[2 September 2010]
Interviews: Harley Hanson, a new artist who's conquering Norway at the moment...
[31 August 2010]
Reviews:
DORIS BRENDEL: "The Last Adventure"
CONDITIONS: "Fluorescent Youth"
BLACK ROSE: "Cure For Your Disease"
TARJA: "What Lies Beneath"
Jimi JAMISON & Jim PETERIK: "Extra Moments"
THE UNION: "S/T"
SLECHTVALK: "A Forlorn Throne"
MAC BLAGICK: "Ramadawn"
GODSIZED: "The Phoney Tough & The Crazy Brave EP"
Interviews: and somewhat linked to this weeks reviews - RapidfireQuestions with Doris Brendel, formely of The Violet Hour.
[19 August 2010]
Interviews: Jean Beauvoir of Voodoo X, Plasmatics, Crown Of Thorns fame...
Live On Stage: The new High Voltage Festival in London, feat. ELP, Foreigner, Gary Moore...
[18 August 2010]
Interviews: NWOBHM band Black Rose... almost Big In USA once! Now back for another go.
Special Features: The Stockholm Rock Out Special has been updated with Killing Touch and Crazy Lixx interviews.
[17 August 2010]
Reviews:
BANGALORE CHOIR: "Cadence"
MOJO POJO: "Mojo Pojo"
KEN'S DOJO: "Reincarnation"
GYNGER LYNN: "Baby's Gone Bad"
IRON MAIDEN: "The Final Frontier"
RAVENRYDE: "In The Spirit Of Darkness"
SWEET SYBIL: "Sweet Sybil"
LAUTSTURMER: "Depopulator"
Michael PAIGE: "It Is What It Was"
DAVE EVANS: "Judgement Day"
TERZOLIVELLO: "The Silent City"
ADRENALINE 101: "Twelve Step Program"
BASTARD: "Aftermath"
WILD CHAMPAGNE: "Fire And Water"
ROSS BYRON: "EP"
SOLITY: "Species 2.0"
Interviews: It's them Bailey Brothers again and one of their epic interviews, this time with Crown Of Thorns bassist/solo artist Michael Paige.
[16 August 2010]
Interviews: A couple of artists in the spotlight: German glam band Shameless and American singer/songwriter VK Lynne.
[14 August 2010]
Our News Blog has changed format a little. The long-winded press releases have been replaced with snappy Newsflashes, and we try to be more active with 'em. The blog will also be used for previews of things to come and all sorts of interesting things.
[08 August 2010]
Reviews: Sometimes reviewing isn't too much fun... 8 albums, and only one gets a good rating. Maybe next time...
TERRY BROCK: "Diamond Blue"
WILD SIDE: "Speed Devil"
BLACK MAJESTY: "In Your Honour"
BRET MICHAELS: "Custom Built"
PSYCHO CHOKE: "Unraveling Chaos"
FUTURE IS TOMORROW: "Fit To Die (Part 1)"
SOULHUNTER: "Beyond The Twilight"
MINUETUM: "Haunted Spirit"
Live On Stage: Terrorvision live on their comeback tour and Graspop Metal Meeting 2010 reviewed!
[06 August 2010]
Special Features: The Stockholm Rock Out Special has been updated with interviews of Lizzy Borden, Wig Wam and Rock'n Roll All Stars.
[06 August 2010]
Live On Stage: Ruisrock 2010. Three days of rock and sunshine. Our lengthy review with quite a few photos. Except of Ozzy.
[04 August 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" - this time it's TUFF and their glam-tastic debut album.
[01 August 2010]
Interviews: RapidFireQuestions with author Neil Daniels, who has written books about Judas Priest, Bon Jovi and Robert Plant, just to name a few.
