MDD/Sound Pollution German band LEGIO MORTIS have been around for ten years, and three releases including this CD. Their brand of dark/death metal is this time around mastered and mixed by Alexander Krull of ATROCITY and LEAVES EYES. The vocals are augmented by Liv Kristine of LEAVES EYES in the song “Life Denied” as well….
London band Devilish Presley are singer/guitarist Jacqui Vixen and guitarist Johnny Navarro. Devilish Presley are a hard band to categorise easily. There is a strong punk feel, but there are also gothic influences, as well as glam rock and metal. Gothic Punk is probably the best fit, but really what genre they are isn’t that…
Frontiers/BAM DAVID COVERDALE´S WHITESNAKE, further introduction is probably superfluous but here I go (again). After leaving DEEP PURPLE mark IV David decided to move while the irons´s still hot and started a solo band The White Snake Band. Before releasing “Trouble” as WHITESNAKE the young band first displayed themselves with an EP called “Snakebite”. Some…
7Hard/Cargo Records Borås/Swedish band SANCHEZ is not far away from where I write these worlds. The band consists of Jose Sanchez, lead vocals, Kieven Klevmyr, guitars, marc White, bass, and the obvious Mr. Drumhead completing the line-up. As individuals they have opened for acts like DEE SNIDER and PAUL DIANNO. As a band they haven´t…
Pierced Records/Sound Pollution JERUSALEM is one of the pioneers of Swedish hard rock, forming as early as 1975. Including collections and all they have released as many as 18 albums including this release. This is their first comprising entirely of fresh material in 16 years. Back in 1981 they did brisk business, but what about…
Massacre/Sound Pollution SUPREME PAIN may not mean a lot to anyone, but behind the moniker lurk Messrs; Adrie Kloosterwaard, vocals (SINISTER), Paul Beltman, drums (ex. SINISTER), Bas Brussard, guitars (FONDLECORPSE), Erwin Harreman, guitars, and Alesa Sare on bass. Their third album is described as epic, evil and fast aggressive with an Old School groove. Go…
Massacre/Sound Pollution Austrian Old School thrash/power metal quartet GARAGEDAYS release their eagerly promoted debut. Marco Kern, guitars/vocals, founded GARAGEDAYS in 2005. Many lineups later he was surrounded by lead guitarist Rene Auer, bass player Dominik Eder and drummer Matthias Mai. The band has issued a demo, “Wild and Dangerous”, before making two albums; “Sight of…
Massacre/Sound Pollution Sword waving German Vikings STORMWARRIOR is back with album number four. True heavy metal and Nordic mythology have served STORMWARRIOR well. Founder Lars Ramke´s vision has paid off and sent them on the road to stardom, via festivals like Wacken Open Air and Motala Metal festival. Success and success again, have they delivered…
Peter Tägtgrens känsla för att kombinera industriell metal med poppiga melodier går inte att ta miste på. ”The great pretender” är ett av många exempel på den här skivan. Den omedelbara hiten står ut som det bästa spåret på en skiva som är bra, men inte bjuder på några överraskningar. Sedan ”Nothing Remains The Same”…
Napalm/Sound Pollution Scottish pirates ALESTORM continues to mix folk music with power metal on their third full-length album. Fiddle and hey-hey sits nicely and the last time I saw them they stood up well against headliners SABATON. The band is intact; Christopher Bowes, vocals/keys, Dani Evans, guitar, Gareth Murdoch, bass, and Peter Alcorn, drums. The…
Napalm/Sound Pollution KARMA TO BURN reunited with the phrase “Suck my disc, you two-faced, no-good fuckhead. I hope you burn in hell you LA cunt”. Not bad for a band that had been together between 1994 and 2002. The trio of Rich Mullins, bass, Will Mecum, guitar, and Rob Oswald, drums, actually made a lot…
Avenue of Allies/Sound Pollution Wanted songwriter DAVID ROBERTS went into a 26 year hiatus after debuting in 1982 with the critically acclaimed “All Dressed Up”. He was apparently not aware of the impact of his music, until he was notified that the asking price on EBay of his old album was in the range of…