Kaz Hawkins Full Force Gale

Urgency has been Pearl Jam's calling card since their inception, which is why it was a jolt to hear the band sound so settled on 2013's Lightning Bolt. Maybe it's the times, maybe it's the choice to switch producers – the group swapped their longtime collaborator Brendan O'Brien for Josh Evans, who co-produced the album with the band – but Gigaton hits with the strength of a full-force gale. Weather is a galvanizing concern on Gigaton, with Pearl Jam structuring their 11th album around the looming climate change crisis.

Still on Top - The Greatest Hits is the third compilation album to be issued by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison in 2007. It was released October 22, 2007 in the UK in a 2CD album with 37 tracks and with a 3CD Digipak limited edition box set also available on initial release of the album in the UK. On October 29, 2007 it was listed at #2 on the U.K. Official Top 75 Albums, his highest charting ever. The album also charted at #3 on the Top 75 Albums in Ireland, his highest debut in that country. In its second week of release it topped the Swedish albums chart, and has since been certified gold.

After an almost 7-year break, Melodic Metal masters SILENT FORCE, the band founded and led by guitar player Alex Beyrodt, finally returns with a new studio album. And its title („Rising From Ashes“) couldn’t be more appropriate, as many thought that the highly-acclaimed group had disbanded and would be gone forever, especially after Beyrodt’s success with his classic Hard Rock band Voodoo Circle and joining the line-up of both Primal Fear and Sinner. But now SILENT FORCE are finally back - with “full force”.