Frontiers/BAM 1989 marked the debut of HOUSE OF LORDS. The big sounding hair band sported the vocals of James Christian, guitarist Lanny Cordola (ex. FIFTH ANGEL), keyboard wizard Gregg Giuffria (ex ANGEL, ex.GIUFFRIA), bass profile Chuck Wright (ex QUIET RIOT) and drummer Ken Mary (ex.ALICE COOPER). One thing lead to another, changes and break-ups and…
Frontiers/BAM I actuallt had my doubts about how SEBASTIAN BACH would return, and if. Former SKID ROW vocalist has seen it all, fame, fortune, decline, and now, some sort of rise again. He still knew how to handle a crowd last time around at Sweden Rock, but his output was modest, or disheartening. Now he…
Massacre/Sound Pollution Austrian Old School death metal ghouls ZOMBIE INC. debut with “A Dreadful Disease”. The band feature former PUNGENT STENCH vocalist Martin Schirenc and guitarist Wolfgang Rothbauer of DISBELIEF et al. fame. The rest of the band is guitarist Gerald Huber (COLLAPSE 7), bass player Daniel Lechner (ex. LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE) and drummer Tomasz “Nefastus”…
Napalm/Sound Pollution VAN CANTO, the vocal mainstay of later years return with their fourth album in five years. No doubt boosted by their chart entries and attention from penalty shot covers of carefully selected top hits they steer clear of most instrumental parts, except Basti´s drums. This time around they opt for an eyebrow-raising cover…
Det första jag hör när jag kommer in på Kulturbolaget är vakten som utbrister ”De kunde ha spelat på en mindre scen med tanke på hur många biljetter de har sålt!” När jag kommer in i själva lokalen så är det väldigt glest, det är mest äldre människor som sitter ner och minglar med varandra….
Escape/Border Brit band SHY has been around for a s long as I can remember. From their Ebony Records debut “Once Bitten …Twice Shy” I followed them closely until 1989´s “Misspent Youth”. The band was on the verge of becoming a household name in 1987, releasing “Excess All Areas” for MCA. That album is the…
First up tonight are L Sol Tace. As is so often the case for the first band on a bill, the crowd is pretty sparse but the band don’t seem fazed by this. Their music is good heavy stuff with screaming/growling vocals and plenty of power. The band’s drummer reminds me of Animal from The…
Lifeforce/Sound Pollution Marios Iliopulos & Co., also known as NIGHTRAGE, sure have made their mark in metal history. Since their formation in 2000 they have released five studio albums, filled with melodic death metal, thrash, progressivity and some serious guitar work. Once sporting ex AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas Lindberg, the band now consists of…
Tyskarna krossar allt i sin väg! Udo Dirkschneider. Den lille mannen med den stora rösten! 59 fortsätter att imponera med sin speciella röst som är lika rasslig som alltid. Den nya turnén som är baserad på senaste släppet REV RAPTOR har nått Sverige. Först ut för att smaka på tyskarnas artilleri är KB i Malmö….
Music Buy Mail/Sound Pollution HOLY FORCE may sound pretentious, but why not? Behind the moniker stand; Mark Boals (ex. YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex. ROYAL HUNT), Mike LePond of SYMPHONY X and SEVEN WITCHES, Kenny (Rhino) Earl (ex. MANOWAR, ANGELS OF BABYLON) and Taiwan hot shot guitarist Ango Chen, most known for his work with MIKE VESCERA….
Massacre/Sound Pollution Fellow Swedes SILVERDOLLAR used to play covers (I´ve seen them) but opted for an original repertoire in 2002. Their first release, “Covers from Hell” was of cause a covers album, but since 2005 they have marketed their own material. Their first full-length, “Evil Never Sleeps” popped up in 2007, so this is the…
The new Machine Head album is finally here. There’s been a lot of speculation about whether or not they’ll be able to live up to the high standard set by The Blackening, but when you give Unto the locust a listen then you’ll soon find out they’ve surpassed themselves – this could well be their…