Reviewed: October, 2021 Released: 2021, Cherry Red/ HNE Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP About 15 years ago I started to methodically digitize my 3000 strong cassette collection. The goal was preserve and archive those fragile beauties. This was pre- Spotify so it was a real treat to have all these increasingly…
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Warfare-The Songbook Of Filth
Reviewed: October, 2021 Released: 2021, Cherry Red/ HNE Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Cherry Red/Hear No Evil Records have been specializing in reissues for quite some time. Some are better than others, dependent largely on the amount of new or unreleased material available in the reissue. The new Warfare compilation THE…
Lynch Mob-The Elektra Years 1990-1992.
Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2021, Cherry Red / HNE Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Too little, too late but so good. Lynch Mob was one of those 90’s bands that got somewhat unfairly lumped in with the 80’s Hair Metal, Glam Metal, Melodic Hard Rock scene. They released a pair of solid,…
Bullet Boys-The Warner Albums 1988-1993
Reviewed: July, 2021 Released: 2021, Cherry Red/ Hear No Evil Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP The mighty Bullet Boys are the latest Hard rock heroes to get the nice reissue treatment from Cherry Red/ Hear No Evil. The label has been mining the back catalogue of 80’s stuff for quite some…
Billion Dollar Babies-Battle Axe (reissue)
Reviewed: January, 2021 Released: 2020, Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy and review many of the cool box-sets that Cherry Red / HNE Records have been issuing as part of various reissue campaigns. Most of them are reissues and more often than not…
Tokyo Blade-Knights Of The Blade (box-set)
Reviewed: November, 2020 Released: 2020, Cherry Red/Hear No Evil Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Tokyo Blade is one of those bands that did quite well at the tail-end of the New Wave OF British Heavy Metal and despite never achieving high levels of global success, they had enough cache and prestige…
Various Artists-NWOBHM Thunder (Box-set)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Released: 2020, Cherry Red / Hear No Evil Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP This is really cool. Have you ever wanted to dig a little deeper into the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal but can’t afford the outrageous prices for rare, out-of-print vinyl that is now already 35-40…
Ratt-The Atlantic Years 1984-1990
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2020, Cherry Red/ HNE Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Ratt was a big deal in the 80’s when I was growing up. They had hit albums, videos, big tours and were on the magazine covers. With five platinum or multi-platinum albums in a row, Ratt was a…
Blackthorne – We Won’t Be Forgotten (Box-set review)
December 2019 Released: 2019 / Cherry Red / HNE Recordings Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP I don’t know what it is about this album/band that had such staying power. It was not all that long ago that Cherry Red/HNE issued the AFTERLIFE album. I actually reviewed it here in January of…
Killer- Vol 2: Only The Strong survive (box-set review)
December 2019 Released: 2019 / Cherry Red / HNE Recordings Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Like an unstoppable juggernaut, the British label Cherry Red/HNE keeps their reissues campaign in high gear with a second box-set of the Belgian bashers, Killer. I reviewed the first Killer box-set (Vol 1:The Mausoleum Years) back…
Samson-Bright Lights: The Albums 1979-1981
Reviewed: October, 2019 Released: Year, Cherry Red / HNE, 2019 Rating: 4.5 of 5 Reviewer: JP I’m really loving the box-set reissue of campaign that Cherry Red and HNE are conducting these past couple of years. Alcatrazz, Killer, Glenn Hughes, Raven…Riot on deck and this most recent set… Samson. Housed…
Raven-Over The Top-The Neat Albums 1981-1984
Label: Cherry Red Released: 2019 Reviewed: 2019 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The good people at Cherry Red/HNE are continuing their very cool reissue campaign. They have been scouring the vaults and releasing a number of older 70’s/80’s bands in these neat, compact, clamshell box sets. They have done a…
Phenomena – Phenomena
Phenomena – Phenomena (reissue) Label: Explore Rights Management Year: 2018 Reviewed: March 2019 Reviewed by: JP Rating: 4.5/5 When I learned of the late 2018 reissue of the Phenomena Rock Opera trilogy I was very excited. This month I will review all three albums in the series. Please feel free…
Blackthorne – Afterlife
Blackthorne – Afterlife Year: 2018 Label: HNE Records Reviewed: January 2019 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP A while back I reviewed the reissue of the Murderer’s Row album. It is almost destiny to have to review this album as well because the two are inextricably linked, sort of like evil step-sisters. You…
Murderer’s Row-Murderer’s Row
Murderer’s Row – Self-titled Released: 2018 Label: HNE Records/Cherry Red Reviewed: November 2018 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewed: JP This is a nice historical curiosity for melodic Metal fans of a certain age like me. Back in the grunge era, (mid-90’s) some Hard rock and Heavy Metal artists and bands fought valiantly on…