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Album Review : JOE BONAMASSA – Royal Tea

Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography

JOE BONAMASSA – Royal Tea
Mascot Label Group / Provogue
Release Date – October 23rd

A new album from Joe Bonamassa is generally something to get very excited about – something of a phenomenon in the world of blues and rock guitars in the past 10 years, with his own solo career going stratospheric, as well as a number of collaborations with Beth Hart, the supergroup Black Country Communion, with Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian, and his most recent side-project, The Sleep Eazys, an instrumental tribute to Danny Gatton.

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Album Review : WHEN RIVERS MEET – We Fly Free

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WHEN RIVERS MEET – We Fly Free

One Road Records 

Release Date 20 November 2020
British husband and wife blues rock duo Grace and Aaron Bond are When Rivers Meet, and announce their debut album We Fly Free will be released on Friday 20th November 2020. The first single Battleground will be released on 9th October and is now available from www.smarturl.it/whenriversmeet 

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Album Review : The Best Of Rory Gallagher

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The Best Of Rory Gallagher
Release Date : October 9th

The extraordinary talent that was Rory Gallagher passed away 25 years ago, and to mark this anniversary UMC are releasing a comprehensive Best Of collection of 30 tracks from the extensive catalogue, including 4 tracks from his band Taste, and a duet from 1973 with Jerry Lee Lewis of the Rolling Stones (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction which has been released as a single.

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Pendulum – Nothing For Free (Official Video)

Perth-bred, UK-based iconic electronic act, Pendulum today release their first brand new music since the ARIA #3 and UK #1 selling album Immersion. The double A-side includes the euphoric halftime track “Nothing For Free”, featuring vocals from frontman Rob Swire, alongside an anthemic DnB hard-hitter of Pendulum proportions, “Driver”.

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Album Review : Mike Elrington – Aftershock

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Mike Elrington has had what most of us would consider a tumultuous couple of years in his personal life, hence the title Aftershock, and that does not include the impacts of the last 6 months thanks to COVID-19 that any musician living in Victoria would have to be suffering.

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Album Review : TWISTER – Cursed & Corrected

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TWISTER
Cursed & Corrected
Release Date – 13/11/20

Cursed & Corrected, the debut album (Off Yer Rocka Recordings) from up and coming New Wave British rock band Twister,  features 13 tracks and was recorded, produced and mixed by Tony Draper at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios by Frank Arkwright (The Killers, Frank Turner, Biffy Clyro) – one of England’s greatest mastering engineers for contemporary rock music.

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Album Review : The Allman Betts Band – Bless Your Heart

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BLESS YOUR HEART – release date 28th August 2020 (BMG Records)

Greg Allman and Dickey Betts were founding members of the great American country rock band The Allman Brothers, and  two of the next generation, Devon Allman and Duane Betts joined forces in 2019 to launch a new album, and tour on the back of that and some of the Allman Brothers greatest hits, being the 50th anniversary of that seminal band.

Devon is also well known for his Royal Southern Brotherhood project with Cyril Neville (Neville Brothers) and Blues Guitar virtuoso Mike Zito.

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Album Review : Matt Pearce & The Mutiny – Gotta Get Home

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Matt Pearce is one of the guitarists in high-profile UK classic rock band Voodoo Six, who are about to release their long-awaited new album in October, and before I review that one, having missed out on the London gig for Matt due to COVID-19 in March this year, I wanted to give this one a spin.

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“Blood Lightning” Strikes In New Music Video From Canada’s Lutharö

Canada’s Lutharö unleashed their sophomore EP “Wings of Agony” this past March. More innovative and imaginative than theirdebut EP “Unleash The Beast”, Lutharö stepped out of their comfort zone for “Wings of Agony”. Their catchy riffs, blazing solos, and vocals ranging from vicious growls to cleans are sure to send a chill down your spine, making them a well-rounded powerhouse of a band that brings beauty, aggression, and skill to the genre.

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Album Review : Savoy Brown – Ain’t Done Yet

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They don’t come much more legendary than this – led by founding member Kim Simmonds, the British Blues-Rock band Savoy Brown is releasing a new album on August 28th – their 41st!

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Album Review : Revival Black – Step In Line

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Revival Black are a classic sounding hard rock band, striking out of the cultural heartland that is Liverpool, England sometime in 2018, out of the ashes of Black Cat Bones.

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