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We have to dig deep, three decades, to find the origins of Atlantic, a project of songwriter, musician, and producer Simon Harrison (then Stranger, Wisht). Initially thought to be a one-off recording, Harrison ... [ Read More ]

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Phil Mogg: Moggs Motel

Melodic Hard Rock
5.0/5.0

UFO: the band that shaped my music listening world as a teenager. Largely underrated, but greatly influencing many bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard ... [ Read More ]

Pure Reason Revolution - Coming Up To Consciousness Album Review

Pure Reason Revolution: Coming Up To ...

Alternative/Progressive Rock
4.0/5.0

Pure Reason Revolution returns with their sixth studio album, the third since regrouping several years ago, Coming Up To Consciousness. Jon Courtney (v,g,k) ... [ Read More ]

Jordan Rudess - Permission To Fly Album Review

Jordan Rudess: Permission To Fly

Melodic Progressive Rock
5.0/5.0

When not working with his main gig, Dream Theater, respected and talented keyboard player Jordan Rudess has had a prolific solo career over the past 25 years ... [ Read More ]

Siege Perilous - Creation's Call Album Review

Siege Perilous: Creation's Call EP

Heavy Power Metal
3.5/5.0

Hailing from Evans, Colorado, Siege Perilous was formed several years ago by five musicians with a love for heavy metal, fantasy, history, and live action role playing ... [ Read More ]

Paralydium - Universe Calls Album Review

Paralydium: Universe Calls

Melodic Progressive Metal
5.0/5.0

Better than four years later, and having survived the quandary of the Covid pandemic, Sweden's Paralydium returns with their long expected sophomore release ... [ Read More ]

Mike Tramp - Songs Of White Lion Vol. II Album Review

Mike Tramp: Songs Of White Lion Vol. II

Melodic Hard Rock
5.0/5.0

We haven't had new White Lion tunes since 2008's Return Of The Pride. Instead, Tramp has been revisiting the White Lion catalog from back in the day. Last year ... [ Read More ]

Bite The Bullet - Looking For Paradise Album Review

Bite The Bullet: Looking For Paradise

AOR Melodic Hard Rock
4.0/5.0

Since the re-issue of their 1989 self-title debut album in 2019, Bite The Bullet's founding members singer songwriter Mick Benton and drummer Graham Cowling ... [ Read More ]

All For Metal - Gods Of Metal Album Review

All For Metal: Gods Of Metal

Epic Heavy/Power Metal
4.5/5.0

The barbarian beefcakes of heavy metal have returned. The German and Italian hybrid All For Metal was formed in 2022 by two vocalists, Tim "Tetzel" Schmidt ... [ Read More ]

Hammerfall - Avenge The Fallen Album Review

Hammerfall: Avenge The Fallen

Traditional Heavy/Power Metal
5.0/5.0

Following the massive, two-year, United Forces tour with fellow metallers Helloween, Sweden's Hammerfall returns with their lucky thirteenth studio album, Avenge ... [ Read More ]

Jim Peterik & World Stage: Roots & Shoots Vol. 2 Album Review

Peterik/World Stage: Roots & Shoots Vol. 2

AOR Melodic Rock
5.0/5.0

As promised, veteran songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and Grammy winner, Jim Peterik returns with part the second chapter of his World Stage project Roots & ... [ Read More ]

Ironflame - Kingdom Torn Asunder Album Review

Ironflame: Kingdom Torn Asunder

Traditional Heavy/Power Metal
4.0/5.0

Wheeling, West Virginia, is not the first place I think of being a hotbed for underground heavy metal. But that burg is the home to Andrew D'Cagna, the singer, songwriter ... [ Read More ]


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Read the The Defiants: Drive Album Review

Where does the time go? The Defiants' last album Zokusho dropped four years. That was pre-pandemic, and the last four years have been a blur for many of us. As we know, The Defiants features past and present ... [ 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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