Editorial

I remember the way promotion used to be made by all the labels about 12 years ago. They had several promo CD copies that they shared with magazines & webzines around the globe. Certainly this...

hard rock

Hi Morten… almost a year after the stunning “It Comes Alive” 2CD/DVD and various touring, you’re back with a great studio album! It seems that you’re on fire or something huh?
 
M: Hi everybody... and thanks. Glad you like them. Well, it seems we’ve found a line-up that really works well. On-stage, off-stage, writing songs etc. We get along great and have a lot of fun when we're hanging out and rehearsing, which is really important in my opinion. All those things add up to the finished product. So hell yeah!!! We’re on fire.
 
 
Ape Machine is a stoner/heavy rock band from Portland, Oregon that have just released their 3rd album entitled “Mangled by the Machine”. The band describes this album as “an angry conceptual piece of music that takes a cue from the masters of the 70s progressive masters, yet reflects the immediacy of the chaotic world all around us”. On the other hand, I would describe it as a kick-ass heavy album that you want to hear over and over again.
 
Sweden's Classic-Rock heavyweights SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, who recently released their 8th studio album "Earth Blues" via InsideOutMusic, have just wrapped up a successful European tour, which included an intense show at Holland's prestigious Roadburn festival.
 
Next up, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will be heading overseas for their first show ever in Mexico on May 25th and the band has also now confirmed 2 shows in Greece for October.
 
Here are the upcoming SPIRITUAL BEGGARS tourdates...
 
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of James Christian third solo album entitled “Lay It All on Me” on July 5th in Europe and July 9th in North America.
 
Best known as House of Lords singer, James Christian built for himself during the years a reputation as a fine songwriter and producer in his own right. His first solo album "Rude Awakening" was originally released in 1994 and is, to this day, regarded as a musical delight for any lover of first class Melodic Rock.
 
Bass player Henk Vonk is REVAMP's new man on bass guitar! He replaces Jaap Melman who left the band before the recordings of the new upcoming album. The decision was made in mutual understanding and we can still drink a glass of beer together. 
 
On the album plays "STREAM OF PASSION" bassist Johan van Stratum who filled in on short notice and did an amazing job to record and edit the bass parts. 
 
Journey and Whitesnake, with special guests Thunder, will appear onstage together for the first time ever taking in eight dates across the UK throughout May 2013.
 
Tickets are available online from: www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
 
Journey, one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, are responsible for creating some of the best-known songs in modern music.
Kingdom Come is a “sole case” since the day it was formed and a beloved band among the rock/metal fans. You see Lenny Wolf’s vocals have always given ‘em a specific texture and along with their catchy hooks they made Kingdom Come a very respectful part of the hard rock scene.
 
The Italian gothic-rockers Naughty Whisper signs a management agreement with Rockshots Music Management.
 
Devoted to gothic rock/metal inspired by bands like 69 Eyes, Him, Lacrimas Profundere, but also influenced by electronic sounds of Rammstein, in 2012 the band has already toured with Misfits in the UK, participated in international festivals of the DMFs in Monaco /Germany, and after the release of last album "Addicted to Decadence" produced by Arnold Lindberg (In Flames, Hardcore Superstar, Evergrey), the band has been confirmed for this year's WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN Festival set to take place on May 17-20 in Leipzig (Germany).
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of PAT TRAVERS BAND brand new original album "Can Do" due out for release on July 5th in Europe and July 9th in North America.
 
The debut album by Italian hard rock band Vicolo Inferno will be released on May 28th, 2013.
 
The label logic(il)logic Records published on its YouTube channel a small trailer for the album featuring the track "Tombstone" and the drawings by illustrator Stefano Landini.
 
"Hourglass" will be distributed by Andromeda Dischi.
 
Tracklist:
1. Hardesia