Live today – die tomorrow! The opener of the new album of Hamburg-based Glam-Goth-shooting-stars Lord Of The Lost is like a battle cry that runs like a thread through all the new songs: honest, direct, energy-laden, prone to experimentation, raw and as catchy as never before! Vocal acrobat Chris “The Lord” Harms and his lads…
JAMES IHA TO RELEASE FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN NEARLY 15 YEARS –“LOOK TO THE SKY” OUT NOVEMBER 5TH ON THE END RECORDS James Iha began his career as a co-founder of The Smashing Pumpkins in Chicago in 1987. He recorded and toured with the group until 2000, during which time they released ten albums and…
It’s been five years since Witchcraft released their last album (The Alchemist). Since then they’ve had a major change in lineup – losing two members and recruiting three new ones (the extra recruit being a second guitarist so guitarist/singer Magnus Pelander is able to drop his guitar duties and focus purely on singing). They’ve also…
Richard Lion, en av Skånes tongivande metalprofiler har legat lågt en tid men meddelar att från och med nu kan alla som gillar black metal-influerad käng/punk/crust börja spetsa öronen. Till sitt nya projekt ”Wolfsblood” har han sedan några månader hittat en fast sättning och börjat repa inför inspelning. Richard Lion har ett förflutet i bland…
Redlight king may be a new name to many people but they’re about to make a whole load of new fans. They’re on tour with Shinedown in October so will be playing nine UK dates with them and judging by this single then assuming they’re as good live as they are on CD then they’re…
Chris Helme first rose to fame as the front man of John Squire’s post Stone Roses band ‘The Seahorses’. His latest solo album, ”The Rookery” was recorded in just 9 days at The Rookery, a country hideaway nestled in the wilds of the Yorkshire Dales. That’s an impressive feat – 9 days is very little…
I spoke to Orianthi at Bloodstock in between her solo acoustic set and her performing with Alice Cooper. Festivalphoto: You played on the Jaegermeister acoustic stage here at Bloodstock earlier this afternoon. How did you enjoy that? Orianthi: It was fun. I was really happy that people showed up. I really like playing with a…
Under eftermiddagen och kvällen har band av varierande kvalitet framträtt på scenen vid Trollsjön i Eslöv där Helldorado Rockfest arrangeras för första gången. Som namnet antyder har tonvikten lagts på rock och då företrädesvis den typ av partymusik som inbjuder till höftsväng och allsång. Två band sticker ut i programmet. Det ena är gamla punkgänget…
Frontiers/BAM Canucks TRIUMPH had levels of success in their native country and in the States that was rather unheard of in Scandinavia. Formed in 1975, the power trio of Rik Emmett, guitar and lead vocals, Mike Levine, bass, and Gil Moore, drums and lead vocals, found success in only about three years time. They went…
Frontiers/BAM ECLIPSE feels like the band of melodic man of the moment Erik Mårtensson, but that is probably not the whole story. The band was formed in 1999 actually, and has released four albums to date. The first already back in 2001, “The Truth and A Little More”, which was followed by “Second to None”…
Frontiers/BAM PLAYER rings no bells for me, but the band has quite a history. This EP contains their best remembered songs, of which their major hit from 1976, “Baby Come Back”, has been re-recorded. The original lineup of guitarist/lead vocalist Peter Beckett, guitarist JC Crowley, Bass player Ron Moss, and drummer John Friesen were in…
I spoke to Sami Hinkka from Ensiferum between bands at this years Bloodstock festival to talk about their new album, Unsung heroes, and their tour plans. Festivalphoto: Your new album, Unsung Heroes, is due out in a couple of weeks time. How long does it take from starting to write to it being ready to…