Dregen - Mojo's Gone

The Swedish Rocker Dregen have release another tune from his solo album to support his upcoming Swedish tour dates. The Video is an lyric video where Dregen writes the lyrics and the typical KIZZ "S" is there, dont have it on this keyboard, but most rockers will know how it looks like anyway, but it's nice that he show clearly that he dig that band.

Today's tune "Mojo's Gone" taken from his latest solo album. Music video by Dregen performing Mojo's Gone. Video Editor - Gustav Kronfelt. Enjoy!



Upcoming Swirls Sweden Tour dates

15 Nov - Rockbåten / Helsingborg
16 Nov - Dirty Harry Rockbar / Gävle
17 Nov - Rock At Sea / Viking Line
18 Nov - Almenäs Källare / Nässjö
24 Nov - Saga Salongen / Torshälla
25 Nov - Saga Salongen / Torshälla
30 Nov - Debaser Strand / Stockholm
1 Dec - Sticky Fingers / Göteborg
2 Dec - East West / Örebro

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Guns N' Roses - Paradise City

Sunday, time for a classic.

Only a few days ago a real classic band entered Swedish soil for a concert at Friends Arena, a show that was way over my expectations. Axl Rose was in a very condition, good fit, loosed some wait, great song performance so my view point on this man got pretty wipe out since he has acted as a real dumbfuck latly. The expectation for the show was growing a bit since the stand in he did for AC/DC where he showed that he still is a performer and can act as a team member again, keep time and not fuck around. Well done Axl! The two other original members did a superb job, Slash is an excellent guitarist and Duff, wow what a bass player he is and what a persona he have. I could elect him as the star of the night. The others band members for the tour did an amazing job to keep the Guns name up! The opening acts during this evening was BACKYARD BABIES and THE DARKNESS,
So let's play a classic Guns song.

Today's tune "Paradise City" is a song by the American rock band GUNS N' ROSES, featured on their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction" (1987). It was released as a single in November 1988. It is also the only song on the album to feature a synthesizer. (It was Axl Rose's idea). It is most known for its iconic lyrics, "Take me down to the Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty." It is also frequently played at sports stadiums during games along with "Welcome to the Jungle", also from Appetite for Destruction.

This was the first song that the original GUNS N' ROSES lineup of Slash, Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin wrote together - all five members are credited as writers. According to McKagan, they started working on it during one of their first rehearsals, and it started with some lyrics he brought from a notebook.

On 93.1 WIBC FM, a radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana, Jake Query, who is a friend of Axl Rose, explained that the part of the song where they sing, "Where the grass is green, and the girls are pretty" is about when Axl Rose and his family would go down to Bloomington, Indiana.

GUNS N' ROSES' lead guitarist, Slash, states that the song was written in the back of a rental van as they were on their way back from playing a gig in San Francisco with the band Rock N Riders. He says that the band was in the back of the van, drinking and playing acoustic guitars, when he came up with the intro. Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin started playing along. Slash started humming a melody when Axl Rose sang, "Take me down to the Paradise City." Slash chimed in with "Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty." Rose sang the first line again, where Slash shouted out "Where the girls are fat and they've got big titties." Rose finished with "Take ... me ... home!" Slash preferred his second line but the rest of the band felt differently. He was outvoted and they used the first line. The band then expanded upon the rest of the lyrics in rounds. Finally Slash wrapped up by coming up with the heavy riff that drives the song.

Much like "Welcome To The Jungle," this was inspired by Los Angeles, where the band was living. The verses deal with the rough life on the streets, but the chorus was based on Axl Rose's memories of the Midwest, with images of green grass, innocence and possibility.

Guitarist Andy McCoy has said that the song is copied from several riffs written by his band, HANOI ROCKS. He has said that the chorus is just a slower version of the riff in "Lost in the City". Axl Rose has often cited HANOI ROCKS as GUNS N' ROSES' biggest influence. HANOI ROCKS' original rhythm guitarist Nasty Suicide can also be seen in the music video for "Paradise City." The style of the main riff of "Paradise City" (involving an ascending chromatic riff) has also been used by many former GUNS N' ROSES members in new projects. This can be seen in Izzy Stradlin's "Bomb" and VELVET REVOLVERs "Do It for the Kids". According to Tracii Guns of L.A. GUNS and former member of GUNS N' ROSES, the riff was influenced by the BLACK SABBATH song "Zero the Hero" from the Born Again album.

