“Close to the Sun” is the fourth album from Place Vendome, the project fronted by former Helloween singer Michael Kiske, and it was released via Frontiers Records on 24th February. Once again it sees Kiske collaborating with a wide range of song-writers and artists and delivering some great AOR / Melodic Rock tracks. The title track was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 3rd March.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Close To the Sun" by PLACE VENDOME
Former Sister Sin front-woman Liv Sin releases her first solo album in April. After a successful thirteen-year career, Sister Sin called it a day in 2015. Undeterred, front woman and musical force of nature Liv Sin formed a new band and began work on her debut solo album. ‘Follow Me’ is the stunning result! The first single from the album, called “Let Me Out”, was released in January and it is followed now by the second single “Killing Ourselves To Live” which features Schmier from Destruction.
Read more: NEWS UPDATE - New Single from LIV SIN And New Album in May
There are two NI Rocks Shows each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for those shows for the month of February – all of which are still available from the On Demand Player. There are tracks by over 100 different artists on the Shows this month. Playlists for January were published previously and these Shows are also available via the On Demand Player – http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/3055-ni-rocks-playlists-for-january-2017.html
Armored Saint released a live album called “Carpe Noctum” via Metal Blade Records on 24th February; just a month ahead of playing gigs in Dublin on 20th March and Belfast on 21st March before moving on to HammerFest in Wales. The album features recordings from 2015 when the band toured to support the release of the album “Win Hands Down”. I played “March of the Saint” from the album on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 27th January.
Read more: NI ROCKS Recommends "Carpe Noctum" by ARMORED SAINT