78 Productions/Music Buy Mail/SP BANG TANGO was not an ordinary hair metal band, in fact they were only similar in hairstyle. Their first opus, “Psycho Café” was issued by MCA in 1989 and saw the band getting major airplay on MTV´s Headbanger´s Ball. This is their sixth studio album, but counting everything before and after…
GMR Music Nine albums, a variety of fantastic musicians with a pedigree and still they are most major only in Japan. Since vocalist/keyboardist Mikael Erlandsson formed the band together with FAIR WARNING guitarist Andy Malecek they have released nine studio albums plus one live and one best of. Ian Haugland and John Levén of EUROPE…
Abba’s eighth and final album, The Visitors is the latest to get the Deluxe edition treatment from Universal. As we’ve come to expect with these Deluxe Editions, this release is packed full of extra stuff – extra songs, video footage and so on. Disc one is the CD and contains all nine songs from the…
Slipstream is the nineteenth album from Bonnie Raitt. It’s her first album for seven years – her last album, ”Souls alike” came out in 2005. Slipstream is being released on her own label, Redwing Records. The album’s title is an indication of her place in the music community. ”I’m in the slipstream of all these…
Pyrotekniken lämnas hemma när In Flames drar ut på klubbturné. Gitarristen Björn Gelotte uppskattar att både kunna genomföra klubbspelningar och arenaspelningar. – Klubbgig skapar en mer intim känsla. Det är fräckt med ett spektakel men när du står där på ett klubbgig och kan känna lukten av de sura scenkläderna så är det rätt fräckt…
Legendary Swedish rock band Europe are releasing their latest album, ”Bag of Bones” at the end of April. The album was recorded with producer Kevin Shirley who has produced albums for Iron Maiden, Joe Bonamassa, Black Country Communion, Black Stone Cherry and Journey – a pretty impressive CV. The first time I put this album…
TANGERINE DREAM Perform a Unique One-off London Show At O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on Sunday 24th June The New York Times call them ‘The Worlds’ Leading Synth Band’ and now seven times Grammy nominated Tangerine Dream return British shores for a unique one-off UK show as part of their Electric Mandarine Tour 2012 at the…
After last year’s blinding Xmas shows in Nottingham…. Thunder have announced a 2012 Christmas Show at the Manchester Academy on 21st December. The show will stick to the now legendary Thunder Christmas Show format, featuring 2 sets (acoustic then full on electric), with a mix of Thunder songs and killer covers, special guests, inflatables and…
The Sun Explodes – New Tour Showcasing Debut Album Emergence http://www.thesunexplodes.com/ Heavy rock quintet The Sun Explodes are going on tour to celebrate and display their forthcoming debut album Emergence – a genre-defying mix of crushing riffs, sweeping melody and pulsating electronica The band have already showcased their epic and frenetic live performances across Britain…
Over the last few years British band Furyon have been making a name for themselves with some great live performances as they tour and play at festivals. Their debut album, Gravitas was given away free with Metal Hammer magazine in the UK, but is now receiving a proper release both in the UK and the…
Five years after Ministry called it a day and split, they’re back with a brand new album. “The funny thing is I didn’t even want to do another Ministry record,” Jourgensen says. “I was working on my stoner country album by Buck Satan & the 666 Shooters, and [guitarist] Mikey [Scaccia] and I started messing…
Ant May from Festivalphoto spoke to Jim Müller and Hannes Braun from Kissin Dynamite outside the Crobar in London where they had just done a short acoustic set to press and members of the public as part of their promotional tour to promote their new album, Money Sex and Power Festivalphoto: You’re currently on a…