Paradise City Live @ Friends Arena - Stockholm Sweden 2017-06-29



Upcoming Tour Dates:

Tuesday, July 04 Letnany Airport Prague, CZ
Friday, July 07 Stade De France Paris, FR
N Monday, July 10 Ernst Happel Stadium Vienna, AT
Wednesday, July 12 Goffertpark Nijmegen, NL
Saturday, July 15 Hayarkon Park Tel Aviv, IL
Thursday, July 27 The Dome at America's Center St. Louis, MO
Sunday, July 30 U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday, August 02 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO
Saturday, August 05 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR
Tuesday, August 08 Marlins Park Miami, FL
Friday, August 11 BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC
Sunday, August 13 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA
Wednesday, August 16 New Era Field Buffalo, NY
Saturday, August 19 Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, QC
Monday, August 21 TD Place Stadium Ottawa, ON
Thursday, August 24 Investors Group Field Winnipeg, MB
Sunday, August 27 Mosaic Stadium Regina, SK
Wednesday, August 30 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, AB
Friday, September 01 BC Place Stadium Vancouver, BC
Sunday, September 03 The Gorge George, WA
Wednesday, September 06 Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX
Friday, September 08 Alamodome San Antonio, TX
Saturday, September 23 Rock In Rio Festival Rio de Janeiro, BR
Tuesday, September 26 Allianz Parque Sao Paolo, BR
Friday, September 29 Estadio Monumental Santiago, CL
Sunday, October 01 Estadio La Plata Buenos Aires, AR
Sunday, October 08 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Wednesday, October 11 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Sunday, October 15 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Sunday, October 22 TD Garden Boston, MA
Thursday, October 26 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Sunday, October 29 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON
Thursday, November 02 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI
Monday, November 06 United Center Chicago, IL
Friday, November 10 Toyota Center Houston, TX
Tuesday, November 14 BOK Center Tulsa, OK
Friday, November 17 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV
Tuesday, November 21 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA
Friday, November 24 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, November 25 The Forum Los Angeles, CA

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Black Star Riders - Heavy Fire

Monday, new week, time to introduce ”Record Of The Week"

"Heavy Fire" is the third studio album by hard rock band BLACK STAR RIDERS, released on February 3, 2017. BLACK STAR RIDERS evolved from the touring version of THIN LIZZY, assembled by guitarist Scott Gorham after the death of THIN LIZZYs leader Phil Lynott. The band's first two albums "All Hell Breaks Loose" and "The Killer Instinct" were released in 2013 and 2015 respectively.

The band formed in December 2012, when members of the most recent line-up of THIN LIZZY decided to record new material, but chose not to release it under the THIN LIZZY name. While THIN LIZZY will continue on an occasional basis, BLACK STAR RIDERS is a full-time band, described as "the next step in the evolution of the THIN LIZZY story".

The band is fronted by Ricky Warwick, and features guitarists Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson, bass guitarist Robbie Crane and drummer Jimmy DeGrasso.

The album was Recorded at Rock Falcon Studio in Nashville. Produced by Nick Raskulinecz, who's known for the densely layered, muscular sound he has brought to albums by ALICE IN CHAINS, DEFTNESS, EVANESCENCE and MASTODON.

"Heavy Fire” follows the same charted path as the previous albums, it’s a is a delightful release of great melody and duelling guitars of Gorham and Johnson. The album spins like a cat on the turntable, great swinging with classic raw power. It's heavy bluesy, excellent slinky riffage, marvellous singing and 10 catchy tunes. All from the bluesy title track to the vintage guitar tune "Dancing with the Wrong Girl" and "Testify or Say Goodbye", the heavy and raw "When the Night Comes In", "Who Rides the Tiger" to the half pace "Cold War Love" and "Fade", yes the tunes will evoke THIN LIZZY from time to time, but still this is something different, the band has really succeeded to manage the past without stepping in the wrong hole and this certainly is something you should get, ok!.

Summary: "Heavy Fire” is a fresh rock album with a good-old-grey legacy.

Here is a picture from last year, when the album got a spin here in Stockholm.

