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December 2010
1) Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax – ‘The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria 22.6.10’
(Universal Music DVD – Genius… includes the legendary ‘Am I Evil?’ jam session)
2) Dan Reed Network – ‘Live At Last!’ (Zero One Entertainment – Filmed in black and white in Portland on New Year’s Eve of 1991… What a blast!)
3) John Waite – Rough & Tumble (Frontiers – His finest album is many a long year)
4) Alter Bridge – ‘Live From Amsterdam’ (DC3 Music Group – The CD and DVD package is available at last!)
5) Strangeways – ‘Living In The Dangerzone’ (Castle Music – Anthology culled from the first three albums)
6) Halford – ‘Halford IV: Made Of Metal’ (Metal God Records – Inconsistent, but contains some great moments)
7) Magnum – ‘The Visitation’ (SPV – Takes a few plays, but the song ‘Wild Angels’ is a classic!)
8) Brian McDonald Group – ‘Desperate Business’ (Yesterrock – Re-mastered re-issue of cult album from 1987)
9) Foghat – ‘Last Train Home’ (Angel Air – Foghat make a pure blues album at last!)
10) The Reasoning – ‘Acoustically Speaking’ (Comet Music – The Welsh proggers strip down yet retain their dignity!)
11) TNT – ‘A Farewell To Arms’ (Metal Heaven – A vast improvement upon their previous two ‘efforts’)
12) Nelson – ‘Perfect Storm – After The Rain World Tour 1991’ (Frontiers – Would’ve registered higher but for those annoying girlie screams!)
13) Rob Thompson – ‘Dust’ (Angel Air – Solo album from member of The Storys… well worth the modest price I paid for it)
14) Axel Rudi Pell – ‘The Crest – Deluxe Edition’ (SPV – Expanded version of Pell’s current studio disc, with Johnny Gioelli on vox)
15) Four Wheel Drive – ‘High Roller’ (Half Ton Records – Spirited rock ‘n’ roll from a London-based band of much potential)
16) Beth Hart – ‘My California’ (Mascot – This is a real grower… with guest guitar spot from Slash)
17) The LA Cowboys – ‘Endless Summer’ (AOR Heaven – Re-issue of one of the best West Coast melodic rock albums of all time)
18) Vega – ‘Kiss Of Life’ (Frontiers – Anthemic hard rock with a touch of U2… nevertheless, it’s really good!)
19) Bad Habit – ‘Atmosphere’ (AOR Heaven – Accomplished Scandi-AOR…)
20) Final Conflict – ‘Stand Up’ (Metal Mind – Expanded re-issue of 1997 album from UK proggers)
21) Poison Sun – ‘Virtual Sin’ (Metal Heaven – A spirited, female-fronted metal romp)
22) Sebastien – ‘Tears Of White Roses’ (Escape Music – Classy melodic power metal, Hungarian-style)
23) Oceano – ‘Contagion’ (Earache – Crushing deathcore from Chicago)
24) Jono El Grande – ‘Phantom Stimulance’ (Rune Grammofon – Eccentric yet gripping Zappa-inspired freak-out)
25) Gazpacho – ‘Missa Atropos’ (Kscope – Catchy, Radiohead-esque prog)

November 2010
1) Status Quo – ‘Live At The BBC’ (Universal – The crown jewels for Quo-heads… especially the eight-disc edition)
2) Magnum – ‘The Gathering’ (Universal – Five-disc boxed set, the first to contain music from all stages of the group’s career)
3) Survivor – ‘Vital Signs’ (Rock Candy – My favourite Survivor album… on CD at last!)
4) Black Spiders – ‘Sons Of The North’ (Dark Riders – Seismic debut from one of the best new bands out there)
5) Motörhead – The Wörld Is Yours’ (Motörhead Music – Arise, Sir Lemmy…)
6) Mr Big ‘What If…’ (Frontiers – Superb songs, great singing, more chops than Dewhursts… what’s not to love?)
7) The Wildhearts – ‘Earth Vs The Wildhearts’/‘p.h.u.q.’/‘Fishing For Luckies’/ ‘Endless, Nameless’
(Lemon Recordings – Have there been many more fascinating bands?)
8) Dio – ‘At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987’ (Niji Entertainment – Double CD of Ronnie and company’s Monsters Of Rock performances)
9) Big Big Train – ‘Far Skies Deep Time EP’ (English Electric Recordings – Five songs in 41 minutes… delicious pure-prog!)
10) Barclay James Harvest – ‘Once Again – 40th Anniversary Edition’ (EMI – BJH’s best album, now with various extras)
11) Heavens Edge – ‘Heaven’s Edge’ (Rock Candy – Expanded revision of the cult classic from 1989… I’d forgotten how good it is!)
12) Tank – ‘War Machine’ (Metal Mind – Marauding, classic metal comeback from the now Algy-less veterans)
13) Hinder – ‘The All American Nightmare’ (Universal Republic – More of the same from Austin Winkler and cohorts; no complaints from me…)
14) Burning Tree – ‘Burning Tree’ (Rock Candy – Their sensational debut given the full RC overhaul treatment!)
