Collected is a triple-CD greatest hits album by Greek singer Demis Roussos, released in 2015 by Universal Music Group. In Belgium the album reached no. 1 in Flanders (43 weeks on the chart) and no 3. in Wallonia (58 weeks on the chart). Roussos was best known for his solo hits in the 1970s and 80s, including Forever and Ever, Goodbye and Quand Je T'aime. He was also a member of progressive rock group Aphrodite's Child. Last December, Demis compiled a collection of his most favourite songs he recorded from 1968 onwards. This is his legacy, his last contribution to the world of pop music, his selection of songs, with liner notes from his children Emily and Cyril.
Finnish metal band Battle Beast are back with their third album with the UK release being the same day the band play London alongside Sabaton and Delain. Singer Noora Louhimo has a great voice – really powerful and perfectly suited to a traditional heavy metal style, but also capable of handling the softer parts as easily as she handles the screams. The album starts with “Lionheart” with Noora Louhimo’s voracious vocals reminiscent of those of Lita Ford. The song was written to be in emulated in Guitar Hero…. “Touch In The Night” introduces us to a retro upbeat 80’s ballad pattern, which trickles through to “The Black Swordsman”, “Sea Of Dreams” and “Angel Cry”…
The Tirith are one of the new UK-based Progressive / Classic Rock Bands. The band has a long history stretching back to the 70s, the present band reformed in 2010 and have been playing festivals and select gigs since 2011. The band is known for playing a wide variety of music within the Progressive genre and beyond. “Tales From The Tower” is a rare album of real songs performed, interpreted and recorded in the modern progressive idiom, and features the songs of Tim Cox and Richard Cory. Most of the songs on this album are from the time of the first incarnation of The Tirith, they are the classic Tirith songs of our youth.