Album review: Stagman “Kejsarens nya kläder”
Seasoned Swedish rocker Stagman delivers the goods on latest singer-songwriter solo album.
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Gig review: Bullet and The Babes turn it up loud in Tokyo
Swedish metal lords Bullet finally made it to Japan and on to a Tokyo stage. With Aussie rockers The Babes as special guests we get a fine and sweaty evening in the name of heavy metal and hard rock.
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Photo report: Dir En Grey European tour final in Paris
When Japanese rockers Dir En Grey played the final show of their “This Way to Self-Destruction” European tour at Elysée Montmartre in Paris, France on 8th February, photographer Valentina Giacomini was there to document the show.
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Album review: Demons & Wizards “III”
German-American band Demons & Wizards combines its Iced Earth and Blind Guardian roots with some excellent Uriah Heep vibes on its third album.
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Album review: H.E.A.T “H.E.A.T II”
Sweden’s H.E.A.T returns with a fabulous new album filled with melodic hard rock of the best kind. This is the band’s best album to date.
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Gig review: Nervosa kills the silence in Roppongi
A fantastic Roppongi evening in the name of thrash metal with high-energy Brazilian trio Nervosa.
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Gig review: Philip Anselmo revisits his Pantera past during Japan tour
Commander Phil Anselmo lays waste to Tokyo with a fierce revisit of his Pantera back catalogue and the best of his work with The Illegals.
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Album review: Anvil “Legal at Last”
Canadian heavy metal trio Anvil returns with a fab new album filled with straightforward metal.
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EP review: The Rekkening “Payback’s a Bitch”
Canadian raw punksters The Rekkening from Montreal are back with a new EP filled with in-your-face, no-punches-pulled kind of punk rock with attitude.
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Album review: Serious Black “Suite 226”
Multinational melodic hard rock band Serious Black is back with a fantastic new album.
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Single review: Camp Marshy “Baby (Are You Ready for Some Fun?)”
Camp Marshy is the latest addition to a long line of catchy punk-rock bands from Sweden.
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EP review: Rock Island Orchestra “Revolution”
Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea – of New England and Alcatrazz fame – have released a fab EP by their new project Rock Island Orchestra.
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Album review: Battering Ram releases debut album filled with Swedish hard rock
Battering Ram brings back memories of Swedish hard rock of the early and mid-1980s without sounding retro on its debut album.
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