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Next year, American metal band Riot V, founded by the late guitarist Mark Reale (d. 2012), will celebrate their 50th anniversary in the metal business. Though we haven't had a new studio album from the band ... [ Read More ]
Recent Reviews
May 2024
- The Treatment: Wake Up The Neighbourhood
- The Tangent: To Follow Polaris
- Riot V: Mean Streets
- Anette Olzon: Rapture
- FM: Old Habits Die Hard
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
New Music Reviews
The Treatment: Wake Up The Neighbourhood
Classic Hard Rock
4.5/5.0
Reviving classic hard rock for the 21st century for better than a decade is Cambridge's The Treatment. Since their formation in 2008, the quintet has dropped five ... [ Read More ]
The Tangent: To Follow Polaris
Melodic Progressive Rock
4.5/5.0
Formed in 2002 by principal songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Andy Tillson, The Tangent enters their third decade with their thirteenth studio album ... [ Read More ]
Riot V: Mean Streets
Heavy/Power Metal
4.5/5.0
Next year, American metal band Riot V, founded by the late guitarist Mark Reale (d. 2012), will celebrate their 50th anniversary in the metal business. Though we ... [ Read More ]
Anette Olzon: Rapture
Melodic/Symphonic/Power Metal
3.5/5.0
Vocalist Anette Olzon returns with her latest and third solo album, Rapture. It's been three years since Strong, but the artist has been busy. In 2022, she recorded ... [ Read More ]
FM: Old Habits Die Hard
AOR Melodic Rock
4.5/5.0
Legendary UK AOR band FM celebrates their 40th anniversary with the release of their 14th studio album, Old Habits Die Hard. But the album arrives upon the heels ... [ Read More ]
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 ]
From The Archives
With little doubt, in his fifty-some year career, guitarist and composer Michael Thompson has become a legend for his fret work and the go-to studio musician for the same. When he's not helping or collecting royalties ... [ 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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