Skid Row is an American Hard rock/metal band, and was formed in 1986 in New Jersey. They were very successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their first three multi-platinum albums. In their years of greatest success the band consisted of Sebastian Bach (vocals), Dave Sabo (guitar), Scotti Hill (guitar), Rachel Bolan (bass) and Rob Affuso (drums).
Rebellious Spirit were founded in the summer 2010. Alongside Jannik and Jens Fischer, there is Silvio Bizer (18, drums) and Corvin Domhardt (18, guitar/vocals) that complete the line-up. After a number of trial concerts, autumn 2010 saw them record their demo CD Heart Of Swabia featuring three original songs and three cover songs.
Lychgate are a new project, but it can be considered a continuation of Archaicus, a solo outfit by Englishman J.R.Y. Vortigern. This guy was also involved with another great act, Spearhead (he used to be this band’s drummer up to 2010), and some might know him from his collaboration with Macabre Omen’s Alexandros (aka Evil Dark aka I) in The One (for the purists: this Greek, Alexandros Antoniou, now resides in the U.K.
The origins of L.A. Guns go back to 1983 when the band was formed, but this line-up, with Tracii Guns had a very short lifespan and was disbanded in 1985. That same year the group was reformed by Guns, but with other band members. They achieved some success in the late 80ies and early 90ies, but never made the big breakthrough.
Unless you have been living under a rock, you must have heard about Satriani. On of the best guitar players around at the moment. Over the last two decades, the man has traveled the world, playing to sold-out crowds as both a headliner and as founder of the all-star "G3" guitar extravaganza. Of his 14 solo albums 2 went platinum and 4 gold with 15 Grammy nominations between them.
The stream of releases of live albums seems endless these days, and apparently Electric Light Orchestra couldn’t escape the dance either. This is stuff taken from the original ZOOM Tour, as a matter of fact it’s material taken from the inaugural show in 2001 at Los Angeles CBS’ Television City.
When I noticed that this album was already released in 2009, I phoned our editor-in-chief to check whether perhaps one of his personal CDs hadn't gotten into the box of "To Be Reviewed" material...but no, it was actually sent to him for review!
Mind you, this is not a new album, but merely a reissue of Ashent’s 2006 debut album ‘Flaws Of Elation’. This reissue follows only seven months after the release of their ‘Inheritance’ album. However what might incite Ashent fans to buy this album is the fact that this reissue also contains the four tracks that were released as a demo in 2004. What this Italian band brings us is decent progressive power metal.
German warriors Asenblut return with their second full length studio album, after 2009’s Aufbruch. In promotion to that debut release, the band played on many festivals, such as Heidensturm, Metalfest and R.U.D.E. A short while ago, the quartet (Claus, Tetzel, Phil and Balrogh) entered the famous Stage One Studio with one of the most experienced producers, Andy Classen, who gave this record an organic and energetic sound.
Airbourne is an Australian Hard rock band and was formed in 2003. They are often compared to AC/DC because apart from being from the same country, they do actually sound a lot like them. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were later joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing vocals.