The album has been marketed via PledgeMusic, and its release will be followed in March 2017 by a full UK tour supported by GUN with THE AMORETTS and BACKYARD BABIES sharing the opening support slot.

The first single from the album, "When the Night Comes In", was premiered on Planet Rock radio on November 15, 2016. The follow-up single and today’s tune "Testify or Say Goodbye” was first played on BBC Radio 2 by Ken Bruce on January 5, 2017.

"Dancing With the Wrong Girl" and "Cold War Love" are the first BLACK STAR RIDERS songs to feature bassist Robbie Crane credited as a composer. Heavy Fire is Crane's second album with the group.

"Letting Go of Me" is the first BLACK STAR RIDERS song not to be co-written by Damon Johnson.

The album is the group's first to feature keyboards. Damon Johnson contributes mellotron on unspecified tracks while producer Nick Raskulinecz plays on "Letting Go of Me". "Testify or Say Goodbye" features organ from session musician Fred Mandel.



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Dregen - Just Like That

You´ve seen him, definitely heard him. And if you´re Swedish, chances are even your grandmother knows who he is. Truth be told, if you´re into rock music Dregen simply don´t need a further presentation. However, if you happen to have missed out on Swedens premier rock star – let´s take it from the beginning.

Dregen - born Andreas Tyrone Svensson – knew early on that he was meant for something different than a traditional 9 to 5 gig based in the small town of Nässjö, Sweden. Together with childhood friends Nicke Borg, Peder Carlsson and Johan Blomquist he formed what later would turn out to be the pride of his home town – the Backyard Babies.

The band decided to go for it and left Nässjö, moving to the capital Stockholm in pursuit of their dream – to take Backyard Babies to the very top. It didn´t take long before Dregen and his mates had earned themselves a record deal and in 1994 their debut album ”Diesel & Power” hit the streets. That very same year Dregen met singer and guitarist Nicke Andersson who at the time played drums with Swedish death metal outfit Entombed. As it turned out they both had a lot in common and out of this new friendship yet another classic Swedish rock band was born – The Hellacopters.

The Hellacopters made it big in 1996 with their album ”Supershitty To The Max” (it also won a Swedish Grammy award). It was followed 1997 by the record ”Payin´ the Dues” and they got the great opportunity to tour with legendary KISS. The success of the band quite literally made way also for the Backyard Babies. That very same year marked the release of another Grammy winning album – ”Total 13” – which became the breakthrough of the Backyard Babies. Few have had the pleasure to play in two of the biggest rock groups in Sweden. Even less people have done so simultaneously! By the end of the 90´s Dregen came to realize that however pleasant a situation it may have been, it wouldn´t do anyone good in the long run. Dregen hence soon returned to his roots and carried on his journey with the Backyard Babies. And the rest is, as they say, history. Rock history to be exact.

When the album ”Making Enemies is Good” was released in 2001, Backyard Babies definitely ruled the rock´n roll kingdom of Sweden. Having been awarded with yet another Grammy award they toured the world several times and even did a European tour opening up for AC/DC, a feat no other Swedish band to date can match. Since then the band have released a number of EP´s, singles and albums such as “Stockholm Syndrome”, “People Like Us Like People Like Us”, “Backyard Babies” and “Them XX”. The later resulted in a anniversary tour and an indefinite hiatus followed in 2010.

But maybe you already know all of the above. However, most people don´t know that Dregen once was auditioning for the role as guitarist with Guns ´n Roses. Or that he´s a talented artist when it comes painting, is one son of a gun at playing poker and reel the big ones in while fishing.

In May 2011 Dregen also joined Michael Monroe, from former legendary outfit Hanoi Rocks.

Michael on Dregen: Dregen is the perfect choice for this band. We are a group of very strong individuals and we really needed a great personality as a guitar player. Dregen has the whole package together – he’s a killer guitarist, a brilliant showman, looks great and has the right kind of attitude and taste in music. I feel very glad and lucky that he was willing and able to join us. Dregen is a real star and a true rocker at heart. I can’t wait to start rockin’ out with him in the band!

You also don´t know how Dregens upcoming solo album sounds like. But in 2013 you, and the rest of the world, is about to find out. At this point we´ve only read the very first pages of Dregens career and no one knows how things will end.

From now on it´s a one man army.

Todays tune "Just Like That" is the first single from his upcoming debut.


