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Magnum – ‘The Serpents Rings’ (Steamhammer)

When a band has a career that stretches back more than four decades, there are inevitably moments therein that veer from those of sublime genius to those of “wtf were they thinking”… Brummie pompadours Magnum most definitely fall into that category, having released 21 studio albums that have raised the bar of excellence (‘The Eleventh Hour’, ‘Wings Of Heaven’),  have seen them treading water (‘Sleepwalking’, ‘Sacred Blood “Divine” Lies’) or just been downright awful (‘Rock Art’, ‘Princess Alice…’).

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Surgical Strike – ‘Part Of A Sick World’ (Metalville)

Since their formation in 2015, Hanover hammerheads Surgical Strike have prided themselves on playing “uncompromising and beer-soaked” thrash of the style developed the mid-Nineties, and there seems absolutely no reason for them to change the formula as they enter a new decade, with this debut full-length album, the latest exemplar of the genre they expound.

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RIP Mikey Lawless

Like everyone else in the ÜK rock ‘n’ roll community, we have been devastated to learn of the untimely death of Mikey Lawless, bassist with Falling Red, after a short but very brave battle with cancer.

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Miles Nielsen And The Rusted Hearts – ‘Ohbahoy’ (Self-Released)

Back in 2016, Miles Nielsen And The Rusted Hearts released an album called ‘Heavy Metal’. It have been an highly inappropriate title given that the content veered very much more down the Americana route rather than that of screaming guitar solos and ear-splitting vocals. But, it was also title which reflected the frontman’s own impeccable rock ‘n’ roll pedigree, as he is the son of Cheap Trick legend Rick Nielsen, and spent most of his formative years on the road – and very obviously playing the role of padawan to his father’s Jedi master…

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Rage – ‘Wings Of Rage’ (Steamhammer)

If a band has a big back-catalogue, it can be difficult to know where to start when you first get into them. Do you look up the most recent efforts and then work back gradually, or head straight to the classics and expand from there? Well, with German power-metallers Rage it’s even harder to know. Head to their Wikipedia entry and you’ll discover a whopping 23 albums recorded over their career and aside from their ground-breaking ’98 opus ‘XIII,’ there’s no outright must-haves. Peter “Peavy” Wagner and his co-conspirators have been largely consistent in terms of quality and once you start asking the fan base for recommendations, it becomes apparent that there’s no universal favourite.

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