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Multi-million selling melodic rock masters Europe kick off their UK tour in Leeds tomorrow riding high on the back of Swedish chart topper Last Look At Eden.

rushonrock will be checking out Joey and co. when they stop off in Newcastle towards the end of what promises to be another sensational show.

But for now you can feast your eyes on a feature written by editor Simon Rushworth for the North East’s Journal newspaper. And thanks to Tina Korhonen for the sparkling new band shot. Read the rest of this entry »

Electric Boys – Mary In The Mystery World (Bloom) b/w Knee Deep in You (Bloom) & Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? (Lennon/McCartney)

Limited Edition Numbered Clear Vinyl Etched Disc

1992

Swede Conny Bloom was one of the finest songwriters to come out of the late 80s glam/funk scene and this iconic track was a firm favourite with the hair metal crowd.

Supercharged yet psychedelic, the Electric Boys could mix it with the very best and this single, taken from their second album, Groovus Maximus, typified the band’s ability to cross genres and appeal to a wider crowd. Read the rest of this entry »

@ Newcastle Legends, February 12 2010

If you’re going to turn up late for an Enuff Z’Nuff show then make sure you’re not that late. As long as you hear the band blast out Fly High Michelle and New Thing then you’re still granted a window on a world of vintage hair metal.

Of course turning up late is something Donnie Vie and Chip Z’Nuff can relate to. Their band broke onto the MTV-led spandex-heavy scene just as trends were changing and their time at the top was all too brief. Read the rest of this entry »

Glam metal takes centre stage this week as dolled up heroes Faster Pussycat and Enuff Z’Nuff join forces to roll back the rock years – we review both bands right here.

Continuing the theme and we welcome the Electric Boys to our hot new vinyl feature – 12@12. And there’s some great craic with 2010’s take on homegrown hair metal – The Crave – as the band debut on the rushonrock Rider.

Ensuring your fave site maintains a heavier edge we’ll rate Lamb Of God on their metal as hell UK headline tour. And there’s an exclusive interview with buzz band Dommin as they toast a successful tour with Lacuna Coil and look forward to more UK dates with H.I.M.. And there’s more. Read the rest of this entry »

Another diverse week of rock releases should provide all those romantics out there with plenty of food for thought ahead of Valentine’s Day but The Who’s latest greatest hits package will be the biggest seller of the week.

We rate the Super Bowl-bound vets alongside new releases from Robin Brock, Edge Of Forever, Titan and Orden Ogan.

And there’s a full review of thrash legends Anthrax’s repackaged and remastered classic Among the Living, featuring the Live In London DVD Oidivnikufesin (NFV). Read the rest of this entry »

Aerosmith – Dude (Looks Like A Lady) (Tyler/Perry/Child) b/w Love In An Elevator (Live) (Tyler/Perry) & Walk This Way (Live) (Tyler/Perry)

1987

This was the track which confirmed Aerosmith as a credible hair metal act perfectly suited to capitalise on the MTV boom.

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry brought hitmaker supreme Desmond Child on board to beef up their late 80s songwriting and the transformation was awesome. Slick pop rock tunes combined with cutting edge video clips breathed new life into the Toxic Twins and sparked a golden era in Aerosmith’s chequered career. Read the rest of this entry »

This week we’re all over All Time Low as the hot US pop punksters back up the release of this week’s MTV Unplugged CD with a series of headline slots on the Kerrang! tour.

We’ll bring you all the action from Wednesday’s Newcastle show and look out for an exclusive interview with the band here soon.

And talking of exclusives we catch up with rising UK rockers Voodoo Johnson – two months after they blew away the rushonrock team at Hard Rock Hell 2009. And there’s more. Read the rest of this entry »

After a slow start to 2010 we review no fewer than nine new releases this week and there’s something for everyone to bring January to a suitably raucous close.

Whether you want to check out vintage Saxon (pictured) in the shape of expanded editions of three of the band’s often overlooked 80s standards or US Saxon-alikes Keel we slate and rate ‘em right here.

There’s the brilliant Bruce Kulick and his start-studded BK3 album plus a thrilling hair metal throwback as Wig Wam return to take on allcomers.

Frontiers standard-bearers Murder Of My Sweet bid for your listening pelasure and Kerrang! tour headliners All Time Low show their softer side with an acoustic mini album. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

Winners of rushonrock’s 2009 Album Of the Year and a throwback to hair metal’s glory days, the fantastic Free Spirit have revealed plans to take the next 12 months by storm!

As Pale Sister Of Light continues to win rave reviews worldwide – with the record’s Japanese release a huge success – the band is already penning tunes for a hotly anticiapted follow-up.

And guitarist Vesa Yli-Maenpaa called rushonrock to reveal more. Read the rest of this entry »

Without hair metal where would I be?

Still listening to Dead Or Alive, perhaps? Still spinning A-ha, maybe? Never looking beyond Radio One or Q Magazine?

It’s a frightening prospect and an outcome which strikes fear into a rock and metal fan with more than 20 years of power chords and guitar solos under his belt. Read the rest of this entry »