15) Houston – ‘Houston’ (Spinefarm – Hook-laden pure-AOR from Sweden)
16) Steelhouse Lane – ‘Slaves Of The New World’/‘Metallic Blue’ (Escape Music – Double-disc reprise of Mile Slamer’s cult classics)
17) Faithealer – ‘Welcome To The Edge Of The World’ (Faithealer Music – Consummate, classy UK melodic rock)
18) In Lingua Mortua – ‘Salon Des Refusés’ (Termo – Brilliantly bonkers fusion of prog-rock and black metal)
19) Subversion – ‘Lest We Forget’ (Subversion – Athletic, technical metal…)
20) Lunatic Soul – ‘Lunatic Soul 2’ (Kscope – Deliciously understated prog-rock)
21) Degreed – ‘Life, Love, Loss’ (Melodic Rock – Modern commercial hard rock… all killer, no filler)
22) Hydrogyn – ‘Judgement’ (Rapid Fire – Powerful, female-fronted fusion of metal and melody)
23) Fair Warning – ‘Talking Ain’t Enough: Live In Tokyo’ (SPV – Three discs of overblown, Teutonic pink fluffiness)
24) David ‘Rock’ Feinstein – ‘Bitten By The Beast’ (Niji Entertainment – Solo album from legendary frontman of the Rods)
25) The Gracious Few – ‘The Gracious Few’ (Ear Music – Members of Live and Candlebox offer extremely credible debut)

October 2010
1) Nelson – ‘Lightning Strikes Twice’ (Frontiers – Swoon-inducing sequel to ‘After The Rain’)
2) Queensrÿche – ‘Empire’ – 20th Anniversary Edition’ (EMI – Now featuring bonus tracks and a gig from Hammersmith)
3) Angel Witch – ‘Angel Witch – 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition’ (Universal – Meticulous two-disc update of the cult classic from 1980)
4) Deep Purple – ‘Come Taste The Band – 35th Anniversary Edition’ (EMI – Includes new 2010 mix from Kevin Shirley)
5) Helloween – ‘7 Sinners’ (Spinefarm – Their best since the fall of the Berlin Wall!)
6) Porcupine Tree – ‘Live At Radio City Music Hall, New York, 24.9.10’ (Private Recording – No requests please…)
7) FM – ‘City Limits EP’ (Riff City – Nine songs, including a great acoustic take of ‘That Girl’)
8) Joanne Shaw Taylor – ‘Diamonds In The Dirt’ (Ruf – Smoky, sultry blues-rock. Recommended)
9) Cradle Of Filth – ‘Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa’ (Peaceville – More first-rate gothic-metal from Dani Filth and company)
10) The Doobie Brothers – ‘World Gone Crazy’ (Eagle – How come these guys are so underrated?)
11) Rose Kemp – ‘Golden Shroud’ (12 Year Stretch – Scary, dark, deranged, breathtaking…)
12) Michael Monroe –‘Another Night In The Sun: Live In Helsinki’ (Spinefarm – Does what it says on the tin)
13) Kobra & The Lotus – ‘Out Of The Pit’ (Kobra Music Inc – Convincing female-fronted metal from Canada… HORNS UP!)
14) Chariot – ‘Live At The Reading Festival 30.8.87’ (Friday Rock Show broadcast… really rough ‘n’ ready – fantastic!)
15) Papa Roach – ‘On The Record & On The Road’ (Eleven Seven Music – Half-live, half-studio… wholly entertaining)
16) American Hi-Fi – ‘Fight The Frequency’ (Hi-Fi Killers/Megaforce – Divine mixture of power-pop, punk-lite and melodic hard rock)
17) Pure Reason Revolution – ‘Hammer And Anvil’ (Superball – Fascinating, forward-thinking rock music)
18) The Russ Tippins Electric Band – ‘Electrickery’ (Arty Music – Former Satan/Pariah guitarist reinvents himself as blueser… this is great!)
19) Sully Erna – ‘Avalon’ (Universal republic – Unexpectedly compelling solo album from Godsmack frontman)
20) Voodoo Six – ‘Fluke?’ (Powerage – The first thing of theirs I’ve liked…)
21) Hana Pestle – ‘This Way’ (FNR Records – Lovely singer/songwriter music, produced by Ben Moody)
22) Stratosphere – ‘Fire Flight’ (Escape Music – Powerful, symphonic, melodic hard rock… a real grower)
23) Fenrik Lane – ‘317’ (Melodic Rock – Quality modern pop/rock from Norway)
24) Earthride – ‘Something Wicked’ (Earth Brain – The Maryland doomsters rise again…)
25) Aaron English – ‘American [Fever] Dream’ (Eronisongs – Singer/songwriter fare from the top drawer)

September 2010
1) Opeth – ‘In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall’ (Roadrunner – Lavish audio-visual documentation of the year’s best gig)
2) Alter Bridge – ‘AB III’ (Roadrunner – Their best album to date)
3) Unruly Child – ‘Worlds Collide’ (Very strong contender for album of 2010)
4) Sweet – ‘Cut Above The Rest’/‘Water’s Edge’/‘Identity Crisis’ (Glam – For me, these are classic albums… now on CD for the first time!)
5) Survivor – ‘Survivor’/‘Premonition’ (Rock Candy – Sheer unadulterated melodic rock heaven!)