[29 July 2010]
Special Features: The Stockholm Rock Out Special has been updated with interviews of Kingdom Come, Dirty Penny, Killer Clan Of F.U.N., Kissin' Alice and Dirty Passion. RockUnited.Com endorses this event and reminds you that their "Buy two tickets and get a third ticket for free" summer campaign is about to end, so take advantage of it ASAP! More details at the festival's website. In case you're wondering what it'll be like, check out our review of the first SRO in May by clicking on the banner above on the right!
[28 July 2010]
Reviews:
FIRST SIGNAL feat. Harry HESS: "First Signal"
Sven LARSSON: "Sunlight and Shadow"
AREA51: "Daemonicus" and "Goddess"
BLAZE BAYLEY: Promise & Terror"
STIMULATOR: "Lovelier In Black"
VK LYNNE: "Whiskey Or Water"
SEASONS LOST: "After The Storm"
WISER TIME: "Beggars and Thieves"
GLYDER: "Yesterday Today and Tomorrow"
MARC FERREIRA: "Working Overtime"
EYE FOR AN EYE: "Downfall"
WEAPON HEAD: "Surgical Smile"
MAGICA: "Dark Diary"
CATEGORY 5: "Off The Ivory Coast" EP
DIVA SIUCIDE: "Scars" EP
Interviews: Susan Hyatt of the LA band Stimulator talks about the new album, desperation, workout DVDs and more. As if that wasn't enough stimulation for you, we have interviewed her co-writer and bandmate Geoff Tyson about the cult classic debut album of T-Ride, a band he was a member of.
[20 July 2010]
Live On Stage: Steamin' in the afterglow of Sauna Open Air - Reckless Love.
[17 July 2010]
Live On Stage: Two unsigned bands assault a campsite of unsuspecting teenagers and play them live rock music!
Interviews: "Just For The Record" continues... AC/DC-soundalikes with a message, X-Sinner and their debut album "Get It".
[16 July 2010]
Reviews:
STAN BUSH: "Dream The Dream"
John WAITE: "In Real Time"
YOSO: "Elements"
TERRA NOVA: "Come Alive"
[01 July 2010]
Reviews:
ANATHEMA: "We're Here Because we're Here"
ANGELINE: "Confessions"
MASTERPLAN: "Time To Be King"
EXTREME: "Take Us Alive"
WHEELS OF FIRE: "Hollywood Rocks"
4BACKWOODS: "Be Different Or Die"
SISTER SIN: "True Sound Of The Underground"
HUNGRYHEART: "One Ticket To Paradise"
TESLA: "Alive In Europe"
RESTRUCT: "Built Back Up From Self Destruction"
ON-OFF: "Ribcrasher"
CRYSTAL TEARS: "Generation X"
JOEY SUMMER: "Written On the Horizon"
ON-OFF: "Ribcrasher"
[28 June 2010]
Live On Stage: Sauna Open Air 2010. Starring Kiss, Steel Panther, Anvil...
[17 June 2010]
Reviews:
VANDENPLAS: "The Seraphic Clockwork"
SILENT CALL: "Greed"
TONY HARNELL & THE MERCURY TRAIN: "Round Trip"
BAD HABIT: "Timeless"
JORN: "Dio"
WICKED SENSATION: "Crystallized"
A & R Dept.: A couple of unsigned acts got in touch with us, and we checked their CD's out:
Epicrenel: "The Crystal Throne"
Coventhrall: "Promo 2010"
Interviews: Glen Burtnik (current spelling) talks about his second solo album, "Heroes & Zeros" (1987). Back then he had a "c" in his name... Also, we've interviewed Harv Robinson of Stormzone, who recently released their new album "Death Dealer".
[04 June 2010]
Reviews:
The DREAMING TREE: "Progress Has No Patience"
DISAFFECTION: "Begin The Revolution"
DANIEL BAND: "On Rock"
RATT: "Infestation"
LYNCH: "Window Of Your Soul"
STAIRWAY: "Interregnum"
VALKYRIE: "Man of Two Visions"
SNEW: "We Do What We Want"
ANDERS CHRISS: "Volatility"
[30 May 2010]
Interviews: Cult prog hero Jimmy Hotz talks about his first album "Beyond The Crystal Sea"...Just for the record.
