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After the recent Triumph post and their Diamond Collection box, one of you asked which version of RIK EMMETT‘s first solo album “Absolutely” sounds better. You know, “Absolutely” never has been remastered and indeed it needs a sonic treatment because all the CD pressings sound really flat. But… we found that “Absolutely” has been reissued in the past decade, and...
TRIUMPH is one of Canada’s greatest hard rock bands in history. With 10 classic albums released between 1976 and 1987, they have left an indelible mark on the history of hard / melodic rock and nowadays are considered as well among the forefathers of progressive metal. Some time ago Frontiers Records released this luxury “Diamond Collection“, a Limited Edition 10-CD...
Now this is a very special post; “RIK EMMETT – Then Again… Acoustic Selections from the Triumph Catalogue“, a disc released a couple years ago, but now out of print. It was requested many times at 0dayrox but we were not able to put our hands on it… until now. For over a decade, the Canadian hard rock trio Triumph...
Last week we presented at 0dayrox Triump’s guitarist / singer Rik Emmett album ‘Then Again… Acoustic Selections from the Triumph Catalogue’, now here’s another disc with Rik involved, requested many times here: his project alongside guitarist Dave Dunlop THE TROUBS, and their album “reCOVERy Room 9“. Also known as Strung-Out Troubadours, ‘The Troubs’ Rik Emmett & Dave Dunlop have been...
* Legendary Canadian power trio TRIUMPH decided to play their reunion after 20 years of silence in Sweden. It happened on June 7, 2008 in the framework of the famous Sweden Rock Festival. It took four years before some label came up with footage of that, but it’s Frontiers Records who’s finally providing us now with a 2-disc set of...
With a number of gold and platinum releases to their credit (a total of 8 certifications in Canada alone), Triumph sold over 10 million albums during their career. Singles like “Hold On”, “Magic Power”,”Fight The Good Fight”, “Spellbound” and especially “Lay It On The Line” drove Triumph to arena rock success. The fresh release of “Greatest Hits Remixed” bring to...