6) The Enid – ‘In The Region Of The Summer Stars’/‘Aerie Faerie Nonsense’ (Operation Seraphim – On CD at last… this is very special music)
7) Stone Sour – ‘Audio Secrecy’ (Roadrunner – Unexpectedly superb… check it out!)
8) Firewind – ‘Days Of Defiance’ (Century Media – The rise of Gus G continues)
9) Queens Of The Stone Age – ‘Rated R – 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition’
(Interscope – Had almost, but not quite, forgotten how good this album is)
10) Marseille – ‘Unfinished Business’ (Gas Station Music – The title says it all; welcome back, fellas…)
11) Strangeways – ‘Perfect World’ (Frontiers – Hit and miss, admittedly, but the good bits are great)
12) Status Quo – ‘Official Bootleg: Live In Melbourne 13.3.10’ (A winner apart from the cock-up during ‘Bag Fat Mama’!)
13) From Tom Galley, Creator Of Phenomena – ‘Blind Faith’ (Escape Music – Special guest-strewn melodic delight)
14) Steel Breeze – ‘Heart On The Line’ (AOR Heaven – Awesome re-issued melodic-pomp, with vocals from Kevin Chalfant)
15) Steve Lukather – ‘All Well That Ends Well’ (Mascot – Musicianship, songs, vibe… this has it all)
16) Goo Goo Dolls – ‘Something For The Rest Of Us’ (Warner Bros – Mature pop-rock with meaningful lyrics)
17) Michael Schenker Group – ‘The 30th Anniversary Concert: Live In Tokyo’ (Inakustic – Does what it says on the tin)
18) After Hours – ‘Take Off’ (AOR Heaven – Re-issue of underrated melodic rock gem from 1988)
19) Slayer – ‘Live Intrusion’ (American – Newly converted DVD of the band’s 1985 tour)
20) Paul Kossoff – ‘Blue Soul’ (Iron Bird – The 1986 Island Records anthology on CD at last!)
21) Imperial State Electric – ‘Imperial State Electric’ (Psychout – Great comeback from former Hellacopters frontman Nicke Andersson)
22) JJ Grey & Mofro – ‘Georgia Warhorse’ (Alligator – Soul-drenched blues-rock to die for)
23) Dub War – ‘The Dub, The War & The Ugly’ (Earache – CD and DVD of rare material)
24) The Pretty Reckless – ‘Light Me Up’ (Interscope – I’ve never seen Gossip Girl, and don’t intend to, but this is great)
25) Dan Fogelberg – ‘Captured Angel’ (Full Moon – Yet another record fair bargain!)
26) Matt Anderson – ‘Live From The Phoenix Theatre’ (Matt Anderson Records – Rootsy, acoustic-based blues)
27) Nails – ‘Unsilent Death’ (Southern Lord – Ten songs in less than 14 minutes… terrifyingly heavy)
28) Face The Unknown – ‘At Death’s Door’ (Never Say Never – Hard-hitting UK doom)
29) Koru – ‘Medusa’ (HellGod CD – Metal with adventurous twist)
30) Ceremony – ‘Rohnert Park’ (Bridge Nine – Fascinating, modern-sounding hardcore-rock)

August 2010
1) Iron Maiden – ‘The Final Frontier’ (EMI – Still one of, if not the, greatest bands in the universe)
2) The Enid – ‘Live At The Cambridge Rock Festival, August 2010’ (Private Recording – Please **do not** ask for copies!)
3) The Godz – ‘The Godz’ (Rock Candy – 32 years later it still sounds fabulous!)
4) Bigelf – ‘Closer To Doom’/‘Money Machine’/‘Hex’ (Powerage – Domestically released at last!)
5) Gov’t Mule – ‘Mulennium’ (Provogue – Extravagant triple-disc of their New Year’s Eve gig of 1999/2000)
6) Robin Trower – ‘A Tale Untold: The Chrysalis Years, 1973-1976’ (EMI – Essential triple-disc anthology)
7) Terry Brock – ‘Diamond Blue’ (Frontiers – Not quite as refreshing as Diamond White… hic!!)
8) Dragonforce – ‘Twilight Dementia’ (Spinefarm – Rampaging double-live set from the last tour with ZP Theart on vocals)
9) First Signal – ‘First Signal’ (Frontiers – A welcome return from former Harem Scarem frontman Harry Hess)
10) Devon Allman’s Honeytribe ‘Space Age Blues’ (Gregg’s lad is a chip off the ol’ block!)
