KINLIN – featuring former Yngwie Malmsteen drummer Patrick Johansson – have released a new music video for the track ‘Forever And A Day’ off their latest album “The Last Stand” released via Sonic Night Music Club.
Watch “Forever And A Day” video here:
KINLIN is back with a vengeance and bringing it down heavy with their third powerful release, The Last Stand, which some are describing as “in your face and the return of old school hard rock music”!
Next KINLIN shows:
December 13th Average Joes – Jupiter, FL
December 14th Nicko McBrain’s Rock’n Roll Ribs 10th Anniversary Block Party – Coral Springs, FL
Boston-based melodic shred wizards FIRSTBOURNE are finally catching their breath, presenting their highly anticipated new album Pick Up The Torch, released last Frinday, October 25th. And what could be more fitting as a means of celebration, a birth cry and a metaphor for the cycle of inspiration, hard work, tension and, ultimately, relief than sharing a type of song that every performing musician has been stunningly awed by of at some point in their career? So here it is, carried by the ever so present respect for our god of shred: Yngwie Malmsteen’s iconic Rising Force, interpreted with all the guts and wit this quartet could possibly muster.
For down-to-earth, honest performers FirstBourne, showing not only their own contribution on stage, but more so the reaction of their audience (a rightfully tough one at that) is a question of honour:
The band, bursting with energy and joy in the wake of today’s release, says hi and wants to let you know all there is to why presenting the album with a cover song: “Everyone has a song or two that really makes them go WOW, what was that, usually followed by the burning desire to learn it!! Rising Force by Yngwie Malmsteen was such a song for all the members of FirstBourne. From the intro to the ending, this song kicks, so full of energy, meaning, and musicianship (especially Mike on guitar!). It also brings out a lot of the best in the band. We love playing it and the fans love it when we play it live. We recorded some live footage of us playing Rising Force when we were on the road with Stryper, and this video provides some of the highlights.”
It’s exciting how, with each new audience reached, a song like Rising Force, which is an icon to many and a treasure to almost all of us, injects an invisible border of tension between the artist and their crowd at first. Fans standing still as one, holding breath in anticipation of the inevitable calamity to come until it doesn’t, until skills prove our very nature wrong, and until said border slowly but steadily melts away while a sea of eyes is drowning the hands at work, ears opened wide, forming the epitome of perception. It’s no sooner than with the final note, that all this tension breaks and floats away on a wave of relief and the warm tingle of happiness. Happy Release Day, everyone!
Roaring sounds, cutting-edge solos, colossal power – GENERATION AXE is THE American rock guitarist supergroup formed by Steve Vai guitar wunderkind and three-time Grammy winner ex Frank Zappa, Whitesnake, David Lee Roth.
“Sideways” is the second Single from the upcoming album, due June 28th and another bang from that splendid all-star outfit! Stream the song below.
The song is originally written by American artist Clarence Greenwood, who is known by the pseudonym Citizen Cope.
Although the song has never charted, it has been widely publicized in the pop and rock scene, amongst all on Santana’s 2002 album Shaman. Then Citizen Cope included it in his 2004 album. It has since been covered by artists such as Sheryl Crow and Corey Taylor.
GENERATION AXE are adding another layer to that fantastic song and lifting it up on a totally new level!
Generation Axe: The Guitars That Destroyed The World (Live In China) will be released as a CD Digipak, Limited coloured 2LP+Download and Digital on June 28th, 2019 on earMUSIC.
Roaring sounds, cutting-edge solos, colossal power – GENERATION AXE is THE American rock guitarist supergroup formed by Steve Vai guitar wunderkind and three-time Grammy winner ex Frank Zappa Whitesnake, David Lee Roth.
For this superb project, the exceptional musician assembled the collective epitome of world-class rock guitarists by his side. Part of this group are, besides Vai himself, legendary guitar heroes Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/ Ozzy Osbourne), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders).
After joining forces in 2016, Generation Axe toured North America in April and May 2016, and Asia in April 2017. Following the vast support, in November and December of 2018 they performed an additional 32 city tour of North American tour.
