THE FORCE ‘DEMO CDR’
(DEMO)
Out of the ashes of ROMEO DELITE comes a new Atlanta, USA
settled band called THE FORCE. There are sadly only 3
songs on their demo CDR, because after hearing the first
tones of opener “Fight for your life” I knew
this was going to be something really good and you only
want to hear more after these 3 songs. This first song is
a fantastic catchy strong uptempo Melodic Rocker with a
clear 80s spirit, and a superb memorable chorus,
definitely an instant winner for all Melodic Rockfans!
The song has some similarities to the 2nd FIFTH ANGEL,
yet it features a very nice keyboardsolo, so also an AOR
touch can be heard here (kinda like JOSHUA or NIGHTWORK
– if anyone remembers that band?). Up next is
“Jenny”, another SUPERB catchy song, however
this time reminding me of the early 80s perfect US
AOR/Radiorocksound (a la PREVIEW, STEEL BREEZE), a truly
wonderful tune that could easily become a big hit if is
was heavily promoted. This is the kind of Rock we all
want to hear the American bands play, and if only more
bands would begin playing it, there’s hope again for
AOR/Melodic Rock to return. The final track of the demo
is the midtempo groovy melodic rocker “All or
nothing”, which has some great guitar riffs. I can
only conclude that this is a very sensational new band,
and I can’t wait to hear a full-length CD in the
future, and I am pretty sure here in Europe some labels
are eager to sign these guys if they hear the 3 songs of
this demo. Check out THE FORCE for yourself at: http://www.theforcerock.com and e-mail them at: legendmaker@publicist.com
(Points:
9.0 out of 10)
COWBOY
PROSTITUTES ‘OVER THE TOP’ (INDEPENDENT)
2 songs are on the demo of this Swedish band and
musically we are listening here to a mix of HANOI ROCKS
and MOTLEY CRUE. The band’s lead singer Luca
Isabella has a good raw voice, and the 2 presented songs
are uptempo Rocker “Over the top” (also very
much like late CINDERELLA) and the semi-ballad
“Downtown”. This is definitely a quality band,
and if you’re into bands like CINDERELLA, QUIREBOYS,
HANOI ROCKS etc. then this is interesting to check out
at: http://www.cowboyprostitute.com and e-mail them at: luca@cowboyprostitutes.com
(Points:
7.5 out of 10)
SOLAR
PROJECT ‘FORCE
MAJEURE’ (MUSEA RECORDS)
Only 4 tracks are included on the 6th CD of SOLAR
PROJECT, a French band with a female lead singer. But
still the CD has a playing length of almost 70 minutes,
due to the fact that these are very long songs. The band
is playing Progressive Rock, and they do that quite
nicely, although nothing sensational happens here. The
female singer (Bettina Wirtz) has a very strong German
accent (DOROish), but that’s not really annoying. A
pity is the Sax, which can be heard sometimes and
disturbs the sound a bit, but most of the time what we
hear is good Progressive Rock in the style of LA TULIPE
NOIRE, QUIDAM, LIKE WENDY, FLAMBOROUGH HEAD, sometimes a
bit experimental and not really heavy, but for a
Progrockfan a must to hear. Especially the 30-minutes
counting “Thunderstorm” (a la MOSTLY AUTUMN) is
a challenge for Progrockfans!
(Points:
8.0 out of 10)
 KING KARMA ‘KING KARMA’
(Z RECORDS)
KING KARMA is a new band from Alabama, USA and they have
released their debut on Z RECORDS. Musically they do
something different than most other Hardrock/Metalbands,
because KING KARMA is heavily influenced by early 70s
British Bluesy Hardrock (read: FREE, BAD COMPANY, MOTT
THE HOOPLE, WHITESNAKE etc.). Their CD contains 12
tracks, all very groovy Melodic Hardrock with a strong
70s British bluesy rock approach. I can highly recommend
this CD to fans of THUNDER, FREE, LITTLE ANGELS, BAD
COMPANY etc. etc. Not all of the included songs are
impressive, but as best songs I definitely need to
mention songs like “Blue monday”,
“Revolution man”, “Mama’s
pride”, “I’m listening”,
“Midnight sunshine” and “Devil’s
road”. The band has a very strong PAUL RODGERS
orientated lead singer called Shaun Williamson, and this
CD is really a must-have if you dig this kind of
Hardrock...
(Points:
8.0 out of 10)
 THE RING ‘TALES FROM
MIDGARD’
(SCARLET RECORDS)
Of course the bandname is based on TOLKIEN’s
‘Lords of the rings’, but that’s not
really important, because we are here to talk about the
included music on the debut CD of the Swedish band THE
RING. And what else can you expect from a Swedish than a
very impressive record, because basically ‘Tales
from midgard’ is a very sensational classic Melodic
Hardrock/Metal record. THE RING consists of PONTUS
NORGREN and Marcus Jidell on guitar, bass and keys and
vocalist/drummer/ keyboardplayer Jakob Samuel. 3 skilled
musicians whom together have made a fantastic record as
THE RING. Musically comparable to classic RAINBOW, DIO,
80s BLACK SABBATH, MALMSTEEN, AXEL RUDI PELL... 10 songs
take you on a 60-minutes counting journey, which is a
must to hear for the fan of classic 80s Melodic
Hardrock/Metal. This is a very strong record, with as
highlights “In the beginning”, “Gathering
darkness”, “Into the wild”, “Halls of
doom” and “Last battle”. Concluded,
another must-have Swedish melodic hardrock/metal record!
(Points:
8.5 out of 10)
 ELDRITCH ‘PORTRAIT OF THE
ABYSS WITHIN’
(LIMB MUSIC/SUBURBAN)
Almost 10 years ago the Italian band ELDRITCH released
their debut, and now in 2004 the band makes a comeback
with their 4th CD ‘Portrait of the abyss
within’ which took them 3 years to complete.