11) Barry Goudreau - Barry Goudreau (Rock Candy – The Boston guitarist’s solo album from 1980 receives Rock Candy overhaul)
12) Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion – ‘Future Past’ (Reingold – Deeply melodic solo project from member of The Flower Kings)
13) Avenged Sevenfold – ‘Nightmare’ (Warner Bros – Some hate it, some love it… I err towards the former option)
14) Brutal Truth – ‘Need To Control’ (Earache – Expanded edition of the grindcore classic from 1994)
15) Therion – ‘Sitra Ahra’ (Nuclear Blast – Bombastic, symphonic power-metal)
16) Two Fires – Burning Bright’ (Frontiers – Stirring, if clichéd, melodic hard rock)
17) Walter Trout – ‘Common Ground’ (Provogue – The Mr Consistency of the blues world strikes yet again)
18) Tarja – ‘What Lies Beneath’ (Spinefarm – A huge improvement upon the former Nightwish frontwoman’s debut)
19) Issa – ‘Sign Of Angels’ (Frontiers – Blonde Norwegian bombshell blurs the boundaries between melodic rock and pop)
20) Dani Wilde – ‘Shine’ (Ruf – Gorgeous voice, beautiful songs)
21) Holdsworth Pasqua Haslip Wackerman – ‘Blues For Tony’ (MoonJune – Double live tribute to Miles Davis’ drummer Tony Williams)
22) Aireya 51 – ‘Crimson Tear’ (AML Records – Robust, bluesy hard rock)
23) Bangalore Choir – ‘Cadence’ (AOR Heaven – Back after 19 years, and very little has changed!)
24) Bonded By Blood – ‘Exiled To Earth’ (Earache – Frash till death!)
25) Spirits Of The Dead – ‘Spirits Of The Dead’ (Big Dipper – Superb, dark retro-rock from Norway)
26) God Is An Astronaut – ‘Age Of The Fifth Sun’ (Revive – Fascinating, adventurous instrumental post-rock)
27) Various Artists – ‘Power Ballads Compilation’ (Frontiers – Pink ‘n’ fluffy all the way!)
28) Barry Cleveland – ‘Hologramatron’ (MoonJune – Deliciously soothing ambient prog)
29) Primitai – ‘The Line Of Fire’ (Green China – Maiden and Priest-inspired metal; beefy but melodic)
30) Taz Taylor Band – ‘Big Dumb Rock’ (No Hair – Incendiary, vocal-free hard rock)

July 2010
1) The Union – ‘The Union’ (Payola – Great songs, fantastic voice, irresistible vibe)
2) Bachman & Turner – ‘Bachman & Turner’ (Cadiz Music – BTO pair defies advancing years for one the best comebacks of 2010)
3) Diamond Head – ‘Live At The BBC’ (Universal – Two discs of live tracks and sessions… fabulous!)
4) Spock’s Beard – ‘X’ (Mascot – The US neo-prog masters return in fine style)
5) Uriah Heep – ‘Equator – 25th Anniversary Edition’ (Lemon Recordings – This has stood up really, really well…)
6) Emerson, Lake & Palmer – ‘Pictures At An Exhibition’ (Eagle Vision – New DVD edition, with various bolt-ons)
7) The Black Crowes – ‘Croweology’ (Silver Arrow/Megaforce – Blissful, unplugged double-disc ‘best-of’)
8) Only Child – ‘Only Child’ (Yesterrock – Paul Sabu’s melodic rock classic from 1988, plus two bonus tracks)
9) Judie Tzuke – ‘Moon On A Mirrorball’ (Wrasse – Double-disc ‘best-of’, includes four brand new compositions)
10) Christopher Amott – ‘Follow Your Heart (Trooper Entertainment – Arch Enemy guitarist spreads his wings – this is unexpected genius!)
11) Steve Walsh – ‘Schemer Dreamer’ (Rock Candy – 1980 solo album, worthy of Kansas themselves)
12) Jade Warrior – ‘Now’ (Repertoire – Prog rock of the most thoughtful, free-flowing and soothing type…)
13) Buckcherry – ‘All Night Long’ (Eleven Seven Music – Its title cut is the party song of the year!)
14) Heart – ‘Red Velvet Car’ (Eagle – Ann and Nancy’s first new studio album in six years)
15) Lillian Axe – ‘Deep Red Shadows’ (Love & War – Such a shame the singer that made it so great has now quit!)
16) The Almighty – ‘All Proud, All Live, All Mighty’ (Land Mark – Decent quality recording of gig at the Astoria in February ’08)
17) Curved Air – ‘Retrospective, Anthology 1970-2009’ (Repertoire – New two-CD anthology, with contents selected by Sonja Kristina)
18) Tokyo Blade – ‘Tokyo Blade’ (Lemon Recordings – Expanded, double-disc re-issue of their debut from 1983)
19) Zoroaster – ‘Matador’ (El Music – Southern-fried sludge with an invigorating, unique twist)
20) Simon McBride – ‘Since Then’ (Nugene – Blues with attitude, and real songs!)
21) Kenny Stewart – ‘The Brains Behind The Scam’ (Big Spin – Enjoyable solo album from the ex-Dirty Tricks frontman)
22) Immortal Sense – ‘Call It Anything’ (Rising – An extraordinary cross-pollination of styles)
23) Cloven Hoof – ‘Throne Of Damnation’ (EM Music – Brand new five-song EP)
24) Eden – ‘Into The Within’ (Z – I was wrong… It’s a grower!)
25) One Soul Thrust – ‘1st’ (Jaguar Productions – Eclectic, female-fronted hard rock, with cameo from Glenn Hughes)

June 2010
1) Black Country Communion – ‘Black Country Communion’ (Mascot – A truly sensational hard rock record from Hughes, Bonamassa and company)
2) Hawkwind – ‘Blood Of The Earth’ (Eastworld – Took a play or two to appreciate its greatness, but… it’s terrific)
3) Triptykon – ‘Eparistera Daimones’ (Century Media – How embarrassing that I’ve only just heard it; this is an absolute monster!)
