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To paraphrase late night talk show host David Lettermen, my next artist needs little introduction. Germany's Helloween are practically the godfathers of traditional European power metal. This year they will the ... [ Read More ]
Recent Reviews
September 2025
- Primal Fear: Domination
- Glenn Hughes: Chosen
- FM: Brotherhood
August 2025
- Helloween: Giants & Monsters
- Rising Steel: Legion Of The Grave
- Mob Rules: Rise Of The Ruler
- Rust N Rage: Songs Of Yesterday
- Crowne: Wonderland
- Strangers: Boundless
- Jack The Joker: The Devil To Pay In The Backlands
July 2025
- Honeymoon Suite: Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down
- Ramonda: The Walls Are Crumbling Down
- Scardust: Souls
- Laguna: The Ghost Of Katrina
- Eternal Idol: Behind A Vision
- Double Vision: Double Vision
April/May 2025
- The Speaker Wars: The Speaker Wars
- Giant: Stand And Deliver
- Sign Of The Wolf: Sign Of The Wolf
- Harem Scarem: Chasing Euphoria
- Cosmic Cathedral: Deep Water
- Beholder: In the Temple of the Tyrant
- Art Nation: The Ascendance
- Laurenne/Louhimo: Falling Through Stars
- Rock Out: Let's Call It Rock N Roll
- The Flower Kings: Love
- Maestrick : Espresso Della Vita: Lunare
New Music Reviews
Primal Fear: Domination
Heavy Power Metal
5.0/5.0
With better than 25 years behind them, Germany's Primal Fear, founded by bassist Matt Sinner and vocalist Ralf Scheepers have been consistent and stalwart keepers ... [ Read More ]
Glenn Hughes: Chosen
Hard and Heavy Rock
4.0/5.0
Celebrating his 74th birthday only a few weeks ago, the legendary and iconic "voice of rock," Glenn Hughes (Trapeze, Deep Purple, solo, numerous collaborations ... [ Read More ]
FM: Brotherhood
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
Forty years and 14 albums later, seminal and now legendary English AOR band FM return with their 15th studio album, featuring, once more, founding members ... [ Read More ]
Helloween: Giants & Monsters
Melodic/Heavy/Power Metal
5.0/5.0
To paraphrase late night talk show host David Lettermen, my next artist needs little introduction. Germany's Helloween are practically the godfathers of traditional ... [ Read More ]
Steel Rising: Legion Of The Grave
Heavy/Power Metal
3.5/5.0
Active since 2012, French metalheads Rising Steel return with their latest and fourth studio album, Legion Of The Grave. The release was proceeded by two official single ... [ Read More ]
Mob Rules: Rise Of The Ruler
Melodic/Heavy/Power Metal
4.5/5.0
The last studio album we had from German metal veterans Mob Rules was a long seven years ago with Beast Reborn. It's not that they haven't been busy. In 2019 ... [ Read More ]
Rust N Rage: Songs Of Yesterday
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
Established nearly 16 years ago by four local musicians in the small Finnish town of Pori, Rust N Rage (RNR) began delivering albums with 2013's Showdown ... [ Read More ]
Crowne: Wonderland
Melodic Metal Rock/AOR
5.0/5.0
Going from strength to strength with each new album is Sweden's Crowne, featuring some of that nation's finest melodic metal and hard rock musicians. Notably there's ... [ Read More ]
Strangers: Boundless
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.0/5.0
Hailing from Madrid, Strangers was formed by guitarist Miguel Martin and drummer Abel Ramos in 2012. The band would release three album: Emotions (2013) ... [ Read More ]
Jack The Joker:
The Devil To Pay In The Backlands
Modern Progressive Metal
4.0/5.0
Formed some 13 years ago, Jack The Joker hails from the northeast coast of Brazil. They've dropped two ... [ Read More ]
Honeymoon Suite:
Wake Me Up When The Sun Goes Down
Melodic Hard Rock/AOR
4.5/5.0
After a rather smashing return to the studio with 2024's Alive, Canada's own Honeymoon Suite returns with ... [ Read More ]
From The Archives
UFO: the band that shaped my music listening world as a teenager. Largely underrated, but greatly influencing many bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, and Metallica. Then there's the irrepressible vocalist ... [ 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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