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SKIN, one of the finest UK melodic hard rock acts emerged during the ’90s, finally got their long time out of print self titled debut “Skin” re-issued, remastered by Rock Candy Records at 24-bit from the original source tapes plus 7 bonus tracks. Some kind of a super-group, Skin was founded in 1993 by ex-Jagged Edge members Myke Gray and...
People reading this blog are already quite expert in the type of music featured here, so those of you familiar with UK Hard Rock will know the name of guitarist MYKE GRAY from his time in two much loved bands of the late ’80s / early ’90s: JAGGED EDGE and SKIN.Some might even recall a brief stint in UFO or...
* Founded by veterans from the UK scene, LAWLESS is releasing their debut “Rock Savage” on Escape Records in a few days.Comprising Neil Ogden who has been hitting the skins in cult legends Demon since 2002 and his more recent bandmate there Paul Hume (vocals, guitar), plus Persian Risk guitarist Howie G and bassist Josh Williams (Headrush), they have created...
* Singer Neville MacDonald was the founder member of UK hard rock favorites Skin during the nineties. But the shouter a decade before also was part of the acclaimed Welsh AOR act Kooga who released the much beloved disc ‘Across The Water’ in 1986. His partner in crime with Kooga was the excellent songwriter and keyboardist Neil Garland. After so...
* The new UK/Swedish band that all in the music rock management are talking about for a couple of weeks now is called RED WHITE & BLUES.“Shine” is the debut album from this duo who you may not have heard of yet… I say yet as you will soon, believe me. This group features no other than talented Myke Gray...
available exclusively from the band’s site SKIN were formed in the early ’90s by ex JAGGED EDGE members Myke Gray and Andy Robbins (also formerly of TOKYO BLADE & SHOGUN) along with former KOOGA vocalist Neville MacDonald and drummer Dicki Fliszar (from Bruce Dickinson’s touring band).Through Maiden vocalist Dickinson, the band came to the attention of noted American producer Keith...
