German based MAD MAX is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a new release “Here We Are”. Being in the industry since 1982 and more than a half dozen releases going from Roadrunner Records to A Minor Records MAD MAX have gathered a huge fan base hitting all shore points from Japan to the US. Michael Voss lead vocalist has been a mainstay of the band as has guitarist Juergen Breforth along with Roland Bergmann and Mark Shulman. MAD MAX looks to concur once again with a driving CD filled with hooked choruses, sweet melodic sounds and classic guitar. Just hearing the title track “Here We Are” we hooked up with Juergen and had to congratulate these boys for such a promising career in music and still being a vibrant entity.

Английский дуэт сестры Кэти и брата Мака Кисун был знаком советскому слушателю ещё в 70-х годах прошлого столетия благодаря мини пластинкам и серии зарубежной эстрады. В 80-х годах они пели в оркестре Д. Ласта. Мак продолжает свою карьеру там и по сей день. Кэти же выступала и записывалась со многими выдающимися артистами: Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Pete Townsend, Annie Lenox, Van Morrison, Elton John, Tom Jones, Jamiroquai, George Michael, Roger Waters и Joe Cocker. В настоящее время она выступает и записывается как член группы Эрика Клэптона.

'Guitar Only', produced by Salinas together with Daniel González, was recorded at ION studios under the technical supervision of Jorge Da Silva, 'El Portugués'. "The emphasis on the album was the simplicity of the recording process Playing the guitar with a microphone in front, not much production and songs that mean a lot to me, " says Salinas. The guitarist says " this is the album I've wanted to make. The variety of songs and styles show that I don't want to limit myself to some trend and, as music has no borders, I don't use a passport. I play what like to play and I hope people enjoy it as much as I do." Salinas is a great technical guitarist with an almost superhuman dominance of the "diapason". His "fraseos" are rich in their timbre nuances, he connects major scales with minor ones which keeps your attention on the guitar.

Truly: The Love Songs is the second compilation album by Lionel Richie, released on November 25, 1997. The international version included the tracks "My Destiny", "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Ballerina Girl", "Still in Love", and "Oh No". Many of the tracks included on this album were performed with the Commodores.

Les Gray was the lead singer of Mud, one of the most successful bands of the Seventies, whose hit records included "Tiger Feet" (1974), "Lonely This Christmas" (the Christmas No 1 in 1974) and "Oh Boy" (1975).
"I don't know why we called ourselves Mud," said Gray in 1994,
but I know we wanted one short word like The Who or Them because it looks so good on posters. If you're on a festival with a lot of acts, you want big lettering and you don't stand a chance if you're called the Incredible String Band. Mud was also a funny name and we knew we would get all the "Mud in your eye" and "My name is Mud" jokes.

The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te (English: "The Best of Laura Pausini: And Back to You") is a compilation album of Italian singer Laura Pausini's greatest hits, issued by CGD East West (Warner) Records in 2001. Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti is its Spanish language edition released for the hispanophone market.

Звучание работы изменяется от быстрого Black Metal’a до спокойной, эпической акустической музыки. Эти перепады настроений не дают альбому быстро надоесть для слушателя. Безусловно, поскольку “Svartalvheim” является дебютной работой, то есть на нем и сырые, не доведенные до конца, не совсем отшлифованные моменты, но благодаря отличному материалу, я закрываю на это глаза. Альбому характерно звучание начинающих блэкушных коллективов: слегка звенящий гитарный саунд, несколько размытый и растянутый во времени. Но именно эта особенность навевает в памяти ностальгические воспоминания, заставляя трепетать сердца.

DORO adds the French version of “Raise Your Fist“ as a bonus. “This is the first record for my new label Nuclear Blast”, DORO explains. “Thus it’s a very special album, because the cooperation means very much to me. So I hope that in the end the fans will love the EP and the album as much as I do” What kind of setting could suit better for the world premiere and the release of the “Raise Your Fist In The Air” EP on the 3rd of August than the world’s biggest heavy metal festival in Wacken?! “In the beginning of August, Wacken will be in the center of attention of each and every metal and rock f...

On this date King usually overdubbed his guitar to play along with his vocals (somehow the interplay does not sound spontaneous) but it does not detract from the final results. The intelligent and philosophical lyrics fit King's style very well and his voice is very much in prime form.