T-shirt Tokyo Blade have been there, done that, and bought many a t-shirt in the 40-odd years they’ve been in existence. In true metal style, they’ve been through band members like a dose of salts but in recent times the line-up has become settled with members returning who were there in the early 80s and […]
CARL DIXON – Unbroken (November 29, 2019)
New release from: Carl Dixon – Unbroken November 29, 2019 Dixon’s solo debut One (1993), appears to have been a pretty obvious move for a man of his standing (at least from the European perspective). Carl, born in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario had come to prominence in the early 80s as one of the frontmen […]
Saturday, January 12, 2019 (D.I.T.D.)
Stemming from a popular segment of their audio podcast episodes, The CGCM Podcast hosts proudly present: Their DAILY D.I.T.D. TRACKS! A new day, a new track! One of the most popular segments of the CGCM audio podcast episodes is DICK IN THE DIRT. The odd phrase refers to the co-host’s choice of a song that’s currently […]
Demon (Sweden Rock 2016 Spotlight)
Demon are survivors from New Wave of British Heavy Metal Movement (NWOBHM) that never quite got their due. They formed in 1979 with vocalist Dave Hill the only remaining original member today. Before Demon split in 1992 they issued nine studio albums, two of them charting in the UK. Despite the charting of The Unexpected Guest (UK […]
Unbroken: An Interview With Rene Thomsen
Several months ago I discovered the band Thomsen through their October 2014 released Unbroken CD. Not being familiar with them before I was pleasantly surprised upon spinning the CD when the lead track, “Draw The Curtain”, drew me in right away with its meaty power metal ingredients. You can read my full album review here: A […]
A Power Metal Delight: A Review of Thomsen’s Unbroken
Once again another brilliant discovery thanks to the record company behind Thomsen‘s Unbroken CD. I was completely unfamiliar with the band when I received the album via download for review. Immediately upon spinning Unbroken I delighted in the meaty power metal contained therein, being a consistently growing fan of that sub-genre. The project is the […]