Just 33 years after the release of their only other album, Madam X released their second album “Monstrocity” through the EMP Label Group on 3rd November. The band has a somewhat iconic status even though they were only active for about six years between 1982 and 1988 and only released one album. There can be little doubt that the involvement of Vixen drummer Roxy Petrucci adds somewhat to the status of the band – as does possibly, the brief involvement of a certain Sebastian Bach. I included the track "Resurrection" from the new album on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 3rd November.
“Axioms of Life” is the debut album from a band called Not Over Yet and it was self-released on 27th October. It came our direction courtesy of our friends at Rock n Growl Promotions. ‘Band’ may be the wrong term to use for Not Over Yet, as it is more of a studio project involving three core members and a range of guest vocalists and guitarists. The nine tracks were recorded over the past two years in a number of locations. Guest vocalists include Blaze Bayley, Zak Stevens and Charlie Huhn. I included the track “Will Power” on the Friday NI Rocks Show this week.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Axioms of Life" by NOT OVER YET
British metal band Neuronspoiler formed in 2009 and released their debut EP shortly after. On 20th October they released their second album “Second Sight” through the Dissonance label. This is the follow up to the debut album “Emergence” which was released in 2013 - one of the first albums I posted a recommendation for on the Rock Radio NI website. Neuronspoiler released a video for the track “Slay The Beast” recently and that is the track that I included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on this week.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Second Sight" by NEURONSPOILER
Y & T played Limelight 1 in Belfast on 8th November 2017, returning to a venue they’ve played in several times in recent years. During this UK tour the band have been playing a couple of tracks from Dave Meniketti’s solo album “Meniketti” – “Lay Me Down” and “Storm”.
Read more: LIVE VIDEOS - Y&T Perform Meniketti Solo Tracks in Belfast