Adrenaline Mob Mike Portnoy’s exit from Dream Theater quickly turned into an embarrassing soap opera. One year later, Portnoy is out promoting Adrenaline Mob’s debut album. And fronted by Symphony X singer, Russell Allen, Adrenaline …READ MORE
Exodus It’s been a while since San Francisco’s finest Thrash outfit Exodus visited Sweden Rock. 2012 was to be the year where they presented their current line-up of Rob Dukes and Lee Altus, but due …READ MORE
Mr. Big The biggest reunion in Melodic Rock in the recent years has been Mr. Big. Spending 2009 touring Japan and a small number of European venues, this winter saw them releasing their comeback album …READ MORE
Cinderella Even though a lot of people enjoyed the show simply because it was their first Scandinavian show since 1987, the main characters didn’t seem as enthusiastic. But by all means, Cinderella haven’t developed an …READ MORE
Stone Sour “Gooood morning!!!” Corey Taylor shouts to a particularly awakened “morning-audience” at what was Sweden Rock Festival’s first ordinary day. Stone Sour’s set this early Thursday was in fact an energy bomb. They’re releasing …READ MORE
TIM “RIPPER” OWENS As Tim “Ripper” Owens finally hits the road as a bona fide solo artist, he certainly does so with plenty of ammo; choice of musicians to back him up are legendary names …READ MORE
THOR Well, who would’ve believed? But there he was: the mighty Canadian, Thor, onstage and put in Sweden. At long last in Scandinavia, and the Norse mythology of which his entire image is based. His …READ MORE
RAGE Like Twisted Sister would later that day, German originated Rage’s gig also served as a 25th anniversary. Not of a specific album, but a career. Yes, it has been that long. Because of this, …READ MORE
Thursday, May 21st: Sweden Rock Festival organizers issue a press release that reveals the 2009 edition to be yet another attendance record. Seeing as this has happened annually since 2001, one could argue it was …READ MORE
LIZZY BORDEN Well, at long last, Lizzy freakin’ Borden made it to Swedish soil! About damn time! Front man and namesake had promised a worthwhile show prior, and that’s what the audience got as Lizzy …READ MORE