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Tag Archives: Hair metal

Paradise Alley “Psychotic Playground (25th Anniversary Edition)”

January 22, 2019by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Paradise Alley “Psychotic Playground (25th Anniversary Edition)” Back in the glorious days of the glam metal/sleaze metal peak, Paradise Alley emerged as one of the few UK bands that might […]

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Last Great Dreamers new video and tour dates

September 16, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Power-pop rockers Last Great Dreamers have just unveiled the video for their new single. ‘Primitive Man’ is the third single to be taken from the band’s widely acclaimed fourth album […]

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The Idol Lips “Street Values”

August 14, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Idol Lips “Street Values” We’re not really sure we agree with the adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. When we first heard the band name […]

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Motor City Mayhem “Shitfaced and Outta Luck”

July 15, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Motor City Mayhem “Shitfaced and Outta Luck” Sometimes we wonder if a full review is needed for an album. Let’s be honest, this bands name, the album title and the […]

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Smash Fashion “Rompus Pompous”

July 10, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Smash Fashion “Rompus Pompous” When we reviewed Smash Fashion’s last album we were delighted by their glammy rock and roll which offered up a real sense of fun. Of course, […]

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Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades”

March 27, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Last Great Dreamers “13th Floor Renegades” OK, let’s be clear from the outset…. We LOVE the Last Great Dreamers! For us, they will always be one of those bands who […]

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Razorbats “Razorbats II”

February 24, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Razor Bats “Razor Bats II” It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were reviewing the last release from Razorbats (see here). It’s good to see a band getting stuff […]

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Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown”

January 19, 2018by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Doll Hazard “Transatlantic Meltdown” This is a release from a duo of Chris Damian Doll and Sandy Hazard who are actually in two other bands, Dirtbag Republic (a band we’ve […]

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Indonesian Junk “Stars In The Night”

November 14, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Indonesian Junk “Stars In The Night” When we heard Indonesian Junks first album (see our review here)we just loved it. Part of its beauty was the band’s willingness to play […]

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The New Roses “One More For The Road”

October 16, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The New Roses “One More For The Road” Let’s be clear right from the outset, if this band’s name has you hoping for the ‘new’ Stone Roses you’re gonna be […]

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Role Models “Dance Moves”

September 10, 2017by thesoulofaclown 1 Comment

Role Models “Dance Moves” Regular readers of this site should already be aware of the brilliant Role Models. They’re led by Rich Ragany, a man clearly dedicated to rock n […]

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Bitch Queens “L.O.V.E.”

July 5, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bitch Queens “L.O.V.E.” Lets be honest, this reviews is probably pretty pointless. 90% of you will have seen the band name and the album title and already decided if this […]

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The Dirty Denims “Back With A Bang”

June 5, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Dirty Denims “Back With A Bang” Sometimes you hear a band name and just know you’re gonna like them. That’s the case with the name The Dirty Denims. It […]

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Hunters “Dead End”

January 7, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Hunters “Dead End” Hunters have an immediate head start on most bands, as they hail from Helsinki, Finland. We don’t know what they put in Scandinavian water, but they produce […]

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Tango Pirates “Danger! Children At Play”

January 2, 2017by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Tango Pirates “Danger! Children At Play” Tango Pirates are a band who have been around for a while now, but with a changing line up. However, the one consistent member […]

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The Ghost Of Lovers “S/T”

November 29, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Ghost Of Lovers “S/T” We pride ourselves on our knowledge, and indeed love, of 80/90’s Hair Metal/Glam/Sleaze rock (you won’t find many sites brave enough to admit that these […]

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Love/Hate “Before The Blackout”

November 17, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Love/Hate “Before The Blackout” Love/Hate are one of those bands that never quite got the success or acclaim that they truly deserved. They were incorrectly lumped in with the LA […]

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The De Rellas “Freakshow”

November 10, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The DeRellas “Freak Show” Sometimes you just know you’re gonna love a band from the moment you hear about them or even see them. That’s the case with us and […]

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Bullet Proof Lovers “S/T”

October 17, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Bullet Proof Lovers “S/T” Let’s be honest, the name Bullet Proof Lovers was enough for us to know we’d want to review this album. The fact it is being released […]

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Last Great Dreamers “Transmissions From Oblivion”

September 25, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Last Great Dreamers “Transmissions From Oblivion” We were a little bit nervous when we got this release. After all, we loved the Last Great Dreamers the first time they were […]

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The Struts “Everybody Wants”

July 10, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Struts “Everybody Wants” Regular readers will know that we love a bit of rock n roll, especially when played by a band with a bit of style and bravado. […]

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Razor Bats “This High” EP

June 11, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Razor Bats “This High” EP We only recently reviewed Razor Bats last album “Camp Rock” (see here). We absolutely loved that and were therefore very excited to hear they had […]

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Tigertailz “Blast”

May 22, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Tigertailz “Blast” Being totally honest, we actually resisted giving this album a listen for a while. Having loved the band back in their early days, we were concerned that with […]

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Last Great Dreamers Interview

April 30, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Last Great Dreamers Interview If you read our review of Last Great Dreamers recent gig in Birmingham then you should: know we love them have pledged for their upcoming album […]

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The Senton Bombs “Mass Vendetta”

April 21, 2016by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

The Senton Bombs “Mass Vendetta” When we first started to hear about this release from The Senton Bombs, there was talk of a great, big rock n roll band recalling […]

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Razor Bats “Camp Rock”

February 17, 2016by thesoulofaclown 2 Comments

Razor Bats “Camp Rock” This is the debut album from the Razor Bats and, despite the title of the album, this is not a teeny bopper album. Indeed the cover, […]

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Dirtbag Republic “S/T”

November 3, 2015by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Dirtbag Republic “S/t” Dirtbag Republic are proud to declare that they have the idea to ‘put the sleaze back in rock n roll with zero shtick‘, a sentiment that we […]

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Motochrist “Chrome”

August 20, 2015by thesoulofaclown Leave a comment

Motochrist “Chrome” It may be a bit bold to use the term ‘super group’ when referring to Motochrist as many people, sadly, may not even recognise the band members names. […]

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