Dregen signing records n' books tour:

25 Sept - Stockholm at Bengans kl 17:00
26 Sept - Linköping at Bengans kl 17:00
27 Sept - Göteborg at Bengans kl 17:00
28 Sept - Göteborg at Bokmässan kl 13:00 and 16:00
29 Sept - Malmö at Folk & Rock kl 15:00

Dregen live tour:

06 Nov - Dregen @ Klubbi, Turku, Finland
07 Nov - Dregen @ Circus, Helsinki, Finland
08 Nov - Dregen @ Klubbi, Tampere, Finland
13 Nov - Dregen @ Tyrol, Stockholm, Sweden
20 Nov - Dregen @ Pustervik, Göteborg, Sweden
21 Nov - Dregen @ KB, Malmö, Sweden

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Official Dregen Web

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Michael Monroe - Trick Of The Wrist

The Finnish national treasure Michael Monroe in a sense paved the way for both Mötley Crue as Guns N 'Roses. Harvested a great success with his band Hanoi Rocks in the 80's. Now he goes solo with his new band featuring Sam Yaffa (Hanoi Rocks, Demolition 23 & New York Dolls) on bass, guitarist Steve Conte (New York Dolls), drummer Karl Rosqvist (Steel Prophet, Danzig) and the latest recruiting guitarist Dregen (Backyard Babies, Hellacopters), who replaces Ginger, frontman of British band The Wildhearts, who appeared with Monroe for the last time in Provinssirock in June. Dregen's first concert with Monroe was is June 26 at Fishing Harbour in Helsinki when Michael Monroe open for Foo Fighters.

Unlike other members of Hanoi Rocks' in the 1980s, Monroe was never a big drug user or a big drinker although in his book "All Those Wasted Years" Monroe tells about being addicted for a short while to Amphetamine in the 1980s. This appears indeed for this 49 year old chap is in an excellent shape.

With his sixth studio album "Sensory Overdrive" in their luggage did they visited Debaser Medis, Stockholm last night.

That it was a very pleasant evening can surely most people who were there testify about. Something that was difficult during this evening was to pinpoint an average age; for it was really spread out from 18 to 60:) The Swedish relics Nomands opens up and creates a fine atmosphere inside the room with his straight rock, would think that many arrived there under Nomands flag and got Monroe as a bonus.

Michael Monroe's band got a lot of attention, it photographed and conducts interviews, largely due to Dregen connect with his teenage hero. That this little Sly dog is everywhere, is a mystery to me, later in addition to merge their bags with one of his idols, he has been developing its own favorite bag of Candy, or rather pimped an existing product to attract the younger candy-eating public. Polly, manufactured by Cloetta, now comes in a new flavor - licorice, lemon and chocolate in a bag designed by Dregen. He is a really nice guy, he almost always comes up and talk about this and that, we talked for a couple of occasions, one was about the classic band "Secret Service" and their achievements back in time ...you might remember the tunes, Oh Susie! and Flash In The Night :) It is great that is going so well for him, "you're going strike while the iron is hot, someone said”.

How does Dregen fit in the band then? Oh yes, like to be cut out for the job, he lift up the band lots, even the other guitarist Steve Conte ends up in the shade when all the focus lands on Swede and Monroe are enjoying every bit of it now that he has found a irascible equal. Dregen was incredibly enthusiastic about the gig that he kicked wildly around in the air as if he was attacked by a swarm of angry bees. Romp as a small mischievous schoolboy and headbanging so sweat chafed over the audience, in other words, he gave everything.

The bottom line is that this is probably the best setup Monroe had sofar and they really delivered a great gig. Do you have the chance to see them during their tour, so do it.

Todays tune "Trick Of The Wrist" is from the latest solo album "Sensory Overdrive" and this clip is filmed on the Swedish TV 4 on Nyhetsmorgon (Sep 6, 2011) includes a Interview with Michael Monroe & Dregen.



