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BEST OF 2024 – MetalMike71 (Mikael Norstedt) (Website Contributor) 🇸🇪 You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2024 content including contributors’ individual lists and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2024 (Year in Review) 2024 has released a lot of great albums and some that I have listened to a lot…
BEST OF 2023 – MetalMike71 (Writer) 🇸🇪 You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2023 content including contributors’ individual lists, podcasts and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2023 (Year in Review) MetalMike71 (aka: Mikael Norstedt) one of CGCM Rock Radio‘s website contributors from Sweden showcases his personal top ten favourite albums…
You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2022 content including contributors’ individual lists, podcasts and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2022 (Year in Review) BEST OF 2022 – MetalMike71 (Writer/Contributor) 🇸🇪 MetalMike71 (aka: Mikael Norstedt) one of CGCM Rock Radio‘s website contributors from Sweden showcases his personal top ten favourite albums of…
Nite Stinger Nite Stinger is a Brazilian band that was formed around 2020-2021. This is their second album after their debut Nite Stinger, released in 2021. Their sound is like a mix from all the great “hair bands” from the 80’s, classic melodic hard rock with strong hooks and great melodies. Main influences are Dokken,…
ABOUT Welcome to CGCM (Canadian Geeks Chatting Metal). We are a group of music passionate folks from around the world. Although we began in Canada with only the podcast co-hosts, we now realize an entire team of staff from Canada, the UK, the USA and Sweden! During the trying times of 2020, we made good…
You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2025 content, including contributors’ individual lists and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2025 (Year in Review) BEST OF 2025 – Dave Wood (Radio Host/Contributor) I’m Dave Wood, the other Diamond Dave! I host the Dave’s Hard Rock Radio show here on CGCM Rock Radio…
You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2025 content, including contributors’ individual lists and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2025 (Year in Review) BEST OF 2025 – Mikael Norstedt (Writer/Contributor) What a great music year it has been. I could easily make a top 30 with great albums. I have…
Album: SARAYASIGN – Shadows Of The Dying Light Release Date: October 31, 2025 Label: Black Lodge Records Review Author: MetalMike71 Sarayasign comes from Örebro in Sweden and they not only bring us fantastic music but also great storytelling about ancient lands, epic battles and redemption. This album is chapter III in the saga and the lineup…
Album: FM – Brotherhood Release Date: September 5, 2025 Label: Frontiers Music S.R.L Review Author: MetalMike71 The AOR legends FM from the UK are back with their 15th studio album since 1985. If you have been listening to AOR/Melodic Rock since the late 80s they need no introduction. The remaining members since their start are…
EVENT: Malmö Melodic Festival July 25th – 27th 2025 VENUE: Plan B, Malmö WORDS: MetalMike71 PHOTOS: Brian Ronald DATE: Day 3 – July 27, 2025 MALMO MELODIC WEBSITE / FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM This is MetalMike71‘s account of the events of Malmo Melodic 2025 during day 3 of the festival, with photography by Brian Ronald for CGCM…