_{“Twelve” is the debut album from female fronted band Last Union which features Symphony X bass player Mike LePond. The album also features guest vocals from Dream Theatre’s James LaBrie on three tracks and it was released on 21st December via Rock of Angels Records (ROAR!). The single “President Evil” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 21st December.}

_{There are two NI Rocks Shows uploaded each week on Rock Radio NI. These are the playlists for those shows for the month of December – all of which are still available from the On Demand Player and also as podcasts on iTunes. There are tracks by around 150 different artists on the Shows this month. Playlists for November were published previously and these Shows are also available via the On Demand Player – http://www.rockradioni.co.uk/news/rrni-updates/3507-ni-rocks-playlists-for-november-2018.html}

_{“Square One” is the new album from Purser Deverill – former Tygers of Pan Tang members guitarist Fred Purser and vocalist Jon Deverill. It was released on 14th December and the album can trace its roots back to the demos being written for the next Tygers of Pan Tang album before the band split in 1983. The Tygers connection was what drew me to this release initially, but musically it is a little different and has a big Prog Rock influence. I included the title track on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 23rd November and on the A-Z Show on 1st January.}