Quireboys – Amazing Disgrace
If you’re looking for old school rock music with a bar room piano, whiskey voice, a rock guitar and swinging rhythms, Quireboys will always give you a bit of what you fancy.
Author: Anton Stenlund
In Flames – I, the Mask
So if you are a fan of albums from the mid 00’s, this album might just be something for you! The sound reminds me of the fan favourite “Reroute to Remain” (2002), which is way more positive than what I’ve heard of the earlier 10’s material.
Rock Goddess – This Time
But of course, there are thousands of straightforward heavy metal albums like this released every year, so for “This Time” to stick out of the crowd, the songs really have to deliver something extra. And do they? Well, not really
Beast in Black – From Hell With Love
Over all, “From Hell With Love” is the best “drink beer and put your fist in the air”-album of February, perhaps even the whole year.
Suzi Quatro – No Control
I have kind of a feeling that 2019 will be a good year for the veterans. And as far as Suzi Quatro goes, it sure is!
Evergrey – The Atlantic
It’s all good an all, but I can somewhat miss the melodies that are a piece of the bands classic sound. There are a little too many dark riffs and too few powerful melodies here.
Magnum – Live at the Symphony Hall
8/10 I have been a little sceptical to Magnums later years. Although I absolutely adore the bands...
Venom – Storm the Gates
6/10 Black metal veterans Venom hasn’t made a critically acclaimed album since… 1984, I reckon. But they...
Arch Enemy – Covered in Blood
6/10 A cover album can be a real bore. Especially if, as in this case, the songs...
The Stargazed Magazine crew list their top albums 2018: Anton Stenlund
2018 is over and it’s time to present the best albums of the year. This is the...
Palace – Binary Music
6/10 Who said 80’s AOR was dead? Palace is the love child of swedish multiinstrumentalist Michael Palace...
Dan Reed Network – Origins
6/10 As a music-loving teenager, I quickly fell in love with Dan Reed Network, an underground jewel...
Mark Knopfler – Down the Road Wherever
6/10 There are two words to best describe the new Mark Knopfler album: “smooth” and “long”. The...
Nordic Union – Second Coming
6/10 The second album by Nordic Union, a melodic rock-project centered around Pretty Maids-singer Ronnie Atkins and...
Electric Boys – The Ghost Ward Diaries
6/10 With their third release since the reunion in 2009, Electric Boys has now released just as...
Stephen Pearcy – View to a Thrill
6/10 If you blast Stephen Pearcys new album View to a Thrill through your loudspeaker, you might...