[26 May 2010]
Interviews: Rapidfire Questions with Charlotte, a recently resurrected late 80'ies band.
[25 May 2010]
Live On Stage: Stockholm Rock Out! Crashdïet, XYZ, Tigertailz, Vains Of Jenna, Fatal Smile and more!
Special Features: And in related news... the Stockholm Rock Out Special has been updated.
[24 May 2010]
Interviews: As the return of Unruly Child is getting closer, we spoke with Marcie Free, the vocalist of the band. The popular "Just For The Record"-series of interviews continues with Kip Winger, who talks about the band's "Pull" album.
[21 May 2010]
Reviews:
CRASHDÏET: "Generation Wild"
CHARLOTTE: "Medusa Groove"
VINCE NEIL: "Tattoos & Tequilas"
MOLLY HATCHET: Justice"
FRAMING HANLEY: "A Promise To Burn"
LEGACY: "Legacy"
DRAGONFORCE: "Sonic Firestorm" & "Valley Of The Damned" re-issues
FATE: "25 Years - The Best Of Fate 1985-2010"
[15 May 2010]
Interviews: Rapidfire Questions with the new prog rockers Supernal Endgame.
[11 May 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" - The Mass album "Voices In The Night", produced by Michael Sweet of Stryper.
[9 May 2010]
Interviews: Rapidfire Questions with Justin Murr of Liberty'n Justice.
[8 May 2010]
Reviews:
STORMZONE: "Death Dealer"
TRIUMPH: "Greatest Hits"
SKILL IN VEINS: S/T"
JOLLY: "Forthy Six Minutes, Twelve Seconds of Music"
PRETTY MAIDS: "Pandemonium"
Y&T: "Facemelter"
SUPERNAL ENDGAME: "Touch The Sky - Vol: 1"
MASS: "Sea Of Black"
H.E.A.T.: "Freedom Rock"
SHINING LINE: S/T"
THY DISEASE: "Anshur Za"
SORA: Desire & Truth"
AXEL RUDI PELL: "The Crest"
MOUGA: "The God and Devil's Schnapps"
MICHAEL GILL: "Blues For Lazarus"
MARK SWEENEY: "All In"
LOST SOUL: "Immerse In Infinity"
M.I.C.: "Out 2 Rock"
SLAVES TO FASHION: "Slaves To Fashion"
[5 May 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" - progressive rock cult classic: World Trade's first album.
[26 April 2010]
Interviews: Catching up with Stan Bush, who's hard at work on his new album.
Reviews:
SAWOL: "Through Soil and Skin"
RED LETTER MERCHANT: "Leave It All Behind"
STIGMA: "Concerto For The Undead"
AUDIOVISION: "Focus"
JACOBS DREAM: "Beneath The Shadows"
SHYLOCK: "Rock Buster"
ECHOES: "Nature I Existence"
FREEDOM CALL: "Legend Of The Shadowking"
BAT RACERS: "Big Cash"
CHICKENFOOT: "Get Your Buzz On"
KREYSON: "20 Years Of Kreyson"
[25 April 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" - British hard rockers Black Rose.
Live On Stage: As the festival summer is getting closer, you might want to re-visit a couple of our favourite festivals, Sauna Open Air and Sweden Rock. This is what went down last year, we're looking forward to this years' festivals!
[19 April 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" - The Violet Hour and their only album, "The Fire Sermon".
[15 April 2010]
Reviews:
FM: "Metropolis"
LIBERTY N'JUSTICE: "Light It Up"
MILLS: "Decader"
N.O.W.: "Force Of Nature"
MEHIDA: "The Eminent Storm"
LANDHAUS: "Darker City Lights"
VIOLENT DIVINE: "Release The Hounds"
STEEVI JAIMZ: "Glam Damnation"
Interviews: Rapidfire Questions with Steve Newman, the leader of UK AOR band Newman.
