When Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins road-tripped across America to visit Pantera’s strip club
In 1998, the music festival Ozzfest was arranged in England at the Milton Keynes. The band Korn had been booked to play, but circumstances forced […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «My Old Friend» by Carl Perkins
It was 1981. Paul McCartney was trying to cope with John Lennon’s recent death the only way he knew how: by making another album. Tug […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Ohio» by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
When David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young joined forces in 1970, they became one of the most successful acts in music. They […]
D’VIRGILIO, MORSE & JENNINGS – «Troika» (2022)
This unexpected project consists of friends old and new. Neal Morse and Nick D’Virgilio are founding members of the 1990s progressive rock outfit Spock’s Beard, […]
ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM – «Two Piece Puzzle» (2022)
Rosalie Cunningham is back with her second album as a solo artist. Some may remember her as the frontwoman, songwriter and musical leader in Purson. […]
BATTLE BEAST – «Circus of Doom» (2022)
Battle Beast is a Finnish power metal band established in Helsinki in 2008. Their big breakthrough came by participating in the international Wacken Metal Battle […]
SCORPIONS – «Rock Believer» (2022)
The very first Scorpions album was released in 1972. It is only apt that 50 years later, they mark the occasion by releasing an anniversary […]
GRAHAM BONNET BAND – «Day Out In Nowhere» (2022)
Graham Bonnet is one of the classic voices of heavy metal, having sung with bands such as Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, and Alcatrazz to name […]
LANA LANE – «Neptune Blue» (2022)
I first became aware of Lana Lane when she provided vocals on the Ayreon album Into the Electric Castle in 1998. This wasn’t too many […]
RONNIE ROMERO – «Raised On Radio» (2022)
Ronnie Romero is a busy gentleman. After forming and finding some success with Lords of Black in 2014, he got his international break-through when Ritchie […]
MAGNUM – «the Monster Roars» (2022)
Magnum keeps up their prolific pace of new releases with The Monster Roars, their 22nd studio album. They have released a new studio album every […]
Taking a time-out
First and foremost: Happy New Year to everybody who drops by to check out the Norselands site, whether you’re a returning visitor or just came […]
THE VINTAGE CARAVAN – «Monuments» (2021)
It is probably about time that I stop thinking of the guys in The Vintage Caravan as “those kids from Iceland.” While they’re still very […]
The Best Music Boxed Sets of 2021
Has it really been a year since we did this? At this point 2021 is mercilessly ticking towards its end, and there is a new […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «And We Danced» by The Hooters
1985 was the year when The Hooters exploded into the mainstream consciousness. Their breakthrough album Nervous Night was released on 6 May 1985, and it […]