(8/10) L.A. Guns are a forerunner of sleaze rock. The band was formed in 1983 and it was the moniker of this band and its guitarist that added the ‘Guns’ to Guns’n’Roses. Axl Rose and Tracii Guns worked together in various constellations and bands with the guitarist being a driving factor. While Guns’n’Roses took off... Continue Reading →
CD review MÖTLEY CRÜE ‘The Dirt Soundtrack’
(*/10) Mötley Crüe belongs to the forerunners of sleaze rock. The quartet from LA, California released genre defining albums like 'Shout at the Devil', 'Dr. Feelgood' and 'Girls, Girls, Girls', longplayers that include timeless Hard Rock anthems that are still relevant in the here and now. It was especially during the '80s when the four-piece... Continue Reading →
CD review BACKYARD BABIES ‘Sliver & Gold’
(9/10) Backyard Babies was never a band that was known for quick deliveries. The quartet from Stockholm instead is known for excellent records that see the light of day in an unsteady pattern. The common denominator of each of the seven albums up to date is the terrific interpretation of hard rocking music, which the... Continue Reading →
Don’t miss BACKYARD BABIES on their spring tour
Backyard Babies at Rock Hard Festival 2018
GILBY CLARKE signs with Golden Robot Records
The world’s fastest growing independent record label, Golden Robot Records, continues it’s upward trajectory into 2019. Starting the year off with a bang, the label is honored to welcome to the family, the guitar icon Gilby Clarke! Gilby recently signed a global deal with Golden Robot Records which will see a brand new solo album - 'The Gospel Truth' - released... Continue Reading →
L.A. GUNS reveal new album details
Sleaze rockers L.A. Guns has a new album in the pipeline. "The Devil You Know' will be released on March 29th through Frontiers Music and the ongplayer contains 10 new songs. A first one, 'Stay Away', has already seen the light of day and can be watched HERE. Tracklist: 1. Rage2. Stay Away3. Loaded Bomb4.... Continue Reading →
CD review STEELHEART ‘Rock’n Milan’
(*/10) Steelheart will get all the credit for being a successful rock outfit in the early '90s. The guys released with 'Steelherat' and 'Tangled in Rain' to formidable hardrock albums that scored good success in the era of an upcoming grunge hype. Unfortunately, a drastic line-up change led to a new situation and the band... Continue Reading →
CD review GINGER RED ‘Donuts and Coffee’
(7/10) The first thing you recognize when activating Google for a search for ‘ginger red’ is that you get a lot of links, most of them not leading you to this German rock outfit. It took a bit time to get some research material and the label info provided of course some good information too.... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report L.A. GUNS/JARED JAMES NICHOLS/STONE TRIGGER, Gebr. de Nobel, Leiden – 10.09.2018
American sleaze rock veterans L.A. Guns embarked on a European tour and stopped at Gebr. de Nobel In Leiden for one show. The opener on this Monday night was Stone Trigger, hailing from Dublin. The guys premiered when it comes to playing a concert in The Netherlands and they did a quite remarkable job with... Continue Reading →
CD review ENUFF Z’NUFF ‘Diamond Boy’
(7/10) It was in 2016 when glam rockers Enuff Z’nuff went through a bigger line-up change with new players coming on board. Today the quartet is represented by one founding member only. Chip Z’Nuff, being singer and bass player, is the only remaining member that was already a part of the band in 1984, the... Continue Reading →
DVD/CD review ‘Live at WACKEN 2017 – 28 Years Louder Than Hell’
(*/10) To warm-up for the 2018 edition of the legendary Wacken festival Silver Lining Music launches a DVD/CD package entitled 'Live at Wacken 2017 - 28 Years Louder Than Hell'. The comprehensive DVD version features 45 songs of the 2017 Wacken festival, mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, NOFX) and mastered by Andrew Alekej (Motörhead,... Continue Reading →
‘LIVE AT WACKEN 2017 – 28 YEARS LOUDER THAN HELL’ on July 20th
This year’s Wacken festival is just around the corner. There are just a few more weeks to go before one of the most exciting metal festivals open that doors to a weekend filled with rock, metal and party time. To get you into the right mood a DVD/CD package will be released on July 20th,... Continue Reading →
CD review JIZZY PEARL OF LOVE/HATE ‘All You Need is Soul’
(8/10) Love/Hate was a not unsuccessfully operating American sleaze metal band in the second half of the 80's and early 90'. 'Wasted in America', the sophomore album, was a bigger success and also the following 'Let's Rumble' faced a chart entry. Unfortunately the quartet couldn't maintain their successful career in times when grunge and alternative... Continue Reading →
CD review MOTOR CITY MAYHEM “Shitfaced and Outta Luck”
(8/10) Shotgun Express was a rock band hailing from Stuttgart, Germany. What rose out of the ashes of Shotgun Express is a new rock outfit – Motor City Mayhem. The five-piece from Mercedes City carries on the legacy of Shotgun Express, sending blues driven hardrock into the world. Motor City Mayhem, that’s Van on vocals,... Continue Reading →