The Generation Axe experience goes way beyond simply gathering five guitar greats on one stage to jam. According to Steve Vai, “The idea was to create a seamless show with one backing band and 5 completely accomplished and astonishing guitarists that take to the stage in various configurations, performing some of their solo music and merging together as cohesive co-creators of lushly orchestrated guitar extravaganzas.”
“Generation Axe: The Guitars that Destroyed the World (Live in China)” record was culled from various performances on their last and very successful tour of Asia and marks a historical moment in music history!
Generation Axe: The Guitars That Destroyed The World (Live In China) will be released as a CD Digipak, Limited coloured 2LP+Download and Digital on June 28th, 2019 on earMUSIC.
1. Generation Axe Foreplay
2. Tosin Abasi Tempting Time
3. Tosin Abasi and Nuno Bettencourt Physical Education
4. Nuno Bettencourt A Side of Mash
5. Nuno Bettencourt and Zakk Wylde Sideways
6. Zakk Wylde Whipping Post
7. Steve Vai Bad Horsie
8. Yngwie Malmsteen Valhalla / Baroque n Roll / Overture / From a Thousand Cuts / Arpeggios from Hell / Far Beyond the Sun
9. Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai Black Star
10. Steve Vai / Zakk Wylde / Nuno Bettencourt / Tosin Abasi Frankenstein
11. Generation Axe Highway Star
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release “Blue Lightning” globally on March 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Today he’s unveiled a new lyric video for the title track, watch it here:
Yngwie Malmsteen on “Blue Lightning”: “I wrote the title track Blue Lightning specifically for this album. The track is very free, everything on it is improvised. I hope you’ll enjoy it.”
The album is self-produced, and Malmsteen has followed a traditional manner in the way this was recorded. He shares, “In the old days, a band would go into the studio, do a couple of songs, then go out on tour, before returning to the studio to do a couple more new tracks. That’s the way I did things this time. I have been so busy on the road in recent times that it was the most pragmatic way to do the album. In all, it took me about ten months to get it done, but by going in the studio in between touring commitments, I feel it kept everything fresh.”
“Blue Lightning” tracklisting:
1 Blue Lightning
2 Foxey Lady
3 Demon’s Eye
4 1911 Strut
5 Blue Jean Blues
6 Purple Haze
7 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8 Sun’s Up Top’s Down
9 Peace, Please
10 Paint It Black
11 Smoke On The Water
12 Forever Man
Bonus tracks (Vinyl & Deluxe CD only)
13 Little Miss Lover
14 Jumping Jack Flash
Available formats
Blue 2LP
Limited Lightning Blue marble 2 LP (webshop exclusive)
CD Box set
CD
Digital
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release “Blue Lightning” globally on March 29 via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. Today he’s unveiled the album trailer, watch it below:
The album is self-produced, and Malmsteen has followed a traditional manner in the way this was recorded. He shares, “In the old days, a band would go into the studio, do a couple of songs, then go out on tour, before returning to the studio to do a couple more new tracks. That’s the way I did things this time. I have been so busy on the road in recent times that it was the most pragmatic way to do the album. In all, it took me about ten months to get it done, but by going in the studio in between touring commitments, I feel it kept everything fresh.”
Also check out “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” from the album:
And the Lyric Video For “Sun’s Up Top’s Down” here:
“Blue Lightning” tracklisting:
1 Blue Lightning
2 Foxey Lady
3 Demon’s Eye
4 1911 Strut
5 Blue Jean Blues
6 Purple Haze
7 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
8 Sun’s Up Top’s Down
9 Peace, Please
10 Paint It Black
11 Smoke On The Water
12 Forever Man
Bonus tracks (Vinyl & Deluxe CD only)
13 Little Miss Lover
14 Jumping Jack Flash
Available formats
Blue 2LP
Limited Lightning Blue marble 2 LP (webshop exclusive)
CD Box set
CD
Digital
THE ROCK ALCHEMIST – Italian Rock Band from Turin with a strong sonic identity that blends modern rock with progressive, hard, alternative, and pop elements!
Kimmo Kuusniemi’s SARCOFAGUS return with a Historic 2010 Concert Video Premiere on YouTube! Click image to watch the video
