Articles by Mick Burgess

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Mick Burgess

Mick is a reviewer and photographer here at Metal Express Radio, based in the North-East of England. He first fell in love with music after hearing Jeff Wayne's spectacular The War of the Worlds in the cold winter of 1978. Then in the summer of '79 he discovered a copy of Kiss Alive II amongst his sister’s record collection, which literally blew him away! He then quickly found Van Halen I and Rainbow's Down To Earth, and he was well on the way to being rescued from Top 40 radio hell! Over the ensuing years, he's enjoyed the Classic Rock music of Rush, Blue Oyster Cult, and Deep Purple; the AOR of Journey and Foreigner; the Pomp of Styx and Kansas; the Progressive Metal of Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, and Symphony X; the Goth Metal of Nightwish, Within Temptation, and Epica, and a whole host of other great bands that are too numerous to mention. When he's not listening to music, he watches Sunderland lose more football (soccer) matches than they win, and occasionally, if he has to, he goes to work as a property lawyer.
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WALTER LURE (Live)

September 24, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

Most stockbrokers harbour dreams of becoming Rock stars but not many Rock stars have dreams of becoming stockbrokers. Well, that’s unless you’re Walter Lure. After living in Rock ‘n’ Rolls fast lane with The Heartbreakers …READ MORE

MIKE TRAMP (Live)

September 21, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

It’s not every day that a Rock star compares themselves to an exotic spice from one of those wooden spice racks that everyone used to have in their kitchens many moons ago. “I’m the one …READ MORE

W.A.S.P. (Live)

September 15, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

It takes a brave man to take his band out on tour promoting a new album that hasn’t yet hit the shelves but Blacky Lawless is a shrewd operator and knows just how to play …READ MORE

RICKY WARWICK & DAMON JOHNSON (Live)

September 10, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

When the last touring version of Thin Lizzy decided the time was right to record new material, the idea of using the legendary name was quickly quashed as a Thin Lizzy record without the iconic …READ MORE

Interview With Walter Lure (The Heartbreakers and The Waldos)

September 3, 2015 Mick Burgess 1

As lead guitarist/vocalist with the legendary Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Walter Lure made one of THE definitive Punk Rock albums before forming his own band The Waldos. Mick Burgess chatted to Lure ahead of …READ MORE

STEVE HARRIS BRITISH LION (Live at The Riverside, Newcastle, U.K., August 8, 2015)

Interview With RICHARD TAYLOR (BRITISH LION) Posted

September 1, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

Iron Maiden may be on downtime at the moment following the release of their new album, The Book of Souls but bassist Steve Harris was in no mood for a rest as he hit the …READ MORE

Interview with Frank DiMino (Angel)

August 22, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

After 40 years in the business former Angel lead singer Frank DiMino has released his first solo album Old Habits Die Hard Mick Burgess sat down for a chat about the album, his touring plans …READ MORE

THE TUBES (Live)

August 12, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

There’s shows and then there’s SHOWS. Currently storming through Europe on their biggest tour in years as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations, The Tubes have built their reputation on a show as extravagant and …READ MORE

RIVAL SONS (Live)

August 11, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

Fire breathing, lizard tongued KISS bassist recently proclaimed that Rock is dead. Try telling that to the likes of Vintage Trouble, Halestorm and Black Stone Cherry, all firing on all cylinders and all packing out …READ MORE

STEVE HARRIS BRITISH LION (Live)

August 9, 2015 Mick Burgess 0

You’d have thought that after having just finished recording an epic laden double album due for release in a matter of weeks and hopefully a huge world-wide uber tour booked and ready to announce, that …READ MORE