Eclipse are from Stockholm, Sweden and this is their 9th studio album. They have developed from an almost pure AOR band that sounds a bit like Europe to the harder-edged melodic rock band they are today. They now have a sound that differs from any other in the melodic rock world so that you hear […]
I have been waiting for this show for a long long time. To see TREAT in my hometown again has been a dream and it was a long time ago they played here last time. I saw them for the first time in 1985 and have seen them a couple of times at festivals during […]
Wow ! Wow! Wow! The great AOR singer Kent Hilli from Perfect Plan, Giant, and Restless Spirit is here with his second solo album Nothing Left To Lose. Kent has released a lot of music with different bands and solo during the last five years and is now a well-known name in the melodic rock/ […]
Brothers Of Metal are a Swedish metal band with a Viking image and sing about the Viking mythology. They are an 8-piece band with three guitars, one female and two male vocalists and they dress up like Vikings. B.O.M. played an early set in the afternoon at Time To Rock Festival in Knislinge, Sweden and […]
Another festival has gone by and it always goes too fast. This was my 22nd Sweden Rock Festival since 1998 when it was still named Karlshamn’s Rock Festival. During the years I have seen hundreds of bands and some bigger names in rock several times. I just love going to that festival and meeting old […]
One of CGCM Rock Radio and Website‘s Swedish correspondents, Mikael Norstedt aka: MetalMike71 lists his top 5 personal favourite shows at Sweden Rock Festival 2023. MetalMike71 joined the CGCM Rock Radio and Website team late last year, it was great to hang out at Sweden Rock and I (Rich “The Meister” Dillon) already look forward […]
New band! Here comes a relatively new band from Gothenburg, Sweden. They formed in 2022 and put a big smile on my face when I hear their music. It was a long time ago I heard a new and upcoming band with this punch and attitude in their songs. First song out is “Excited” which […]
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 […]
Perfect Plan is an AOR/Melodic Hard Rock band from Örnsköldsvik in Sweden and consists of the members: Kent Hilli – Vocals Fredrik Forsberg – Drums & backing vocals Rolf Nordström – Guitars & backing vocals Mats Byström – Bass & backing vocals Leif Ehlin – Keyboards & backing vocals Brace for Impact is their third […]
This was my first time seeing and hearing the classic NWOBHM band Diamond Head with guitarist Brian Tatler. They delivered a set filled with older songs from early in their career. The singer sounded really good and most of the set came from their Lightning To The Nations album which has been re-released recently. The […]
