While with Blues Pills a next generation of musicians picks up the Blues it’s guys like Walter Trout who belongs to the veterans of the genre with the melancholically singing guitar. Life of the 69 years old guitarist hasn’t always be a straight and paved highway. Celebrating big successes is one part of his vita,... Continue Reading →
CD review BLUES PILLS ‘Holy Moly!’
The start of Swedish Blues Pills was right away a successful one. Founded 2011 in Örebro, Sweden, the quartet delivered their self-titled debut in 2014, an album that went right into the charts with e.g. scoring #4 in the German charts. Blues Pills didn’t release a lot of studio album so far and with ‘Holy... Continue Reading →
CD review DOKKEN ‘The Lost Songs: 1978-1981’
A prequel, known from several movie series, is now also coming from a band that belonged to the main acts in melodic Metal in the '80s ... Dokken. 'Breaking the Chains' is the title of the fulminant debut album that paved the way for another three longplayers that had big impact on this genre. After... Continue Reading →
CD review THOMAS V. JÄGER ‚A Solitary Plan‘
Monolord frontman Thomas V. Jäger worked on his solo debut, which was originally scheduled for May this year. As with many other records also his album needed an adjusted release date due to the ongoing COVID pandemic. A few days ago the wait came to an end. The album is available and if your looking... Continue Reading →
CD review RAMOS ‚My Many Sides‘
Josh Ramos worked on his solo debut and if you asked yourself where you met the name earlier, here‘s the answer. Ramos has a history with Harddline, The Storm and Two Fires. Knowing about the importance of a great singer, being one part of the success of an album, Ramos could convince some of the... Continue Reading →
CD review MAD MAX ‘Stormchild Rising’
If a band is already four decades in business the guys must do something right. German melodic rockers Mad Max belong to this group of longtime-experts in their field. Having premiered in 1982 with an album called ‘Heavy Metal’, the band maintained their own sound and became a constant player in the fields of Melodic... Continue Reading →
CD review LIONHEART ‘The Reality of Miracles’
Lionheart is releasing a new album these days and if you are a fan of Hardcore music, you can stop reading right here. Rather than new stuff from the Hardcore icons from the US, this album is about the Melodic Rockers from the UK. Dennis Stratton (ex-Iron Maiden), Steve Mann (Michael Schenker Fest) and Rocky... Continue Reading →
CD review ALCATRAZZ ‘Born Innocent’
'Born Innocent' is the anticipated new Alcatrazz album. It features excellent music, written and recorded by passionate and experienced musicians that still follow their heart, which is driven by the beat of Rock'n'Roll.
CD review DEEP PURPLE ‘Whoosh!’
Introducing Deep Purple is like carrying sand to the beach. Therefor let's skip any introduction and laser in right away on the new longplayer, released by the Classic Rock legends. Three years after 'InFinite' saw the light of day, it is the new longplayer 'Whoosh!' that marks a next cornerstone in Deep Purple's impressive success... Continue Reading →
CD review THUNDERMOTHER ‘Heat Wave’
One could have the idea that Swedish Thundermother are always on tour and one of the worst things you can do to the girls is to stop live concerts. Now, Covid-19 did exactly that and Thundermother had to move the tourbus to the garage for a pause. Not being on tour does not mean for... Continue Reading →
CD review MORSE/PORTNOY/GEORGE ‘Cover to Cover Anthology (Vol. 1-3)’
'Cover to Cover' is a fun project and it's noticeable that Prog and Metal are not really the focus while selecting songs. Instead, the guys follow their passion for very-well crafted Rock music on this album and by that pay homage to their musical heroes. All three albums are certainly worth discovering and listening to. Timeless music.
CD review THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION ‘Can You Dig – Europe 2020’ – EP
Even if we miss The Neptune Power Federation playing live on stage at the moment, this EP provides a little replacement. It at least helps to bridge the waiting time until we can witness again the highly energetic live peformance. Cool stuff from Down Under.
CD review MAGGOT HEART ‘Mercy Machine’
With all the different influences Olsson succeeds in presenting a homogeneous Rock album by creating her own distinctive style. 'Mercy Machine' contains music that comes right from the heart and has a strong emotional component. You get the impression that every note on this album reflects the feeling of the very moment and that's what gives this album its dark charm and authenticity.
DEAD LORD unveil details of ‘Surrender’
Stockholm-based Dead Lord announce their forth album. 'Surrender' is the title of this 10 songs comprising album. The record will be available in the record stores on September 4th and comes via Century Media. Drummer Adam Lindmark expands on the band’s goals by explaining: “The mission with Surrender was, and still is, to prove that we’re... Continue Reading →









