N.O.W. – Bohemian Kingdom

NOWUnder the creative guidance of bassist Alec Mendonca and boasting the vocal prowess of ex-Unruly Child vocalist Philip Bardowell, N.O.W.’s 2010 debut album ‘Force of Nature’ had the makings of an cult AOR classic.  It had the well arranged tunes; it had some strong choruses.  On the surface, the album had the potential to be very good, but was sadly marred a little due to demo quality recordings (parts of the album were even mastered at different volumes).

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DE LA CRUZ – Street Level

DE LA CRUZ sl COVERThere have been some great bands exported from Australisia over the decades.  Crowded House have blessed us with near-perfect and often very thoughtful pop; Cold Chisel raised the bar for no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll; Peter Garrett and Midnight Oil proved – perhaps more than any of their American counterparts – that hard rock and politics can go hand in hand and still shift millions of units.  Something UK and US audiences rarely associated with the southern hemispheres is sleaze/glam rock.  Frontiers signings De La Cruz are here to help fly that flag.

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Drowning Pool release potentially NSFW video clip for ‘One Finger & A Fist’

Drowning Pool have issued a video clip for their new track, ‘One Finger and a Fist’, taken from their upcoming album ‘Resilience’, released on April 2nd.

‘Resilience’ is the first Drowning Pool album to feature ex-Suicide Hook vocalist Jasen Moreno who, in 2012, became the band’s fourth vocalist.

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REAL GONE GOES OUT: Tremonti – Electric Ballroom, Camden, London 18/02/13

As guitarist for Creed and Alter Bridge, Mark Tremonti has built a fan following over the years, but 2012’s ‘All I Was’ marked his first solo venture (albeit issued under an eponymous band name).  Moving away from Creed’s post-grunge sounds and AB’s much-loved retro hard rock, Tremonti takes a more metallic approach on the album.  Although one of 2012’s best metal-based albums, the recorded work doesn’t resemble the intensity of the Tremonti live set…

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