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New Releases: May 6, 2022 - Halestorm

HALESTORM ARE BACK FROM THE DEAD Halestorm - Back From The Dead A few years back I wrote about the release of the band's previous album, Vicious. Up until then, I had heard songs by the band here and there that I liked. But their full-length albums were missing something.I often say this, they didn't release anything that was bad by any stretch of the imagination. But in my opinion, they hadn't lived up to all of the hype that had been placed on the band. But I get it, in 2009 when they released their self-titled debut album, it was a big deal for someone like Lzzy Hale to break on through as a hard rock artist. A female frontwoman that could sing and play the way she could. Comparisons to other icons were inevitable and merited.In the underground rock and metal scenes, you still had females fronting bands. Unfortunately, they were nowhere near the radio. Not like 90s alternative bands, or any of the college rock darlings that sprouted up after. How many mainstream rad...
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New Release: April 29, 2022 - Thunder

THUNDER ARE BACK WITH A DOUBLE ALBUMTHUNDER - DOPAMINEThunder is if nothing else consistent. They are a band that should have been much bigger around the world. Akin to what they are in the UK, headlining arenas, festivals, and the such. You can argue that they came along too late, broke up too soon, or for a million other reasons. But to their fans, they've been delivering the goods for 35 years.Dopamine is a double album. It is full of twists and turns, peaks and valleys, and takes you on a musical journey. It reminds me of albums I listened to growing up. Albums that didn't just have one single, or where a single, a B, C, and D version of that single. When you think you knew all of the answers to Dopamine, Thunder changes the questions. No two songs sound similar.Sure it sounds like Thunder, they didn't all of a sudden become a boy band. But they mix all types of hard rock throughout the album to continue to show why they're one of Britain's best-kept secrets.If ...
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Live Shows Discussion With Patrons

MY PATRONS JOIN ME TO DISCUSS LIVE SHOWSMy Patrons will be long for the ride tonight to discuss their concert experience. What are their first shows? What's their favorite show? How about the worst show they've seen? Who haven't they seen, or didn't get to see live that they wish they had seen live?Join us tomorrow at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST / 11 PM UK / MIDNIGHT CET.You can watch on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, MixCloud, dlive, Trovo, NimoTV, afreecaTV, Mobcrush, Vaughn Live, Picarto, OK.ru, and FC2 Live.On the road? No problem, you listen live via the MixCloud app on your phone. Alternately, the podcast version of the Livestream will be available next week.If you haven't already subscribed to the podcast, it is available on all of the major podcasting platforms.Go here to subscribe. https://www.marsattacksradio.com/2022/04/news/live-shows-discussion-with-patrons/
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New Releases: April 22, 2022: Audrey Horne

AUDREY HORNE BACK WITH ALBUM NUMBER SEVEN AUDREY HORNE - DEVIL'S BELL Audrey Horne is a Norwegian band has been at it for two decades. They are a band that I would classify as "new to me."A few months back I was sent the promo video for the album's title track. The call back to the NWOBHM, specifically Iron Maiden caught my ear immediately. So I posted the track on my Patreon page, to see if my Patrons were into the track as well. The best thing about Devil's Bell, is yes, the title track does sound like Maiden. But none of the other tracks sound like it was influenced by the British band. Sure there are things here and there, but the rest of the album really varies. It's without a doubt, all hard rock. But, some of it feels like Thin Lizzy, some like Y&T. A little 70s and 80s hard rock, with some modern production so as to not make the album sound totally retro, or dated.The album is pretty solid top to bottom. If you were like me and didn't know A...
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Mars Attacks Podcast 268 - Maule

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JOHNNY FROM MAULE JOINS THE PODCAST During this episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast, Johnny, bass player of the Canadian band Maule joins the show. Among the topics discussed include the band's self-titled album Maule. How the pandemic has affected them as a band. Can the band tour? And what's the current situation with the band and its members. This episode of the Mars Attacks Podcast is the audio version of the April 1st, 2022 episode of the Signals From Mars live stream. You can watch the video version of the interview here . Join us live for Signals From Mars. Ask questions, talk to others, partake! Fridays 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST / 11 PM UK / 12 AM Saturday CET CHECK OUT THE VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE HERE https://youtu.be/rk6N0550kmY https://www.marsattacksradio.com/2022/04/audio/mars-attacks-podcast-268-maule/
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Signals From Mars - April 1, 2022 - Johnny From Maule

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MAULE BASSIST JOHNNY JOINS THE SHOW During this week's episode of the Signals From Mars Live Stream, Johnny, bass player of the Canadian band Maule joins the show. Among the topics discussed include the band's self-titled album Maule. How the pandemic has affected them as a band. Can the band tour? And what's the current situation with the band and its members. This episode of the Signals From Mars was originally recorded on April 1st, 2022. The audio version of this episode is Mars Attacks Podcast 268. You can find the audio version here . Join us live for Signals From Mars. Ask questions, talk to others, partake! Fridays 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST / 11 PM UK / 12 AM Saturday CET https://youtu.be/rk6N0550kmY You can check out the audio version of this episode of Signals From Mars here. #Maule #Metal #music #heavymetal #Rock #SignalsFromMars https://www.marsattacksradio.com/2022/04/signals-from-mars-replay/signals-from-mars-april-1-2022-johnny-from-maule/
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New Releases: March 25, 2022 - Dream Widow

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PROBOT II? DREAM WIDOW -  DREAM WIDOW Fans of Dave Grohl's (metal) work have been clamoring for a second Probot album since the star-studded self-titled album dropped eighteen years ago. The Foo Fighters had been dabbling in various "side projects" these past few years, like the Dee Gees'  Hail Satin  album. At the time I thought, this is cool, but man I'd love to hear the Foos do something heavier. The last great album released by the band in my opinion was 2011's  Wasting Light . There has been good music released by them since, but not quite on the same level. Once they announced their horror movie,  Studio 666  would be released alongside an album that would fit the mood of the project, I began to hope. Would we finally get something closer to the Probot album? Let me take you back and mention some clickbait-worthy headlines some sites tried to cash in on a few years back. When Ozzy Osbourne was recording his 2001 studio album  Down To Earth , Sony broug...
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