I'm not a reviewer but wanted to acknowledge some of the great music being submitted to Rock Radio NI by artists, promoters and labels outside of N Ireland. I'm not giving marks or ratings. Let's just say that if I've went to the bother of writing this, I think it's worth taking a listen to!!
LOVE STRICKEN DEMISE - PSYCHOTRIP
Love Stricken Demise are from Dallas, Texas. This 4 track EP was submitted by Head First Entertainment just after its release by Down Boy Records at the end of June 2012.
The lead singer, Nikki McKibbin is a former American Idol finalist apparently but don't hold that against her!! She's a great rock vocalist and has an excellent band alongside, Billy Blair on guitar, Holly Wood on bass and Rico on Drums.
The 4 tracks are all addictive listening with strong vocals and great riffs.
"Psychotrip" and "Celebrity High" are the most powerful tracks, the latter with what are clearly very emotive lyrics.
"This Life" has a more slower rock-ballad feel to it whilst "Love and Hate" is slightly more melodic than the first 2 tracks.
All well worth checking out. Available on iTunes, Amazon etc.