Tag Archives: Hardline

Quick plays – MONTANA, DEER TICK, JOHNNY GIOELI

Posted on January 1, 2019 by jason

MONTANA Change In The Weather Angel Air [Release date 18.01.19] Montana formed out of the Mission Mountain Wood Band (M2WB), when that band broke-up in 1981. ‘Change In The Weather’ was the debut album under the Montana name and featured … Continue reading →

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Album review: GIOELI CASTRONOVO- Set the World on Fire

Posted on August 27, 2018 by andynathan

Release Date 13.07.18 Frontiers latest all-star combination reunites two members of Hardline- singer Johnny Gioeli, the one constant in their line up to the present day,  and drummer Deen Castronovo who played on their debut, in between his service with … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HAIR METAL HEAVEN – Welly Club and City Hall, Hull, 25-27 August 2017

Posted on September 12, 2017 by andynathan
Sebastian Bach - HAIR METAL HEAVEN - Hull, 25-27 August 2017

If eyebrows were raised at Hull’s designation as European City of Culture 2017, the news that a major rock festival in Hair Metal Heaven was taking place there was an even more unexpected story. The Humberside port city may have … Continue reading →

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Album review: AXEL RUDI PELL – Ballads V

Posted on April 25, 2017 by jason
AXEL RUDI PELL - Ballads V

Steamhammer/SPV [Release date 21.04.17] Axel Rudi Pell has been releasing these ballads collections since 1993 and it was six years since ‘IV’ was released. Always a good mix of previously released material, covers and few new songs, ‘V’ is no … Continue reading →

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Album review: HARDLINE – Human Nature

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Phil Berisford
HARDLINE – Human Nature

Frontiers Records [Release date 04.10.16] Former super-group Hardline return with their 5th studio album “Human Nature” following on from 2012’s “Danger Zone”. Vocalist Johnny Gioeli and brother Joey formed Hardline on LA’s sunset strip back in 1991 and they found … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: FRONTIERS ROCK FESTIVAL, Italy, 1-3 May 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by andynathan
Frontiers Rock Festival, Italy, May 2014

Famous Italian bands can be counted on the fingers of one hand, yet it is an Italian label, Frontiers Records, who have emerged as the world force in melodic rock. Starting with the underground acts, they have accumulated a huge … Continue reading →

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Book review: Electric World – A Casual Guide to the Music of Neal Schon by Neil Daniels

Posted on February 1, 2014 by jason

Available as an EBook or book on Amazon Neal Schon if you needed reminding is the guitarist with melodic rock giants Journey, although this book by Neil Daniels (the Ginger Wildheart of rock writing as he always seems to have … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FIREFEST X, Nottingham Rock City, 18-20 October 2013

Posted on October 26, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Firefest X

Firefest’s status as almost a world convention for melodic hard rock seems to grow with each passing year. This year’s Festival was virtually sold out months in advance, reflecting the strongest line up to date and a festival that has … Continue reading →

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