Frontiers/BAM MECCA is that almost mythical proposition of a band that made headlines in 2002 with their debut ”Mecca”. They were compared to the likes of JOURNEY and TOTO. Of cause some might say, main man and vocalist Joe Vana was aided by ex. TOTO members Fergie Frederiksen and David Hungate, plus the song writing…
Limb Music/Sound Pollution SANDSTONE has been around since 2003. Founded by guitarist Stevie McLaughlin and singer Sean McBay they opted for their own material right from the start. Bass player David McLaughlin (yes, they are brothers) and drummer Paddy Flemming completed the line-up. First up was a debut album, “Tides of Opinion” in 2006 followed…
Lion Music/Warner In the mid-nineties vocalist Ian Parry was looking to follow up the success of his solo album “Thru´ the Looking-Glass”. He wanted something ambitious, and it would take until 1999 before this album was finalized. The ELEGY touch surely helpend sales, as did probably the inclusion of world-renowned guitarist Patrick Rondat and ex…
Napalm/Sound Pollution Norwegians LONELY KAMEL is in the business of stoner rock. Surely no-one doubts that after seeing the band name and the cover… The band has only been around for three years, still they have released two albums and shared stage with bands like MONSTER MAGNET and KARMA TO BURN. Blues, grooves and booze…
Frontiers/BAM Introducing BOBBY KIMBALL and JIMI JAMISON feels like asking a catholic who the pope is. But anyway… Bobby rose to fame as the voice of TOTO between 1977-84, and 1998-2008, while Jimi was, and is the returning lead vocalist of SURVIVOR. Both of them has been solo artists, or are, and have a wide…
Napalm/Sound Pollution German mediaeval metal band SALTATO MORTIS has been quite successful. From humble beginnings in 2000, this combo has successfully combined their folk and metal influences and turned into a band to be counted with. Eight albums to date, and a highly successful DVD recently, sounds like more than they bargained for in the…
Ministry Founder Al Jourgensen, the godfather of industrial metal, has long been known as his country doppelganger, Buck Satan – an ode to Jourgensen’s longtime country hero Buck Owens, who just prior to his death “blessed” Jourgensen’s country side project Buck Satan & The 666 Shooters. Featuring guest artists from the metal world as well…
Danish band Fate are a band that has been through plenty of lineup changes since the band first formed in 1984. After almost ten years, several lineup changes and several album releases, the band split in 1993. The band then reformed in 2006, and since then have had yet more lineup changes, released a new…
Martyr de mona are a young midlands band who have been building up a good reputation with their live shows – quite a few people who’ve seen them live have recommended them to me. Unfortunately I’ve not managed to catch them live yet, so listening to their album will have to do me for now….
80’s Scandinavian metal band Oz are back after a 20 year absence, and are marking their return with the release of ”Burning Leather”. The album is a mix of old and new tracks. The old songs have been re-recorded so they’re the best they’ve ever sounded. ”We decided to include and new tracks and re-recorded…
Bear Cavalry hail from the South coast of England, and this foursome have already gained plenty of fans – the band has already had their music championed at Radio 1 by the likes of Edith Bowman and Kissy Sellout –the latter going as far as make his own Kissy Klub version of Custom Hands. They’ve…
”What the angel said” is the second single from The Savage Nomad’s debut album, ”Coloured Clutter”. The band seem ridiculously young to be making music of this quality but they’ve managed it. When you have people like Mick Jones (The Clash) recommending them then you’ve got to take that seriously – musicians of his calibre…