Musically it’s one of the band’s strongest
releases, because some of the 11 included songs are
really impressive. The only negative thing to mention
here is that ELDRITCH has a slightly weaker (and rawer)
lead singer (Terence Holler), who reminds me of the
BONFIRE (!) lead singer Claus Lessman. He is not a bad
singer at all, but it’s impossible to rank him next
to singers of similar sounding bands (VANDENPLAS, VISION
DIVINE, TIME MACHINE). Although the vocals are not always
strong and convincing, songs like “Forbidden”
(uptempo Melodic Power Metal), “This everlasting
mind desease” (midtempo ProgMetal), “Dice
rolling” (some modern influences in this midtempo
tune, which by the way has a fantastic melodic chorus),
“Slow motion “k” us” (fast Power
Metal, strong chorus) and “Lonesome existence”
(uptempo Melodic Rocker, very good song) are all very
sensational songs. The band has dropped most of the
modern Metal influences (except in a few songs like
(“Drowning”) of their previous 2 releases, and
instead of bringing only ProgMetal, they added also some
Power Metal influences in almost every song. Maybe the
vocals are not as good as a MAGNITUDE 9, VANDENPLAS or
THRESHOLD, still some of the songs on this CD will be
appreciated by fans of those bands.
(Points:
8.0 out of 10)
RED
MOON RISING ‘DEMO 2004’ (DEMO)
The American band RED MOON RISING is formed around
singer/guitarist/bassist Mr. Jon Viduya and they sent me
a demo, which contains 4 tracks, all a preview of the
upcoming full-length CD ‘At the edge of
heaven’. Opener “Here comes the night” is
a good 80s type of AOR/Melodic Rocker, with a strong
chorus, but Jon’s vocals are not that impressive,
not convincing enough, although in the chorus the
harmonyvocals make that up. Anyway, this first song is
definitely the best song, because the other 3 tracks are
just ok rockers, but nothing special. More info at: http://www.redmoonrising.net
(Points:
7.0 out of 10)
TWILIGHT
ZONE
‘ONIRICAL INHERITANCE DEMO CD 2003’ (DEMO)
Out of Italy comes TWLIGHT ZONE, a Melodic Metalband who
sent me a 6-track demo CDR. The band is playing a bit in
the 80s style, even with some NWOBHM influences. The
production is not that good, really demo based, but
happily the music itself is very nice, with some good
guitarplaying and catchy uptempo Melodic Metal pieces
like “Onirical inheritance” (a la MAD MAX,
STORMWITCH and IRON ANGEL) and “... And the sky
wept”. In between there’s also space left for a
ballad (“Pale sister”) and with a total playing
length of 40 minutes enough listening pleasure for the
fan of 80s based Melodic Metal. Some points that should
be improved next time are the lead vocals, which sound a
bit forced at times, while the sound/production quality
also needs to be toughened up. Nevertheless, a good demo
from this Italian band, which you can check out at: http://www.twilightmetal.com
(Points:
7.0 out of 10)
 SENTIMENT ‘BREAKING THE
CHAINS’ (DEMO CDR)
Back to Finland once again where we can find a band
called SENTIMENT. They play typical Euro Melodic
Hardrock/Metal in the style of EDGUY, HELLOWEEN and some
STRATOVARIUS. Their demo contains 5 well-performed songs,
and right from the start you will notice that we are
dealing here with a sensational band, because opener
“Breaking the chains” is a fantastic strong
uptempo Melodic Heavy Rocker like a slightly rawer
STRATOVARIUS. The band has a very good lead singer, who
actually reminds me of MARK BOALS, and not only the
included 5 songs are very impressive, but also the
sound/production is as good as a label release. Besides
the catchy opener, other highlights are “Long
winding road” (fantastic uptempo Melodic Rock with
catchy hook and lovely chorus, and a keyboardsolo) and
“Mourning light” (superb midtempo Melodic
Rocker). This SENTIMENT is a recommended band to fans of
EDGUY, STRATOVARIUS..., although Melodic Rockfans will
also love this band a lot! This is one of many new
Finnish bands that can easily release a label release,
and who knows that might happen someday soon, because
bands from Finland are very trendy these days. Go check
‘em out at: http://www.sentimentband.com
(Points:
8.9 out of 10)
 NIGHTWISH ‘ONCE’
(NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS)
In Finland NIGHTWISH is one of the most popular bands at
the moment, with their last CD ‘Bless the
child’ going double platinum (60,000 units sold) and
reaching the number 1 position in the Finnish National
Charts. Now the band returns with their 5th official
studio CD ‘Once’, an album which continues the
style created by the band on their earlier records, yet
with some new elements slipped through as well, and
overall the sound is a bit more bombastic. Opener
“Dark chest of wonders” hits like a hammer,
because this is a superb uptempo Melodic Gothic Power
Metal tune with a very strong chorus and after a few
spins, this could well be the best NIGHTWISH ever
recorded (!). With such an amazing start, you just
can’t go wrong on the rest of the album, although
next track “Wish I had an angel” is a bit
weaker, because of the RAMMSTEIN influences. However, the
remaining 9 tracks are all typical NIGHTWISH songs, of
which some are very sensational, such as “Nemo”
(the first single, a lovely uptempo Gothic Melodic
Rocker), “Planet hell” (bombastic classical
Opera Gothic Metal), “Ghost love score” (strong
long midtempo bombastic Gothic Progmetal with a classical
meets metal break, a very impressive 10 minutes counting
tune) and closing track “Higher than hope” (an
epic semi-ballad with a very strong chorus). Concluded,
NIGHTWISH has released another very impressive CD, and
maybe it’s even their best effort so far, so a
further breakthrough in Europe (and maybe the USA) should
be possible now, and without a doubt this CD is a must
for every Gothic Metal fan!
(Points:
9.3 out of 10)
 HOUSE OF MIRRORS ‘NIGHTFLIGHT TO
PARADISE’
(ESCAPE MUSIC/BERTUS)
The Finnish AOR band HOUSE OF MIRRORS started 10 years
ago, but ‘Nightflight to paradise’ is their
first official CD release. The band consists of lead
singer Pekka Rautiainen (a very successfull solo artist
in Finland as well), guitarist Jaakko Niitemaa,
keyboardplayer Jonne Valtonen, bassist Juha Paananen and
drummer Jimbo Makelainen (formerly IRON CROSS, remember
them?). I already reviewed some demos of the band the
past few years, but now finally we have their debut CD in
out hands, and I can easily congratulate the band for
releasing an AOR/Melodic Rock masterpiece! The CD was
mastered at Finnvox studios by Mika Jussila
(STRATOVARIUS, SONATA ARCTICA, NIGHTWISH) and in total 12
tracks are included. This is by far one of the best
AOR/Melodic Rock releases so far this year and the fans
of the genre will completely fell in love with HOUSE OF
MIRRORS, because everything sounds perfect here, the
hooks, the choruses, the vocals, the harmonyvocals and
the guitar/keyboardsound. Highlights are “Spirit of
freedom” (classic uptempo AOR/Melodic Rock with
killer chorus a la TALISMAN), “Heart is the
key” (superb midtempo AOR a la URBAN TALE, with very
impressive chorus), “Top of the world” (uptempo
melodic rock), “Forever searching for my soul”
(big time uptempo melodic rock) and “Nightflight to
paradise” (lovely midtempo AOR like a heavy
SURVIVOR). Imagine a mix between TREAT/ALIEN/EUROPE,
SURVIVOR and TALISMAN, and you’ll have the
sensational CD of HOUSE OF MIRRORS, a must for all
AOR/Melodic Rockfans!
