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Review JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE ‘Hell, C.A.’
Love/Hate pushed with ‘Wasted in America’ a well-crafted hard rock album to the record stores. Still, things didn’t go right at the time and even though the band supported Ozzy Osbourne on a tour through Europe, timing might not have been right for Love/Hate. The upcoming grunge- and nu metal era gained momentum and sleaze... Continue Reading →
THE HELLACOPTERS launch ‘So Sorry I Could Die’
The Hellacopters launched a new song, taken from the upcoming album ‘Eyes of Oblivion’. The slowly pounding ‘So Sorry I Could Die’ is an excellent example of blending the spirit of rock with emotional impactful sounds. Not to forget the piano that plays an important role in this bluesy ballad. ‘Eyes of Oblivion’ will be... Continue Reading →
LIAR THIEF BANDIT announce new song and tour dates
Liar Thief Bandit launched the third single from their upcoming EP entitled ‘The Art of Losing Battles’. Raw and catchy at the same time, the Swedish trio unleash the rock beast. The EP will be released later this year through The Sign Records. Furthermore the band will be on tour and here are the dates... Continue Reading →
Review TY TABOR ‘Shades’
Kings X frontman Ty Tabor released his next solo album these days. ‘Shades’ is the title of this new record, an album that comes with ten songs and three bonus tracks in the digital and CD format. Four years after ‘Alien Beans’ has been released, the new longplayer shows again why Tabor belongs to the... Continue Reading →
New THE FLOWER KINGS album out now
Swedish prog rock collective The Flower Kings launched their new album ‘By Royal Degree’ today. Their newest release contains 18 songs and provides more than one and a half hours of well-forged soundscapes. The tracklist of this comprehensive release looks like this: The Great PretenderWorld Gone CrazyBlindedA Million StarsThe SoldierThe Darkness in YouWe Can Make... Continue Reading →
MICHAEL SCHENKER announce a new MSG-album
Guitar wizard Michael Schenker just announced a new album. ‘Universal’ is the title of the upcoming longplayer of Michael Schenker Group (MSG). The release of ‘Universal’ is scheduled for May 27th and the album will come via Atomic Fire Records. ‘Universal’ also features a lot of guest appearances. Michael Kiske (Helloween) and Ralf Scheepers (Primal... Continue Reading →
Review MARILLION ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’
Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley, these guys are also known as Marillion. The quintet worked on a new album called ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’, the successor of the ‘F E A R’ album from 2016. The title of the newest Marillion record gives room for interpretation. ‘An Hour... Continue Reading →
Review TEN ‘Here Be Monsters’
‘Here Be Monsters’ is the title of the new album from UK melodic rock powerhouse Ten. At the same time, it is the first of two longplayers Gary Hughes, John Halliwell and bandmates worked on during the days of pandemic. There is now real link between the two records. It was more the great flow... Continue Reading →
THE PINEAPPLE THIEF announce updated tour dates
The Pineapple Thief had to postpone their tour and announced the new dates: 23.2.22 Trezzo sull'Adda (Milan) (IT) - Live Club24.2.22 Roncade (Treviso) (IT) - New Age25.2.22 Roma (IT) - Auditorium "Parco della Musica"26.2.22 Firenze (IT) - Viper Theatre27.2.22 Aarau (CH) - KIFF1.3.22 Barcelona (ES) - La Nau2.3.22 Madrid (ES) - Caracol3.3.22 Toulouse (FR) -... Continue Reading →
Review D’VIRGILIO, MORSE, JENNINGS ‘Troika’
It seems like the pandemic hasn’t had an impact on the musical creativity of Neal Morse. The musician from California has various outlets for his creative flow and with D’Virgilio, Morse, Jennings a next project was started by the singer and multi-instrumentalist in 2020. Sometime during the pandemic and lockdown, Morse wrote songs that in... Continue Reading →
Review RECKLESS LOVE ‘Turborider’
The ones of you who thought that Judas Priest’s ‘Turbo Lover’ included far too many keyboards should not even consider pressing the ‘Start’-button of ‘Turborider’. This album can be seen as dentist’s delight since it includes so much musical sugar that it’s hard to swallow. Reckless Love always appreciated a catchy melody and although the... Continue Reading →
CHILDREN OF THE SÜN share a new song
Swedish rocker Children Of The Sün share a song, taken from the upcoming album 'Roots'. 'Leaves' is the name of the song and acts as a real appetizer for the entire album. 'Roots' mis the second album from the Swedish rockers and will be released on March 18th, 2022 via The Sign records. Children Of... Continue Reading →
Review BETH HART ‘A Tribute to Led Zeppelin’
Working on a cover album with songs of one of the most iconic bands in rock is a challenge not everyone is willing to take. Too high is the risk of failure, regardless of if one sticks closer to the original or starts to push some classics into a totally new sound costume. Beth Hart... Continue Reading →
Review JONAS LINDBERG & THE OTHER SIDE ‘Miles From Nowhere’
Jonas Lindberg is a Swedish musician and the founder of Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side. The start of this musical undertaking goes back to 2008 when an EP called ‘In Secret Pace’ saw the light of day. The work piece was recorded as an exam-project at the Music Academy in Piteå, Sweden. After moving... Continue Reading →
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