Reviews-Steel-Mill
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SCORPIONS – HUMANITY – HOUR 1 (BMG 2007)
So the masters of German “moustache metal” return again, the moustache may be long gone along with the spandex but somehow the attitude still remains. This is their 16th studio album during 35 years of existence and some things never change. Bass players and drummers have come and gone but the unmistakeable voice of Klaus…
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GOTTHARD – DOMINO EFFECT (NUCLEAR BLAST 2007)
Strangely enough, swiss rock outfit Gotthard have remained quite unknown outside their home turf, where they contrastingly have built a massive following of fans. What makes this even more odd is the fact that during their 14-year career, Gotthard has never issued a bad album.
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BANGALORE CHOIR – ON TARGET (GIANT 1992)
Strap on your seatbelts and settle in for a ride in a heavy metal time machine; It’s time to delve into the past and dig up another lost album for a Steel Mill review treatment!
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MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP – MSG (IMPACT 1991)
It is time to take a trip of 16 years back to the past when McAuley Schenker Group’s last self-titled album was unleashed to the world. After somewhat disappointing “Rock Will Never Die” album in 1984 Michael Schenker hooked up with former Grand Prix singer Robin McAuley. Their first two ventures “Perfect Timing” and “Save…
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KEN HENSLEY – BLOOD ON THE HIGHWAY (MEMBRAN MUSIC 2007)
Ken Hensley, the mastermind behind classic hard rock group Uriah Heep’s heyday releases, always knew how to write good songs. It’s easy to say it’s greatly thanks to him that Heep ever rose to the classic status the band has held for years and years already. Although the guitars of Mick Box and legendary vocals…
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LION’S SHARE – EMOTIONAL COMA (AFM 2007)
Swedish Lion’s Share slams forward their fifth full-lenght release in the form of 2007’s ‘Emotial Coma’. The band has been delivering music since the late-80’s and the driving force in their engine has been traditionally-based heavy metal. The same formula is in use this time around as well though flavoured with some extra heaviness compared…
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RAINBOW – STRANGER IN US ALL (BMG 1995)
The sole survivor from the Rainbow’s short-lived reunion from the mid nineties stands it’s ground as one of hard rock’s and heavy metal’s finest releases. At the same time it remains as a monument for rock’s biggest missed chances as if being a beginning of an interesting story that somebody left unfinished. Who knows, maybe…
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FALCONER – CHAPTERS FROM A VALE FORLORN (METAL BLADE 2002)
Falconer are a Swedish five-piece with five albums behind them and sixth to be released very soon. The self-titled debut was a great metal album with some folk influences where they already proved being very good at what they do. This, their second album, took them further down the road towards folk metal. At the…
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CAGE – HELL DESTROYER (MTM MUSIC 2007)
Creating a concept album is a tricky business. Getting the story convincing and interesting, while at the same time keeping the songs strong enough to work also independently needs usually a whole lot more work than composing a ‘normal’ album. In the field of heavy metal, the puzzle of successfully getting a concept piece together…
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QUEENSRYCHE – TAKE COVER (RHINO 2007)
A lot of bands have that one record in their career that both elevates them to superstardom and enslaves them at the same time. In the case of Queensryche, in 1988 they released seminal “Operation: Mindcrime” – a concept masterpiece so grand and dangerous in delivery, it placed the band under lock and threw away…