Following release of their latest studio album – “DEVIL´S DOZEN” – ROYAL HUNT participated in three of the widely known festivals around the globe this fall: ProgPower USA, Loud Park Japan and Rockingham UK, performing their energetic brand of symphonic/progressive yet highly melodic and instantly accessible Royal Rock for thousands of appreciative fans. While ROYAL […]
This comeback came out of nowhere: in 2013, German epic melodic metal band HUMAN FORTRESS returned to the scene – five years after their latest release “Eternal Empire” (which due to a change of style was a disappointment for many fans). But “Raided Land” easily made up for that and became the unexpected strong comeback, […]
Acclaimed singer/actor/songwriter Mark Collie’s top Billboard Country chart hits have been gathered for a new ICON collection, to be released April 15 by MCA Nashville/UMe. The new collection spans Collie’s MCA Nashville tenure, from his first hit, 1990’s “Something With A Ring To It,” to his No. 3 “Born To Love You,” No. 5 “Even […]
This spring sees the release of all of Eric Clapton’s live albums from his recording period with Polydor/RSO,1970-1980. A vinyl-only title, it is a companion set to the January, vinyl-only box set release of all of his Polydor/RSO solo studio albums spanning the same period. Similarly, each album here has been newly remastered and pressed […]
DVRK FUNK includes Anthony Ware on tenor saxophone and flute, pianist Michael King, bassist Eric Wheeler and drummer Kassa Overall. Saxophone player Irwin Hall also plays on the album. Of the group’s name Croker explains: “Darkness has been labeled as a negative thing but the outer reaches of space are dark. Where life starts is […]
MESSA sign with Aural Music MESSA is an italian 4-piece band born in 2014 playing obscure and evoking doom with deliciously haunting female vocals, influenced by Pentagram, Bellwitch, Windhand, Jex Thoth, Sabbath Assembly, Bathory, La Piramide di Sangue. Their debut album titled “Belfry” mix dark ambient drones with vintage occult doom and mesmerizing female vocals […]
Vinyl Me, Please, the “best damn record club out there,” in association with Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, announce that a special 20th Anniversary 2LP 12″ vinyl edition of Fugees / The Score will be available exclusively to VMP members as the club’s “Record of the Month” for April 2016. VMP’s […]
NAMM week is always special and during all of the chaos we were able to catch up with my friends from Sweden, COLDSPELL. We were able to squeeze in a quick and impromptu interview to find out more about the status of their upcoming fourth album that should be released later this year. If you […]
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Jessica Meuse (also known as Jess Meuse) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Slapout, Alabama. She has been performing in public since the age of 10. In 2011, she self-released a debut album called “What’s So Hard About Bein’ A Man,” with 9 original tracks. In addition to singing, writing, and performing, Jessica […]