4) Frost* – ‘The Philadelphia Experiment’ (Cube Records triple disc – Live album from Jem Godfrey and company, includes bonus DVD)
5) Uriah Heep – ‘On The Rebound: A Very ’Eavy 40th Anniversary Collection’ (Sanctuary – Wondering what the fuss is about? Start here…)
6) Jackdaw4 – ‘The Eternal Struggle For Justice’ (Too Many Robots – Eclectic, addictive… as ever!)
7) Peter Frampton – ‘Thank You Mr Churchill’ (Eagle – No, thank **you** Mr Frampton…)
8) Demians – ‘Mute’ (Inside Out – Thought he/they couldn’t surpass the debut? Wrong!)
9) The Virginmarys – ‘Cast The First Stone’ (Virginmarys Recordings – Classic rock with a dark and heavy blues twist)
10) Detective – ‘Detective’ (Rock Candy – Re-mastered re-issue of the seminal cult classic from 1977)
11) Murderdolls – ‘Women And Children Last’ (Roadrunner – A glorious second helping of trash-glam-punk-metal)
12) Jettblack – ‘Get Your Hands Dirty’ (Spinefarm – Classy hard rock from the UK… must check ’em out soon!)
13) Audrey Horne – ‘Audrey Horne’ (Indie Recordings – Impossible to categorise, or indeed ignore!)
14) Godflesh – ‘Streetcleaner – The Deluxe Edition’ (Earache – Twin-disc update of the album that begat industrial-metal)
15) Little Caesar – ‘Redemption’ (Grind That Axe – Gritty, super-hummable blues-rock)
16) Nutz – ‘Tightened Up! Live In Nottingham 1977’ (Market Square – Exhumed concert recording from the Liverpudlians, wonderful stuff)
17) Saint Jude – ‘Diary Of A Soul Fiend’ (Saint Jude – Accomplished blues-rock with a female voice to die for!)
18) Colosseum – ‘Live 05’ (Ruf – Quality double-live CD from a first-rate band)
19) Wodensthrone – ‘Loss’ (Candlelight – Sensational progressive pagan black-metal)
20) Stephen Dale Petit – ‘The Crave’ (333 – Blues with attitude and feel)
21) Dirty Sweet – ‘American Spiritual’ (Acetate – Simplistic, rootsy hard rock)
22) Primal Fear – ‘Live In The USA’ (Frontiers – German power-metallers caught onstage)
23) Hazel Mills – ‘White Rabbit’ (Xpress – Intoxicating mini-album of edgy pop-psychedelia)
24) Satellites & Sirens – ‘Satellites & Sirens’ (Word – Synth-infused pop-rock)
25) Gordon Giltrap – ‘Shining Morn’ (Floating World – Acoustic folk-rock, enjoy it in the sunshine)

May 2010
1) Black Sabbath – ‘Heaven And Hell’ (Ronnie James Dio, RIP 10.6.42 - 16.5.10)
2) Rainbow – ‘Rising’ (Ditto)
3) Dio – ‘Holy Diver’ (Ditto)
4) Rainbow – ‘Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll’ (Ditto)
5) Rainbow – ‘On Stage’ (Ditto)
6) Black Sabbath – ‘Mob Rules’ (Ditto)
7) Roger Waters – ‘The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking’ (Columbia – I finally bought it on CD!)
8) Anathema – ‘We’re Here Because We’re Here’ (Kscope – Believe the hype… this is superb!)
9) Thunder – ‘Live At The BBC (1990-1995)’ (EMI – Six-CD official bootleg archive collection)
10) The Down ‘N’ Outz – ‘My Re Generation’ (Mailboat – Joe Elliott + The Quireboys – Spike + Beer and ciggies
+ Lots of old records = One helluva party)
11) The Enid – ‘Journey’s End’ (Enidiworks – Back after two decades away and sounding sublime)
12) Halford – ‘Crucible – Remixed & Remastered’/‘Live In Anaheim: Original Soundtrack’ (Metal God – Pounding heavy metal!)
13) Feeder – ‘Renegades’ (Big Teeth Music – Feeder have got their mojo back at last!)
14) Ramesses – ‘Take The Curse’ (Ritual Productions – Charred, lumbering, psychedelic doom from former Electric Wizard duo)
15) Enuff Z’Nuff – ‘Dissonance’ (Grind That Axe – Expanded European edition of Donnie ‘n’ Chip’s latest offering)
16) Pearl – ‘Little Immaculate White Fox’ (Powerage – Smoky, hard-rockin’ retro-blues from Mr Loaf’s daughter… like it!)
