Release day of the 'We Will Ride' album, forged by Inglorious. Additionally the band unveil a new video which is for 'Messiah'. The album review can be found HERE. Photo: Paul Harries
INGLORIOUS created a video for ‘Messiah’
CD review JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 ‘Running Games’
Guitarist Joel Hoekstra is known for his work with Nightranger, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Whitesnake. In addition, the axe wizard from Iowa City, Iowa also recorded three solo albums before releasing the first Joel Hoekstra's 13 album. 'Dying to Live' was launched in 2015, followed six years later by 'Running Games', the sophomore offering. The total... Continue Reading →
CD review THE PRETTY RECKLESS ‘Death by Rock and Roll’
It was in 2009 when a band was founded in NYC, which quickly grew from a newcomer to an established rock act. We are talking about The Pretty Reckless. With 'Light Me Up' the quartet released a very solid debut album rather quickly and already at the time The Pretty Reckless were nominated for the... Continue Reading →
CD review DEWOLFF ‘Wolffpack’
Not being on tour means more time to work on new song ideas. Holland's flagship rockers DeWolff made use of this option after the trio had to end their at the time ongoing 'Tascam Tapes' tour due to COVOID. After the first disappointment vanished, the decision of not sitting still and waiting ripened quickly. Pablo... Continue Reading →
CHEAP TRICK announced a new album and unveil a new song
Rock veterans Cheap Trick have announced a new album. It will be entitled 'In Another World' and will be available in stores from April 9th.With 'Light Up the Fire' Cheap Trick have already unleashed a track, a song that raises expectations for a great album. And here is the tracklist: Here Comes the SummerQuit Waking... Continue Reading →
CD review DEMON HEAD ‘Viscera’
In line with the dark season, the inventors of diabolic rock release their new album 'Viscera'. Active since 2012, the band debuted in 2015 with 'Ride the Wilderness' after two demos and a single first attracted attention. Slowly and steadily Demon Head could increase the audience, a fact to which the quality of the following... Continue Reading →
CD review VOLTER ‘High Gain Overkill’
Volter hail from Hannover, Germany, are a trio and are dedicated to Rock'n'Roll. Volter's roots go back to 2014. Drummer Anton and singer/bassist Gregor found a lot of common ground when it comes to their passion for raw hard rock music. What was missing at the time was a guitarist and the search was completed... Continue Reading →
DEAD LORD announce ‘Surrender’ streaming show
Swedish rockers Dead Lord announce their free Surrender release show airing on January 28th at 2PM EST/11AM PST on YouTube. The live show was recorded at Studio Kapsylen and can be streamed and will be available for a limited time HERE. Watch the trailer for the Surrender release show HERE."Remember fun? What it felt like hear loud electric guitars, the crashing of the drums, or... Continue Reading →
CD review ANDY SUSEMIHL ‘Alienation’
There is no need to argue about the experience of Andy Susemihl. The guitarist can refer to a long track record and shared the stage with Ozzy Osbourne, Guns'n'Roses and Deep Purple. With 'Alienation', Susemihl releases a next solo album for which he has gathered a number of musicians and friends. There is Peter Baltes... Continue Reading →
CD review WIG WAM ‘Never Say Die’
Norway's flagship glam rockers Wig Wam had their first creative era from 2001-2014 before they decided to disband as a band. One of the highlights of the quartet during this time was certainly their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where they represented their home country Norway and achieved a respectable ninth place. After... Continue Reading →
CD review THE DEAD DAISIES ‘Holy Ground’
There is something significant to report from The Dead Daisies. As you may have read already, there has been a change in the line-up of "The Daisies". A few months ago, rock veteran Glenn Hughes joined The Dead Daisies. The singer/bassist nicknamed 'The Voice of Rock' is a next rock icon who has joined band... Continue Reading →
CD review W.E.T. ‘Retransmission’
W.E.T., that's still Robert Såll (the “W” from Work of Art), Erik Mårtensson (the “E” from Eclipse), and Jeff Scott Soto (the “T” from Talisman) who teamed up with a few more musicians to work on and record the forth longplayer. 'Retransmission' is the title of the new musical treat that reaches us from the... Continue Reading →
CD review JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA – ‘Songs For The Apocalypse’
Jason Bieler is an important part of Saigon Kick, a rock band that made a big impression in the late 80's. The debut album as well as the second album 'The Lizard' from 1992 belong to the finest of harder played American rock. Unfortunately, the band could not maintain the big success in the long... Continue Reading →
Classics: THUNDERHEAD ‘Behind the Eight-Ball’
It was the Scorpions who made Hannover famous, at least when it comes to music of a harder kind. However, other interesting metal bands of the late 80s and early 90s came from the capital of Lower Saxony. Victory was one of them and also Thunderhead came from Northern Germany. Thunderhead started in 1988 and... Continue Reading →
CD review CHALICE ‘Trembling Crown’
Chalice is certainly a very common band name. You can find bands with this moniker from heavy metal to metalcore. The Chalice we are talking about here are from Helsinki, Finland and started in 2016. After a demo in 2017 and an EP called 'Silver Cloak' it is now time to present a debut album.... Continue Reading →
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