The concert that took place at Oslo Spektrum on May 28th 2011 might have been once in a life time experience, considering the amount of work, preparations, rehearsals and arrangements that are needed to make it happen. Of course there’s going to be at least a TV airing of it, if not a DVD, but…
Lion/Warner Canadian band BOREALIS debuted with “World of Silence” 2008, and has since played the famous ProgPower USA in Septenmber 2010. Not bad at all from fresh-faced band. Classic power metal is their game, but spiced with touches of bands like VANDEN PLAS and DREAM THEATER. A heavier approach than before is promised, produced and…
Escape/Sound Pollution Bern band SKANSIS are back with their second effort. The info compares them to SHAKRA and GOTTHARD, as well as EUROPE and KROKUS, who can resist that mix? Slick hard rock with an aggressive edge is promised, and we will be begging for more…time to look into the phenomenon. The catchy and easily…
Escape/Sound Pollution Shadowman debuted in 2004 with “Land of the Living”. Good ole British rock, embellished by the featured musicians; Steve Overland (FM), Steve Morris (ex EXPORT, ex GARTH ROCKET AND THE MOONSHINERS, HEARTLAND), plus the rhythm section of ex THUNDER personnel Chris Childs on bass and Harry James on drums. Sure there are elements…
Qumran/Dark Star Since 2005 SACRED DAWN has been a force to reckon with in Chicago´s metal scene according to the info sheet. They are also described as innovative and unique, as they deliver the most original progressive metal experiences since the dawn of true prog metal. Influences such as DREAM THEATER, NEVERMORE and IRON MAIDEN…
BLP/Border A Hungarian band…with…Björn Lodin (SIX FEET UNDER, BALTIMOORE, etc.) on lead vocals. Now we’re getting somewhere. HARD have cut two previous albums, this is the second with Björn on vocals. They have recorded with Beau Hill and played with KISS; that sounds interesting. Joining bassist Gábor Mirkovics, Björn, and drummer Zsolt Borbély is new…
Skindred are a band with a unique sound. Its a bizarre sounding idea, a mix of heavy metal, punk and reggae – what the band have dubbed ”Ragga metal”. It sounds like something that shouldnt work, but somehow it does and it sounds great. The band are famous for their energetic live shows, but to…
”Doctor faith” is Christopher Cross’s first album of new material for 12 years. Christopher Cross is a singer-songwriter from Texas with a career spaning over thirty years. He is best known for his top ten hits ”Sailing”, ”Ride like the wind”, and the theme from the movie Arthur (the original starring Dudley Moore), ”Arthurs theme…
”Road dog” is the second album from Glasgow rockers, Attica Rage. Their brand of heavy uncompromising old-school hard rock is refreshing – straight to the point music you can enjoy rocking out to. After self releasing their first album, this is their first release since signing with Rocksector records. The album kicks off with ”36…
Limb/Sound Pollution Wow! The keepers of the grail of the NWOBHM strike back! German band ROXXCALIBUR surprised me, not totally since I´ve heard most of them in another band, but still enough in 2009. Their debut, “NWOBHM for Muthas” sruk me like lightning, carrying the legacy of bands like CLOVEN HOOF, DARK STAR and JJ´S…
Earache/Sound Pollution Scots are aggressive people, that´s for sure. ceRebral bore may look harmless, but they have a reputation as crushers. With a name pilfered from a video game, everything is possible. With Simone “Som” Pluijmers at the mike backed by guitarist Paul McGuire, bassist Kyle Rutherford and drummer Alan “McDibet” MacDonald they mean business…
Frontiers/BAM Ujuj, nu växel pudelfrillan ut! 1989 debuterade WARRANT med ”Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich”, och plötsligt visste alla vilka som gjorde ”Down Boys”, ”Sometimes She Cries” och ”Heaven”. Detta plus turnerande och dominans på MTV gjorde bandet till världskändisar. Och det kom mera! ”Cherry Pie” minns varenda kille, inte minst minns man videon. Sedan…