(Points:
9.2 out of 10)
ETERNAL
GATE ‘SANDS
OF TIME’ (INDEPENDENT)
Out of Italy comes ETERNAL GATE, a band playing typical
Progressive Metal like so many others do as well, but
happily it all sounds very nice. The CD contains 5
tracks, with a total playing time of 30 minutes. You can
clearly hear that the band has to develop themselves in
the near future, because not everything sounds perfect
(vocals could be better), but instrumental and songwise
ETERNAL GATE proves they are a good Progmetalband. Best
songs are “More than this”, “Shines on
me” and “King of a waste land”. More info
can be found at: http://eternalgate.cjb.net and e-mail at: begotto@tin.it
(Points:
7.4 out of 10)
 MILLENIUM ‘JERICHO’
(METAL HEAVEN/BERTUS)
‘Jericho’ is the 4th CD of the American melodic
hardrockband MILLENIUM, and although musically not much
has changed, the line-up of the band did change
frequently. The line-up as of today is lead singer Todd
Plant, guitarist Ralph Santolla (DEATH, EYEWITNESS, ICED
EARTH) and guitarist Shane French (TEER, CIRCLE 2
CIRCLE), with as guest musicians, drummer Mark Prator
(ICED EARTH, DEMONS AND WIZARDS) and bassists Steve
McKenna (TEN) and Tere Bertke (BLACKHAWK). The new
MILLENIUM CD was mixed by Pete Coleman (AC/DC, GARY
HUGHES) and in total we can find 10 new tracks on the
album. Musically it’s still very heavy Melodic
Hardrock/Metal. The only negative thing is the slick
production, because the vocals are produced too much to
the back. The heavy guitarsound a la SAVATAGE/ICED EARTH
is mixed with strong harmonyvocals and catchy choruses,
so most of the songs will appeal to a wide audience (both
melodic rock and metal fans). Songs like “Heaven
awaits”, “Above this world”, “Wheel
of fortune” and “Burning again” are all
strong Melodic Hardrock/Metalsongs. There are also some
weaker songs on the album (“My saving grace”,
“Heresy” and “Morning star”), but
overall this is a good album, which only could’ve
had a better production.
(Points:
8.1 out of 10)
NOCTA
‘COME
OUT WHEREEVER YOU ARE!’ (DEMO)
This is a band from Athens, Greece and their 4-track demo
contains music that may be described as 70s inspired
Metal, with some very clear BLACK SABBATH influences.
Songs like “Wicked woman” and
“Sometimes” clearly reveal their BLACK SABBATH
influences, and although it sounds very nice, I think the
future will tell us more about this band, but in the
meantime check out their site at: www.nocta.org and e-mail them at: nocta@freemail.gr
(Points:
6.9 out of 10)
ALCYON
‘IN
THE SHADOW’ (DEMO)
ALCYON is a band from France, and they sent me a demo
with 3 songs, which is a preview of their upcoming full
album ‘In the shadows’. I truly hope to review
that disc as well, because the 3 songs on this demo
showed me that ALCYON is a very impressive Melodic
Metalband. They play with a sort of Progressive touch,
kinda like ELEGY and CONSORTIUM PROJECT. Instrumental it
all sounds very well, and especially lead singer Jeff
Martinez has a very impressive voice (a la IAN PARRY).
The songs “Mastermind”, “2” and
“Roads to dreams” are all very strong Melodic
Metalsongs, so this new French band is definitely worth
checking out. E-mail them at: alcyonmetal@free.fr and visit their site
through www.alcyon.fr.nr
(Points:
8.5 out of 10)
 VOODOO HILL ‘WILD SEED OF
MOTHER EARTH’
(FRONTIERS RECORDS/BERTUS)
Lead singer GLENN HUGHES and guitarist DARIO MOLLO return
with the 2nd VOODOO HILL album, and again it’s
filled with high class original Hardrock, with a lot of
groovy rhythms and of course the excellent soulful vocals
of Glenn. 11 songs are included, and it’s musically
clearly following the style created on the earlier VOODOO
HILL and THE CAGE releases with guitarist Dario.
Highlights on this new album are opener “Make
believe”, “Atmosphere”, “She cast no
shadow”, “My eyes don’t see it” and
“Nothing stays the same” (best song!), all
strong Melodic Hardrocksongs with great vocal and
guitarwork. This is definitely a high quality CD, which
will be loved instantly by the fans of GLENN HUGHES!
(Points:
8.4 out of 10)
 IQ ‘DARK MATTER’
(GIANT ELECTRIC PEA)
IQ return with a fabulous new CD titled ‘Dark
matter’. It took them some time to release this CD,
but happily the result is very sensational, as this new
IQ album is a definite must-have for all IQ and
Neo-Progrockfans! Only 5 songs are included, but when it
comes to the playing length, 2 of these tracks are very
long, with as the tip of the iceberg the 24 minute epic
closing track “Harvest of souls”, which is a
wet dream for the Progfan! This album is by far one of
the best Neo-Prog in a long time, and it’s maybe
even one of the best IQ records since the classic
‘Subterranea’ album! Like I said the 2 longer
tracks are the album’s best tracks, these are
“Sacred sound” and “Harvest of
souls”, both not only featuring excellent
instrumental parts, but also very good vocal melodies.
It’s good to see IQ back with a great new CD, which
makes clear that they are still one of the leading bands
in the Neo-Prog genre!
(Points:
8.8 out of 10)
ELVENKING
‘WYRD’
(AFM RECORDS/ROCK INC.)
