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L.A. Guns started in the heydays of sleaze rock in the '80s and what began successfully with three well-crafted records led to line-up changes, reunions and even two versions of the band. Today, we have a look at L.A. Guns, the band of Tracii Guns, Phil Lewis and bandmates. As all the other releases these... Continue Reading →
Mad Anthony, that means glam rock from the Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area is for sure on the radar of all metalheads, thinking about the rich history. Many bands and musicians are strongly connected to this area of the metropolitan city. Thinking about thrash metal, the Bay Area was even a cradle for... Continue Reading →
Colorful artwork comes with each of the Wayward Sons releases since the band premiered in 2017 with ‘Ghosts of Yet to Come’. These covers were not only colorful but also creepy in way. What also strings the releases together is the numbered series called ‘Dedwood Tales’ with the third episode being supposed to be delivered... Continue Reading →
If the name Eric St. Michaels sounds familiar to you, it might be from his time as the singer of China. King Zebra is the singer's new band and actually the band is not that new. In 2017, the first single was released, followed by more singles and an EP. What was missing was a... Continue Reading →
The 31st anniversary isn’t a date that you usually celebrate extensively. But in an extraordinary situation, which these days certainly reflect, things are different. In such a situation also a 31st anniversary could become something special. It was a bit more than three decades ago the L.A. Guns unleashed their seconds album ‘Cocked & Loaded’, a record... Continue Reading →
Wildstreet started back in 2006 and premiered in 2009 with a self-titled full-length record. Not putting too much effort into the titles of the longplayers and keeping things easy, the band numbered their next longplayer. ‘II .. Faster ... Louder!’ had a at least a bit of an appendix to the pure numbering while their... Continue Reading →
Do you miss hair spray metal from the eighties? Or are band like Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Loverboy and Def Leppard you favorite hard rock outfits? In case you can at least answer one of the questions with ‘yes’, then you shouldn’t miss this quintet from Nottingham, UK. Midnite City is the name of a band... Continue Reading →
L.A. has the Hollywood Boulevard, Vienna has the Kärtnerstrasse. L.A. brought bands like Ratt and Mötley Crüe up to the surface, Vienna has Mädhouse. What all of these bands have in common is the shared passion for sleaze rock and glam metal. That Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Skid Row and others have been in a league... Continue Reading →
NEW RELEASES. Here's the regularly updated list of what's in the pipeline.
'Renegades' is the tile of the next L.A. Guns album. Release date is November 13th and the album comes via Golden Robot Records. The title track 'Renegades' is already available as single and the entire 10 songs comprising tracklist looks like this: Don't Wanna KnowRenegadesWould All That You AreWitchcraftYou Can't Walk AwayLost BoysWell Oiled MachineWhy Ask... Continue Reading →
If you see promo photos of a band that walks through the Alter Elbtunnel you have a direct link to where these guys are at home. The tunnel is a landmark in Hamburg, Germany and that's where Night Laser has its headquater. The guys premiered six years ago with 'Fight for the Night'. 'Laserhead' followed... Continue Reading →
The label info sheet talks about songs for convertible car cruises and they are right on the money. 'Hallelujah' is a musical accompaniment to a cabriolet ride into the Las Vegas sunset, music that doesn't leave any cliche untouched. Not more but also not less.
With premiering in 1989 with 'Enuff'Z'Nuff', the rockers from Blue Island, Illinois were just a couple of years late, since they started when the rising curve of Glam Rock and Hard Rock began to flatten, givingg space to e.g. Grunge. However, Chip Z'nuff and guys have stamina. While other bands disappeared from the spotlight it's... Continue Reading →
...and here are the new dates.
If you are done already with the usual radio x-mas songs then let me tell you that L.A. Guns offer an alternative. Not that this planet is lacking x-mas carols but if you want to have a rocking holiday period you have a new release you could go for. Sleaze Rock veterans L.A. Guns recorded... Continue Reading →
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