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Reviews: The King’s Pistol ‘Rip It Up’ EP

3rd September 20203rd September 2020 Randolph Whateley Majestic Mountain Records, Rip It Up, Rock n Roll, The King's Pistol

Rock ‘n’ roll, now a days, almost seems like a fable from the past, when all the kings and lords

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Review: Gorilla ‘Rock Our Souls’ Reissue

13th April 20201st May 2020 Josuph Price Go Down Records, Gorilla, Heavy Rock, Reissue, Rock n Roll, Rock Our Souls

Gorilla, one of those bands that takes its influences – a lot of which are lesser known and underappreciated –

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Gorilla / Grifter ‘Gorilla vs Grifter’ LP/CD/DD 2016

11th May 201611th September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2016, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Gorilla, Gorilla vs Grifter, Grifter, Heavy Rock, HeviSike Records, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Review, Rock n Roll, Split

This gem of a release from Hevisike Records features two hard hitting power trios from England who exist purely to

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Suns Of Thunder ‘Start As You Mean To Get Down’ CD/DD 2015

9th April 201611th September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2015, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Ollie Stygall, Review, Rock n Roll, Self Released, Start As You Mean To Get Down, Stoner, Suns Of Thunder

Let’s start this review with a little geography lesson. Wales is the largest county in England. It is owned by

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Satan’s Satyrs ‘Don’t Deliver Us’ CD/LP/DD 2015

12th November 20154th November 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Bad Omen Records, CD, Digital, Don't Deliver Us, Fuzz, Jeremy Moore, LP, Punk, Review, Rock n Roll, Satan’s Satyrs

Much like a horde of feral, strung out henchmen smash-crashing modern suburbia, the youthful Satan’s Satyrs raped and pillaged our

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Dr CRAZY ‘1000 Guitars’ DD 2015

7th August 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 1000 Guitars, 2015, Classic Rock, Digital, Dr CRAZY, Heavy Rock, Pete Green, Review, Rock n Roll, Superhot Records

Say, ever wondered what that large letter ‘R’ in a circle is doing painted on the front of your driveway

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Death Alley ‘Black Magick Boogieland’ CD/LP/DD 2015

13th July 20152nd September 2019 Pete Green 2015, Black Magick Boogieland, CD, Death Alley, Digital, LP, Pete Green, Punk, Review, Rock n Roll, Sleaze Rock, Tee Pee Records

The phrase “death alley” in itself certainly has some pedigree. Sure, a cheeky little bit of Googling will tell you

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Ape Machine ‘Live At Freak Valley’ LP/DVD/DD 2015

15th June 20152nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2015, Ape Machine, Digital, DVD, Heavy Rock, Live At Freak Valley, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Retro Rock, Review, Ripple Music, Rock n Roll

I’m a big fan of the Ripple Music family. They have been quietly (or loudly depending on your take on

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Weed Is Weed ‘Blunt Force Trauma’ CD/DD 2014

3rd November 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2014, Blunt Force Trauma, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jeremy Moore, Metal, Review, Ripple Music, Rock n Roll, Weed Is Weed

A few years back I surprisingly ran into Dave Sherman outside a Gaithersburg, MD grocery store and suffice it to

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White Dynomite – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

31st October 20143rd September 2019 Drew Fulton 2014, CD, Digital, Drew Fulton, Heavy Rock, LP, Punk, Review, Ripple Music, Rock n Roll, Self Titled, White Dynomite

A story. When I was eighteen, some friends and I road tripped from snowy-ass Pennsylvania to even snowier-ass Boston, Massachusetts.

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Hypnos – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

24th October 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2014, CD, Crusher Records, Digital, Heavy Rock, Hypnos, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, NWOBHM, Review, Rock n Roll, Self Titled

(Puts on Arnie voice) ‘Come with me if you want to rock’. Jump into the DeLorean, strap yourself in, wind

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