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…

Avenue of Allies/Sound Pollution Back in 1989 things were getting interesting in AOR. Bruce Gaitsch was involved with Alan Kovac, RICHARD MARX´s then manager. A support slot for a forthcoming tour was in the cards. Due to inactivity in NIGHT RANGER Kelly Keagy was available for drums and vocal duties. George Hawkins Jr. joined on…

Hype Records/Warner 2001 bildade Ville Laihiala, sång/gitarr (ex. SENTENCED), POISONBLACK, ett band han beskriver som sitt huvudband. Övriga i bandet heter; Antti Remes, bas, Marco Sneck, keyboards, och Tarmo Kanerva, trummor. DE är inne på femte skivan, och beskrivs som något annat än ett vanligt finskt gotband, eftersom de anses ha lämnat genren redan efter…

This is Solsikk’s debut album. If you’ve seen that they have a female singer, you might be assuming that this is going to be symphonic rock/metal. Well if you are then you’ve got it totally wrong – this is proper powerful heavy metal, with perhaps a hint of punk thrown in. Solsikk are Vykki Turner…

Escape/Border ELECTRIC BOYS started as a duo of Conny Bloom, guitars/vocals, and Andy Christell, bass. They scored a direct hit with “All Lips N´ Hips”, and immediately recruited Franco Santunione on guitar and drummer Niclas Sigevall. The mix of grooves, BEATLES- psychedelica and heavy guitar riffs helped them get their debut “Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride” out…