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Chris Rea finds friends among fans of Mark Knopfler, J.J. Cale and Robbie Robertson on The Road To Hell
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Road To Hell fuses Chris Rea's weather-beaten blues instincts with serious songwriting smarts and a sharp-eyed sense of social unease

Dry Cleaning continue to charm and confuse with excellent, expansive third album, Secret Love
By Vicky Greer published
South London post-punks evolve their sound, stay utterly unique

This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
By Dom Lawson published
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

Alter Bridge are at their most Alter Bridge on the unwaveringly confident Alter Bridge
By Emma Johnston published
It's more of the same on Alter Bridge's self-titled seventh album, but who’s complaining when their same is this good?

“Originally a career-staller, this version really is essential”: Ultravox’s The Collection – Deluxe Edition
By Prog Magazine published
Revisited with deep attention to detail, Midge Ure and co’s imperial phase reissue is a genuine audio-visual banquet

Steven Wilson seeks the sweet spot between pop and progression on Hand. Cannot. Erase.
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Inspired by a tragic modern story, Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. is often hailed as his masterpiece. But is it?

“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live
By Johnny Sharp published
Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait

“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
By Stephen Lambe published
Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding

Judas Priest revive themselves on Painkiller before Rob Halford's decade-long hiatus
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Judas Priest follow up the lukewarm Turbo and the tepid Ram It Down with the red-hot Painkiller

Prince aims for superstardom and succeeds with Purple Rain - just steer clear of the movie
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The Purple Rain movie may have been a polished turd of soapy melodrama, but it – and the brilliant soundtrack – transformed Prince into a towering icon of the video age
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