The Italian Power Metalband ELVENKING returns with a new
CD, but I am not really impressed with the album, because
it all sounds like a weaker version of RHAPSODY, and
that’s a pity because the band has the potential to
do more with their music. Bottomline is clear, because
the music is way too busy, a lot of different singers
(male, female, growling) and the songs are actually only
instrumental nice to hear. The songs itself are
individual not really anything special, except perhaps
the songs “The perpetual knot”, “A fiery
stride”, “A poem for the firmament” and
“Another haven”. As you might notice when you
compare the best songs with the tracklisting, the best
songs can be found towards the end, but in general this
is only for the die-hard Italo Power Metal freaks!
(Points:
7.0 out of 10)
 STRYPER ‘7 WEEKS LIVE IN
AMERICA 2003’
(FIFTY THREE FIVE RECORDS/BERTUS)
After 12 years of silence, last year STRYPER returned to
the scene and proved they are the true kings of White
Metal. They played 38 shows, and the result can now be
heard on this live-CD. The CD has a great big sound and
the 14 included songs prove that STRYPER is still able to
play their classics very well. Michael Sweet still has a
great strong voice too, and all of the STRYPER classics
can be found on this wonderful CD, such as “Calling
on you”, “Free”, “More than a
man”, “Caught in the middle”, “Reach
out”, “To hell with the devil” and
“Soldiers under command”. Anyone who never
checked out STRYPER, this is the CD you need to buy asap!
(Points:
8.9 out of 10)
 ICYCORE ‘WETWIRED’
(LIMB MUSIC/SUBURBAN)
Here we have another quality Italian band playing
Progressive/Power Metal of a very high level. The band
has a good lead singer and instrumental everything sounds
quite perfect. 12 songs are included, with a total
playing time of almost 70 minutes. All together the songs
tell a story about the big influence the Internet has on
our lives. It took the band almost 5 years to release the
‘Wetwired’ debut CD, because of problems with
their former label UNDERGROUND SYMPHONY RECORDS.
Eventually they never released a CD on that Italian label
and switched to the quality German label LIMB MUSIC, whom
recently released the official first CD of ICYCORE. This
is without a doubt a very good album, with such stunning
Progressive Metal songs like “The net”,
“Visions of numeric life”, “Watch me
now”, “Eternal unlife” and
“Chrome”. Finally not the typical
RHAPSODY/LABYRINTH clone, but a decent Progressive
Metalband from Italy. At some points as good as a ANGRA
or DREAM THEATER!
(Points:
8.6 out of 10)
 LE ROUX ‘SO FIRED UP’
(LALEROUX.COM)
It has been 20+ years ago since the legendary LE ROUX AOR
classic ‘So fired up’ was released for the
first time. The past few years a few re-issues of the
album have been done, but so far this new CD re-issue by
LE ROUX themselves is the best release of the classic
album on CD. The album has been digitally remastered and
the sound is as good as the original LP was back in 1983.
Finally, we can enjoy one of the ultimate AOR classics on
CD! It’s almost unbelievable that this LE ROUX
record never got it’s 15 minutes of fame outside the
European AOR community, because back in 1983 it should
have been a US Billboard Charthit monster! Anyway,
despite some minor success in the USA, the real fans of
the ‘So fired up’ album could be found in
Europe, where as of today still many AOR fans regard this
particular LE ROUX album as one of their favourite
records of all time! And indeed an AOR CLASSIC this album
is from start to finish, with some amazing lead vocals of
singer FERGIE FREDERIKSEN (TOTO, FREDERIKSEN/PHILIPS,
TRILLION etc.) who probably did his best vocal
performance ever on this record! Now it’s the year
2004 and this LE ROUX album is still one of the best AOR
releases ever, with such superb songs like
“Lifeline”, “Let me in”, “Yours
tonight”, “Line on love”,
“Carrie’s gone” and “Wait one
minute”, all AOR Classics of the highest level! If
ever you want to hear how early 1980s AOR sounded at
it’s best, then please do buy this CD, and also the
LE ROUX fans need to get this classic on CD through http://www.laleroux.com
(Points:
9.7 out of 10)
 LE ROUX ‘LAST SAFE
PLACE’ (LALEROUX.COM)
Between the 1980 ‘Up’ record and the classic
‘So fired up’ Louisiana’s LE ROUX released
an album called ‘Last safe place’. This album
was nowhere near as good as the ‘Up’ and
‘So fired up’ AOR classics. Instead, LE ROUX
choose a more Westcoast approach on this 1982 album,
which is now also available on CD through laleroux.com.
Nevertheless, the album still features some amazing
fantastic laid-back AOR songs in the style of FRANKE AND
THE KNOCKOUTS, ALLIANCE and TOTO, such as the superb
songs “It doesn’t matter”, “Nobody
said it was easy”, “The last safe place on
earth” and “You know how those boys are”,
4 instant AOR classics. However, the remaining 6 songs on
‘Last safe place’ were more Westcoast/Pop
orientated, and therefore this LE ROUX album is not
really recommended, but still for the LE ROUX fan a must
have, because it took more than 20 years to get it
released on CD, and it sounds awesome now, so they did a
great job! Now we only have to wait for the
‘Up’ release to be re-issued onto CD, because
that record was the other CLASSIC LE ROUX album from 1980
waiting to be made available on CD finally, hopefully
that happens soon. In the meantime, you can buy this and
the ‘So fired up’ album through http://www.laleroux.com
(Points:
8.1 out of 10)
 BLIND ALLEY ‘INFINITY
ENDS’
(AOR HEAVEN/BERTUS)
Sometime ago I reviewed the new CD of the Swedish band
BLIND ALLEY, but back then I just had the advanced promo
CDR, and now the album is officially released through AOR
HEAVEN, so here follows the original review.
Multi-instrumentalist MAGNUS OLSSON released 2 excellent
albums, namely as FORTUNE in 1990 with a fantastic AOR
record (a la LE ROUX/TOTO) and a single, and a few years
ago as BLIND ALLEY with a lovely Westcoast-AOR album
titled ‘On the way’ (a la BRETT WALKER’s
debut). Now we are in the year 2003 and the man has
finally released a new CD. The album is titled
‘Infinity ends’ and without a doubt, this is
one of the best AOR releases in a long time, as
everything seems to sound perfect, vocals, songs,
production, instrumental parts, basically a perfect AOR
CD! It’s very close to the last JIM JIDHED record,
only maybe even better, because from start to finish this
is prime-time pure 80s inspired AOR! The songs all
feature catchy hooks and killer memorable choruses, while
the vocals are superb (just like the previous recordings,
Magnus used 2 lead singers, namely Hans Dimberg and
Pierre Glans, but he also sings 2 songs alone!) and the
11 tracks have a big production. I can only say that this
is a very very very good record, so be sure to check this
album out a.s.a.p. Now back to the CD, which starts with
the high lcass uptempo AOR rocker “All figured
out” (very catchy). Next song “We still
belong” is prime-time midtempo AOR a la ALIAS
(“Waiting for love” style). “One
life” follows in a more pure Classic 80s US AOR
style, like a mix between LE ROUX, I-TEN and AVIATOR!!!
