“Northern Rumble” is the debut album from Swedish band Featherstone and it was released via AOR Heaven on 24th June. The band is largely the creation of Rikard Quist, a songwriter and producer who also just happens to play numerous musical instruments. The album is a good example of that more powerful side of the melodic rock genre that is able to retain my attention and keep me listening (I’ve now had the album on repeat for several hours at my desk as I type this!).
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Northern Rumble" by FEATHERSTONE
“Runaway” is the debut album from a young New York band called Tempt. It was released on 17th June through Rock Candy Records. This is one of those albums that I knew I was going to like from the moment I took a quick listen to the promotional material sent through by our friends at Rock n Growl Promotions. The tracks on “Runaway” are a blend of modern melodic hard rock and that classic 80’s rock sound. I played the track “Under My Skin” on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 1st July and you can be sure that there will be more played in the weeks ahead!
“Restoration” is the third album from Californian based band Faithsedge and it was released on 24th June through Scarlet Records. The band is fronted by Giancarlo Floridia who I posted an interview with in September 2014 after the release of the previous album “The Answer of Insanity” (http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/interviews/1666-ni-rocks-interview-with-giancarlo-floridia-from-faithsedge.html ). I played the track “Never A Day” on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 10th June.
There are two NI Rocks Shows each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for those shows for the month of June. The shows are still available from the On Demand Player. There are tracks by about 120 different artists on the Shows this month. Playlists for the previous month are also still available – http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/2660-ni-rocks-playlists-for-may-2016.html