Snacka och gladmetal i klämkäckt powerformat! Freedom Call visar att även metal kan vara roligt och det är ju ingen tvekan om att de älskar det här. Spelglädjen strålar ikapp med solen och sångaren Chris Bay ser sådär äckligt snygg ut (i alla fall på håll) i bar överkropp och välborstat hår. Vanligtvis är jag…
Festivalphoto: You and Drew played together in Feline, then after the band split you recruited Al and played as Ultraviolet. Is that right? Grog: Yeah that’s true. That Ultraviolet period is probably a bit more public knowledge than we really intended because it was a kind of experimental time when we were finding ourselves again…
Fjärde upplagan av Rockstad:Falun hålls för andra året på Lugnet i Falun, en skidstadion som ligger i ett idylliskt område med skog runt, här finns mycket potential för en festival. Campingen ligger på ett nära avstånd och en promenad till stadens centrum tar cirka en halvtimme. Band som bokats i år är bland andra Freedom…
Tyrolen – Vår tids största tidsmaskin Äntligen är det dags för årets upplaga av MuskelRock. Den tredje i ordningen. På mycket kort tid har MuskelRock lyckats skapa en unik tillställnig där folk från hela världen strömmar till, utan att det skall behöva vara en stor festival. Festivalorganisatören Jacob Hector har valt att ha en trevlig…
Massacre/Sound Pollution Messrs Jack Frost (ex-METALLIUM, SAVATAGE), James Riviera (HELSTAR, DISTANT THUNDER) and Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) are enough to make certain metalheads drool. Apart from the guitarist, the singer and the bass man there is also drummer Taz Marazz. US metal veterans SEVEN WITCHES release their eight album, produced by Jack Frost, and mixed…
Avenue of Allies/Sound Pollution As one of the Westcoast stalwarts, David Roberts decided to show more of himself after a 26 year long hiatus. He has after all written and recorded a load of songs, many of whom was picked up by famous acts like STARSHIP, BAD ENGLISH, JIMMY BARNES etc. This albumn fesutes musicians…
Avenue of Allies/Sound Pollution Not perhaps the most well-known in Westcoast, DAVID ROBERT has still created some mighty fine songs, for himself, and others. He has contributed songs to the likes of HOUSE OF LORDS, BAD ENGLISH, LEE AARON, etc. He may not be the most frequent solo artist, with 26 years between releases, but…
Massacre/Sound Pollution German heavy/power quartet CIRCLE OF SILENCE releases their third album of riff orientated power metal with a touch of thrash and heavy metal. Aiming for fans of SAVATAGE and ICED EARTH you cannot release a cock-up. The band has released two previous albums since 2006, “Your Own Story” and “The Supremacy of Time”….
Avenue of Allies/Sound Pollution Polish multi-instrumentalist George (Jerzy) Grunwald once lived in the States, perfecting his music and making friends. His fancy for bands like THE EAGLES, TOTO and JOURNEY resulted in this “old school” AOR project. This album boasts musicians like; Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, and Alex Ligertwood, and there is nothing run-of-the-mill about…
Massacre/Sound Pollution It has taken INSIDEAD 13 years to come up with their debut album. The Greek-Swedish combo, founding member and bass player Nick M was born and raised in Sweden, has played a lot live, won the Wacken Metal Battle in 2009, and managed to get sponsored by the likes of Schecter and Mapex….
Point Music Nuremberg Germany, the roaming grounds of bands like TALON, and FRONTLINE. But there was apparently also PRIVATE ANGEL. The info tells the story of a bunch of friends who have been acquainted for 25 years. Their previous band efforts seem to have amounted to nothing, but PRIVATE ANGEL has just unleashed their third…