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Steven Reid
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Lynchmada: Immerser - Hot on the heels of the promising full length blast of Metalcore To The Earth, Aussie riffmasters Lynchmada fire out a brutal, catchy single that ups their ante quite considerably. Their next album should be a must buy!
Marillion: Sounds That Can't Be Made - Continuing their rich vein of form, the UK veterans of the prog scene return with an album that dares to be different, while still being reassuringly familiar. Opening track "Gaza" is worth the admission price alone, although the quality seldom dips from start to finish.
The Pineapple Thief: All The Wars (2CD version) - With the correct exposure All The Wars could see TPT move into the big league, as it finds the band going from strength to strength. This isn't just music for the prog scene, but also the mainstream. Oh and CD2 is a fantastic acoustic reworking of the new album and a few fave oldies and is so good I'd have been happy shelling out full CD price for it alone!
Kiss: Monster & Destroyer Resurrected - In recent years it has been easy to forget that Kiss actually have made some mighty music in their time. Destroyer was their first studio album to hit the big time and this stunningly, by original producer Bob Ezrin, remastered/mixed version adds a new element to an already classic album. A cracking version of "Sweet Pain" with Ace Frehely's original guitar solo (Dick Wagner "ghosted" on the album version) proves the Spaceman wasn't the passenger Stanley and Simmons have perpetuated all these years. Add to that new album Monster, which is the strongest Kiss album for a couple of decades and it has been a phenomenal couple of months for the Kiss Army. Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer up their involvement and Simmons and Stanley sound reinvigorated!
Black Country Communion: Afterglow - Amidst rumours of unrest in the world's most prolific supergroup comes Afterglow. Put simply if you liked either the Black Country Communion album, or 2, then prepare to have your expectations raised through the roof!! Awesome stuff!
Jimi Jamison: Never Too Late - Possibly Jimi's best solo effort, Never Too Late is a sumptuous, yet energetic shot of melodic rock. Cracking stuff!
Threshold: March Of Progress - Undoubtedly the world's most under rated progressive metal act. Threshold have not only matched their own stunning recent output, they may even have surpassed it. I wondered of the sad loss of Mac (RIP) would be too much of hole for the band to fill, but the returning Damien Wilson once more proves to be one of the best vocalists around from any genre. Can the man, or this band do no wrong?
Muse: The 2nd Law - An album that improves with familiarity, The 2nd Law finds Muse sounding more like Queen, U2, The Scissor Sisters and any number of other bands and genres. Usually when a band mature they move away from sounding like their influences, oddly Muse seem to ape them more fervently with every outing. Still if you like this trio's ridiculous bombast, you'll find much to like here, although expect your patience to be tested more than ever before.
3rdegree: The Long Division - If you thought that the previous 3rdegree album Narrow Castor was a stunning blend of prgressive styles, then get a load of The Long Division, an album which spits with political intent and a musically melodic fury. Catchy as hell, challenging as you could hope for, T-L-D is a sing along of jarring delights. This is exactly what prog in 2012 is meant to sound like!
Motley Crue: The whole catalogue - Having finally read the phenomenally candid The Dirt, the only fitting soundtrack was the Motley albums. Dated production aside, Too Fast For Love and Shout At The Devil still prove why this debauched four-piece proved so irresistible, before the rot started to set in with the inconsistent Theatre Of Pain. Girls, Girls, Girls was saved a similar fate by two classic numbers (the title track and Wild Side), leaving it to Dr Feelgood to forever stand as the band's crowning glory. To these ears the self titled, Vince Neil-less Motley Crue album is an under rated, heavy beast of an album and it would have been interesting to hear what would have come next if John Corabi hadn't received the boot when he did. As it was with Neil back on board Generation Swine stank in a way the title suggests and New Tattoo (with the much missed Randy Castillo on drums) was only a slight improvement. The foursome of Neil, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx, finally reunited for 2008's Saints Of Los Angeles a release which finally set the band back on the road to recovery, although they have again been silent since.
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