Setlist from Debaser 7/9

Trick Of The Wrist
Got Blood
Mordern Day Miracle
Motorvatin’
Hammersmith Palais
’78
Nothing’s Alright
Not Fakin’ it
Bombs Away
Dysfunctional
Back To Mystery City
Malibu Beach
Dead, Jail Or Rock ’n Roll
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Wanna Be Loved
Taxi Driver
Fee Alright


Tour Dates:

09.09.11, Kaivohuone, Naantali, Finland
10.09.11, Radio Rock Cruise, Finland
30.09.11, Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, USA
01.10.11, Sonar Baltimore, MD, USA
02.10.11, Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
04.10.11, Great Scott, Boston, MA, USA
05.10.11, Les Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, QC, Canada
06.10.11, Mod Club Theater, Toronto, ON, Canada
07.10.11, Peabody’s, Cleveland, OH, USA
08.10.11, Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL, USA
09.10.11, Station 4, St. Paul, MN, USA
10.10.11, Fubar, St. Louis, MO, USA
12.10.11, Moe’s, Denver, CO, USA
15.10.11, El Corazon, Seattle, WA, USA
16.10.11, Dante’s, Portland, OR, USA
18.10.11, Avalon Theatre, Santa Clara, CA, USA
19.10.11, Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA, USA
20.10.11, Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood, CA, USA
23.10.11, V-ROCK Festival / Super Arena Saitama, Japan
04.11.11, Finlandia Club, Lahti, Finland
05.11.11, Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland
05.11.11, Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland
24.11.11, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, England
25.11.11, Ritz, Manchester, England
26.11.11, Rock City, Nottingham, United Kingdom
27.11.11, Garage, Glasgow, United Kingdom
28.11.11, Academy, New Castle, England
29.11.11, Academy, Leeds, England
01.12.11, Academy, Bristol, England
02.12.11, Electric Ballroom, London, England
03.12.11, Hard Rock Hell, Prestatyn, Wales, United Kingdom

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Märvel - A Pyrrhic Victory

Swedish Märvel (pronounced like the English Marvel) from Linkoping, was the second band during the release party that Killer Cobra Records held at Debaser on Tuesday, where Tramp was the other band of Tune Of The Day yesterdays post. For Märvel this was the release of their third album, "Warhawk Of War". Like some other bands, like Kizz, Dark Funeral, Watain, Ghost, and others, appears Märvel masked and using fictitious artist's name. The band consists of, The King, The Vicar, Speedo, The Aviator and The Burgh.

At Debaser Märvel rocked on really well, a bit cheek tongue rock when you see them with masks on. The DJ booth offered Nick Anderson and Robert Dahlqvist of musical wonders. Papa Bear was standing in merchstand and flog the new records and t-shirts.

Märvel plays a straight, honest rock with clear influences from both the Hellacopters and Turbonegro. Hellacopters-sound may be a little fertilizer on the songs "A Hobby That Got Out Of Hand" where Dregen is the guest player and TNH spiced up with Robert "string" Dahlquist.

The band was formed in 2002 when John Steen (The King), Ulrik Bostedt ( Speedo) and Tony Samuelsson (The Vicar) spent a high school exchange year in Colorado, USA. The first vinyl ep "Marvellous" was released through the small NY based label "New York Powerhitters" and the band got airtime on several college radio stations before they left USA and returned to Sweden with lousy grades, but high spirits. Two other vinyl eps (Heroine Tracks, Bedlam at the embassy)were released the following years through Swedish indie labels.

Since the bassist Ulrik Bostedt (Speedo) isn’t allowed to cross the Swedish borders another character, The Aviator, has taken his place on tour abroad and recently Märvel has reached 3rd bass with their latest member, the Burgher. Märvel don´t believe in replacing members, they add members. So for those who are counting, Märvel is a power trio with five members.

In 2009 Märvel released a single sided one track vinyl 7" titled "A Pyrrhic Victory". The singel was followed by a tour that was filmed and later released as a 20 minute road movie.

In 2011, the swedish barons of high energy rock and roll are back with their third album - Warhawks of War! Twelve brand new tracks from the King, the Vicar and Speedo. Warhawks of War is filled with gigantic guitars, bombastic bass, dynamite drums and vaporizing vocals and features guests stars Strings (Dundertåget, Hellacopters) and Dregen (Backyard Babies).

MÄRVEL - Nur für starke Nerven!

The Single is also released on Vinyl!

Here is some pictures from the gig.

A horse and an elephant. That felt like the obvious choice for the video for Märvel's latest single "A Pyrrhic Victory"

No horses or elephants were harmed during the shoot.



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Official Märvel MySpace
Official Facebook Fanpage
Killer Cobra Records

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