17) No-Man – ‘Wild Opera’ (Kscope – Deluxe, two-disc edition of their third album, released in 1996)
18) Grand Magus – ‘Hammer Of The North’ (Roadrunner – Nordic heavy metal… with a side order of metal)
19) Armored Saint – ‘La Raza’ (Metal Blade – Good, honest proof that John Bush was right not to go back to Anthrax)
20) The Pineapple Thief – ‘Someone Here Is Missing’ (Kscope - Gorgeous melodies, clever arrangements)
21) Yoso – ‘Yoso’ (Frontiers – Luxuriant, radio-friendly prog from ex-Toto singer Bobby Kimball and former Yes alumni
Tony Kaye and Billy Sherwood)
22) Kidd Glove – ‘Kidd Glove’ (Yesterrock – Expanded edition of Paul Sabu catalogue gem from 1984)
23) Enforcer – ‘Diamonds’ (Earache – NWOBHM-tinged retro-rock, Swedish-style)
24) John Norum – ‘Play Yard Blues’ (Mascot – Includes covers by Lizzy, Magogany Rush and Mountain… the dude has good taste!)
25) Soulfly – ‘Omen’ (Roadrunner – Max C and company revert to their brutal best)
26) Micki Free – ‘American Horse’ (Native Music Rocks – Fiery, Hendrix-inspired blues-rock)
27) John Waite – ‘In Real Time’ (Frontiers – Live album from his most recent tour)
28) Jane Bogaert – ‘Fifth Dimension; (Yesterrock – Shania Twain-esque pop-rock)
29) Aynsley Lister – ‘Tower Sessions’ (Manhaton – Coming to you live from The Tower, Winchester!)
30) Third Eye – ‘Recipe For Disaster’ (Escape Music – Tuneful, energised metal)

April 2010
1) Slash – ‘Slash’ (Roadrunner – Way, way better than I’d been expecting!!!)
2) Type O Negative – ‘Bloody Kisses’ (Roadrunner – RIP, Peter Steele)
3) The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown – ‘The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown’ (Esoteric – The debut from 1968, expanded and re-mastered)
4) Porcupine Tree – ‘Anesthetize: Live In Tilburg’ (Kscope – Amazing DVD from the band’s penultimate tour)
5) Judas Priest – ‘British Steel – 30th Anniversary Edition’ (Sony – ’Nuff said)
6) Marillion – ‘The Official Bootleg Box Set, Vol 2’ (EMI – Eight discs from the Hogarth years)
7) Y&T – ‘Facemelter’ (Frontiers – Welcome back, guys. What the f**k kept you?)
8) Grand Illusion – ‘Brand New World’ (AOR Heaven – Will make you want to buy a Cadillac, just to leave the top down)
9) Avantasia – ‘The Wicked Symphony’/‘Angel Of Babylon’ (Nuclear Blast – Special guests, anthemic choruses and pounding riffs galore)
10) Train – ‘Save Me, San Francisco’ (Columbia – A welcome return from the ‘Drops of Jupiter’ crew)
11) Chris Laney – Only Come Out At Night’ (Metal Heaven – Imagine members of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Kiss and Dokken
forming a side project with W.A.S.P.)
12) Dan Reed – ‘Coming Up For Air’ (Zero One – No, it’s nothing like the Network, but the songs are fabulous)
13) Masterplan – ‘Time To Be King’ (AFM – Regal, consummate power-metal)
14) Black Spiders – ‘No Goats In The Omen EP’ (Dark Riders – F**k you, Black Spiders)
15) Helix – ‘Vagabond Bones’ (Perris – Typically contagious hard rock from the grizzled Canucks)
16) Oli Brown – ‘Heads I Win Tails You Lose’ (Ruf – Gotta see this guy live as soon as possible!)
17) Cathedral – ‘The Guessing Game’ (Nuclear Blast – A double-disc dose of proggy doom)
18) Danko Jones – ‘Below The Belt’ (Bad Taste – If they’re good enough for Lemmy, you should give ’em a try)
19) Pig Irön – ‘Blues + Power = Destiny’ (Sounds Of Caligula – Their best so far, I think…)
20) The Avett Brothers – ‘I And Love And You’ (American Recordings – A Rick Rubin-produced lesson in the art of the singer/songwriter)
21) Chickenfoot – ‘Get Your Buzz On Live’ (Eagle Vision – Full-length DVD from the Red Rocker and company)
22) Thor – ‘Only The Strong – 25th Anniversary Edition’ (Elktro – The production is still cack but the songs rule)
23) Deftones – ‘Diamond Eyes’ (Reprise – Their best in many a long year)
24) Stefan Schill – ‘Don’t Say A Word’ (Provogue – Funky, song-driven, blues-rock)
25) Michael Landau, Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip & Gary Novak – ‘Renegade Creation’ (Provogue – A blues-rock supersession!)
26) Mutiny Within – ‘Mutiny Within’ (Roadrunner – Melodic metalcore to die for)
27) The Breathing Process – ‘Odyssey: (Un)Dead’ (Siege Of Amida – Crushing, symphonic death-metal)
28) Charlotte – ‘Medusa Groove’ (Eonian – Chorus-conscious, 1990s-style hard rock)
29) Anarbor – ‘The Words You Don’t Swallow’ (Hopeless – Chirpy, smooth pop-punk)
30) Hard – ‘Time Is Waiting For No One’ (Escape Music – A decent melodic hard rock band from Hungary, who’d have thought it?)

