Following a gap of almost thirty years, Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper have just released album number four! The NWOBHM legends return with “Walking In The Shadows” which was released by Dissonance Productions on 23rd September. Steve Grimmett is my guest on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 30th September when we talk about the album and play 4 tracks from it. The title track from the album was also included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 23rd Sept.
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Swedish rockers Bulletrain released their second album, “What You Fear The Most”, through AOR Heaven on 23rd September. This is the follow up to “Start Talking” which was released in October 2014. I’d posted a recommendation for that album and tracks from it featured on the Shows over the last two years ( http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/back-stage/music-reviews/1705-ni-rocks-recommends-qstart-talkingq-by-bulletrain.html ). I knew then I’d enjoy listening to “What You Fear The Most” and that tracks would be featured on our playlists. I played “Can’t Get Away” on the NI Rocks A-Z Show on 6th September and “Memory Lane” is included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 23rd September.
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“Shattered” is the second album to be released by Seven; a band that initially had some success in the late 80’s, but which didn’t release an album until “7” appeared in 2014. The second album was released on 23rd September through Escape Music. The track “Light of 1000 Eyes” is included on the Friday NI Rocks Show broadcast on 23rd Sept.
Airbourne are one of those bands that seem to draw their fair share of detractors. I’m guessing though that the O’Keeffe brothers couldn’t give a rats arse about their detractors. Personally, I’ve always been a big fan of the band – I’ve all 4 of their albums (and the earlier 8 track EP “Ready To Rock”) and have now witnessed their exuberant live performances in Belfast on 5 occasions; from June 2008 to the most recent in August 2016. Their latest album “Breakin’ Outta Hell” was released on the Spinefarm label on 23rd September. The title track was released as a single in July and was included on the playlist for the Friday NI Rocks Shows on 19th August and 16th September. It was also on the NI Rocks A-Z Show on 12th July. The follow-up single “Rivalry” is included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 23rd September.
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