Month: August 2022

GRIM REAPER – See You In Hell [Japan SHM-CD] (2022), MP3+FLAC

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We were about to post the just released Japanese reissue on SHM-CD of GRIM REAPER‘s debut album, 1983’s “See You In Hell“, and then read the sad news: the band’s frontman Steve Grimmett died suddenly & unexpectedly yesterday, aged 62. This serves as fitting tribute to ‘the man with the piercing head voice’ (RIP).

GRIM REAPER’s story begins in 1979 after successfully fighting off hundreds of bands in a local Battle Of The Bands competition. This win, combined with an already sizeable following, aroused the interest of Ebony Records. Signing with the small U.K. label, GRIM REAPER released three albums in rapid succession to international acclaim. Due to legal turmoil with Ebony, the original GRIM REAPER would disband in 1988. Grimmett would go o

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David Paich [TOTO] – Forgotten Toys 2022 CD

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Tina Turner. Bryan Adams. Boz Scaggs. Mötley Crüe. Steely Dan. Michael Jackson. Rod Stewart… and countless others. If you’ve listened to music in the last 50 years, including any of the iconic artists above, you were hearing DAVID PAICH. Music is the soundtrack of our lives, and David is one of its architects.

As a six-time Grammy® Award Winner, Paich has contributed to over 2,000 albums, shaping the sound of popular music as a songwriter, performer, producer, arranger, vocalist and primary composer of the seminal band TOTO.

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Walter Trout – Ride 2022

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Country: United States
Genre: Blues Rock
Year: 2022

Tracklist:
01. Ghosts (05:09)
02. Ride (04:56)
03. Follow You Back Home (05:34)
04. So Many Sad Goodbyes (05:40)
05. High Is Low (04:19)
06. Waiting for the Dawn (05:50)
07. Better Days Ahead (05:35)
08. The Fertile Soil (03:29)
09. I Worry Too Much (03:33)
10. Leave It All Behind (03:56)
11. Hey Mama (04:30)
12. Destiny (05:17)

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Deep Purple – Bombay Calling (Live in 95 Remastered) (2022)

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Country: UK
Genre: Hard Rock
Year: 2022

Tracklist:
01. Maybe I’m a Leo (Live in 95)
02. Black Night (Live in 95)
03. The Battle Rages On (Live in 95)
04. Woman from Tokyo (Live in 95)
05. Purpendicular Waltz (Live in 95)
06. When a Blind Man Cries (Live in 95)
07. Perfect Strangers (Live in 95)
08. Pictures of Home (Live in 95)
09. Child in Time (Live in 95)
10. Anya (Live in 95)
11. Space Truckin’ (Live in 95)
12. Guitar Solo (Live in 95)
13. Lazy (Live in 95)
14. Speed

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CAPTAIN BLACK BEARD – Neon Sunrise 2022

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Must have! CAPTAIN BLACK BEARD new cd Neon Sunrise Release: 7 October 2022 For fans of Journey, Foreigner, The Night Flight Orchestra.It’s cyclical. Every now and then since the 80s, AOR as a music genre has a big explosion of popularity and new bands, then gets a bit worn out by the excess of players in the scene, and then it comes back again, bigger than ever.

In the downtimes, however, there are new bands that stand out and help carrying the style, presenting it to new generations and bringing a fresh take to it. Captain Black Beard is clearly one of these bands. Like the

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TURBOCHARGED – Alpha Beast, Omega God 2022

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Release: 14 October 2022 For fans of Swedish punk metal, (old) Entombed, Dismember Normally the expression “power trio” is more a convention than a describing thing. With a few exceptions, obviously, being Motörhead and Venom on the top of the list. And it is not certainly by chance that those two institutions are also some of the biggest musical influences of the Swedish metal-punk misfits TURBOCHARGED who, in return, is a “power trio” in their own right. With a musical approach straightforward, honest, and bursting with to-the-point sarcastic words of hate, the three blokes of Värmland, Sweden, paved their way t

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Sweet – The Answer (Remastered 2022)

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Genre: Rock, Hard Rock
Country of the performer (group): Netherlands
Year of publication: 1995/2022

Tracklist:
01. Do As I Say (Remastered 2022) [00:04:57]
02. X-Ray Spec’s (Remastered 2022) [00:04:05]
03. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (Remastered 2022) [00:04:01]
04. Stand Up (Remastered 2022) [00:04:58]
05. Nouveau Rock Star (Remastered 2022) [00:04:57]
06. Natural (Remastered 2022) [00:04:53]
07. Mind (Remastered 2022) [00:04:27]
08. Marshall Stack (Remastered

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Orden Ogan – Final Days: Orden Ogan and Friends 2022

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“Final Days: Orden Ogan & Friends” is a tribute to the album itself. On each song, vocals are provided by, among others, Marta Gabriel (Crystal Viper), Stu Block (Into Eternity), Peavy Wagner (Rage), Andy B. Franck (Brainstorm), Chris Boltendahl (Grave Digger), Elina (Leaves’ Eyes), Leif Jensen (Dew-Scented), Ross Thompson (Van Canto), Giaccomo Voli (Rhapsody Of Fire), Dennis Diehl (Any Given Day), Marco Lopez (Ross The Boss).

1. Heart Of The Android ft. Peavy Wagner
2. In The Dawn Of The Android ft. Ross Thompson & Frank Beck
3. Inferno ft. Nils Molin
4. Let The Fire

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