Month: February 2017

Following his departure from UK metalcore pioneers Asking Alexandria, Danny Worsnop’s musical direction could not have been more different, with the rock ‘n’ roll swagger of We Are Harlot being reminiscent of hard rock’s heyday. Now with his debut solo album being released on Earache Records, home to bluesy-rock bands such as Rival Sons, one of music’s busiest talents shows off another side to his repertoire, with a refreshing approach to country and blues that perhaps only he could deliver.

1. Prozac
2. Mexico
3. I Feel Like

Pride & Joy Music is happy to announce the signing of Italian modern hard rock band Starsick System for the release of their second album “Lies, Hopes & Other Stories”.

Marco Sandron (v, g)
David Donati (g)
Valeria Battain (b)
Ivan Moni Bidin (d)

Black Diamonds, formed in 2004, is a hard rock band based in the Rhine Valley in eastern Switzerland. Musically and stylistically the guys orientate on 80s rock music, which they pack into an energetic stage performance.

Michael Kehl (v, g)
Andreas Rohner (lg)
Andi Fässler (b)
Manuel Peng (d)

“Both Mike Stobbie (keys) and Scott Higham (drums) join me throughout, with Jeff Green and Tina Booth returning to contibute their own special magic. I’m also honoured to be joined by Claude Leonetti of Lazuli on leode, along with a certain Steve Hackett on harmonica.

Track listing

1. My Sunlit Room
2. Razor
3. Cross My Palm
4. Leaving
5. The Other Side Of Morning
6. The Covenanter
7. Used To Be Someone
8. Northern Light

We are proud to announce that we are the exclusive worldwide distributor for the second solo CD by Citizen Cain’s keyboard player Stewart Bell. The album, called “The Antechamber Of Being (Part 2)” is released on 27/02/2017 and is a prog rock opera featuring contributions from five vocalists; Simone Rossetti (The Watch), Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon), Phil Allen (Citizen Cain), Bekah Mhairi Comrie and Stewart Bell himself. Each of the vocalists play a different character in the story.

Track listing

1.Early Day

Following a long period of radio silence, I’m happy to inform you that following two years of intensive composition and writing lyrics on my part and constant parallel recording sessions with all the musicians, the production for the first of two albums of “The Vision, The Sword And The Pyre” will be released on March 24, 2017.

Fank Bornemann (v, g)
Hannes Folberth (k)
Michael Gerlach (k)
Klaus-Peter Matziol (b)
Bodo Schopf (d)

Germany’s most real rock ‘n’ roll band Double Crush Syndrome released the music video for their brand-new single, “On Top Of Mt. Whateverest”. The song comes off the band’s upcoming debut album “Die For Rock N’ Roll”, which will be released on 17th March 2017 via Arising Empire. The band also revealed the cover artwork and the track listing of their upcoming debut and announced their headline run for March & April 2017.

1. Gimme Everything
2. Die For Rock N‘ Roll
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Explosive … red hot … and with a burning ambition built to last, on new album “Flames”, Bonafide are having a blast. Never before have the hard gigging Swedes sounded so much like rock and roll’s real deal. It’s raw, it’s honest and it’s from the heart.

1. Back In Flames
2. Smoke & Fire
3. Power Down
4. Bottle Of Jack
5. Written In Stone
6. Like It Now
7. Keep A Safe Distance
8. Gotta Go
9. Flipside Groovin
10. Under Your Spell

Line-up

For true scene experts, Razzmattazz has long been a trademark for hard rock with a kick ass guarantee. Their sound, somewhere between AC/DC, ZZ Top and NWOBHM, creates a symptomatic ‘tohubohu’ and then some, which is the actual meaning of the band’s name Razzmattazz.

1. Diggin’ For Gold
2. Older Than Dirt
3. Bad Girls Good Loving
4. All Lights On Me
5. Holy Molly
6. City Of Dreams
7. Expect No Mercy
8. Back To You
9. Yes I Like It
10. Hole In The Wall
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