My World of Music – est. 2013
The Cruel Intentions, that is Lizzy DeVine (vocals & guitar), Kristian Solhaug (guitar), Mats Wernerson (bass) and Robin Nilsson (drums). What inspired the guys is the dirty hard rock of the bands like Hanoi Rocks as well as the earlier days of Guns’n’Roses. It is the oldschool sleaze rock that not only inspired frontman DeVine... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry has with ‘Live from the Royal Albert Hall’ a new live album in the pipeline. Base for this release is a concert the band performed on September 29th, 2021 and the release is scheduled for June 24th this year. It was the bands anniversary, and a dream became true, playing at one... Continue Reading →
‘Kick’ was the first single taken from Def Leppard’s new album ‘Diamond Star Halos’. The song is a powerful rock song that includes a lot of airplay potential. Rocking and melodic, that is how this appetizer can be described. Seven years after the UK rock veterans released the self-titled album. Their latest longplayer could connect... Continue Reading →
Simon McBride got quite some attention during the last weeks. It was end of March when Deep Purple guitarist Steve Morse announced a temporary hiatus from Deep Purple live shows. Morse remains a full member of the classic rock icons but will spend some time for taking care about his wife who is battling cancer.... Continue Reading →
That Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie has a great voice is something that is undoubted. The Canadian singer enriched many Dream Theater classic with his excellent singing and not only is he always in control of his voice; he also the ability to transport emotions. There is some storytelling part of the way he approaches... Continue Reading →
I’m neither a surfer nor do I know the best surfing spots in the planet. I also haven’t heard of Finland being the number one place to be for surfing, but the Nordic country delivers the soundtrack for the trend activity. Mary Ann Hawkins is a trio, hailing from Finland and what their music can... Continue Reading →
Swiss rock band Gotthard slowly and over the span of years moved away from hard rock and redirected their sound towards mainstream rock that allowed the band the enlarge their fanbase. Since the heart of rock’n’roll is still what drives Gotthard founding member Leo Leoni, the guitarist started a side-project called CoreLeoni. That was in... Continue Reading →
Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief released a new album which, in a way, isn’t that new. ‘Give It Back’ is the title of a record that features twelve songs and all of them have seen the light of day earlier. The story of ‘Give It Back’ started when drummer Gavin Harrison started to dive... Continue Reading →
Michael Voss and Claus Lessmann, both are veterans when it is about rock music from Germany. Bonfire, Casanova, and Mad Max are bands, connected to these names and now the two pioneers started a cooperation called Lessmann / Voss. The debut album, ‘Rock is Our Religion’, is scheduled for a release on July 22nd this... Continue Reading →
Graham Bonnet is known as an excellent rock singer and there have been many occasions for the vocalist to present his excellent voice. Alcatrazz, Rainbow and Michael Schenker Group are just a few bands, Bonnet has been part of. From time to time the frontman also unleashes solo album of which ‘The Book’, released in... Continue Reading →
Jason Aldean stands for well-crafted rock with some roots in country music. Half a year ago the singer released with ‘Macon’ the first part of his 10th studio album. These days the second part hit the shelves. ‘Georgia’ is the title of the latest album, the state the singer was born, while ‘Macon’ is the... Continue Reading →
Skills has skills at their disposal. The band, consisting of veterans of rock and metal, has all the ingredients in place to release a great album. Skills, that is Renan Zonta, Brad Gillis, Billy Sheehan, and David Huff. All four musicians bring a lot of experience to the plate and at the same time kept... Continue Reading →
Motor Sister is a project that start with Scott Ian’s passion for a hard rock band called Mother Superior. The band disbanded in 2011 and the reunion of the band with him joining this event was Ian’s 50th birthday wish. Long story short, Mother Superior singer/guitarist Jim Wilson was thrilled about the idea, and it... Continue Reading →
The Hale’s are back. Lzzy and Arejay Hale are the driving forces of Halestorm since the late ‘90s when the band was founded. Together with guitarist Joe Hottinger and bassist Josh Smith, the band premiered in 2009 with the self-titled first album, the springboard for a deal with Atlantic Records. What followed until today is... Continue Reading →
Therapy? are real veterans when it’s about alternative rock coming from Northern Island. It was Andy Cairns and Fyfe Ewing who founded the band in 1989. Michael McKeegan joined the band the same year and a first demo has been recorded. The first tour happened in 1990 and all this indicates that the 30th anniversary... Continue Reading →
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