“S.O.S.” is up next, and this is a lovely semi
AOR ballad. The AOR HEAVEN stuff continues on the uptempo
AOR rockers “Shadow from my heart” and
“Here comes the heartache”. Things slow down on
“From now on”, a good calmer Radio-AOR ballad.
“Hunter” makes me think of DAKOTA, so classic
80s AOR again here! “Stay the night” is another
great semi AOR ballad, while “Payback time”
does again refer to Classic 80s AOR. The CD closes with
the semi AOR rocker “Wild rose”. I honestly
don’t know hwat more to say about this incredible
record! Anyone waiting for a real decent AOR record that
has nothing to do with today’s modern-rock style,
then go for this BLIND ALLEY! Especially recommended if
you dig stuff like DAKOTA, I-TEN, AVIATOR, LE ROUX...
More info at: http://listen.to/blindalley
(Points:
8.9 out of 10)
 MAGENTA ‘SEVEN’ (F2
MUSIC)
Out of the UK comes MAGENTA, a great Progressive Rockband
with a female lead singer called Christina. She has a
fantastic clean voice (a la MOSTLY AUTUMN) and gives the
band an own identity, although there are in the
instrumental parts clearly similarities to YES and IQ.
The band released a double CD as debut a few years ago,
which I unfortunately have not heard, but hopefully that
will happen soon. 7 songs are on their 2nd CD
‘Seven’, while the band also released a
CD-single titled ‘Broken’ recently, which
contains an additional 5 tracks. Anyway, the new CD
contains 76 minutes of playing time, so the 7 included
tracks are quite lengthy, which will please the true
Progrockfans. The keyboardwork is very impressive, and
especially in tracks like “Greed”,
“Lust” and “Sloth” everything sounds
very good. This is high quality Progressive Rock the way
it is meant to be played, and also their new single
‘Broken’ contains such impressive Neo-Prog, and
therefore I can highly recommend this band to all fans of
the Neo-Prog style. You can buy the CDs of MAGENTA
through http://www.progrock.co.uk and for more info on
the band go to: http://www.f2music.co.uk
(Points:
8.6 out of 10)
HOLLYWOOD
ROSE ‘THE
ROOTS OF GUNS’N’ROSES’
(DEADLINE MUSIC/CLEOPATRA RECORDS)
I wonder if this CD will also sell millions of records,
because HOLLYWOOD ROSE is more or less the forerunner of
GUNS’N’ROSES. Back in 1983 Axl Rose and Izzy
Stradlin started a band called HOLLYWOOD ROSE, and
recorded a few demos. Now 5 songs of these demos are
released on CD, with as bonus 10 remixed versions of the
same 5 songs. Anyway, for a fan of GUNS’N’ROSES
this might well be a must-have release, because it
contains the beginning of Axl’s ‘singing’
career. Musically it sounded like a mix between NWOBHM,
MOTLEY CRUE and AEROSMITH on such fast
songs like “Killing time”, “Rocker”
and “Shadow of your love”. After the split of
HOLLYWOOD ROSE, Axl formed GUNS’N’ROSES with
Tracii Guns (who stepped out of GNR before their fame and
fortune and formed LA GUNS) and went on selling millions
of records and even 17 years later is still selling big
time (GNR greatest hits entered the number 1 position in
the USA), but his roots can be found on this HOLLYWOOD
ROSE CD. The CD is available through
http://www.cleorecs.com
(Points:
7.9 out of 10)
FOG ‘VISIBILITY
CLEARING’ (DEMO CDR)
FOG is an American band playing standard 80s Hardrock and
correct me if I’m wrong but they are actually a
White Metalband. Compare them to early WHITECROSS or
RATT, but then not of such a high level, just basic
Hardrock with as highlights songs uptempo rockers like
“Am I worthy” and “Mirror in a
mirror”. I think a future release will tell us more
if the band is able to write strong songs, for now, check
out FOG at: http://www.fog-rocks.com
(Points:
7.1 out of 10)
CRYSKNIFE ‘DISBELIEVE’
(DEMO CDR)
CRYSKNIFE is an American duo, whom sent me a 3-track demo
CDR titled ‘Disbelieve’. Musically it contains
modern heavy rock/metal and except from the song
“Inviolate” nothing really special happens
here. I am afraid you have to check it our for yourself
if this is up your alley, then go to: http://www.crysknifeband.com and e-mail them at: tom@crysknifeband.com
(Points:
6.1 out of 10)
RODOLFO
ALCHOUSSON ‘TALISMAN’
(VIAJERO INMOVIL RECORDS)
Guitarist Rodolfo Alchourran recorded this CD ten years
ago (when he was 60 years old!) and recently the CD was
re-released on the label VIAJERO INMOVIL RECORDS. Rodolfo
died a few years ago at the age of 65, and he was a
legendary Argentinian artist. This CD contains material
from 1994, and is musically good calmer
fusion/jazz/progrock with also some Latin/Americana music
(“Amiga nueva”). The best songs are
“Conflicton”, “Hola Y adioses” and
“Vola gorrion”. Together with a very nice
packing, this is a nice CD to own, especially if you like
calmer progressive music with some Jazz/Fusion
influences. More info at: http://www.viajeroinmovil.com
(Points:
7.6 out of 10)
 EDEN ‘FAN THE
FLAME‘
(RETROACTIVE RECORDS)
The lead singer of this EDEN is called Joe Dokken,
probably named after Don Dokken, because musically EDEN
stands for typical 80s American Melodic Hardrock a la
DOKKEN, although maybe a bit heavier here and there,
kinda like a mix between FIREHOUSE, BONFIRE, WHITE LION
and KEEL. The CD has a big sound, and actually the 10
songs were recorded back in 1994, but never released
until now. The album was produced by REX CAROLL (of
WHITECROSS fame) and I believe EDEN is a White Metalband,
but they have a sound that will also appeal to the
regular Melodic Hardrockfans. So, EDEN really has a great
strong sound, which will please all Melodic Hardrockfans.
