Interviews 2016

Doug Aldrich of The Dead Daisies

by Marija Brettle – Sr. Columnist — Since exploding onto the scene in early 2013, Aussie/American rockers The Dead Daisies have taken the Rock world by storm, releasing two albums to date and touring with […]

Music Reviews 2016

Lanfear | The Code Inherited

by Franco Cerchiari – Sr. Columnist — Germany’s Lanfear really is one of the good, if not one of the better Power Metal bands around. The music of The Code Inherited, the band’s latest, released […]

Music Reviews 2016

Phantom 5 | Phantom 5

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — 2016 sees the debut of Phantom 5, a bonafide supergroup featuring some of the brightest stars in the German Melodic Rock scene. The band was formed by vocalist […]

Music Reviews 2016

Treat | Ghost of Graceland

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — It was a pretty big deal when legendary Swedish Melodic Rock band Treat returned after a nearly two-decade absence in 2010. That they did so with arguably the […]

Music Reviews 2016

Project N-fidelikah | Project N-fidelikah

by John Kindred – Publisher — If you wanted listen to a diverse mish-mash of rockers, then look no further than Project N-fidelikah. The band, self-described as “Funk Punk ghetto underground,” is built from parts […]

Music Reviews 2016

Hard Knox | Psyco’s R Us

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — Utah-based hard rockers Hard Knox made their debut in 1993 with the independently-released Psyco’s R Us. The band was a little too late for the Hair Metal party, […]

Music Reviews 2016

Infestdead | Satanic Serenades

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — It’s pretty well established at this point that Dan Swano is Heavy Metal’s true Renaissance Man, right? The Swedish singer/multi-instrumentalist/producer has been in bands as varied as Progressive/Melodic […]

Music Reviews 2016

Jaded Heart | Guilty By Design

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — German Hard Rock turned Melodic Metal band Jaded Heart is back with a new studio album, their twelfth overall, titled Guilty By Design. The band has some new […]

The PR Wires

Andrzej Citowicz Release First In Time Album Trailer

The Cairo-based Polish guitarist Andrzej Citowicz releases his new solo album “In Time” towards the end of this year. The recording’s proceeded in collaboration with the German multi-instrumentalist and producer Dirk Arnicke and the Polish […]

Concert Reviews 2016

LIVE! | Warrior Soul in Belgium

by Elsie Roymans – Sr. Photojournalist — July 23, 2016 at the Tattoo Convention Middelkerke in Middelkerke, Belgium Kory Clarks’s Warrior Soul performed live in Middelkerke, Belgium at the Tattoo Convention Middelkerke. Band: Kory Clarke […]

Interviews 2016

André Kvarnström of Blues Pills

by Anabel DFlux – Sr. Photojournalist — Senior Photojournalist Anabel DFlux caught up with Andre of Blues Pills while the band tours in Salzburg, Rockhouse. The journalist inquired about the Lady In Gold album, Andre’s […]

Interviews 2016

Chris Catero of Razer

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Sr. Columnist — Last year, the Phoenix-based band Razer released its 2nd album, surprisingly embroidered with an eponymous title. As Hardrock Haven caught up with the group’s bass player and co-producer […]

Music Reviews 2016

Dynazty | Titanic Mass

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — Swedish melodic rockers Dynazty raised a lot of eyebrows when they reinvented themselves as a Heavy Metal band for their 2014 album Renatus. They went from playing Hardcore […]

Music Reviews 2016

Grand Magus | Sword Songs

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — Sword Songs is a very appropriate title for the eighth full-length album from Swedish heavy/doom metal trio Grand Magus. The band’s evolution over the past few albums has […]

Concert Reviews 2016

LIVE! | Slipknot

by Chris A. – Sr. Photojournalist — July 12, 2016 at Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, OH. — Corey Taylor and Slipknot traveled to the Queen City of Cincinnati, Ohio to put on an epic Metal […]

Music Reviews 2016

Synlakross | Death Bullets For A Forajido

by Christophe Pauly – Sr. Photojournalist — Spain is well known for its Flamenco music, but the country has many great talents to discover in other genres. Synlakross, a Death Metal band from Valencia, is […]

Interviews 2016

Doogie White and Chic McSherry of La Paz

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Sr. Columnist — What comes around goes around, they say – as testified by the Scottish hard rock group La Paz (fronted by former Rainbow, Tank, Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force etc. […]

Music Reviews 2016

Iron Savior | Titancraft

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — You’d think that long-running German Power Metal band Iron Savior might have stopped to take a breath, what with releasing the re-recorded Megatropolis 2.0 and the massive live […]

Music Reviews 2016

Flotsam and Jetsam | Flotsam and Jetsam

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — Ah, the infamous self-titled album. When you see that from a band and it’s not their debut album, you know they’re either a) completely reinventing its sound or […]

Interviews 2016

Matt Sorum of Hollywood Vampires

by Steve Patrick – Sr. Columnist — Any drinking club that featured the likes of John Lennon, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, the immortal Alice Cooper is certainly worthy of tribute. Thankfully musician-turned-actor-turned-musician Johnny […]

Concert Reviews 2016

LIVE! | Def Leppard

by Chris A. – Sr. Photojournalist — July 5, 2016 at Riverbend Amphitheater in Cincinnati, OH. — For over three decades, Def Leppard has been recording and performing their brand of Hard Melodic Rock n’ […]

Interviews 2016

Lynne Jackaman of Jackaman

by Marija Brettle – Sr. Columnist — After her departure from the London-based rock and soul band Saint Jude, front-woman Lynne Jackaman has taken her time to craft some songs which not only highlight her […]

Interviews 2016

Michal Pakulski

by Alexandra Mrozowska – Sr. Columnist — There are many a path to tread for a versatile musician, and it can be safely assumed Michal Pakulski’s trodden them all. Not only has the Warsaw-based guitar […]

Music Reviews 2016

Mystic Prophecy | War Brigade

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — German Heavy Power Metal band Mystic Prophecy returned earlier this year with a new album, their ninth overall, titled War Brigade. It’s an apt title for an album […]

Music Reviews 2016

Widow | Carved in Stone

by Justin Gaines – Sr. Columnist — Five years. That’s how long Widow made us wait for a follow-up to their fantastic 2011 album Life’s Blood. The North Carolina-based traditional metal band hasn’t exactly been […]

Music Reviews 2016

Vernon Neilly | Outta Time

by John Kindred – Publisher — Based in Los Angeles, guitarist Vernon Neilly is an established musician who, over the course of his career, has worked and performed with the late Johnny Guitar Watson, Steve […]