“The world needed a hero. Now, you got an unstoppable power metal one!” SkeleToon are an Italian power metal band who are known for their fun, energetic and albums that are full of different concepts. They describe themselves as a “nerd metal”, bringing in different geeky and nerdy themes throughout their albums and songs: cult classic movies, role play games, comic books and fantasy are never far away with this band.
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Riley Gale, vocalist with the Texas thrash metallers Power Trip, has died at the age of 34. So far, no cause of death has been given.
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With a name that pretty accurately describes their effect on the listener, London five-piece hyperactive punks Honey Joy are back with their appropriately titled second album ‘II’. Like being blasted by a ray of sunshine while on a sugar-rush, the band blast out the speakers with ‘Diversion Tactics’ and don’t let up with their infectiously fun brand of brilliance from then on in. Nine tracks clocking in at under 20 minutes, Honey Joy most definitely subscribe to the ethos that less is more – and you can’t argue with the results.
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Dukes Of The Orient frontman John Payne will be a talent and a voice well known to fans of that mid-Atlantic prog-meets-AOR style of radio-friendly rock as propounded most especially by the likes of Asia. Which should not be surprising as he also fronted that same band for 15 years, in between John Wetton’s departure and subsequent reunion with Geoff Downes, helming the band through six albums and into increasingly muddied musical waters, beset by the storms brought about by decreasing commercial success. Like many artists from that era, Payne initially soldiered on with the Asia name before, out of respect for Wetton following his death in 2017, deciding to place some clear water between his past and present projects…
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Just as a recap, the Allman and Betts we are talking about here are Devon and Duane, offspring of two legends of American rock music, namely Greg Allman and Dicky Betts of the Allman Brothers Band. The seven-piece band, which also features Berry Duane Oakley, son of the late Berry Oakley, the Allman Brothers Band original bassist, released their debut album Down To The River’ last year. Now sometimes the children of legendary rock greats who follow in their parents footsteps can fall short of the mark, but that was certainly not the case with this band – they absolutely smashed it, producing an outstanding debut album that echoed the greatness of their parents’ band whilst forging ahead into new territory. Second album ‘Bless Your Heart’ follows little more than a year later, with the band promising to push themselves artistically, and to widen the spectrum.
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