Most of the songs are uptempo straight-ahead rockers, of
which the best ones are “Need somebody”,
“Show me”, “Forgotten child” and
“Give me a reason”, but also a great
semi-ballad like “Fan the flame” is present.
Concluded, highly recommended to fans of strong melodic
hardrock with the 80s spirit. More info at: http://www.dokkenseden.com
(Points:
8.4 out of 10)
NONO
BELVIS KIKE SANZOL M.I.A. ‘QUE ESTAN
CELEBRANDO LOS HOMBRES’
(VIAJERO INMOVIL RECORDS)
Back in 1982 guitarist Nono Belvis and drummer Kike
Sanzol recorded an album together. Both hail from
Argentina and on the recently re-issued CD we can hear
this 1982 album, which contains acoustic Progressive
music, mostly instrumental. Towards the end it gets a bit
more experimental, with the titletrack even being a very
heavy early 1970s Psychedelic Progressive Hardrocksong.
Anyway, this is quite experimental stuff, although songs
like “Laqzos reales” and “Blanca
presencia”are on the other hand very calm and
acoustic based. For the prgorockfan who also wants to
explore different styles outside the regular
progrocksound, this is something worth checking out. More
info at: http://www.viajeroinmovil.com
(Points:
7.3 out of 10)
CANTURBE
‘EL
VUELO DE LOS OLVIDADOS’
(VIAJERO INMOVIL RECORDS)
CANTURBE was a band from Argentina, and they recorded
this album 25 years ago. The album has now been re-issued
onto CD, and so we can enjoy the sounds they created so
long ago. Musically the CD is filled with nice latin
progressive rock, very calm sometimes with lots of
acoustic guitar and piano, but songs like “Leccion
de sangre”, “En virtud del obcecado” and
“Linyera de alcoba” sound quite nice. Check it
out if you’re into typical Latin prog! More info at:
http://www.viajeroinmovil.com
(Points:
7.7 out of 10)
NAKED
BEGGARS
‘NAKED BEGGARS’ (SMA RECORDS)
Out of Nashville, USA comes the Female Fronted Rockband
NAKED BEGGARS. They have a good strong singer called Inga
Brittingham, who sounds like PAT BENATAR. Musically
it’s a bit more updated Melodic Poprock, with even
similarities to a ANOUK or ALANNIS MORISETTE, yet with a
clear 80s approach as well. 11 songs are included on
their debut CD, with as best ones the rockers “No
more”, “Got me runnin’”, “Kind
of girl” and “Bitch”. It’s not really
Hardrock what we get to hear, but NAKED BEGGARS is more a
heavy Rockband with a slight touch of early PAT BENATAR,
but also with strong modern touches here and there. Check
it out if you’re into raw female fronted rockmusic.
More info at: http://www.nakedbeggars.net and e-mail them at: inga@nakedbeggars.net
(Points:
7.7 out of 10)
 SACRED ‘BEYOND THE END OF
THE WORLD’
(HEAVENCROSS RECORDS/ROCK INC.)
‘Beyond the end of the world’ is the first CD
of the Spanish band SACRED. Musically we get to hear
typical standard Melodic Hardrock and although the bio
says this is one of the new year’s big surprises, I
am afraid this will be just one of many standard Melodic
Hardrock releases. You can easily compare the band to
FAITHFUL, EVIDENCE, NORDICA and the rest of the South
European acts we have seen the past few years in the
Melodic Hardrock genre. Instrumental everything is played
very well, the mastering of the CD by Tommy Newton
(HELLOWEEN) is of course impressive, but vocally lead
singer Uri Canalias is nothing that special. Also, from
the 10 included songs only the uptempo melodic rockers
like “Shame on you”, “Nocturnal
dike”, “Midnight” and “Where the wind
will blow” sound nice, but most of the material goes
in one ear and out the other. This is Melodic Hardrock by
the numbers, which still gets a reasonable rating,
because it is played well, but there’s nothing
sensational on the debut CD of SACRED.
(Points:
7.6 out of 10)
COOPER
‘YOUR
TRIP BEGINS HERE...’ (EMG/ROCK INC.)
This Dutch band is only one year old, but the bandmembers
have played in the past a combined experience of playing
more than 400 shows, so these are definitely skilled
musicians. Their debut mini-CD sounds quite impressive,
although first track “Music from the heart” is
just a nice acoustic little piece. Things really get
interesting on next track “Who is the one?”, a
great midtempo AOR/Sympho song, which reminds me a lot of
an other Dutch band from the past, namely RUBICON
(remember them???), and also a little bit FOR ABSENT
FRIENDS and AQUILA (new band with TERRA NOVA singer). The
band has a very good lead singer called John Cuijpers,
and although only 5 songs are included on the first CD of
COOPER, I hear that this is a band to look out for in the
future. Other highlights besides “Who is the
one?” are “Backward glance” (uptempo
Melodic Rocker) and closing track “Let me
out!!”. Concluded, a great new Dutch band with a
bright future if they can hold on
to the high level created on this mini-CD!
(Points:
8.3 out of 10)
 CEA SERIN ‘...WHERE MEMORIES
COMBINE...’
(HEAVENCROSS RECORDS/ROCK INC.)
CEA SERIN is a US band playing technical Progressive
Metal, and they do it very well. Instrumental it’s
of a very high level (DREAM THEATER and QUEENSRYCHE, but
then even more technical) and also the lead vocals sound
rather impressive, but there’s always a but and this
time the problem is that there are also some
death-growls/black-screams to be heard sometimes, which
sadly disturbs the music quite a bit. That’s really
a pity, because like I said this is definitely a high
quality band, with some very strong songs on their album
like “Embracing the absence”,
“Meridian’s tear” and “Into the vivid
cherishing”. Hopefully next time no
black/death-growls, then this would be a very sensational
Progressive Metalband!
