Alex Beyrodt, guitarist of SILENT FORCE and PRIMAL FEAR, decided five years ago to have another project on the rails with which he would demonstrate his love for Hard Rock (yes, he also plays/ed in SINNER), whereas with the other … continue reading
I got to know about the Croatian guitar master Ivan Mihaljevic back in 2008, when he released his first album “Sandcastle”. See my review here. On this album Ivan demonstrated his skills, having written songs that reminded of Paul Gilbert, … continue reading
SHAKRA, the Swiss masters of Hard Rock, last released an album in 2011. This under the title “Back On Track” and with a new lead singer, John Prakesh, who replaced Mark Fox. You can read my review here. I got … continue reading
The German Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band AXXIS has been around since 1988 and has built up quite an extensive back catalogue since then. Furthermore, they’ve played enough gigs toget the name out, build a fanbase and so on. … continue reading
TOXIC HEART is a Slovenian Glam/Hard Rock Metal band, formed in 2007. Back in 2009 I got the request to review their debut album, “Ride Your Life”, which you can read here. This release was a very pleasant and entertaining … continue reading
My first encounter with LILLIAN AXE’s music was in 2007, when they released “Waters Rising”. As you can read from my review (see here), I was pleasantly surprised by the strong material on that album. It didn’t take long before … continue reading
In the fall of 2011 I was sent the album “Forced To Kill” by the German Heavy Metal band HEADLESS BEAST. HEADLESS BEAST was first known as BEAST OF BOURBON in 1999, but changed its name to its current monniker … continue reading
SALTATIO MORTIS is a German Folk Rock/Metal band that was founded 2000. Its name means Dance of Death in English. So far the band has 8 full albums and 3 live releases out. I heard about SALTATIO MORTIS for the … continue reading
The German Rock ‘n’ Roll/Hard Rock band 9MM has been around since 2006 (or maybe a little earlier). This is actually Rock Rotten’s band and its full name is Rock Rottens, 9MM, Assi Rock ‘n’ Roll. This according to the … continue reading
WOLFPAKK is a German Hard Rock / Melodic Metal band formed by two musicians: Michael Voss (ex-CASANOVA, MAD MAX) and Mark Sweeney (ex-CRYSTAL BALL). Both have known each other for a long time and a collaboration was due anytime. And … continue reading