Mijn passie voor muziek begon toen ik twaalf jaar oud was en de legendarische sound van Alice Cooper ontdekte. Vanaf dat moment was er geen weg terug. In de loop der jaren is mijn muzikale reis uitgegroeid tot een brede liefde voor hardrock, prog rock, prog metal, zware metal en authentieke blues. Muziek is voor mij niet zomaar een achtergrondgeluid; ik ben een actieve verzamelaar van vinyl en geniet intens van het ritueel van een plaat opzetten. Naast het vullen van mijn platenkast trek ik er graag op uit op de fiets om te ontspannen en mijn hoofd leeg te maken.
Ever since he heard “Kiss Alive” for the first time in 1975, Johan Kihlberg has been a huge fan of the US American cult band, and everything he did professionally later on has always revolved around Kiss somehow. For example, he worked for Polygram Records in the 80s and 90s and got to know the…
“These live recordings from our first tour with Gent Bushpepa captured the real essence of Coreleoni!” Leo Leoni. Gotthard founder and guitarist Leo Leoni and his band colleagues present the first CoreLeoni live album to their fans. The songs on “Alive” were recorded in March 2022 as part of the “Rock Generation Tour 2022”. “Alive”…
Get ready for a thunderstorm of burning guitar riffs, catchy and stadium-ready melodies with a high recognition value, a thundering rhythm fraction, plus the unique and unmistakable voice of singer Francis Soto! STONEMILLER INC. transport the hard rock sound of the 80’s into the new millennium in their own unmistakable style: Honest, down to earth,…
Following an ambitious multi-year tour that saw the band bring their heavy metal power to Europe, Canada and the USA, the Australian heavy metal band ELM STREET finally returns with their third album: “The Great Tribulation” A soundtrack for troubled times, or a charred mirror reflecting the state of the world today, “The Great Tribulation”…
“Into The Silent Nebula” is the third album by DAMNATION’S HAMMER featuring eight songs of relentless heavy metal, incorporating the band’s trademark doom-laden groove. Once again produced by Mark Mynett, the opus builds on the foundations set by the previous album, “Unseen Planets, Deadly Spheres”. The opening salvo of “Sutter Cane” and “Do Not Disturb…
From almost year one, MICHAEL VOSS has been a huge Status Quo fan after attending his first live concert in a big arena in 1979 at Halle Münsterland, where dumbstruck and starstruck he witnessed the mighty Status Quo on their “If You Can’t Stand The Heat” tour. Rick Parfitt stepped into the spotlight and fired…
After a long period of only touring, DOG EAT DOG are finally back with their new full-length album “Free Radicals“ …and it was worth the wait! The 14 explosive and inspiring songs combine a variety of contemporary styles without denying their roots. The album surprises with a variety of tones, moods, dynamics, and tempos, accompanied…
SKULL & CROSSBONES have dedicated themselves to traditional heavy metal. The 4 ex-Stormwitch musicians Volker Schmietow, Tobi Kipp, Jürgen “Wanschi” Wannenwetsch and Marc Opppold, completed by singer Tobi Hübner, pick up where they left off. Mighty riffs and beautiful melodies meet clear, high vocals and end in big, catchy refrains. Stories are told, partly fictional,…
Sometimes pure coincidence or seemingly inconspicuous little details can turn a very good album into an outstanding release. In the case of ‘Firestar’, the latest studio recording by Hamburg power metal act Iron Savior, it has come as a real surprise even for singer/guitarist Piet Sielck that the new songs surpass the material of the…
Each time Firewind released an album over the last 20 years, it wasn’t just the brilliancy of exceptional guitarist Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil) that fans were in awe of, but also the skills of every one of the band’s vocalists. Fantastic riffs, hooks and solos by the gifted hands of guitarist…