March 2010
1) Led Zeppelin – ‘A Work In Progress’ (Sensational, multi-camera bootleg DVD of the O2 Arena reunion gig)
2) Scorpions – ‘Sting In The Tail’ (BMG – Saying “Wiedersehen” with a proverbial blaze of glory)
3) Ratt – ‘Infestation’ (Roadrunner – A potent infestation of rodent-style rock ‘n’ roll)
4) Judas Priest – ‘British Steel 30th Anniversary Edition’ (Columbia – No explanation necessary)
5) Black Sabbath – ‘Heaven And Hell – Deluxe Expanded Edition’ (Universal – Ditto)
6) Jimi Hendrix – ‘Valleys Of Neptune’ (Experience Electric – Just as you thought that the well had run dry…)
7) Asia – ‘Omega’ (Frontiers – It needed to be better than ‘Phoenix’, and it is…)
8) Orphaned Land – ‘The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR’
(Century Media – Lush, bold, absorbing prog-metal from the East, mixed by Steven Wilson)
9) Tesla – ‘Alive In Europe 2009!’ (Frontiers – The prefect souvenir of a great tour)
10) Crashdiet – Generation Wild’ (Frontiers – First-rate sleazy melodic hard rock)
11) Annihilator – ‘Annihilator’ (Earache – A 13th studio disc from the Canadian masters – keep ’em coming, Jeff!)
12) Europe – ‘Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 20.2.10’ (Private recording of one of 1010’s finest gigs)
13) Rock Sugar – ‘Reimaginator’ (www.rocksugarband.com – An often hilarious big-haired rock, pop and metal mash-up)
14) Francis Rossi – ‘One Step At A Time’ (Edel – Far from the Country & Western wimp-out I was dreading)
15) Jon Oliva’s Pain – ‘Festival’ (AFM – Ex-Savatage singer has still got the magic)
16) Kiuas – ‘Lustdriven’ (Spinefarm – Awesome symphonic folk-power-metal)
17) October File - ‘Our Souls To You’ (Candlelight – A double-disc overdose of post-apocalyptic heaviness)
18) Boulevard – ‘Into The Street’ (Yesterrock – Re-mastered re-issue of fluffy cult favourite from 1990)
19) Karma Cowboys – ‘Shake It!’ (Target – Kick-ass, AC/DC-meets-Zep barroom rock)
20) Steve Harley – ‘Stranger Comes To Town’ (Comeuppance – Inimitable voice, pleasant songs)
21) Raising Sand – ‘All Out War’ (Bullseye – Sassy, female-fronted retro-rock)
22) Erol Sora – ‘Desire And Truth’ (Avenue Of Allies – Enjoyable hard rock from ex-John Lawton Band guitarist)
23) Sabaton – ‘Coat Of Arms’ (Nuclear Blast – Swedish true-metal veterans keep the faith!)
24) The Devin Townsend Project – ‘Addicted’ (Inside Out – Stomping and anthemic as usual, but peppered with disconcerting melodies)
25) Stormzone – ‘Death Dealer’ (SPV – Ballsy, anthemic, melodic hard rock)
26) Auras – ‘New Generation’ (Frontiers – Brazilian wimphem; by-numbers, but still tasty)
27) If Only – ‘No Bed Of Roses’ (Harmony Factory – Re-issue of Geoff Downes-produced AOR gem from 1992)
28) Mountain Of Power – ‘Volume Two’ (Grooveyard – Includes fascinating medley of UFO’s ‘Reasons Love’ and ‘This Kids’)
29) The Jimmy Bowskill Band – ‘Live’ (Ruf – Fiery, Paul Rodgers-approved blues-rock)
30) The Charlie Daniels Band – ‘Volunteer Jam III And IV’ (Epic – Special guest-strewn double-gatefold vinyl opus from 1978)

February 2010
1) Status Quo – ‘Live In Stockholm, 24.11.71’ (Private recording – Raw ‘n’ raucous Quo from the ‘Dog Of Two Head’ tour)
2) Mott The Hoople – ‘Live At Hammersmith Apollo, London 6.10.09’ (Private recording of an historic night)
3) Rory Gallagher – ‘Live At Queen Mary College, London 2.12.81’ (Yet another private recording… sorry!)
4) Airbourne – ‘No Guts, No Glory’ (Roadrunner – As good as I hoped it would be!)
5) Treat – ‘Coup De Grace’ (Frontiers – One of the best Scandi-rock albums ever released)
6) Raven – Walk Through Fire’ (SPV – A welcome return for the REAL Gallagher Brothers)
7) Joe Bonamassa – ‘Black Rock’ (Provogue – How on earth does this guy remain so prolific without sacrificing quality?)
8) Burzum – ‘Belus’ (Byelobog Productions – A post-incarceration incineration)
9) Hawkwind – ‘Hawkwind: At The BBC – 1972’ (EMI – Oft-bootlegged Paris Theater gig finally goes legit)
10) Coheed And Cambria – ‘Year Of The Black Rainbow’ (Roadrunner – A fascinating prequel to their previous inter-related concept albums)
11) Savatage – ‘Still The Orchestra Plays: Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 & 2’ (Edel – The best bits, with a handful of unheard extras)
12) Newman – ‘The Art Of Balance’ (Chrome Dome – Monster melodic hard rock… and they’re British!)
