After releasing three EPs over the past seven years and then an album called “Origins” last year which was a collection of tracks from those EPs, American band Shallow Side released their first full album of new material on 29th March. The album is called “Saints & Sinners” and it was released by Thermal Entertainment. I’ve featured tracks from the earlier EPs on the Shows for some time and the track “Sound the Alarm” from the new album was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 22nd March and the title track “Saints & Sinners” on the NI Rocks A-Z Show on 26th March.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Saints & Sinners" by SHALLOW SIDE
The End Machine is a new musical collaboration between three quarters of the classic Dokken line-up from the late 80’s and singer Robert Mason. All four have all at some point performed with Lynch Mob. The three Dokken members are guitarist George Lynch, bass player Jeff Pilson and drummer Mick Brown. The band released their self-titled debut album via Frontiers Music on 22nd March. The track “Alive Today” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 18th January, followed by “Burn The Truth” on 8th March and “Leap of Faith” on 29th March.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommeds "The End Machine" by THE END MACHINE
“Crowned In Frost” is the second album from Italian female fronted power metal band Frozen Crown and it was released via Scarlet Records on 22nd March. The band formed in 2017 and their debut album, released the following year, gained them a considerable following. The track “Neverending” from the new album was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 22nd March.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Crowned In Frost" by FROZEN CROWN
Ricky Warwick (Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, The Almighty) announced today that he has signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast for his solo album releases. Further, he also announced that he has begun recording his latest solo offering, “When Life Was Fast And Hard”. Playing on the album are Ricky Warwick (Vocals & Guitars), Robert Crane (Bass), Keith Nelson (Guitars) and Xavier Muriel (Drums) as well as several special guests.
Read more: NEWS UPDATE - RICKY WARWICK Signs with NUCLEAR BLAST For New Album