(Points:
7.8 out of 10)
KELVIN
ZHERO ‘NEW
SHOES’ (ROCK INC)
This Dutch band released a mini-CD consisting of 4 tracks
and musically this is honest Bluesy Rock, with some BAD
COMPANY influences here and there such as on the opening
track “Bumpy road”. Best song on the CD is the
uptempo rocker “Amazing discoveries”, which has
some 80s OZZY references. KELVIN ZHERO plays their
no-nonsense Hardrockstyle quite well and you can check
‘em out for yourself at: http://www.kelvinzhero.nl
(Points:
7.3 out of 10)
TRACII
GUNS ‘ALL
EYES ARE WATCHIN’” (MAUSOLEUM RECORDS)
Besides LA GUNS, guitarist TRACII GUNS now also has a
solo project, which features a different line-up around
him, and also a much heavier musical approach, namely
pure 80s US Metal! Songs like “Shitkicker” and
“People will die” are very heavy guitar driven
Metal songs with some early ANTHRAX similarities,
especially during the gang vocals. Although nothing new
is presented here, this is a nice side-project from
Tracii, as the stuff he put out with LA GUNS lately was
becoming quite boring. Besides the 11 TRACII GUNS songs,
as a bonus we are also surprised with a few LA GUNS live
songs and covers (VAN HALEN and AC/DC). Nevertheless,
this is very different from the LA GUNS stuff, so be
aware if you’re a die-hard fan of the band and
you’re expecting another typical LA GUNS record.
(Points:
7.6 out of 10)
LA
GUNS ‘LIVE
AMMO’ (MAUSOLEUM RECORDS)
Through the years LA GUNS have released a lot of albums,
and the past few years I have also seen a lot of Live and
best of releases among them. Now there’s another
live CD available, and the 14 tracks included here were
recorded live at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard,
Hollywood, USA. This was the place to be in the 1980s for
Hair-Metal, and it seems that nowadays there’s also
a good band playing there every now and then. Anyway, for
the LA GUNS fan this CD is a must, but after 15 years of
LA GUNS, I am not that impressed anymore with the
band’s Sleazy hardrock, but I do appreciate their
confidence in holding on to their roots, because they
still play a lot of songs from their classy first couple
of records, such as “Sex action”, “One
more reason”, “Kiss my love goodbye”,
“Over the edge”, “Electric gypsy” and
“Ballad of Jane”. A must for LA GUNS fans!
(Points:
7.7 out of 10)
PERZONAL
WAR
‘FACES’ (AFM RECORDS/ROCK INC)
‘Faces’ is already the 4th CD of the German
band PERZONAL WAR, a band mixing Thrash and Power Metal,
ending up sounding like an improved version of METALLICA,
but with clearly a more Power Metal orientated sound, a
straight-ahead approach in general and melodic singable
choruses. However, on some songs there’s definitely
a strong METALLICA/MEGADETH approach. 12 songs are
included on the new CD of the band, and it actually does
sound pretty good, although not all songs are impressive.
However, some of the included tracks here are quite good,
such as “My secret” (very strong song, like a
mix between HIM and PRETTY MAIDS, first single, and also
featured as a professional videoclip on this CD),
“From within through time”, “Tears”
and “The sleeper” (a bonustrack). The band has
a strong sound of it’s own, and therefore they
deserve a reasonable rating.
(Points:
8.1 out of 10)
SUPREMACY ‘ANGEL PROMO’
(DEMO CDR)
It’s a pity only 3 songs are included on the demo of
the Australian band SUPREMACY, because it all sounds very
impressive and makes you wanting to hear more. The band
has a very big sound, and the 3 included songs have a
huge sound, which is as good as a label production
release! All songs are very impressive, with as best
track “Inner truth”, which even features a
guest appearance by none-other than Tobias Sammet
(EDGUY/AVANTASIA). Musically this female fronted act is
playing a mix of Gothic and Power Metal, like a mix
between NIGHTWISH and EDGUY, yet with an own approach. I
found this demo a very good one, which might easily
attract some of the European Metal labels. More info at: http://www.supremacy.com.au and e-mail them at: management@supremacy.com.au
(Points:
8.3 out of 10)
ROCKSTAR
‘ROCKSTAR’
(VICIOUS TREND PRODUCTIONS)
Out of the New York area comes the band ROCKSTAR, a band
playing late 70s Pomp/Progressive Rock, at times
reminding of bands like ANGEL, ROADMASTER... This means
rich keys, big guitars, harmonyvocals and a progressive
rocksound, and they do it all very well. It sounds really
professional, and I am really glad to hear bands like
ROCKSTAR, as they sound like no other band in the scene
at the moment. This is timeless music and their first CD
is really a must to hear if you’re a fan of ANGEL,
NEW ENGLAND and those type of bands. 14 songs are on the
CD, with a total playing time of more than 70 minutes!
Highlights can be found in the shape of
“Tomorrow’s Martyr”, “On the road
alone”, “It’s called rock!” (classy
70s keyboardwork) and the 17 minutes counting closing
track “Hero”. The band has a good male lead
singer, but sometimes also the female keyboardplayer Lynn
Carol sings a song, and she has a very good voice
actually. Anyway, this band is recommended to the
ANGEL/NEW ENGLAND/STARCASTLE fans, although it’s
maybe a bit less keyboard orientated! More info at: http://www.rockstar.com
(Points:
7.9 out of 10)
ASLAN ‘INFINITE
FRICTION’ (PRECISION RECORDS)
ASLAN is a Progmetalband from Oklahoma, USA and they sent
me their CD ‘Infinite friction’. 8 songs are
included, of which closing track “Triton among the
minnows” is the most notable, as this is a 30
minutes counting epic Progressive Rock/Metal journey,
making the total playing length of the CD at 80 minutes
(!). The music is very progressive, but also melodic and
quite modern at times. Especially the first song
“Translucent” is very modern Progressive Metal,
a bit like PAIN OF SALVATION crossed with KING’S X.
