Sad news: The music world mourns the loss of Ray Manzarek (74), founding Member and keyboarder of The Doors, White Zombie drummer Phil Buerstatte (44) and Uriah Heep bassist Trevor Bolder (63). R.I.P.!
German Hardrockers BERSERKER will donate 18.000€ to the Berlin cancer charity for children on May 25. November 2011 BERSERKER front man Schröder was diagnosed with cancer, now he is cancer-free. In 2012 the band collected money for this charity at their concerts and will also continue to do so in the future. Slayer´s Jeff Hanneman is dead: he passed away at about 11AM on May 2nd near his Southern California home because of liver failure due to an infection after a spider bite. R.I.P. Jeff!
The Siberian Jay music video "I´m Holding" featuring Mikko Sirén from Apocalyptica on drums - we reported about the videoshoot in our "1h with" Special - can be watched here: http://youtu.be/C-hSNurZVcs
Dead by April: The best behaving band in the world? Those Swedes unite Metal, Pop and Rock, Clean and Growl vocals like no other band. Dead by April start all over with a new line-up, and it seems to work well. Their new single „Freeze Frame“ was just released and they presented their new songs live on stage – which sound very promising. The live-DVD is in the making and the band seems satisfied with the development. At the show in Pratteln, Switzerland, we chatted with Pontus, Marcus, Zandro and Alex about changes, drugs and sightseeing and how they work in studio. >> more/mehr
2013-05-24
Eläkeläiset – Pranks, Jesus and some serious shit Eläkeläiset, the Kings of Humppa, musical vaudeville of Finland and our favourite pensioners are back on tour. As this tour is called „Farewell to Humppa“, we needed to have a word with them. Onni Waris, lyrical master, singer – like all of them are – and keyboard player of Eläkeläiset granted us an audience where not only the story behind the farewell got revealed. >> more/mehr
2013-05-12
Los Bastardos Finlandeses: “Rock music stays with you for life” Actually I have always wondered why people would even think of calling themselves “bastards”, even officially in a band name – and finally I had a chance to find out. Before the show at On The Rocks (see our report ), front man, Los Bastardos Finlandeses singer and Bass player El Taff Bastardo (alias Bryn Jones) took some time off for a chat – and as I discovered, you don´t even need to give much imput with questions, when a seasoned Rock´n´Roll veteran like him gets to talk about music ... >> more/mehr
2013-05-04
Lordi: “I never ever had the thought to quit” This interview took place only one day before the exact 10-year anniversary of the first Lordi performance at the Z7 in Pratteln. Lot of things have happened since then: New members, the Eurovision Song Contest as well as 5 studio records, the latest called “To Beast or not To Beast”. After the show´s Meet & Greet with a bunch of fans, Mr. Lordi took some time for us to answer our questions, despite being soaked in sweat and exhausted by the show (report here ). Indeed a monster that doesn’t terrify you, because it is just too nice to be scary. >> more/mehr
2013-04-25
ANDRE MATOS: “I try to open people´s eyes and ears to reality” 2013 is a special year for Andre Matos. The vocalist, along with his solo band, can celebrate his new release "The Turn of the Lights" and also the 20th anniversary of Angel Cry, the first album he recorded with his former band Angra. He just finished his tour in Brazil, where he surprised fans with a two part show: the first featured songs from his new album and hits from his whole career - including Viper, Shaman and Solo band eras - and on the second part, Angels Cry was played in full. Let´s hope they make it also to Europe soon; here Andre tells us a bit more about the new album. >> more/mehr
2013-04-14
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Dead by April: The best behaving band in the world?
Those Swedes unite Metal, Pop and Rock, Clean and Growl vocals like no other band. Dead by April start >> more/mehr
2013-05-24
Heavy Tiger Fresh Act May 2013
It was just a birthday party with live bands I attended, unsuspectingly, and then the last act of this >> more/mehr
2013-05-01
Rock Hard Festival 2013
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CD: New Device
New Device are still quite unknown in Germany and elsewhere, even Wikipedia does not know a thing about them. But in their ... more/mehr2013-05-24
CD: Lacrimas Profundere
Three years after their last release, “The Grandiose Nowhere”, Lacrimas Profundere are back with a new album titled “Antiadore”. ... more/mehr2013-05-24
CD: Green Express
Green Express, an international rock band from the Brazilian southeast coast, formed in 2007 and offers their first full-length ... more/mehr2013-05-24
CD: Honningbarna
"Verden Er Enkel" is the second album of Norwegian punk rock band Honningbarna and it sounds just like a punk rock album ... more/mehr2013-05-24
CD: PTSD
Sometimes you can hear from the very first track that this must be a masterpiece – Event Horizon is an epic-bombastic track, ... more/mehr2013-05-22
CONCERT: Jess And The Ancient Ones / Kuolemanlaakso
Two bands that I appreciate a lot, united in one concert and in the legendary Tavastia? What more to wish for to cheer you ... more/mehr2013-05-23
CONCERT: Eläkeläiset | Bruno Punani
„A Farewell to Humppa Tour 2013“, already the name of this tour makes fans quiet nervous. Will the crazy pensioners really ... more/mehr2013-05-06
CONCERT: Overkill | Lost Society
The young band Lost Society was lucky to open for Overkill for the Finnish dates; they released their debut album ... more/mehr2013-05-05
CONCERT: Amorphis
Today, Amorphis is back in the Finnish capital to promote the latest album “Circle”. The venue is actually pretty packed ... more/mehr2013-05-03