Newsflash: The Riven caught a Blackbird!

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Some records just put a smile on your face. No hesitation at all to take them on and into the pipeline, and get your fingers hacking away at the keyboard. The tune just talks to you. And this is how it should be if you feel like covering some juicy rock piece.

Well, this so happened with the début EP Blackbird from the UK-based band The Riven. Now, if you are looking for some London accent on this record, think again. Instead, the band seems – at times – to step straight out of the Bourbon-fueled swamps of Louisiana, [...] Click to raid more!

Dio – Lock Up The Wolves (1990) – Review

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Okay, when looking through the older records that are living in the confines of this vast collection of mine, I stumbled across Dio (the one with the spider that came along). Good, old, and heartwarming Heavy Metal. One of my favorite suppliers of good, crunchy, and relaxing Night Music. Long time no hear, by the way, as I was much concentrating on the new age metal stuff that keeps on getting thrown at us.

Founded by Ronnie James Dio after his departure from Black Sabbath (yes, the Ozzy, Tony and Geezer one) in 1982 together with Vinnie Appice, [...] Click to raid more!