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Mark’s Quick Review: Europica’s – EUROPICA- part one
A new album from Hungary EUROPICA- part one with guest singers Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden, Wolfsbane),Tim Ripper Owens (Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen Band, Iced Earth), Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, Kamelot, Angra), Ralf Scheepers (Gamma Ray, Primal Fear), Tomek...
Mark’s Quick Review: Musique Noise’s – Dans le Temps qui setire
So this album hit my desk last month, and we want to thank them for send it to us. This release, Dans Le Temps Qui S'Etire, is a bit more avant guard than I usually like but it still struck me on first listen that this is a quality album. The boot leg live track was...
Mark’s Quick Review: Galahad’s – Sleepless in Phoenixville.
So I am letting the PC pick older albums at random so we don't end up with a bunch of 5 star albums in the collection of reviews. But the computer is on a little streak of picking some great releases. This one has a special place for me. I had never heard of Galahad...
Mark’s Quick Review: Euphoria Station’s – One Heart
This is a pass for me. I really like their mission statement (below) but I just can't find any highlights for you here. I am sorry to say. I do hear some interesting guitar in this. It might be that Saskia is way too high in the mix. Euphoria Station was formed by...
Mark’s Quick Review: Abydos’s – Little Boy’s Heavy Metal Shadow Opera About The Inhabitants Of His Diary
So this is the live show that "got away". This is an album good enough that I was going to go to Germany to see performed as a musical but I switched jobs and had no vacation time to see it. If you doubt my high rating for this album consider the fact that this debut...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: iNFiNiEN’s – Light At The Endless Tunnel
The easy comparison for this band is Bent Knee thanks to Chrissie Loftus's vocals which sound much like Courtney's. The songs are about as accessible too. The complex song structure means that this album is going to grow on you after successive listens. The Quality of...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: Robert Reed – Sanctuary Live
Robert Reed is joined by legendary drummer Simon Phillips (Toto / Mike Oldfield / The Who) while the original “Tubular Bells” production team of Tom Newman and Simon Heyworth have once again made important contributions to the sound of the album. The quality of the...
Mark’s Quick Review: Deeexpus Projects’ – Half Way Home.
This is an amazing debut album and it was strong enough to get them a gig at RoSfest. The lead singer at this time channels the voice of Paul Carrack. The song Pttee is a whimsical song full of Porcupine Tree licks and well they translate well into this fun and...
Mark’s Quick Review: Emerald Dawn’s – Vision
The first track which is epic in size has some great sax work reminiscent of Pink Floyd. The work is wonderful and atmospheric. Full of interesting bits and drama. I think this would be great for fans of melodic prog and should be a stand out album for fans of IO...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: Circus Maximus’s – The 1st Chapter
So as at this time as I have just started doing reviews I have had Windows Media Player pick album for me at random. I am down to 590 hours of music to review from albums previously released. I was excited that this album was selected. I already had some songs...
Kino release first single “The Dead Club” from upcoming album
Last week, Kino announced the release of their new album ‘Radio Voltaire’, arriving 13 years after the band’s much-loved debut ‘Picture’ back in 2005. Out on March 23rd, 2018, it sees John Mitchell (It Bites, Lonely Robot) & Pete Trewavas (Marillion) teaming up...
Mark’s Quick Reviews: Tautologic’s – Re-Psychle
If you have never read the key for my ratings below please do so one time. I feel my ratings are tougher than my peers. Also Check my last.fm link to see how compatible our music tasts are. Here is another Chicago band I am excited to share with you. Their second...
Hear Steve Hackett’s rerecording of the GTR classic “When the Heart Rules the Mind”
This weekend sees the beginning of Steve Hackett’s North American tour, beginning with Cruise To The Edge on the 3rd February. To celebrate, Steve has rerecorded GTR’s US hit single ‘When The Heart Rules The Mind’, and you can listen to the new track below. “I always...
Devin Townsend announces hiatus from DTP
Earlier today, on Facebook, Devin Townsend announced that he was stepping down from his hugely successful Devin Townsend Project to pursue other musical ventures. In the statement he mentions 4 new albums he is working on and later goes on to vouch for his band and...
Perfect Beings discuss new album, shows and new drummer Sean Reinert
LA progressive rock outfit Perfect Beings have just released their latest album and debut for InsideOut/Sony Music, Vier. The album finds the band at their experimental best with a diverse collection of tracks including the first two singles, “Anunnaki – Patterns of...
Mark’s Quick Review: M’Z’s – Prisme
If you have never read the key for my ratings below please do so one time. I feel my ratings are tougher than my peers. Also Check my last.fm link to see how compatible our music tasts are. This fusion-rock-electro-jazz band showed up a few weeks back and I just gave...