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Tiger was a blues / hard rock  band from England. They released 2 albums in 1976 of which only the first album has been reissued. The first album was originally released on Retreat Records owned by band member Big Jim Sullivan and producer Derek Lawrence (Deep Purple, Wishbone Ash, Angel). Retreat Records was closed in 1976. More»


Published free with Classic Rock Magazine issue #23 in the beginning of January 2001. In the first half of the 2000's the companion cd would become an exception as companion to the magazine. The focus was more on releasing DVD's instead with no cd's published in 2003. In 2006 the companion cd returned on a more regular basis. More»


The Quest from Liverpool, UK was a progressive rock band playing a hard rock, AOR style. This their second and last release has a more melodic hard rock sound than their first release.

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This is one of the few releases that truly is a real collectors item. 2 cd compilation of recordings not released before (or later).
First 8 tracks of cd 1 is the original unedited version of "In Your Face" and the cd ends with a 21 min. live version of "All I Wanna Do". More»


As a repeating event the staff of Classic Rock Magazine compile a cd of what they regard the best new releases and re-issues of the year.
Destryah! Best of 2006 was free with Classic Rock Magazine issue #101 published January 2007. More»


The recording was made as a celebration of Lemmy shortly after the death of the Motörhead frontman. The band was Brad Sinsel (vocals), Carl Canedy (Drums), Brynn Arens (Guitar), Rick Pierce (Guitar), Evan Sheeley (Bass). More»


Flight Of The Knife was a conceptual work inspired in-part by Thomas Pynchon’s epic novel “Against The Day,” with nearly every song delineating a tale of flight, airships, or the wild blue yonder.

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The second incarnation of the band. Though also a side project of Strana Officina the two Cappanera's in the band are Rolando Cappanera (son of Roberto Cappanera) and Dario Cappanera (nephew of Fabio and Roberto Cappanera). More»


The acclaim of "Flight Of The Knife" led to two years of touring, which got brought to an abrupt end whilst in Mid-tour in L.A. While preparing to record an EP for Elijah Woods’ Simian Record, the band’s van and trailer was stolen, along with all of their gear! More»


Michael Breen is the former stage name of Michel Pépin (born 1960 in Nicolet, Quebec) a Canadian pop and rock singer and session musician. Although he released only one album as a solo artist, he had a hit single with "Rain" in 1987. More»


Cappanera was a Strana Officina's side-project.
In 1992 the band began working on a new album, but the following year Fabio and Roberto Cappanera died in a car crash and the band broke up. In 2010 Rolando Cappanera (Roberto's son) decided to finish the work on the album recording drums, with the help of some guest musicians. More»


The Dirty Americans have toured across the US and the UK, and have appeared on some of the most prestigious music festivals around the world such as: The Download Festival at Donington Park, the Festimad Festival, the Summer Sonic Festival, the Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park and the Detroit Harley festival. More»


Though Nazareth is featured on the title track, the result isn't as good as the recording made by Nazareth themselves in 1975. If you want the best version of this song, it still is the 1975 version. More»


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