Portland’s indie-rock duo Menomena have seen their show at Cargo sell out, but will be playing two other shows in Glasgow and Leeds before moving on to further dates in Europe. Despite losing third member Brent Knopf prior to the recording sessions, 2012 has gone on to be a landmark year for Danny Seim and…
Rainbow are one of the legendary names of Rock and featured some amazing members including Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell, Roger Glover, Don Airey, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner and more. ”On stage” was the bands third album and was recorded live over several dates and then spliced together to form the album….
Rainbow are releasing a Deluxe edition of ”Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll”. It was the band’s third studio album and was released in 1978. It was Rainbow’s last album to feature Ronnie James Dio on vocals. Rainbow are one of the legendary names of Rock and featured some amazing members including Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James…
Cyclone Empire/Sound Pollution Back in 1990 Gerrit P. Mutz, vocals, and Oliver Schramm, drums, started DAWN OF WINTER. The first demo, Path of the Worm” appeared in 1991, and in 1992 they added Joachim Schmalzried, bass, and Jörg M Knittel, guitars. A five track was recorded, as Oliver suddenly left the band, only to be…
Escape Music/Sound Pollution IMPERA rings no bells, but the name has a lot to it. The musicians in the band/project are J.K. Impera, drums (BRUCE KULIC, GRAHAM BONNET), Tommy Denander, guitars (TOTO, PAUL STANLEY, ALICE COOPER, etc), Matti Alfonzetti, vocals (JAGGED EDGE, ROAD TO RUIN etc), and Mats Vassfjord, bass (VINNIE VINCENT, JOHN CORABI etc)….
Frontiers/BAM KIX were in your face Rock´n´Roll with more attitude than most back in their heyday. Founded back in 1978 they released their self-titled first album in 1981, but better things were still to come. More albums followed; “Cool Kids” in 1983, “Midnight Dynamite” in 1985 and in 1988, things really moved. “Blow My Fuse”…
M&O Music UNCHAINED has been in existence since 2010, and feature guitarist Jonathan Ranache as well as drummer Olivier Gavelle from KRAGENS. Together with Thibaud Vuille, guitars, Pierre Jourdan Gassin, vocals (ex KRAGENS) and GORGON bassist Joel Forneris they aim at delivering classic and melodic metal paired with growls. The chosen song style is both…
Cyclone Empire/Sound Pollution Swedish underground heroes PUTERAEON returns with their second offering. Andy LaRoque has mixed and mastered and expectations are generally high, not least due to a few prestigious gigs. The band has only been around since 2008, the debut “The Esoteric Order” soon followed, and old school death metal is the aim here….
„I thought I fell into someone else’s dream” -plays Aerosmith in their brand new studio album. And anyway, they had more than right with it.. Nowadays, the real rock n’roll lives again. It’s like, time-travelling, or dreaming in real. At least for me. A kind of lovely- naturally in a rock ’roll meaning-, to see…
Swedish Industrial Metal overlords PAIN return to the UK for a headline tour in 2013! Following their recent well-received support slot with labelmates Nightwish, PAIN , headed up by the never sleeping, creative genius, Peter Tägtgren (producer of the likes of DIMMU BORGIR, CHILDREN OF BODOM and SABATON) will be embarking on a headline tour…
The silver eagle has finally landed for audiences worldwide! After enjoying a limited “Fan Club Only” UK release, Heavy Metal Thunder – The Movie, Saxon’s wonderfully unfiltered and intimate account of their ascent to the upper echelons of heavy metal, will finally enjoy an international release this December. The double-disc set features the soon-to-be-celebrated story…
Blackmore’s Night – The Beginning“ is a documentation about the early period of a musical legend. In the lavish velvet-box you will find the first two Blackmore‘s Night albums “Shadow Of The Moon“ and “Under A Violet Moon“ as well as rare video footage of their early tours “Live In Germany 1997-1998“ and “Under A…