My World of Music – est. 2013
Each new release from Ronnie Atkins is a little treat, considering the circumstances and Atkins' tireless fight against cancer. Since the diagnosis in 2019, the exceptional singer from Denmark has released two successful albums and wastes no precious time at all. Live shows with his own band and also quite a few shows with Avantasia... Continue Reading →
Stockholm in 1999; time and place for a band that started a journey through the musical landscapes of melodic rock. Their name: Eclipse. From these early days it is still Magnus Henriksson (g) and Erik Mårtensson (v) being still the driving forces today. Today, that means 24 years later. Eight longplayers have been added to... Continue Reading →
Withering Scorn is new outfit, featuring Henning Basse on vocals, Glen Dover (g), Joe Dibiase (b) and Shawn Dover on drums. The band was founded in 2020 and is the brainchild of Dover brothers. The four-piece band focusses on heavy metal without frills and gimmicks. The power of the riff is what drives the sound... Continue Reading →
Jim Peterik and Toby Hitchcock are the driving forces when it comes to Pride Of Lions and I’m not really sure if everybody back in 2003 expected the band to be such a long time in business. Two decades after the debut album saw the light of day it is ‘Dream Higher’ being the seventh... Continue Reading →
Guitar virtuoso Joel Hoekstra is a busy guy. Not only is he part of Whitesnake and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Hoekstra is also playing guitar for Revolution Saint and even finds time for a next solo release. Under the banner of Joel Hoekstra’s 13 the axeman has a next release in the starting blocks. ‘Crash of... Continue Reading →
Neal Schon is known as the founder and guitarist of Journey. The iconic rock band is still driven by Schon but the name is also connected to three Santana album, Hardline, Bad English and other bands/projects, not to forget his solo releases. On February 9th, 2018, Schon played a show at The Independent in Hollywood.... Continue Reading →
Sweet & Lynch is the cooperation of Stryper guitarist/singer Michael Sweet and legendary guitarist George Lynch. ‘Only to Rise’ was the debut of the duo and has been released in 2015. The sophomore record ‘Unified’ followed an both longplayers made it into the Billboard 200. These days the guys return with album number three and... Continue Reading →
Winger started quite successfully into their career. The band gained popularity the moment they released the self-titled debut album in 1988. Released under the wings of Atlantic Records, the longplayer achieved platinum stats in the US and was also successful in Canada as well as in Japan. The sophomore release ‘In the Heart of the... Continue Reading →
Revolution Saints is a typical product of Frontiers Music. The simple formular is to bring together well-known musicians, form a project and let them release an album. In this specific case Jack Blades, Deen Castronovo and Doug Aldrich started a collaboration with support from the omnipresent Alessandro Del Vecchio. The self-titled debut was released in... Continue Reading →
White Lion belonged to the top acts in the second half of the eighties. The band started in 1983 and was driven by guitarist Vito Bratta and singer Mike Tramp. The latter also has and had some interesting solo releases and not to forget the rather interesting Freak Of Nature longplayers. Especially the hard rocking... Continue Reading →
L.A. Guns, the line-up with Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis, have finished work on the successor of the 2021 release ‘Checkered Past’. The newest effort is called ‘Black Diamonds’ and what the album contains are shining hard rock songs with a sleaze rock note. As with the latest records also the new longplayer showcases a... Continue Reading →
Winger will release with ‘Seven’ their newest studio album on May 5th, 2023 via Frontiers Music. With ‘It All Comes Back Around’ a next single has been released and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/avR1A14P89E And this is how the entire tracklist looks like: Proud Desperado Heaven's Fallen Tears Of Blood Resurrect Me Voodoo Fire Broken... Continue Reading →
L.A. Guns, veterans in the field of sleaze rock, has an upcoming album ‘Black Diamonds’ in the making and the soulful ‘Diamonds’ is a next single, taken from this longplayer, which will be released on April 14th, 2023 via Frontiers Music. Tracklist: You Betray Wrong About You Diamonds Babylon Shame Shattered Glass Gonna Lose Got... Continue Reading →
Demons Down is a new band and consists of vocalist James Robledo (Sinner's Blood) and guitarist Francesco Savino (False Memories), along with hard rock scene veterans guitarist Jimi Bell (House of Lords, Autograph), drummer Ken Mary (ex-House of Lords, Alice Cooper, Fifth Angel, etc.), and bassist Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot, bass, ex-House of Lords, etc.).... Continue Reading →
The Banishment is a new project or rather a collaboration between Joe Haze and legendary guitar wizard George Lynch. If you think of the latter, melodic metal highlights like Dokken but also hard rock classics like Lnych Mob come to mind. In contrast, Haze's background is among other programming and one is curious how the... Continue Reading →
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