13) Todd Rundgren – ‘A Wizard, A True Star’ (Bearsville – His 1973 classic, re-discovered after having seen it performed live)
14) Reckless Love – ‘Reckless Love’ (Spinefarm – Sunset Strip-style hair metal, all the way from Finland)
15) Backyard Babies – ‘Them XX’ (Versity Rights – 20th anniversary collection… I forgot they were **this** good!)
16) Ozzy Osbourne – ‘Live At The Heavy Metal Holocaust, Port Vale FC, 1.8.81
(Private recording – Exhibit from the days when Ozzy was still a rock star)
17) Taking Dawn – ‘Time To Burn’ (Roadrunner – A fresh-faced take on traditional hard rock themes)
18) Spirits Burning – ‘Our Best Trips: 1998-2008’
(Voiceprint – Space-rock sampler, featuring Steven Wilson, Daevid Allen, Robert Calvert and more)
19) Parade – ‘The Fabric’ (Nautical/Voiceprint – It’s prog, Jim, but not as we know it…)
20) Rob Zombie – ‘Hellbilly Deluxe 2’ (Roadrunner – Sequels usually suck. This one’s great!)
21) Sanctuary – ‘Refuge Denied’/‘Into The Mirror Black’ (Iron Bird – Warrel Dane’s pre-Nevermore history explored)
22) Guardian – ‘First Watch – 20th Anniversary Edition’ (Retroactive – Produced by Stryper’s Oz Fox… a real blast from the past!)
23) Sherwood – ‘A Different Light’ (MySpace Records – Shamefully overlooked modern rock gem from 2007)
24) Priestess – ‘Prior To The Fire’ (Tee Pee – Pounding riffs and twin-guitars… good combination!)
25) The Dangerous Summer – ‘Reach For The Sun’ (Hopeless – Hugely melodic indie-rock)

January 2010
1) FM – ‘Metropolis’ (Riff City – Is their first album in 15 years worth the wait? Yessir…)
2) Kiss – ‘Kissology Vol 3, 1992-2000’ (Eagle Vision DVD – Ten more hours of vintage live footage)
3) Giant – ‘Promise Land’ (Frontiers – Very little Dann, but nothing to get in a Huff about)
4) Brian Howe – ‘Circus Bar’ (Frontiers – Tremendous, hook-laden fare from former Bad Co/Nuge/White Spirit frontman)
5) Motorpsycho – ‘Heavy Metal Fruit’ (Rune Grammofon – No convenient tag fits music as outstanding as this; just hear it for yourself)
6) Wig Wam – ‘Non Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll’ (Frontiers – Surely you won’t hear a better glam-sleaze-melodic-metal album this year?!)
7) Britny Fox – ‘Britny Fox’/‘Boys In Heat’ (Iron Bird – Two-for-one from classic-era hair-metal combo)
8) Keel – ‘The Right To Rock’ (Frontiers – 25th anniversary edition, with bonus tracks)
9) Jackdaw4 – ‘Retrospectacles’ (Fixit – Albums #1 and #2, plus bonus tracks)
9) American Dog – ‘Mean’ (Colonial Canine – Still dirty, still drunk, still rockin’!)
10) Stage Dolls – ‘Always’ (AOR Heaven – The odd duff track, but mostly great)
11) Trans-Siberian Orchestra – ‘Night Castle’ (Atlantic – It’s a grower, a **real** grower…)
12) Third Eye Blind – ‘Ursa Major’ (Mega Collider – See above…)
13) Sonata Artica – ‘Winterheart’s Guild’ (Spinefarm – Re-issue of semi-legendary power-metal album from 2003)
14) Dare – ‘Arc Of The Dawn’ (Legend – Hurrah… They’ve made the lead guitar a little more prominent again!)
15) W.A.S.P. – ‘Babylon’ (Demolition – Better late than never!)
16) Ten Years After – ‘Live At Fiesta City’ (LpEC DVD – Life after Alvin continues, very nicely thank-you!)
17) Keel – ‘Streets Of Rock ‘N’ Roll’ (Frontiers – Patchy in places, but a creditable comeback)
18) Bruce Kulick – ‘BK3’ (Frontiers – Guest-strewn solo album from much-travelled former Kiss axeman)
19) State Of Rock – A Point Of Destiny’ (Metal Heaven – Chunky but hummable hard rock, with Tony Mills on vocals)
20) Dommin – ‘Love Is Gone’ (Roadrunner – The opening song, ‘My Heart, Your Hands’, is sensational)
21) Beholder – ‘The Awakening’ (Lime – Gutsy, robust, uncompromising British metal)
22) Freedom Call – ‘Legend Of The Shadowking’ (SPV – Flamboyant, colourful power-metal)
23) Band Of Skulls – ‘Baby Darling Doll Face Honey’ (Shangri-La – Garage-flavoured indie-blues-rock with a heavy edge)
24) The Smoking Hearts – ‘Pride Of Nowhere’ (www.myspacecom/smokinghearts – The phrase “punk-edged rock ‘n’ roll”
is getting very tired, but these guys kick arse!)
25) Andre Matos – ‘Mentalize’ (SPV – Ambitious, melodic power-metal from the former Angra frontman)

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