[12 April 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" - Jeff Paris and his fantastic AOR masterpiece "Wired Up".
[07 April 2010]
Reviews:
SCORPIONS: "Sting In The Tail"
NIFTERS: "Zalvatore Caine Incorporated"
DELIVERANCE: "Weapons Of Our Warfare"
CHRIS LANEY: "Only Come Out At Night"
THERE FOR TOMORROW: "A Little Faster"
TERMINAL: "Tree Of Life"
TITUS TOMMY GUNN: "lapenratica Svavolya"
G.U Medicine: "Lords Of Oblivion"
BLACK CANDY STORE: "Back To The Wall"
TRAUMA: "Archetype Of Chaos"
[01 April 2010]
Interviews: No Foolin' around here even though it might be expected today..."Just For The Record" interviews continue with two albums both featuring the immaculate vocals of Mark Free - Signal's classic "Loud And Clear" and the second King Kobra album "Thrill Of A Lifetime".
High Voltage GIVE-A-WAY is now closed. Winners will be announced soon.
[31 March 2010]
Interviews: Duck! Rapidfire all around! Two new Frontiers recording artists, Brazilian AOR band Auras and Swedish Sleaze Rockers Crazy Lixx.
[30 March 2010]
Live On Stage: Stiff Little Fingers keep their fires burning...
Interviews: You thought we would've forgotten the RapidFireQuestions, did you? Bwuahhah (that's diabolical laughter for ya), that ain't gonna happen! Tony Mills, talking about the State Of Rock. The band State Of Rock. And more. Even his 1987 hairdo.
[29 March 2010]
High Voltage GIVE-A-WAY! This giveaway is being extended with a couple of days. Apparently the question is a bit difficult, especially when we forgot to add the festival's line-up image to the page...
Foreigner GIVE-A-WAY is now closed!
[21 March 2010]
Reviews:
TUNNEL: "Tunnel"
SERPENTINE: "A Touch Of Heaven"
NATASCHA SOHL: "Dirty Little Word"
MATTSSON: "Tango"
STRYKEN: "First Strike + Blitzkrieg"
ASIA: "Omega"
POISONBLACK: "Of Rust And Bones"
GRÖNHOLM: "Eyewitness of Life"
BRIDE: "Tsar Bomba"
HALESTORM: "Halestorm"
MARGATE: "On The Other Side"
DIVIDED MULTITUDE: "Guardian Angel"
FIRST BAND FROM OUTER SPACE: "The Guitar Is Mightier Than The Gun"
KEVIN LEE & The Kings: "Dusk Till Dawn"
High Voltage GIVE-A-WAY! Another giveaway! Tickets to High Voltage Festival! Do check it out...
[20 March 2010]
Foreigner GIVE-A-WAY! Yep, you should give a way to Foreigner because they Can't Slow Down... Bad puns aside, we've got a couple of 3-disc sets of the band's new album, all you need to know is an answer to one Foreigner-related question. It's not an easy one though... or is it?
[18 March 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" interviews continue with two debut albums again, Eyes and Unruly Child.
[17 March 2010]
Live On Stage: Switzerland's finest in Sweden - Gotthard!
[15 March 2010]
Live On Stage: Our writer Alan saw Europe for the first time way back on their "Final Countdown" tour. Recently he caught them in Bristol. Read how the times have changed, and whether they still "let the good times rock"!
[12 March 2010]
Reviews:
ROCK SUGAR: "Reimaginator"
CRAZY LIXX: "New Religion"
VOTUM: "Metafiction"
BRIAN DALE: "Sticks and Stones"
GLASS HAMMER: "Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted"
The JADE: "Seconds Away From Salvation"
AURAS: "New Generation"
FOREIGNER: "Can't Slow Down"
VIRGIN SNATCH: "Act Of Grace"
SAINT: "Hell Blade"
The RETALIATION PROCESS: "Downfall"
TOYZ: "Carte Blanche"
Interviews: "Just For The Record" interview series marches on with two very different debut albums from two very different artists: Christian Thrash metal merchants Deliverance and WestCoast AOR smooth rocker Robbie Dupree.
