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After a brief three year absence from the studio, Swedish rockers Perfect Plan return with their fourth long player, Heart Of A Plan. This arrives after their vocalist, Kent Hilli, has been involved in a few other projects ... [ Read More ]
Recent Reviews
March 2025
- Phil X & The Drills: Pow! Right In The Kisser
- IQ: Dominion
- Heart Line: Falling Heaven
- Gotthard: Stereo Crush
- Defender: Dying To Live
- Streetlight: Night Vision
February 2025
- Robin McAuley: Soulbound
- Perfect Plan: Heart Of A Lion
- Craig Brooks: Desolation Freeway
- Mantric Momentum: Alienized
- Pattern-Seeking Animals: Friend Of All Creatures
- Crazy Lixx: Thrill Of The Bite
- Ginger Evil: The Way It Burns
- Dream Theater: Parasomnia
- Tyran: Tyran's Oath
- Saber: Lost In Flames
January 2025
- Wildness: Avenger
- The Ferrymen: Iron Will
- Labyrinth: In The Vanishing Echoes Of Goodbye
- Bonfire: Higher Ground
- The Big Deal: Electrified
- Landfall: Wide Open Sky
December 2024
- After Lapse: Pathways
- Illusion Force: Halfana
- Powell-Payne: Voilá
November 2024
- Sunstorm: Restless Fight
- Storace: Crossfire
- Voodoo Circle: Hail To The King
- Lionville: Supernatural
- Starchaser: Into The Great Unkown
- Empires Of Eden: Guardians Of Time
- Lonerider: Down In The Dust
- Seventh Crystal: Entity
- Neal Morse & The Resonance: No Hill For A Climber
- Beardfish: Songs For Beating Hearts
- Impellitteri: War Machine
- Brothers Of Metal: Fimbulvinter
New Music Reviews
Phil X & The Drills: Pow! Right In The Kisser
Hard & Heavy Guitar Rock
4.0/5.0
Perhaps most people know Canadian musician Phil X (aka Theofilos Xenidis) as the current guitarist for Bon Jovi. But he's also an accomplished, sought out, session ... [ Read More ]
IQ: Dominion
Melodic Progressive Rock
4.5/5.0
Now in their fifth decade of recording and performing, England's iconic and legendary band IQ still intrigues fans with their classic interpretation of melodic progressive ... [ Read More ]
Heart Line: Falling Heaven
Melodic Hard/Metal Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
We first heard from France's Heart Line, created by French guitarist and producer Yvan Guillevic (YGAS, PYG, United Guitars), with their 2021 debut album ... [ Read More ]
Gotthard: Stereo Crush
Melodic Hard Rock
5.0/5.0
Here's a fun fact about Swiss legends, Gotthard: their last 16 releases, excepting their debut album, went to number one in their home country, making them one ... [ Read More ]
Defender: Dying To Live
Traditional Heavy/Speed Metal
4.0/5.0
Founded in 2016 in Balingen, Germany, Defender is traditional metal band riding the crest of the New Wave Of Heavy Metal (NWoTHM) in Europe. They dropped a ... [ Read More ]
Streetlight: Night Vision
AOR Melodic Hard Rock
5.0/5.0
Swedish band Streetlight, formed by producer, songwriter, guitarist, and lead vocalist Johannes Hager, appeared in 2023 with their debut album, aptly titled, Ignition ... [ Read More ]
Robin McAuley: Soulbound
Melodic Metal Rock
4.0/5.0
The old adage remains the same: age is just a number. At 72 years young veteran vocalist Robin McAuley has been his most active in the last 10 years. Known for ... [ Read More ]
Perfect Plan: Heart Of A Lion
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
After a brief three year absence from the studio, Swedish rockers Perfect Plan return with their fourth long player, Heart Of A Plan. This arrives after their ... [ Read More ]
Craig Brooks: Desolation Freeway
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
Most will need a small memory nudge to recall American guitarist, singer, and songwriter Craig Brooks. His professional music career began in the late ... [ Read More ]
Mantric Momentum: Alienized
Heavy/Power Metal
4.0/5.0
Mantric Momentum, featuring founder, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Christer Harøy (Divided Multitude, Crossnail) and his cousin Terje Harøy of Pyramaze on vocals ... [ Read More ]
Pattern-Seeking Animals: Friend Of All Creatures
Melodic Progressive Rock
5.0/5.0
Six years since their inception and self-titled debut album, California-based Pattern-Seeking Animals returns with their fifth album, Friend Of All Creatures ... [ Read More ]
Crazy Lixx: Thrill Of The Bite
Melodic Metal Rock
4.0/5.0
Now into their third decade in the music industry, we catch up with Sweden's Crazy Lixx, still piloted by vocalist, and only original member, Danny Rexon. 2024 was ... [ Read More ]
From The Archives
British keyboard player, songwriter, and producer Benjamin Croft is something of a hidden prodigy in the progressive music genre. He started playing piano and trumpet at the age of seven. As a teen he was introduced ... [ Read More ]
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Created in the fall of 2006 by Craig Hartranft, Dangerdog Music Reviews is an international music review blog, offering reviews of melodic heavy metal and hard rock, progressive metal, progressive rock, AOR and their various sub-genres. The key word is melodic. If you're interested in hardcore or extreme metal, you've come to the wrong place. Pictured above with Craig, Lily the Little Black Dangerdog. RIP 17.07.2020
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