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The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood – ‘Blue Sky’ (Put Together Music)

The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood – ‘Blue Sky’ (Put Together Music)

Posted by | Apr 24, 2020 | ,

Following a year of almost incessant gigging in support of his 2018 album ‘Breaks It Down’, Shawn Amos – who, like all good bluesmen adopted an epithet, in this case “The Reverend” – and his band, who include Dave Matthews/Indigo Girls drummer Brady Blade and sometime Norah Jones/Carly Simon bassist Christopher Thomas in their ranks, relocated from the City of Angels to the Lone Star state to record this follow-up. It was a migration which opened up a whole new vista, as the album title suggests…

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Hellride – ‘Goodbyes To Forever’ (Fastball Music)

Hellride – ‘Goodbyes To Forever’ (Fastball Music)

Posted by | Apr 24, 2020 | ,

It’s not often that a band introduces themselves by saying farewell, but that is exactly what German acoustic metal trio Hellride have done with this, their second and final album. Hang on a minute… did we just say “acoustic metal”? Yes, indeed we did… Now, we’re used to metal bands doing acoustic versions of their songs, but for a band to devote their entire career to presenting the genre in a non-electric form has to be a somewhat unusual proposition – but that is exactly what Hellride have done during their brief career…

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Félix Rabin – ‘Pogboy’ EP (Self-Released)

Félix Rabin – ‘Pogboy’ EP (Self-Released)

Posted by | Apr 23, 2020 | ,

French guitarist Félix Rabin first came to the attention of the ÜR massive when he supported the legendary Wishbone Ash on their 28-date ÜK back in 2018. The positive response to this run was such that he returned for his first headline run in April of 2019 – and then for another six months later, before going on to win the ‘Best Act’ accolade at this past January’s ‘Giants Of Rock’ festival… and all of this before he even had any recorded music to promote, something which he has now corrected with this, the release of his debut six-track EP (which, ironically, he cannot currently promote in the live environment – although he did manage a quick run of dates as support to Samantha Fish just before the keys were turned on the lockdown).

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Hartmann – ’15 Pearls and Gems’ (Pride & Joy Music)

Hartmann – ’15 Pearls and Gems’ (Pride & Joy Music)

Posted by | Apr 23, 2020 | ,

Hartmann is a German hard rock band founded in 2004 by singer/guitarist Oliver Hartmann, perhaps better known as a member of Avantasia. After eight successful albums between 2005 and 2018, they have now presented us with ’15 Pearls and Gems’ , comprised of five new tracks, five covers and five live originals, hence the ’15’ in the title. If you aren’t familiar with the band then they can be described rather vaguely as for fans of Mr Big, David Coverdale, Bad Company and the ilk.

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