_{Jetboy were one of those California bands that emerged in the 80’s and then disappeared at the start of the 90’s after releasing a couple of good albums. The band reformed in 2006 and on 25th January this year released a new album called “Born To Fly” through Frontiers Music. The title track was released last August and was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show then. It is also featured on the Show on 15th February. The track “Beating The Odds” was included on the Show in November.}

_{Kane Roberts is probably remembered by most as the muscle-bound guitarist for Alice Cooper back in the 80’s. However, he has been involved in many projects over the years and has just released his latest solo album, called “The New Normal” through Frontiers Music on 25th January. There are a number of notable guest appearances on the new album. I’ve played a few tracks on the Friday NI Rocks Show recently – “Forever Out of Place” on 16th November, “King of the World” on 18th January and “Beginning of the End” on 8th February.}

_{There are two NI Rocks Shows uploaded each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for those shows for the month of January – all of which are still available from the On Demand Player and also as podcasts on iTunes. There are tracks by over 160 different artists on the Shows this month. Playlists for December were published previously and these Shows are also available via the On Demand Player – http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/3523-ni-rocks-playlists-for-december-2019.html}

_{German metal band Steel Engraved released their self-titled third album though Rock of Angels Records (ROAR) on 25th January. The band have been around for more than ten years and the decision to release a self-titled album now reflected a new sound, new line-up and new label. The album includes some guest vocals from Primal Fear frontman Ralf Scheepers, who was also responsible for vocal production. The track “Rebellion” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 25th January.}

_{Swedish power metal band Vandor self-released their debut album “In The Land of Vandor” on 25th January. The band formed initially in 2015 but was largely inactive for a while before regrouping in 2017. The tracks on the album were written during that time and the band has already started writing tracks for a second album. The track “Beneath The Sky” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 25th January.}

_{Come Taste The Band are a Norwegian group that formed in 1997 as a Deep Purple tribute band (named after the Deep Purple album). Over the years they’ve worked with Deep Purple singers Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner as well as Rainbow frontman Doogie White. On 25th January Come Taste The Band released the album “Reignition” through the AOR Heaven label. This album features seven tracks written and recorded with Doogie White and two tracks previously written and recorded with Joe Lynn Turner. One of the latter – “Tied Down” - was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 18th January.}

_{The Friday NI Rocks Show this week includes the new Tesla single “Shock”. This is the title track of the new album due out in March via UMC. That album is now available for pre-order – check out the press release below.}

_{“The 7 Endless” is the fourth album to be released by Italian female fronted metal band Secret Rule and also the fourth that I’ve posted a recommendation for. It is released on 25th January via Pride & Joy Music. The band formed in 2014 and is fronted by Angela Di Vincenzo. The band have featured regularly on the Shows over the past five years and the new track “The Endless” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 11th January.}

_{Wolverhampton based rockers Gin Annie release their debut album “100% Proof” through Off Yer Rocka Recordings on 25th January. The band formed in 2013 and released their debut EP in March 2017 before going through a line-up change later that year. The new line-up went to work recording the debut album and released three singles during 2018. The last of these, “Chains”, was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 11th January.}

_{The Three Tremors are metal vocalists Tim ‘The Ripper’ Owens, Sean Peck and Harry Conklin. They release their debut, self-titled album via Steel Cartel Records on 18th January, having already toured across Europe during September and October. A US tour has been announced to follow the release. I included the single “When The Last Scream Fades” on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 11th January.}