“Rebuild Destroy” is the third album from Australian rockers Massive and it was released on 1st February via Off Yer Rocka Recordings. The band formed in 2012 and released their first album independently in 2013, before being picked up by Earache Records who re-released the first album and then released the follow-up in 2016. “Rebuild Destroy” is the band’s first release with OYR. The track “Long Time Coming” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 25th January.
“Forever Free” is the second album from the band Viana and it was released on 25th January via Escape Music. The band was formed by Italian guitarist Stefano Viano and released a debut album in 2017. There is a new lead singer for the second album and it also includes a number of guest appearances. I included the title track on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 22nd February.
“Dysphoria” is the third album from the band Starbreaker and it was released via Frontiers Music on 25th January. The band features American vocalist Tony Harnell, probably best known for his time with Norwegian band TNT, and Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson, probably best known as a member of Primal Fear. In reality, both have been involved in numerous bands and guested on many other projects. Starbreaker definitely showcases the partnership of two top class artists. The track “Wild Butterflies” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 8th February.
“The Atlantic” is the latest studio album from Swedish band Evergrey and it was released on 25th January through AFM records. The album is the final part of a trilogy about the adventure of life that commenced with “Hymns for the Broken” in 2014 and continued with “The Storm Within” in 2016. It is the bands eleventh studio album since forming in 1995. The track “A Silent Arc” was included on the Friday NI Rocks Show on 18th January.