in 2019 and 2020 the band were signed to the label M&O Records, who released their debut album "Eclosion" in the early spring season of 2021. While No Terror In The bang describe themselves as a cinematic metal band, I would say that in terms of a more strict genre placement I'd opt for the alternative metal tag myself. This is metal, and it is alternative also in more ways than merely featuring cinematic passages and transitions. Even if this aspect is a defining one. When this band hits the metal bits they tend to do so with an energetic approach. Hard, tight and gritty guitar riffs applied in a staccato manner is a staple for these parts of the album, often with a melodic overlay of some variety or another supplementing the guitars and the rhythm foundation. As is often th...

  Brighton-based musician and self-confessed workaholic Matt Finucane is set to release his latest outing “To The Outer World” on April 23 rd 2021. The video from the album’s first single “A Friend From Far Away” can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXGdEdHb2-k Happy to be a “troubadour of disharmony, to confront, provoke, and captivate” (Ring Master Reviews). He takes his influences from Lou Reed, post-punk and Krautrock, and mashes them up into something intense, energetic and uniquely his own. His is a mission to cut through the static with intelligent, gripping, spooky music. For several years now, he’s been DIY-releasing albums at a steady rate, getting airplay on BBC Introducing: South (including a live session with an early version of the band), Kerrang Radio and Resonance FM, among others – plus many rave reviews, many of them stressing that he was more than a cult item and should be heard by a wider audience. Deciding he agreed with this, Matt ...