CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Black Sabbath» by Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut album was released on 13 February 1970. It was even a Friday the 13th. If that wasn’t an omen in itself, […]
Hard Rock/Metal
The Top 100 Album Countdown of 2023 – Part 4: 25-1
We have arrived at the final part of the Rocking In the Norseland Top 100 countdown for 2023! 25) RONNIE ROMERO – Raised On Heavy […]
The Top 100 Album Countdown of 2023 – Part 3: 50-26
The Top 100 countdown continues! This time, the albums ranked between 50-26. 50) THERION – Leviathan III Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded […]
The Top 100 Album Countdown of 2023 – Part 2: 75-51
The Top 100 countdown continues! This time, the albums ranked between 75-51. 75) STEEL PANTHER – On the Prowl What can be said about Steel […]
The Top 100 Album Countdown of 2023 – Part 1: 100-76
What a massive music year 2023 was! I probably listened to more new albums in 2023 than ever before (somewhere between 250-300), fitted in between […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Mission From ‘Arry» by Iron Maiden
It was 1984. The summer was turning into autumn as the world’s metal community expectantly looked forward to the next masterpiece from Iron Maiden. The […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Headless Cross» by Black Sabbath
As Black Sabbath entered the 1980s, things were changing for the band. After sticking with the classic line-up throughout the 1970s, Ozzy Osbourne was now […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Led Zeppelin IV» by Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released on 8 November 1971, is not just considered the most classic Led Zeppelin album. It is one of the defining […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Battle Scar» by Max Webster and Rush
Max Webster was a Canadian progressive hard rock band formed in 1972. The band was initially based in Sarnia, where Kim Mitchell (vocals/guitar) and the […]
When Ronnie James Dio severed his thumb while gardening
In 2003, a news story broke that Ronnie James Dio had accidentally severed his thumb in a gardening accident. The nature of the newsbit was […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Is That You?» by KISS
“Oww!” The eight studio album by KISS opens with a proper howl by frontman Paul Stanley as he launches into Is That You?. It might […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Stonehenge» by Spinal Tap
Stonehenge is a group of mysterious standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Historians believe Stonehenge was constructed around 1500 B.C. and was used […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Bible Black» by Heaven & Hell
They called themselves Heaven & Hell, but we know it’s really the Dio-lineup of Black Sabbath. When Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler, and […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «July Morning» by Uriah Heep
July Morning is one of the finest tracks ever recorded. It is the third track on Uriah Heep’s third album Look At Yourself, released in […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Out In the Fields» by Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
Out In the Fields is a song by Gary Moore and Phil Lynott, released as a single on 6 May 1985. The two Irishmen had […]