Moving on deeper into the CD, you can explore a very
melodic progressive rock/metalsound, with some great
songs like “New Jerusalem”, “Earth and sky
collide”, “Eclipsed” and “Triton
among the minnows”. When mentioning the songtitles,
you will notice that the band also has something to tell
in their lyrics, which is quite typical for a progressive
band. Although not all songs are convincing, and the band
sounds like a rawer progmetalband, with some modern
influences, I think fans of for example PAIN OF SALVATION
might find something of interest in ASLAN. Do check out
their site at: http://www.aslanband.com and e-mail them at: aslanband@rock.com
(Points:
7.8 out of 10)
WARCHILD
‘OPEN
FIRE’ (INDEPENDENT)
WARCHILD is a German band, and they play high quality
Melodic Progressive Metal, not unlike a mix between
VANDENPLAS and AXXIS. 14 songs are included on the CD,
and I can easily say that everything sounds quite good,
so this is definitely an impressive band to check out if
you like that typical German Melodic Progressive
Metalsound (very much like VANDENPLAS). Besides, the band
also has a great lead singer (Rouven M. Blitz), a
professional full backing band (2 guitarplayers, a
keyboardplayer, bass and drums) and also their CD has a
big sound/production, so this WARCHILD is by far a high
quality band. Highlights on their debut CD ‘Open
fire” are “Protect yourself”,
“Midsummernightsdream”, “Warchild”,
“Unreal” (bonustrack), “Dragon” and
“Alive alone”. Progmetalfans need to check out
this band asap at: http://www.warchildweb.de and e-mail them at: tilmann.ruby@web.de
(Points:
8.4 out of 10)
BLIND
SEVEN ‘INCISIONS’
(INDEPENDENT)
Out of Arizona, USA comes the Christian Melodic Metalband
BLIND SEVEN. This band is mixing classic 80s Melodic
Metal of STRYPER and SKID ROW with more modern groovy
sounds, but happily the melodic sound wins in the end,
and so we can enjoy some quality music during the 50
minutes the CD is playing. 9 songs are included, and what
strikes me is the fact that BLIND SEVEN has a very good
lead singer called RICHIE Z, who sounds like Michael
Sweet (of STRYPER). First song “Broke down the
walls” has a very groovy heavy modern guitarsound,
but the song itself is still a great melodic metaltune,
with a strong chorus. The CD continues in this style,
with as other highlights “Carrying on”,
“Breaking glass” and “7 yrs.” (a bit
like DREAM THEATER). Imagine a mix between SKID ROW,
STRYPER and TALISMAN, and you’re close to the groovy
Melodic Hardrock/Metal sound of BLIND SEVEN. More info
at: http://www.blindseven.com
(Points:
8.0 out of 10)
 BOB WHEELER AND FRIENDS
‘LENDING
A HELPING HAND’ (INDEPENDENT)
A long time ago I reviewed an underrated AOR/Melodic Rock
Classic from 1986 from a guy called BOB WHEELER. Well, I
thought after this album Bob never recorded anything, but
boy was I wrong when he informed me that he recorded 8
more albums after 1986 (!). Musically still deeply into
80s kinda ‘Hair Metal’, the album ‘Lending
a helping hand’ Bob recorded back in 1999 was more
or less a slightly different affair than his 1986 debut.
This CD contains 13 songs, and although it’s a
quality CD, with a strong production and instrumental
sounding very impressive, the problem is that none of the
included songs reaches the high level of his 1986 debut.
Musically BOB WHEELER is now more into late 80s/early 90s
American Mainstream Poser Hardrock like a SKID ROW meets
SLAUGHTER kinda trip. It’s not bad at all what we
get to hear, but we heard it so many times before in the
past, and especially in 1990 this kind of Hair Metal was
extremely popular in the USA. I had rather hoped for
something along the lines of his fantastic 1986 debut,
but maybe something of his other releases has more in
common with that release. However, maybe now the time is
right to get Bob signed to a label, and re-issue that
1986 album onto CD. Anyway, back to his 1999 album, like
I said, a nice Melodic American Poser Hardrockalbum, with
good uptempo rockers like “Family tree”,
“Don’t fight it” and “Mind
disease” and every now and then a great melodic
rockballad (BON JOVI meets SKID ROW) like “Find
another reason”. Bob also sent me an album he
recorded under the moniker of T.C. JESTER, and the pity
with this demo CDR album is the weak sound quality,
because musically it’s a great strong Melodic
Hardrockalbum, with some very nice songs like
“Earthly role”, “Back’s to the
wall”, “Now that I’m gone” and
“Bad love”, all sounding like JADED HEART,
FIREHOUSE, DANGER DANGER... If only the sound quality was
better, then this would have gotten a very high rating,
but for now it’s spoiling the album too much to even
rate it at all. His official full-length CD ‘Lending
a helping hand’ however has a great big sound and is
a nice Melodic Hardrockalbum, but I know Bob can do so
much better, like the TC JESTER record and especially
like on his 1986 classic AOR/Melodic Rock debut, which
sounded similar in style to AVIATOR, WHITE SISTER, TOUR
DE FORCE, PROPHET... Finally, Bob also sent me the
CD-single “Come on back to me”, which is a good
typical AOR/Melodic Rockballad. However, if you’re
more a SKID ROW fan, you might like the CD ‘Lending
a helping hand’ a lot more, and the good news for
those fans is that Bob is going to re-record the CD again
soon, but I hope the 1986 album gets a re-issue someday
soon. One way or the other, more info through e-mail at: BOBWHEELER13@MSN.COM
(Points:
7.9 out of 10)
KERIX
‘NEW
LAND’ (DEMO)
Female fronted MelodicGothic (Power) Metal is what we get
to hear from the band KERIX. They sent me a 2-track CD,
which contains quality music with influences from AFTER
FOREVER and NIGHTWISH. Although the sound quality is not
as good as those bands, you can definitely hear this band
has a future. The songs are titled “When I
accepted” and “New land” (great chorus),
and both are very impressive quality female Gothic
Metalsongs. Their female lead singer Priscila Silver
definitely has potential and I think a future full-length
CD will tell us much more about KERIX. In the meantime
check out their site at: http://www.kerixband.hpgvip.ig.com.br and e-mail them at: kerixband@ig.com.br
(Points:
7.9 out of 10)
ANGUISH
FORCE
‘ANGUISH FORCE’ (ANGUISH FORCE RECORDS)
An independent release from the Italian band ANGUISH
FORCE, and definitely a very sensational release. The CD
is very professional, because it is in digipack, with a
big production, a large CD booklet, everything that a
quality CD release needs to have is present. If we have a
listen to the music, the conclusion is that ANGUISH FORCE
is also sounding very impressive. They play Melodic metal
at it’s best, a bit like DREAM EVIL meets NOCTURNAL
RITES. 10 songs are included, of which the best ones are
“Maiden of Iron, “Space station 074”
(fantastic), “The legend of thunder” and
“The way of the warrior”. This is the way Metal
is supposed to sound, because besides a strong lead
singer (Tommy Ti. Grotto), also instrumental these guys
know how to play True Metal! ANGUISH FORCE is definitely
a highly recommended band, so go check them out at: http://www.anguishforce.com and e-mail them at: lgd666@hotmail.com
(Points:
8.2 out of 10)
(All
reviews by Gabor Kleinbloesem, except where noted)
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