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Dangerdog Music Reviewers offer their picks for the best music of 2010: expect surprises!

December 22nd, 2010 by Craig Hartranft

Dangerdog Music Reviews Best of 2010It’s finally here: Dangerdog Music Reviewers list their favorite albums of 2010. Miguel Blardony, Craig Hartranft, Ethan Hartranft, and Kees-Jan Stel offer their picks for the best albums of 2010. Additionally, Craig and Ethan list their favorite songs. Read the article.

It appears Miguel, Craig, and KJ agree about Treat’s Coup de Grace. Album of the Year for 2010? Possibly. Enjoy the lists, and keep visiting Dangerdog Music Reviews.

http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/dangerdog-music-reviews-best-music-of-2010.php

Tags: best music of 2010, best of 2010, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Hard Rock, Melodic Metal, Melodic Rock, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Thrash Metal
Posted in Alternative Rock, Commentary, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Independent Artist, Instrumental, Melodic Hard Rock, Melodic Rock, Modern Hard Rock, Modern Heavy Metal, Music Review, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Site Update

A quite hilarious email conversation from the Dangerdog Music Review feedback files

August 8th, 2010 by Craig Hartranft

Dangerdog Music Reviews gets quite a bit of feedback, mostly positive. But getting some positive feedback from your peers is infrequent. Recently, Brian McGowan, a writer for RevelationZ.com was kind enough to offer a professional compliment. We had a short dialogue via email that was quite funny, and I wish to share it with Dangerdog visitors. I hope Brian doesn’t mind. Actually, I think only those on my side will connect with this, but so what. It’s good for a laugh.

Here’s the email banter with limited adulteration. It begins with Brian contacting Dangerdog via simple feedback form: (more…)

Tags: Dangerdog Music Reviews, feedback, humor
Posted in Commentary, Site Update

The BossHoss: a band of Germans playing American style country and western, a strange mixture

May 23rd, 2010 by Craig Hartranft

Put the BossHoss in the “truth is stranger than fiction” category. This a band of German musicians who cover top 40 hits in an American country-western style. They’ve done renditions of “Hot in Herre” by Nelly, “Toxic” by Britney Spears and “Hey Ya!” by Outkast. Weird. Lately, they recorded some original material for their Low Voltage album which includes styles from country to western to rockabilly. (more…)

Tags: Commentary, The BossHoss
Posted in Commentary

Why a picture of British rockers UFO in concert is in the Dangerdog Music Review banner

March 11th, 2010 by Craig Hartranft

Many readers and visitors to Dangerdog Music Reviews have asked, Why is there is almost always a picture of UFO in concert in the web site banner? Damn good question. It shows that are readers are above average in intelligence. Yet, I wonder how many visitors know who UFO is. Obviously they cannot know why UFO is important to me. That’s like having inside information on the JFK shooting. So here is the reason. (more…)

Tags: music history, Strangers in the Night, UFO band
Posted in Commentary, Site Update

Retroactive Reissues Classic Christian Metal from Daniel Band, Titanic, & Final Axe

March 4th, 2010 by Craig Hartranft

Retroactive Records, based in Iowa, will release four Collector’s Edition reissues from three notable Christian metal bands. The titles include Daniel Band‘s 1982 seminal work On Rock, two from Titanic, Maiden Voyage (1996) and Screaming in Silence (2002),  and Final Axe‘s Beyond Hell’s Gate (recorded in 1989, released 2005). These reissues are an excellent contribution to the history of hard rock, heavy metal, and the Christian inspired influence to both genres. (more…)

Tags: Daniel Band, Final Axe, Retroactive Records, Robert Sweet, Titanic
Posted in Commentary, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Music Industry News, Music Review

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