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Album of the Week
Only two years ago, Swedish band Crowne hit the ground running with their superb debut album, Kings Of The North. The band, started by keyboardist and producer Jona Tee (H.E.A.T.), also features stalwarts ... [ Read More ]
Recent Reviews
February 2023
- Khymera: Hold Your Ground
- Infinite & Divine: Ascendancy
- eMolecule: The Architect
January 2023
- Girish & The Chronicles: Back On Earth (Reissue)
- Arctic Rain: Unity
- Electric Mob: 2 Make U Cry & Dance
- Crowne: Operation Phoenix
- Ronnie Romero: Raised On Heavy Radio
- Ten: Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Riverside: ID.Entity
- Issa: Lights Of Japan
- Heroes And Monsters: Heroes And Monsters
- Big City: Sunwind Sails
December 2022
- NY Fury: I Want It All
- Tommy DeCarlo: Dancing In The Moonlight
- Tarmat: Out Of The Blue
- Scream Maker: Bloodking
- Sabu: Banshee
- Rob Moratti: Epical
- Nevena: Nevena
- Landfall: Elevate
- After Lapse: Face The Storm
November 2022
- Blackrain: Untamed
- Threshold: Dividing Lines
- The Roads: Simple Man
- Rising Steel: Beyond The Gates Of Hell
- Arc Of Life: Don't Look Down
- Enemy Eyes: History's Hand
- Autograph: Beyond
- Ring Of Fire: Gravity
- Mantric Momentum: Trial By Fire
- Galderia: Endless Horizon
- Enuff Z'Nuff: Finer Than Sin
- About Us: About Us
New Music Reviews
Khymera: Hold Your Ground
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
Now firmly at the helm, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Pink Cream 69, et al) returns with the sixth Khymera album ... [ Read More ]
Infinite & Divine: Ascendancy
Melodic Metal Rock
3.5/5.0
2023 welcomes the return of Swedish band Infinite & Divine, formed by guitarist/songwriter/producer Jan Åkesson and vocalist Tezzi (a/k/a Terese Persson) in 2019 ... [ Read More ]
eMolecule: The Architect
Progressive Rock/Metal
4.0/5.0
eMolecule marks the return of the collaboration between two multi-instrumentalist and friends, former Sound of Contact members Simon Collins and Kelly Nordstrom ... [ Read More ]
Girish & The Chronicles: Back On Earth (Reissue)
Heavy Metal Rock
5.0/5.0
If you recall, about a year ago many of us were first introduced to Girish & The Chronicles (GATC) when they dropped their Frontiers Music debut album ... [ Read More ]
Arctic Rain: Unity
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.0/5.0
With roots going back five years, Arctic Rain began as collaboration of songwriter/keyboardist Pete Alpenborg, guitarist Magnus Berglund, and singer Tobias Jonsson ... [ Read More ]
Electric Mob: 2 Make U Cry & Dance
Heavy Rock
4.0/5.0
Almost three years ago, as the COVID pandemic was in full steam, Electric Mob dropped their debut album Discharge. The Brazilian band features native son ... [ Read More ]
Crowne: Operation Phoenix
Melodic Metal Rock
5.0/5.0
Only two years ago, Swedish band Crowne hit the ground running with their superb debut album, Kings Of The North. The band, started by keyboardist/producer ... [ Read More ]
Ronnie Romero: Raised On Heavy Radio
Heavy Metal Rock (Covers)
4.5/5.0
Not unlike his contemporary and peer Jorn Lande several years ago, vocalist Ronnie Romero has been regaling us with his covers of classic rock and metal. Last year he ... [ Read More ]
Ten: Something Wicked This Way Comes
Melodic Hard Rock
3.0/5.0
When the COVID hit and the world went into lockdown, many musical artists and bands found that this was not the worst of scenarios. It gave them to time to ... [ Read More ]
Riverside: ID.Entity
Melodic Progressive Rock
5.0/5.0
Bands like Riverside are one the reasons I still love progressive rock and, quite possibly, continue to write music reviews. The band from Warsaw is one of the most ... [ Read More ]
Issa: Lights Of Japan
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.0/5.0
It's hard to believe but Issa Oversveen has been releasing solo albums for over 12 years, beginning with her debut Signs Of Angels in 2012. And I've reviewed ... [ Read More ]
Heroes And Monsters: Heroes And Monsters
Hard & Heavy Rock
4.0/5.0
In the tradition of bands like ZZ Top, On Top, The Ferrymen, or The Rods, we welcome a new power trio: Heroes And Monsters. The band features three friends and ... [ Read More ]
Big City: Sunwind Sails
Melodic Metal Rock
4.5/5.0
After a very nice holiday hiatus, Dangerdog Music Reviews returns in 2023. Our first review is a fine one. From Norway, Big City returns with their latest ... [ Read More ]
Tommy DeCarlo: Dancing In The Moonlight
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.0/5.0
The last we heard from vocalist Tommy DeCarlo was in 2020 when he introduced us to his eponymous band DeCarlo (featuring his son on guitar) and debut album ... [ Read More ]
From The Archives
An English institution going way back (1973) prior to th New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWoBHM), Praying Mantis has been delivering new albums, sometimes sporadically, since 1990. Moreover, the band ... [ 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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