The Swiss Hard Rock band SHAKRA parted ways with its vocalist Mark Fox in 2009 due to personal (or musical?) differences. In came John Prakesh, who did an excellent job replacing Mark, as you can read in my reviews of … continue reading
KNOCK OUT KAINE is a British Hard Rock band, formed in 2009 or maybe a little earlier, as they won Kerrang’s “Best New Unsigned Act” competition in that year. This led to gigs with ADLER’S APPETITE, playing at Download Festival, … continue reading
I got to know about the Spanish rockers from ELDORADO back in 2008, when they released their debut album “En Busca De Eldorado”. See my review here. I liked their tunes so much that the follow-up, “Dorado” / “Gold” (2009), … continue reading
The German Hard Rock / Heavy Metal formation AXXIS celebrates its 25th anniversary anno 2014. Even though the band was formed in 1988, it was in 1989 that their debut album, “Kingdom Of The Night”, was released. Throughout their career, … continue reading
The German Hard Rock / Heavy Metal formation AXXIS celebrates its 25th anniversary anno 2014. Even though the band was formed in 1988, it was in 1989 that their debut album, “Kingdom Of The Night”, was released. Throughout their career, … continue reading
ROZZ is a French Heavy Metal band that was formed back in 1984. But only a few years and a few releases later, the band split… to come back in 2008. Back in the day the band took the opportunity … continue reading
It’s been two years since the last IRON MASK album, i.e. “Black As Death”. See my review here. That album got a lot of positive press, showed that the band is among the best in Europe. Mark Boals (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) … continue reading
It’s always nice to get new review material, but if you have to look up info on the album (tracklist) on the internet, instead of finding it on the paper that was sent with the CD… not good. Especially when … continue reading
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