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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: “Music For Me Is Such A Therapy… It Got Me Through The Lockdown”

October 14, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Livin’ The Life It’s a good time to be a Jeff Scott Soto fan. In the last year alone Jeff has released three new albums, re-released one out of print album, and produced the debut …READ MORE

AXEL RUDI PELL: “There’s Only One EDDIE VAN HALEN, I Don’t Want To Compete With Him”

August 26, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Diamonds In The Rough Axel Rudi Pell’s 18th studio album Sign of the Times [review] was released in 2020. Pell considered putting out new material this year, but he decided to hold off. His thoughts …READ MORE

HARDLINE – Heart, Mind And Soul

July 27, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

The Backstory Hardline’s 1992 release Double Eclipse might have just been the pinnacle of Hard Rock/AOR music. Two New York brothers, Joey & Johnny Gioeli, teamed up with Bad English/Journey veterans Neal Schon and Deen …READ MORE

AXEL RUDI PELL – Diamonds Unlocked II

July 22, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

The Backstory It’s only been a year since the release of Axel Rudi Pell’s last studio album Sign of the Times [review]. While Pell considered putting out new material this year, he decided to hold …READ MORE

JOHNNY GIOELI (HARDLINE): “I’m A Little Afraid To Play In America… I Don’t Know If I’d Put 10 People In Starbucks”

June 25, 2021 George Dionne Leave a comment

Triple Eclipse If you have yet to lay ears on Hardline’s 1992 release Double Eclipse, it is a Hard Rock masterpiece. The songs, the vocal melodies, the high production values, and even the band members …READ MORE

AXEL RUDI PELL – Sign Of The Times

May 6, 2020 George Dionne Leave a comment

Axel Rudi Pell has sold over 1.7 million albums across the globe in his 30+ year career. His 2018 release Knights Call was streamed over 2.6 million times. For his 18th studio album Sign of …READ MORE

AXEL RUDI PELL – XXX Anniversary Live

June 6, 2019 Maxxxwell Carlisle Leave a comment

This double disc, live release captures an excellent cross-section of Axel Rudi Pell’s remarkably consistent career. XXX Anniversary Live was recorded during 2014, spanning several shows in Europe. Pell, as a titan of German Classic …READ MORE

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Voices Of Rock

July 20, 2007 Scott Jeslis Leave a comment

In theory it sounds like a simple concept … take two producers who are also accomplished musicians, let them write some songs for an album, and then record those tracks with ten different vocalists to …READ MORE

AXEL RUDI PELL – The Ballads III

October 25, 2004 Metal-Katie Leave a comment

This is the third collection of ballads from German guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell, and those familiar with the first two releases will know what to expect, and the rest of you are advised to …READ MORE

HARDLINE – Live At The Gods 2002

November 10, 2003 Guest Writer Leave a comment

“Sounds like super shit,” yells Hardline singer Johnny Gioeli on their Live at the Gods Festival 2002 CD/DVD. “How we doing? Can you hear this shit, cuz it sounds like fuckin’ shit up here!” This …READ MORE