February 2015

Band in change - PALLAS present themselves fresher than ever after long musical wanderings

24. February 2015

When the Scottish neoprog band Pallas was launched in 1980, nobody suspected that four years later they would create a work for eternity with their debut "The Sentinel". With Marillion and IQ she belonged to the spearhead of this genre. Their concerts were and are a truly pompous pleasure for the senses. But their winning streak was short-lived. When the singer Euan Lowson left the band in 1986, it was over at first. Not until 1999 did Pallas reappear, with Alan Reed on the mic and Colin Fraser on the drums.

LED ZEPPELIN - The last flight of the Zeppelin: the history of "Physical Graffiti

19. February 2015

Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page Robert Plant

In the mid-seventies Led Zeppelin had reached their second artistic zenith and documented this in a unique way with "Physical Graffiti", the band's only double album. Until today it is Robert Plant's favourite record with the group, probably also because the formation before and after has never been more expressive and multi-faceted. Released on February 24, 1975, "Physical Graffiti" was the first record in rock history to achieve platinum status through pre-orders alone.

UFO - Finally scandal-free!

19. February 2015

UFO

A normal band will never become from the once rock'n'roll lifestyle shaken UFO probably. But since the US guitar witch Vinnie Moore joined the band in 2003, the English hard rock rocks have been on a consolidation course. The latest album "A Conspiracy Of Stars" is further proof of this.

YUSUF/CAT STEVENS - On velvet paws to the blues

19. February 2015

Yusuf Cat Stevens

Eight years after his comeback, the man who was once Cat Stevens has returned with the edgy album "Tell 'Em I'm Gone", indulging in blues, R&B and folk rock. The 66 year old Englishman with Greek and Swedish roots wants this to be understood as a homage to the music of his youth.

BLACK STAR RIDERS - Instinct-controlled

19. February 2015

Black Star Riders

With "The Killer Instinct", the Thin Lizzy successor organization Black Star Riders impressively proves that it is not a flash in the pan. Their second recording is a classic rock album as it is written in the book. eclipsed met the main songwriters Damon Johnson and Ricky Warwick at the "Planet Hollywood" in the Duisburg city centre.

BEARDFISH - The province trembles

19. February 2015

Beardfish Retroprog

I beg your pardon? "+4626-COMFORTZONE"? The title of the new Beardfish album comes with a little riddle. The number code is Sweden's telephone country code and the prefix of the coastal town of Gävle, home of Beardfish. So far, so good. But what about this "comfort zone"?

SYLVAN - Life crises from the old blow

19. February 2015

Sylvan

The Hamburg art rockers Sylvan do not bake small rolls. Like her showpiece work "Posthumous Silence" (2006), the new album "Home" is a large-scale concept work. It joins the ranks of concept albums like Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Marillion's "Brave" or Steven Wilson's "Hand. Cannot. Erase" existential crises, individual destinies to the topic have.

SCORPIONS - The never-ending story

19. February 2015

Scorpions

Internationally, there are three sustainably successful musical flagships from Germany: Rammstein and the Scorpions. After a few years of alienation, the hard rock heroes from Hanover are again considered a rock jewel at home. And will be honored for 50 years of band history accordingly. So also from us - with an eclipsed shopping list XXL.

COLOUR HAZE - The Gods Must Be Happy

19. February 2015

Colour Haze Stonerrock Underground

Twenty years Colour Haze have been on their backs. During this time the Munich band around singer and guitarist Stefan Koglek played their way into the top ranks of the international stoner rock scene with a series of great albums. A position that she consolidates with her latest recording "To The Highest Gods We Know".

EDGAR FROESE - Silence in the Schwäbische Straße

19. February 2015

Edgar Froese Tangerine Dream Krautrock

In contrast to the German Krautrock bands like Amon Düül II, CAN, Kraftwerk or Faust, who started at the same time, Tangerine Dream always had the one central star, the Kraftzentrum, which fired the fate of the internationally celebrated electronic pioneers. Therefore it is clear with the death of Edgar Froese: After 47 years the story of Tangerine Dream has now come to an end.

Band in change - PALLAS present themselves fresher than ever after long musical wanderings

LED ZEPPELIN - The last flight of the Zeppelin: the history of "Physical Graffiti

UFO - Finally scandal-free!

YUSUF/CAT STEVENS - On velvet paws to the blues

BLACK STAR RIDERS - Instinct-controlled

BEARDFISH - The province trembles

SYLVAN - Life crises from the old blow

SCORPIONS - The never-ending story

COLOUR HAZE - The Gods Must Be Happy

EDGAR FROESE - Silence in the Schwäbische Straße

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