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Towering

Metal Planet Music reviews in the most glowing terms the freshly released Glenn Hughes’ album Chosen. The Voice of Rock is back and taking no prisoners. ‘Chosen’ comes nine years after last solo album ‘Resonate’ gained huge critical and public acclaim and shows that there’s still fire in his belly and a larynx that’s the […]

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Rapture‘2025 in the charts

Zee Germans did it again — the 2025 remix of Rapture of the Deep also entered top albums charts at #9 (interesting to note that the original release in 2005 peaked at #10).

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Past times with good company

Blackmore’s Night will play a handful of dates within the driving distance of their Long Island abode in November 2025. Tickets are already on sale, and full details are in our calendar. Fun fact: a couple of shows are booked into the same venues where Steve Morse will play just a few weeks earlier. It’s […]

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Calm in a crazy world

Glenn Hughes was a guest on the Metal Mayhem ROC podcast talking about, for the most part, the usual things he talks about in the interviews these days. One thing that is newish here is the anecdote of him almost joining the nascent Ozzy’s band in 1979. And Glenn’s genuine reaction to learning (while being […]

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Accidentally stumbled upon

Public service announcement. In case you’re still on the fence about the Rapture of the Deep remix, the whole album is being streamed on YouTube. That is, without the bonus tracks, which are apparently only available on the physical media.

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Made in Japan‘2025 in the charts

The newly remixed and reissued Made in Japan managed to re-enter the charts. It has reached to the respectable #5 on the Top 100 Album chart in the Purple heartland of Germany (beating the new album of teens’ darling Laufey, which only managed #11 on its debut the week after). It dropped to #82 the […]

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A distinct perspective

The Rapture of the Deep remix is out, and first reviews started to appear. Here’s one from the Loud Hailer: On the 20th anniversary of the original album release, they’ve decided to present us with a remixed/remastered version of Rapture of the Deep. The original album was composed and recorded during a particularly uncertain time […]

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Gibson basses sound good through Marshalls

Bob Daisley recently appeared on the Artists On Record podcast, and what distinguishes this interview, he was answering questions from the listeners. The bulk of the conversation revolved around Ozzy, but there were a couple of questions about Rainbow (hint: look for segment titles in the progress bar).

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The missing D on a breakdown

Guitar World has an interview with the Swedish session man Tommy Denander, who has more than 3,500 albums to his credit — from Michael Jackson to Jeff Beck, to Alice Cooper. He is also one of the go-to session musicians for Bob Ezrin, so you might guess where this is going (and we’ve covered the […]

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Music is the healer

Glenn Hughes was interviewed by the Thunder Underground podcast, talking about his upcoming solo album Chosen, BCC, the recent appearance on the SatchVai record, and more. The interview segment starts about 13 minutes into the podcast.

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