[11 March 2010]
Special Features: STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT is a cool festival to be held in... yes, Stockholm, Sweden. A lot of hard rock heroes of the late eighties are performing, along with some new bands of the genre. RockUnited.Com sent out a few questions to the artists, and in our STOCKHOLM ROCK OUT SPECIAL they'll tell you what's to be expected. Read it and start booking your tickets!
[07 March 2010]
Interviews: A lengthy interview with French artist Charly Sahona and a shorter "Rapidfirequestions" with Chris Kinder of Jon Oliva's Pain.
[03 March 2010]
Interviews: We're continuing our "Just For The Record" interview series with two new ones: Bangalore Choir's "On Target" and Guardian's "First Watch". Two Davids, Reece (BC) and Bach (G), answering questions.
[02 March 2010]
Reviews:
RECKLESS LOVE: "Reckless Love"
STATE OF ROCK: A Point Of Destiny"
NEWMAN: "The Art Of Balance"
H.E.A.T.: "Beg Beg Beg"
BROTHER FIRETRIBE: "Live At Apollo"
SWEET COMFORT BAND: "Breakin' The Ice"
SWEET COMFORT BAND: "Hold On Tight!"
SWEET COMFORT BAND: "Hearts Of Fire"
SWEET COMFORT BAND: "Cutting Edge"
SWEET COMFORT BAND: "Perfect Timing"
[26 February 2010]
Interviews: More RapidFireQuestions madness, today with Olli Herman of RECKLESS LOVE. This one's enhanced with photos from their gig in Turku yesterday. Yeah! Sometimes we're fast!
[25 February 2010]
Live On Stage: Not just a live review, but also a report from the new album launch party and a bonus interview... FM welcome you to their Metropolis!
Interviews: If "Just For The Record" represents the respectable side of our site, "RapidFireQuestions" is something quite different. Today's victim: Janne Hurme of HUMAN TEMPLE.
[24 February 2010]
Reviews:
TREAT: "Coup De Grace"
HEAVENLY: Carpe Diem"
DELIVERANCE: "Deliverance"
JON OLIVA'S PAIN: "Festival"
IRON MASK: "Shadow Of The Red Baron"
BIG KRUSH: "Wake Up World"
IMPULSIA: "Expressions"
VILLAGE OF DEAD ROADS: "Desolution Will Destroy You"
DUST AND BONES: "Voodoo"
CHINAWHITE: "Challenges"
Riverside: "Reality Dream" DVD
[23 February 2010]
Live On Stage: ...and we were the soldiers under command, as Stryper rocked Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland.
[22 February 2010]
Interviews: "Just For The Record" is a new concept: we're concentrating on one album at a time, and discuss it in detail. First up: Sweet Comfort Band's cult classic "Perfect Timing" with guitarist/vocalist Randy Thomas in the hot seat and Ted Poley's thoughts about Danger Danger's self-titled debut.
[11 February 2010]
Reviews: GlamThrashProgSleazeGoodBad and then some.
HANSEL: "Never Say Die"
VAIN: "All Those Strangers"
Charly SAHONA: "Naked Thoughts From a Silent Chaos"
EMBERSTORM: "Memories Of Time"
SECRET SMILE: "This Is Our Time Now"
ABADDEN: "Sentenced To Death"
The BONESMEN: "Deuce"
MASTERMIND: "Insomnia"
[08 February 2010]
Reviews:
BATTALION: "Underdogs"
The MARY MAJOR: "04:13"
FIRST CHILD: "Queen Of Hearts"
SACRED HEART: "Darkness Falls"
GHZ: "There's Trouble Coming"
DARK ILLUSION: "Where The Eagles Fly"
Rick SPRINGFIELD & Jeff SILVERMAN: "From The Vault"
ARBOGAST: "Certainties and Doubts"
FACTORY OF DREAMS: "A Strange Utopia"
CIRCLE: "Hollywood"
[04 February 2010]
Live On Stage: Metal Hearts turn Klubi into an Animal House - it's U.D.O., the German Metal Icon!
