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NI ROCKS Recap on 2019 and PLAYLISTS for December

Published: Saturday, 04 January 2020 00:00 | Written by NI ROCKS | Print | Hits: 6597

_{I post a list of all the tracks played on the Friday NI Rocks Show and NI Rocks A-Z Show every month, but as we’re at the end of another year I thought I’d do a recap on what was on the Shows during 2019.}

_{There were 52 Friday NI Rocks Shows uploaded that included 1,315 tracks, 18 interviews and 12 promotional features. A closer look showed that I played 1,167 different tracks and that 575 different artists were included on the playlists. As usual, local bands were featured most prominently with Gasoline Outlaws being included 16 times and Screaming Eagles and Trucker Diablo 13 times. Tesla and Whitesnake topped the list of other bands with 14 appearances each.}

NI ROCKS Recommends "Brave Tin World" by THE MURDER OF MY SWEET

Published: Tuesday, 31 December 2019 00:00 | Written by NI ROCKS | Print | Hits: 4701

_{“Brave Tin World” is the fifth album from Swedish metal band The Murder of My Sweet and it was released on 6th December by Frontiers Music. The band is generally described as symphonic, gothic or cinematic metal and it has been fronted since its formation in 2007 by singer Angelica Rylin. The track “Tin Soldiers” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 1st November, followed by “Head of the Snake” on 15th November.}

NI ROCKS Recommends "Straight Out of Hell" by GHOSTREAPER

Published: Tuesday, 31 December 2019 00:00 | Written by NI ROCKS | Print | Hits: 4237

_{“Straight Out of Hell” is the first album by Ghostreaper and it was released on 6th December by Pride & Joy Music. Ghostreaper is a project developed by Mikk Hollenberg, the guitarist in German metal band Voodoma. The album features ten tracks in differing genres performed by ten different international vocalists. The track “High Noon” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 20th December.}

NI ROCKS Recommends "The Time Optimist" by MATS KARLSSON

Published: Tuesday, 31 December 2019 00:00 | Written by NI ROCKS | Print | Hits: 4655

_{“The Time Optimist” is a solo album from Swedish guitarist and songwriter Mats Karlsson and it was released through MK Music on 6th December. Karlsson will be best known as a founding member of the band 220 Volt which released four albums in the 80’s and reformed in 2002. The new solo album features a number of guest musicians and singers, although much of it is done by Karlsson. The track “A Natural High” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 20th December.}

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