Day: August 29, 2024

Cleanbreak sees the powerhouse singer James Durbin paired with guitarist Mike Flyntz of Riot V to continue on the path to wave the flag for almighty heavy metal. Their goal, since the debut album, was to craft an album that paid homage to a more traditional American heavy metal sound,

ie. Riot, Fifth Angel and this second chapter continues the path of the previous release showing once again the immense talent of both Durbin and Flyntz. Release date: October 11, 2024

1. Warrior’s Anthem
2. Never Gone
3. Unbreakable
4. Can’t Lose Hope
5. Breathless
6. Deal With Yourself
7. Love Again
8. Bide Our Time
9. Start To Breathe
10. We Are The Fire
11. Resilience In Our Souls

Arild Brøter’s A Spectre Of Sounds is a thrilling instrumental album that reimagines music from the James Bond films in bold and electrifying ways.

Injecting new life into familiar pieces, Brøter’s arrangements seamlessly weave together the sophistication of the original compositions with the dynamic and exhilarating spirit of Progressive and Classic Rock.

1. Gun Barrel / James Bond Theme Intro (0:56) – not on CD
2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Suite – Part 1 (5:12)
3. Bond Meets Solitaire (4:05)
4. Vesper (1:42) &#821

Beyond the Reach of the Sun … was more streamlined and slithery, more chest-thumpingly direct, more epic and triumphant sounding. Riffs come in explosive layered packets. Leads, harmonies and melodies are more on par with wind-tussled mountain tops instead of sweaty bar shows and the band moves with finely honed, martial accuracy as conducted by Hannay’s rocket-in-the-pocket staccato swing and accents.

Songs like “The Torch” blaze with the shirtless glisten of ‘70s stadium rock power. “Cloak of the Vast and Black” swirls and whirls with a combination of hardcore inte