[02 February 2010]
Reviews: A massive reviews update with 27 (count' em!) new albums under scrutiny!
BRIAN HOWE: "Circus Bar"
GIANT: "Promise Land"
INNOCENT ROSIE: "Had Habit Romance"
AIRBOURNE: No Guts, No Glory"
DR.GRIND: "Speechless"
PRETTY WILD: "All The Way"
SUREFIRE: "Surefire"
JUPITER SOCIETY: "Terraform"
ORPHEUS: "Orpheus"
DEAD HEROES CLUB: "A Time Of Shadow"
DYNAZTY: "Bring The Thunder"
STRIKE TWICE: "Strike Twice"
CHERRY LIPS: "Cherry Lips"
EDGE OF FOREVER: "Another Paradise"
SEVENTH RIZE: "Full Moon"
SGT. Roxx: "Weapon Of Miss Distraction"
FELONY: "Helltown Hotel"
HARDREAMS: "Calling Everywhere"
FREEDOM HAWK: "Freedom Hawk"
ROBIN BROCK: "Monsters"
SILENT FALL: "Otherwise"
SEX DEPARTMENT: "Rock n' Roll Suicide"
KEEL: "The Right To Rock - 25th Anniversary Edition"
BRUNOROCK: "War Maniacs"
AJALON: "This Good Place"
LAST STOP CHINATOWN: "Into The Volcano"
LET THE NIGHT ROAR: "Let the Night Roar"
Live On Stage: Yö, one of Finland's biggest bands... the review's in english and finnish! This concludes our reviews of the gigs of 2009 finally, but fear not, there's been a couple of gigs already this year! Coming up: U.D.O. in Turku and Stryper in Helsinki.
[26 January 2010]
Live On Stage: Blues rocker Simon McBride!
[21 January 2010]
Reviews:
LAST AUTUMN'S DREAM: "A Touch Of Heaven"
TARA'S SECRET: "Vertigo"
HUMAN TEMPLE: "Murder Of Crows"
Bruce KULICK: "BK3"
[15 January 2010]
Reviews: The first reviews for the new year!
WIG WAM: Non Stop Rock & Roll"
Ozzy OSBOURNE with Chris Aires: "I Am Ozzy"
THE MURDER OF MY SWEET: Divanity"
SPIN GALLERY: "Embrace"
KEEL: "Streets Of Rock'n Roll"
LINEHOUSE: "Take One"
Live On Stage: Leverage's first visit to Turku, Finland.
[14 January 2010]
Live On Stage: Now that the holidays are over...here's some Heavy Christmas for y'all - Raskasta Joulua tour in Turku.
[11 January 2010]
Let's wrap it up! The eighties, that is! The years 1987-1989 are now online, and a new "frontpage" for the whole thing. Remember, the voting continues, and each voter will have a chance to win some goodies... a quick look at the prize box reveals that you could get yourself CD's from Preview, Farcry, Britton...
Here are the direct links to the three new "episodes": 1987, 1988 and 1989.
[05 January 2010]
More gig reviews from December! And there's still more to come!
Live On Stage: Winger in Budapest and Skin in Bristol.
[02 January 2010]
Happy New Year! Here's hoping that this year will be a good one for everyone, including our website...We could surely use a few helping hands and a sponsor or two wouldn't hurt either.
Let's start the year by uploading some gig reviews from December!
Live On Stage: Alice Cooper & Sebastian Bach in Espoo and The 69 Eyes in Turku.