After having released with ‘The Gang’s All Here’, the gang embarked on a tour that brings Skid Row to many countries and continents. Today the hard rock veterans stop at Gruenspan, Hamburg for a show that helps to bridge the gap between some of the bigger festivals in Europe and Skid Row’s support shows for... Continue Reading →
DEEP PURPLE return to Hamburg in July
Rock veterans Deep Purple will return to Hamburg for a show at the legendary Stadtpark Open Air. The band will play a show there on July 19th, 2023. The show in Hamburg will be the second last of a summer tour that will start on June24th, 2023 in Cartagena, Spain and it will end on... Continue Reading →
ALICE COOPER announces ‘ROAD’
‘Road’. That is the title of the just announced new album from rock icon Alice Cooper. The album will be released on August 25th, 2023 via earMUSIC and with ‘I’m Alice’ a first single has been launched already. Here you can enjoy the song: https://youtu.be/hVxJwWgv5Gg Once again produced by Bob Ezrin, ‘Road’ features 13 song.... Continue Reading →
Review EXTREME ‘Six’
It might be for sure a nice thing if the debut album of a band can score big success and if the sophomore album continues the winning streak, things feel even better. At the same time, expectations are rising too and the pressure to deliver gets stronger. Extreme is one of the bands that went... Continue Reading →
Review HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES ‘Live in Rio’
It's always a tricky thing with supergroups. Sometimes they are designed on the drawing board and have mainly a commercial aspect. Sometimes, however, it opens up the possibility for the musicians involved to express themselves musically outside the confines of the established mother ship. When Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Johnny Depp decided to start... Continue Reading →
HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES – live album and live shows
Three years of waiting come to an end. Hollywood Vampires, consisting of Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry will embark on a tour through Europe in summer 2023 with seven shows taking place in Germany: 20.06.2023 Oberhausen Rudolf-Weber-ARENA24.06.2023 München Olympiahalle 27.06.2023 Hamburg Stadtpark Open Air 28.06.2023 Berlin Zitadelle Spandau (Citadel Music Festival) 30.06.2023 Mainz ... Continue Reading →
Review THE DAMNED ‘Darkadelic’
The Damned started in 1977 and belong to the pioneers of British punk rock. Since the band presented their debut with 'Damned Damned Damned' they have become an established part of the music scene. In the 80s the band made a shift towards gothic rock. Several band breakups, reunions and restarts caused big gaps between... Continue Reading →
BLACKMORE’S NIGHT and the anniversary edition of the debut album
Once a guitar hero and for years more of a rock bard, Ritchie Blackmore is both. Acclaimed as the guitarist of Deep Purple, respected as the bandleader of Rainbow and always a disputatious representative of hard rock, that's how fans knew the musician who significantly shaped classic rock. In the second half of the 90s,... Continue Reading →
TARJA and the ‘Raw’-tour 2023
After having finished the Christmas tour 2022 Tarja will hit the road again in March 2023. The 'Raw'-tour includes some shows in Germany, Italy Slovenia and The Netherlands.
LAST IN LINE – album details and new song
Last In Line, that is singer Andrew Freeman, bassist Phil Soussan (Ex-Ozzy Osbourne) and the former Dio musicians Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) and Vinny Appice (Ex-Black Sabbath). The quartet entered the studio a while ago for working on new songs. The result of their effort is now summed up and will be revealed on March... Continue Reading →
Review LAURA COX ‘Head Above Water’
"Part French. Part English. 100% Rock'n'Roll", that's what it says on the album cover of Laura Cox's latest album. The guitarist is one of the rising stars in the world of guitar-based rock music, and has her latest album, 'Head Above Water', in the starting blocks as we speak. Cox is the child of English/French... Continue Reading →
LAURA COX will be touring Europe
Singer, guitarist and songwriter Laura Cox will embark on a tour through Europe in spring 2023 to promote the upcoming album 'Head Above Water' (release date January 20th, 2023) and here are the dates for Germany: 21.03.2023, Bensheim – Rex23.03.2023, Salzgitter – Kulturscheune24.03.2023, Bonn – Harmonie25.03.2023, Dortmund – Piano26.03.2023, Hamburg – Knust28.03.2023, Berlin – Frannz-Club14.07.2023, Schleswig... Continue Reading →
Live report TARJA, Kulturkirche Altona, Hamburg – December 5th, 2022
Tarja is an impressive artist. The Finn, a skilled soprano herself, has the gift to delight the metal world as well as to attract a widely mixed audience. I had the opportunity to experience Tarja 2022 in both roles. It was in August this year that the Finn performed a powerful show at the Wacken... Continue Reading →
LAST IN LINE release a new 12″
Last In Line is not only the name of a legendary Dio album. It is also the moniker of a quartet consisting of former Dio companions. After the guys have released two albums, they bring these days with 'A Day in the Life' a new EP to the market. However, 'new' is relative here. The... Continue Reading →
Review THE DAMNED ‘A Night Of A Thousand Vampires’
The Damned belong to the greats of punk rock. Founded in 1976, the band was not only one of the first bands from the UK, but also paved the way for the entire genre. With a total of eleven albums, The Damned has an extensive back catalogue which was the foundation for a unique concert.... Continue Reading →









