_{Romeo’s Daughter release “Spin”, their fourth album, through RD Records on 20th April; just ahead of their short tour through England and Scotland with FM and No Hot Ashes during May. The band is best known for their debut, self-titled release back in 1988 (being of a certain age, I of course have this on vinyl !!), but they has been receiving a lot of recognition since reforming more than five years ago. “Spin” builds on the solid base of their 2012 comeback album “Rapture” and is well worth checking out. I’ve already played the opening track “Touch” on the Friday NI Rocks Show and there’ll be more to follow!}

_{“City of Heroes” is the second album from a collaboration between vocalists Michael Kiske and Amanda Somerville. The former is probably best known as the former singer in Helloween and current Unisonic frontman. Somerville is from Michigan in the USA but has been based in Europe for many years, working mainly with symphonic metal bands as a singer or vocal coach. She has performed or recorded with bands such as Epica, Kamelot and Avantasia. The first, self-titled Kiske / Somerville album was released in 2010 and the follow-up “City of Heroes” is released, again through Frontiers Records, on 17th April.}