Album Reviews

Pretty Maids – Kingmaker

30th October 2016 Kenn Jensen

Pretty Maids is a life-long companion of mine; their two stellar 80s releases “Red, Hot and Heavy” and “Future World” are important parts of the soundtrack of my youth. Being the local heroes from Horsens, [Read »]

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Tyketto – Reach

16th October 2016 Kenn Jensen

When you look back at which albums made an instant impression in 1991, many will mention Metallica’s self-titled album and Guns N’ Roses’ “Use Your Illusion I & II”, Savatage’s “Streets” or maybe Fates Warning’s [Read »]

Album Reviews

Hardline – Human Nature

15th October 2016 Kenn Jensen

In 1992 just around the time when the whole grunge music scene changed the rock and metal landscape forever, came an album that proved that there was still a vibrant and very much alive hard [Read »]

Album Reviews

Palace – Master of the Universe

9th October 2016 Kenn Jensen

Ready for another Swedish 80’s themed melodic hard rock band…? Michael Palace has previously contributed on various Frontiers Records releases like First Signal and Cry of Dawn as a songwriter, and now he’s ready to [Read »]

Album Reviews

Alter Bridge – The Last Hero

7th October 2016 Kenn Jensen

Mark Tremonti is a workaholic and what he produces is always first class. From early days in Creed to Alter Bridge as well as his solo albums, he has always been able to write hard [Read »]

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Toto – Live at Montreux 1991

25th September 2016 Kenn Jensen

Toto operated in a short period of time as a four-piece constellation consisting of David Paich (Keyboards), Steve Lukather (Guitars & vocals), Mike Porcaro (Bass) and Jeff Pocaro (Drums). They played the famous Montreaux jazz-festival [Read »]

Album Reviews

Airbourne – Breakin’ Outta Hell

21st September 2016 Kenn Jensen

Life can be pretty simple and easy… if your life is all about having fun, drinking booze and sex. That’s the lifestyle Airbourne has portrayed over four albums. And the four Aussies: Joel O’Keeffe (vocals [Read »]

Album Reviews

Tesla – Mechanical Resonance Live

15th September 2016 Kenn Jensen

Can anyone think of a better way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the arguably best and most complete Tesla album; their legendary debut album “Mechanical Resonance” from 1986. The album is [Read »]

Album Reviews

Crystall Ball – Déjà Voodoo

2nd September 2016 Reinier de Vries

The ninth album of this Swiss melodic hardrock formation and I am curious if there have been some improvements. Their 2015 album ‘Liferider’ was in my opinion an average album which I gave 67 points out [Read »]

Album Reviews

J.B.O. – 11

1st July 2016 Markus Falkenberg

I have no idea how much Metal fans outside of Germany know about J.B.O., but over here many people perceive them as a kind of German “Tenacious D”, or maybe as a (only slightly) tamer [Read »]