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Three years have passed since Sweden's Cruzh dropped their second long-player, Tropical Thunder, also introducing their new singer, Alex Waghorn. Now the band returns with The Jungle Revolution ... [ Read More ]
Recent Reviews
April 2024
- War Grave: War Grave EP
- Six By Six: Beyond Shadowland
- Vanden Plas: The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things
- Praying Mantis: Defiance
- King Zebra: Between The Shadows
- About Us: Take A Piece
- Blue Oyster Cult: Ghost Stories
March 2024
- Cruzh: The Jungle Revolution
- Whom Gods Destroy: Insanium
- The Prog Collective: Dark Encounters
- Lords Of Black: Mechanics Of Predacity
- Lipz: Changing The Melody
- The End Machine: The Quantum Phase
- Stargate: Escaping The Illusion
- Turbulence: Binary Dream
- Sonata Arctica: Clear Cold Beyond
- D'Luna: Monster
- Big Big Train: The Likes Of Us
- Benjamin Croft: We Are Here To Help
February 2024
- Traveler: Prequel To Madness
- Lionheart: The Grace Of A Dragonfly
- Honeymoon Suite: Alive
- Durbin: Screaming Steel
- Smoking Snakes: Danger Zone
- Revolution Saints: Against The Winds
- Striker: Ultrapower
- Show N Tell: The Ritual Has Begun
- Robert Hart: Circus Life
January 2024
- Corvus: Immortals
- Caligula's Horse: Charcoal Grace
- Grand: Second To None
- Neal Morse: The Restoration - Joseph - Part Two
- The Rods: Rattle The Cage
- Gotus: Gotus
- Metalite: Expedition One
- Cobrakill: Serpent's Kiss
- Jack Russell & Tracii Guns: Medusa
- Jim Peterik & World Stage: Roots & Shoots Vol. 1
- The Grandmaster: Black Sun
New Music Reviews
War Grave: War Grave EP
Traditional Heavy/Speed Metal
4.5/5.0
Hailing from England, and started three years ago, War Grave is a new metal band featuring members of several defunct underground London metal bands ... [ Read More ]
Six By Six: Beyond Shadowland
Melodic Progressive Rock
5.0/5.0
Six years after the success of their self-titled debut album, Multi-national trio Six By Six returns with their second album, Beyond Shadowland. The band ... [ Read More ]
Vanden Plas: The Empyrean Equation Of ...
Melodic Progressive Metal
5.0/5.0
Germany's Vanden Plas, formed by brothers Andreas and Stephan Lill are two years from celebrating 40 years in the underground metal scene. Since their ... [ Read More ]
Praying Mantis: Defiance
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
The history of England's Praying Mantis is well known. Formed prior to the origin of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal by the Troy brothers (Chris and Tino) ... [ Read More ]
King Zebra: Between The Shadows
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
My first experience with Switzerland's King Zebra was their eponymous 2019 EP which marked their first recording with American and ex-China vocalist Eric ... [ Read More ]
About Us: Take A Piece
Modern Metal Rock
4.0/5.0
We were fist introduced to India's About Us a mere 17 months ago with their eponymous debut album, About Us. The album was an ambitious recording ... [ Read More ]
Blue Oyster Cult: Ghost Stories
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
There are a great many classic hard rock and metal bands that are celebrating 50 years (or more) of music. Journey. KISS. Quiet Riot. Cheap Trick. Deep Purple. Yes ... [ Read More ]
Cruzh: The Jungle Revolution
Melodic Metal Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
Three years have passed since Sweden's Cruzh dropped their second long-player, Tropical Thunder, also introducing their new singer, Alex Waghorn. Now the band ... [ Read More ]
Whom Gods Destroy: Insanium
Modern Progressive Metal
4.0/5.0
Not to be confused with the episode from the original Star Trek series, Whom Gods Destroy is the creation of keyboardist Derek Sherinian and guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" ... [ Read More ]
The Prog Collective: Dark Encounters
Melodic Progressive Rock
3.5/5.0
The Prog Collective is the invention of songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and also the bass player for Yes, Billy Sherwood. Essentially, he writes and ... [ Read More ]
Lords Of Black: Mechanics Of Predacity
Heavy Power Metal
4.5/5.0
Once more we return to multi-national band Lords Of Black which features Ronnie Romero(v), Dani Criado(b), Jo Nunez(d), and founder, guitarist, and principal songwriter ... [ Read More ]
Lipz: Changing The Melody
Melodic Glam/Hard Rock
4.5/5.0
Reviving the glory days of Eighties glam rock is Sweden's Lipz. Formed 14 years ago in Stockholm by brothers Alex (v,g) and Koffe (d) Klintberg, with Conny Svärd ... [ Read More ]
The End Machine: The Quantum Phase
Melodic Metal Rock
4.5/5.0
Frontiers Music supergroup The End Machine returns with the their third studio, The Quantum Phase, and their third iteration as a band. The End Machine MKIII finds ... [ Read More ]
Stargate: Escaping The Illusion
Melodic Metal Rock
4.0/5.0
Once more we turn Macedonia to hear from Thessaloniki's Stargate and their latest and sixth long-player Escaping The Illusion. Excepting their 2004 self-titled album ... [ Read More ]
From The Archives
Formed 23 years ago, Finland's Excalion has had a turbulent musical career. Before releasing a trio of albums between 2005 and 2010, they had personnel changes. Currently, only the drummer and keyboard ... [ 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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