Month: September 2024

Helphen’s Steeple – Hero of the Badlands 2024 EP

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All of the band’s music has been made by the same members, although two different singers have been used thus far. The band name is taken from the popular video game Elden Ring, & some songs are based on its lore.

01 – Dreams & Reality Merge (feat. Rob Lundgren).mp3
02 – In This Darkness (feat. Eric Castiglia).mp3
03 – The Comeback (feat. Rob Lundgren).mp3
04 – Hero of the Badlands (feat. Eric Castiglia).mp3
05 – The Real You (Marika

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Fighter V – Heart Of The Young 2024

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Fighter V thrills with catchy stadium rock anthems driven by powerful guitar riffs and vibrant keyboard sounds. The melodic rock band from Hergiswil (Switzerland) is known for energetic and passionate live shows that take the audience back to the rock concerts of the 80s.

As headliners in Central Europe and support for major acts like The Dead Daisies, Fozzy and Bonfire, Fighter V brings plenty of entertainment experience to the stage. Their debut album FIGHTER was released on October 11, 2019 at Rock Attack Records. The release was followed by an extended tour, including opening for THE NEW

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At Night I Fly – Collision/Fusion/Division 2024

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Hungarian progressive rock/metal band At Night I Fly will release its new album titled ‘collision/fusion/division’ on September 20th via H-Music.As with the band’s previous album (‘Mirror Maze’ – 2019 – NAILCD308), the new release is a kind of a thematic anthology. This time the songs tell stories about psychological issues in relationships.

“Collision, entanglement, separation: each song tells stories of relationships, sometimes from personal experience, sometimes from the stories of others. Total devotion, narcissistic repression and

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Herin – Hiding In Plain Sight 2024

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After an eight-year absence, TILES guitarist and songwriter CHRIS HERIN returns with his debut solo album “Hiding in Plain Sight.” A dark conceptual work about HERIN’S walk alongside his father’s 10-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, “Hiding in Plain Sight” combines distinctive Prog and Art Rock influences that alternate from sophisticated orchestral arrangements and poly rhythmic complexity to cinematic soundscapes and ambitious guitar workouts.

Once again, HERIN teamed up with renowned producer TERRY BROWN and Grammy award winning mastering engineer PETER MOORE to give “Hiding in Plain Sig

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Various – Rock Des Antipodes 4 – 2015, MP3+FLAC

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Label: Bad Reputation – BAD150801
Series: Rock Des Antipodes – 4
Country: France
Released: 2015
Genre: Rock

Style:
1 Bitzer– Riff Raff
2 The Lazys– Shake It Like You Mean It
3 King Of The North– Watch It Die
4 Ragdoll (3)– Tell Me
5 Hunters & Collectors– When The River Runs Dry
6 Australian Crawl– Shut Down
7 Black Aces– Devil Woman
8 Sonic Circus (3)– Songbird
9 The Casanovas– Cold Metal
10 Kitchen Witch– Shock
11 Th

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Various – Rock Des Antipodes 3 – 2014 Bad Reputation, MP3+FLAC

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Label: Bad Reputation – BAD140501
Series: Rock Des Antipodes – 3
Country: France
Released: 2014
Genre: Rock

Style:
1 Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs– Rock N Roll City
2 Stevie Wright– Evie Part 1
3 Dirt River Radio– Hard Road
4 Wayne Jury– Live It Up
5 The Deep End– No Time To Rest
6 Black Label (9)– Dirty Little Bitch
7 The Beasts Of Bourbon– I Don’t Care Abouth Nothing Anymore
8 Dave Evans & Nitzinger– Going Back To Texas»
9 Hot

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Blues Bizarre – Blues Bizarre 2024

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Genre: Blues/Rock
Country: Finland (Helsinki)
Year of publication: 2024

01. Gonna Be Fine 05:47
02. Good Memories 05:03
03. Poor Boy 08:29
04. Don’t Go Blamin’ On Me 03:52
05. Now You Know How To Play The Blues 05:12
06. The Dawn 05:38
07. Trip To India 04:09
08. Small Steps 06:03

Sylvi Saarekas – Vocals, Guitars
Marko Karppi – Guitars
Nikolas Rissanen – Bass
Leevi Heikkila – Drums

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STRANGER – Pretty Angels ’89 [Battle Cry Records remaster], MP3+FLAC

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As requested, here we have this little unknown (for some) gem, the second and final album from ’80s German rockers STRANGER, 1989’s “Pretty Angels“, in its only remastered version available.

The story of STRANGER is pretty curious – the group formed 1984 and their aim was to play heavy metal influenced by the NWOBHM sound. Via a small local label they released debut LP ‘The Bell’ in 1985, a highlight from German Heavy Metal in the ’80s. However the LP suffered poor distribution and German rock press ignored the band (whom was mainly interested in productions from the U.S.).
Then STRANGER founder / guitarist Wolfgang Rikki Rieger dissolved the band and decided to start fro

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The Velvet Underground – 1969 Velvet Underground Live With Lou Reed (Reissue 2024)

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Country: USA
Genre: Rock, Art Rock, Proto-Punk
Year : 2024

Tracklist:
1. Waiting For My Man (Live At End Of Cole Avenue, Dallas, TX _ 1969)
2. Lisa Says (Live At The Matrix, San Francisco, CA _ 1969)
3. What Goes On (Live At The Matrix, San Francisco, CA _ 1969)
4. Sweet Jane (Live At The Matrix, San Francisco, CA _ 1969)
5. We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together (Live At The Matrix, San Francisco, CA _ 1969)
6. Femme Fatale (Live At End Of Cole Avenue, Dallas, TX _ 1969)
7. New Age (Live At The Matri

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