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Album of the Week
Formed in 1999 by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Erik Martensson, Sweden's Eclipse is well into their third decade of making music. In the recent past, their recordings and reputation have ... [ Read More ]
Recent Reviews
September 2023
- Rockett Love: Galactic Circus
- Kerrigan: Bloodmoon
- Taz: Shipwrecked, Vol 2
- Taz: Wake Up & Sweat, Vol 1
- Ronnie Romero: Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters
- The Flower Kings: Look At You Now
- Vega: Battlelines
- Blackbird Angels: Solsorte
- Primal Fear: Code Red
- Eclipse: Megalomanium
- Seventh Wonder: Mercy Falls (Reissue 2008/2023)
- Seventh Wonder: The Great Escape (Reissue 2010/2023)
August 2023
- Hurricane: Reconnected
- U.D.O.: Touchdown
- Streetlight: Ignition
- Sarayasign: The Lion's Road
- Neal Morse: The Dreamer - Joseph - Part One
- Rian: Wings
- Icon Of Sin: Legends
- Lancer: Tempest
- King Kobra: We Are Warriors
- Dark Sky: Signs Of The Time
- Hell In The Club: F.U.B.A.R.
- Kent Hilli: Nothing Left To Lose
July 2023
- Turkish Delight: Volume Two
- Winterstorm: Everfrost
- Scream Maker: Land Of Fire
- James Robledo: Broken Soul
- Houston: Relaunch III
- All For Metal: Legends
- Withering Scorn: Prophets Of Demise
- Bloodbound: Tales From The North
- Kikimora: For A Broken Dime
- Degreed: Public Address
New Music Reviews
Rockett Love: Galactic Circus
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
Formed eight years ago, Rockett Love hails from the fertile classic rock soil of Sweden. Within two years the band dropped their self-produced debut album Grab ... [ Read More ]
Kerrigan: Bloodmoon
Traditional Heavy Metal
4.5/5.0
Hailing from Freiburg, Germany, Kerrigan is a new project from Bruno Schotten (g,b) and Jonas Weber (v,g), the fellows behind funeral doom metal band, Lone Wanderer ... [ Read More ]
Taz: Wake Up & Sweat, Vol 1
Melodic Hard Rock
4.0/5.0
Once more we explore of the depths the classic rock vault, thanks to the work of Stephen Craig and Eonian Records to find Southern California band Taz. The origins of ... [ Read More ]
Taz: Shipwrecked, Vol 2
Melodic Hard Rock
4.0/5.0
With the second volume, Shipwrecked, Taz was near the sunset of their musical run. This compilation is in three parts: studio recordings (1-4), live rehearsal ... [ Read More ]
Ronnie Romero: Too Many Lies, Too Many Masters
Melodic Heavy Rock
4.0/5.0
Ronnie Romero is nearly becoming ubiquitous in the European hard rock and metal theater, if not prolific. In the last several years he's been involved with Rainbow ... [ Read More ]
The Flower Kings: Look At You Now
Melodic Progressive Rock
4.5/5.0
On the cusp of celebrating 30 years in the music business next year, Swedish prog outfit The Flower Kings return with their sixteenth studio album, Look At You Now ... [ Read More ]
Vega: Battlelines
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
England's Vega, formed by vocalist Nick Workman in 2009, has been a picture of consistency. Since their inception the quintet has been releasing a studio album ... [ Read More ]
Blackbird Angels: Solsorte
Melodic Heavy Rock
4.0/5.0
Blackbird Angels is a new project and band created by the collaboration of guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A. Guns) and vocalist Todd Kerns (Slash, Toque, Heroes and ... [ Read More ]
Primal Fear: Code Red
Heavy/Power Metal
4.5/5.0
The last we heard from German metal veterans Primal Fear was in 2020 at the height of the COVID lock down that gripped the world. Metal Commando was released ... [ Read More ]
Eclipse: Megalomanium
Melodic Metal Rock
5.0/5.0
Formed in 1999 by singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Erik Martensson, Sweden's Eclipse is well into their third decade of making music ... [ Read More ]
Seventh Wonder: Mercy Falls (Reissue)
Progressive Rock/Metal
5.0/5.0
Frontiers Music is reissuing the early back catalog from Sweden's progressive rock/metal band Seventh Wonder. Here's my review of Mercy Falls from 2008 ... [ Read More ]
Seventh Wonder: The Great Escape (Reissue)
Progressive Metal
4.0/5.0
Frontiers Music is reissuing the early back catalog from Sweden's progressive rock/metal band Seventh Wonder. Here's my review of The Great Escape from 2010 ... [ Read More ]
From The Archives
The myth. The legend. With nearly four decades of music, Stratovarius had been the progenitor of Finnish heavy power metal. However, the iconic band has not released a new studio album in seven years. Since ... [ 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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