Taking the listener on adventures rich in light yet darkly suggestive, Beautiful Nightmare is the new instrumental album from Albert Marshall. It is the successor to his acclaimed debut album Speakeasy, a release which declared the craft and composing of… Read More ›
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Albert Marshall – Speakeasy
Creating an ear grabbing proposal forged in the fires and technical styling of hard rock and heavy metal, Italian guitarist Albert Marshall has just released a debut solo album in the magnetic shape of Speakeasy. It is an eight track… Read More ›
The art of choosing…talking with The Dreamer Within
Hailing from Exeter in the UK, The Dreamer Within is a band beginning to lure very potent attention with their compelling metalcore bred sound. Young as an outfit, they have already shown themselves a fresh presence and roar on the… Read More ›
Symphonies in sound and imagination: exploring Sahona with Charly Sahona
2016 received one of its early treats just a few weeks back with the release of the self-titled Sahona album. It was the debut release from the new melodic rock project of vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Charly Sahona of progressive metallers Venturia. It… Read More ›
Squidhead – Prohibition
Great Instrumental music is the playground for the imagination and emotions, a suggestive toy for the senses and thoughts to sculpt their own adventures to, and that is exactly the success that Prohibition from Belgian band Squidhead achieves. Its five… Read More ›
The Inner Road – Ascension
Taking the listener on a compelling and expansive journey through soundscapes which evoke and provoke thought and imagination, Ascension the new album from The Inner Road, is a vibrant and classy adventure which incites personal invention and interpretation to its… Read More ›
Derek Buddemeyer: Afterthoughts
Afterthoughts is one of those albums which needs numerous plays to explore its many diverse corners of sound as well as the thoughts and emotions it incites during its engagement. The release from rock guitarist Derek Buddemeyer unveils a… Read More ›
Xander Demos: Guitarcadia
Let us open with the admittance that guitar virtuosity has never been high on requirements for our tastes at The RR, the infernal indulgences and flamboyant intricacies no substitute to our preferences for riotous passion and inciteful riffing. That said… Read More ›
Interview with Jay Parmar
Recently The Ringmaster Review was directed and connected to guitarist Jay Parmar and his deeply impressive new album Circle Of Fire by a mutual friend. Though not a favoured style of music we were blown away from the creativity and… Read More ›