Formed as a jazz quartet in 1999 by saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Jørgen Munkeby together with fellow students from the Norwegian Academy of Music, Shining is a band who quickly caught the eye of music lovers by always pushing the boundaries and having a very daring approach to combining a variety of elements. For their first…
1 hour away from Vienna, in the fields of Pannonia, lies the small city of Nickelsdorf next to which the Nova Rock festival is hosted. It started with a good impression as the transport to the festival area from Vienna was well organised, with frequent trains and buses waiting to pick up the travelers and…
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…
Jag skiter högaktningsfullt i om det endast är tre originalmedlemmar kvar i bandet för de genomförde spelningen bra, ty det har jag själv bevittnat med bra vänner, i bra väder och i en skön publik vars stämning var på topp. Nya sångaren Ricky Warwick lyckas till och med ge nytt liv i låtarna med sin…
Judas Priest Presskonferens Innebär Downings avhopp slutet för Judas Priest? – K.K Downing kommer aldrig att spela med oss mer, vilket känns konstigt. – Vi trodde Downing avhopp skulle vara slutet för bandet men så kom Richie Faulkner och räddade oss. – Richie har en stor börda att axla, men han har verkligen lyckats fånga…
Sällan har det varit så mycket trängsel som framme vid Festival Stage på Sweden Rock. Det är lördag och klockan börjar närma sig midnatt, framme på scenen står farbror Ozzy, glad i hågen och viftandes med armarna som en väderkvarn. Det är sista akten för årets Sweden Rock men publiken är långt från vemodig utan…
Med fantastisk energi och scennärvaro levererar Steelheart till max och bjuder allsång med på sina Zeppelin inspirerade hits som ”Sheila” och nysläppta covern ”Black Dog”. Allting låter lika bra som på platta om inte ännu bättre(?) och förutom kvalitativ musik bjuds även publiken att roas av sångaren Miljenko Matijevic’s bisarra miner och överdrivna matcho-stil. Basisten…