Newsflash: 10 Hateful things for Tornado Kid!

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It is variety that got my attention first and their tongue-in-cheek genre description of Booze ‘n’ Blues on their Facebook page. Then the corniness kicked in – profanity and blasphemy galore included.

But that’s alright.

And next came the interesting title Hateful 10. Going by the lore Tornado Kid tell us, they were so fed up with painfully re-doing their 10 tracks of musical prowess for their first full length, they started to hate it. So, they went ahead and changed the name from Cowboys of the North to the aforementioned Hateful 10 moniker. Cool story and as the [...] Click to raid more!

Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) – Review

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Sometimes it is tough to give the past a real hard and unforgiving look. Especially when it comes to emotionally laden and much hyped-about albums like Nevermind from the long-defunct band Nirvana. And there are emotions galore in and surrounding this album and the band itself.

On top of that, one would think that pretty much all was already said, written, or otherwise dispensed of in relation to this album. In books, films, and in endless, sometimes contradicting articles on the news or on the never-forgetting internet.

Or was it?

So, it is somewhat of a challenging task to … [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Skallbank publishes their Singles!

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Already the cheeky start of their video Falsarium with the Kumbaya chanting weirdos wins this band a mention on the RMR logbook of cool music videos. Just when my internal what-the-fuck emergency switch wanted to kick into action, this screaming rock piece started in earnest.

I had to laugh so hard when the sorry acoustic guitar was ripped out of this guy’s hand and the sound kicked out of the ground like a fucking rocket into space. Good one! But more to that later.

The culprits are the Swedish rock band Skallbank, and they like it rough and heavy. [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: Perpetual Escape gets Into My Dreams!

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Up for some punky Progressive Rock today? 

Perpetual Escape will give you some. Their newest album Into My Dreams serves you with a groove that for sure makes you forget your woes for a while, as you move into it.

The band refreshingly roams about them styles, tastes, and flavors that give every track a new twist. Poppy elements will stumble over parts decked out in Hard Rock. Or all of a sudden a punky rebel streak hits and they deliver stuff with the gusto of a Doc Rotten.

Other tracks again lead you progressively down some windy dirt … [...] Click to raid more!