STEPHEN PEARCY – «View To A Thrill» (2018)
What a difference a year makes. In 2017, Stephen Pearcy released one of my favourite albums of the year with the still amazing album Smash. […]
Hard Rock/Metal
GHOST – «Prequelle» (2018)
Please be seated. You are about to receive the fourth sermon from our honourable Swedish clergymen Ghost. But first, some background for the heathens: after […]
DREAM CHILD – «Until Death Do We Meet Again» (2018)
Dream Child is yet another group largely comprised of former members of the band Dio. Ronnie James Dio played with many musicians in his career, […]
LEATHER – «II» (2018)
As the title indicates, this is the second solo album by Leather Leone. She is best known for fronting the heavy metal band Chastain in […]
Artist spotlight: Coven
As Halloween is approaching, it is only fitting that we take a closer look at a band of a certain notoriety to match the spirit […]
Artist spotlight: The Night Flight Orchestra
Ah, the 1980s. The decade that some of us love to hate, or hate to love. Or maybe even love to love – and why […]
CLASSIC ALBUM COVERS: «Sonic Highways» by Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters got obsessed with the number eight when they recorded Sonic Highways, released on 10 November 2014. It was after all their eight album. […]
Artist spotlight: Nutz
Nutz were part of the wave of guitar-based hard rock bands that emerged from Britain during the early 1970s. During that time, British bands became […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «New York Groove» by Ace Frehley
New York Groove has pretty much become ex-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s very own personal anthem. It is his biggest solo hit, but the song is […]
Artist spotlight: Hard Stuff
Some bands go down in legend, others just fade away. When Quatermass folded in 1971, bass player and vocalist John Gustafson (who later played in […]
Deep Purple at the NEC in Birmingham, 9 November 1993
Anyone familiar with Deep Purple are fully aware of the ups and downs of their long and dynamic career, but when Ian Gillan returned to […]
Deep Purple at California Jam, 6 April 1974
California Jam (often simply called Cal Jam) was more than a rock music festival. It was a gigantic event co-headlined by Deep Purple and ELP, […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Holy Diver» by DIO
Holy Diver is the landmark song that titled the equally landmark debut album by the band Dio, fronted by famed Rainbow and Black Sabbath vocalist […]
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG: «Emerald» by Thin Lizzy
Emerald is one of the all-time classic Thin Lizzy tracks. It can be found on their sixth and best known album Jailbreak (released 26 March […]
STEPHEN PEARCY – «Smash» (2017)
I really didn’t see this one coming. What we have here is perhaps the biggest surprise of 2017. Stephen Pearcy, the voice of Ratt, has […]