Air Raid from Gothenburg in Sweden were formed in 2009 by guitarist Andreas Johansson. After a two-track demo in 2011 and CD EP called »Danger Ahead«, the band’s debut album »Night Of The Axe« saw the light of day in 2012, followed by the critically acclaimed »Point Of […]
One of the Premier bands born on the LA Scene during Hard Rocks hey day, Rough Cutt, took the scene by storm, then sailed off into the sunset way before their time. Now the thunder is back and the original lineup reunited, band mates Chris Hager and Paul […]
Jeff Westlake – The acclaimed musician, producer and founder of Hydrogyn – shows another musical side and opens a brand new door with “IN THE KEY OF BLUE.” From Hard Rock roots comes a blues album that puts a new twist on blues rock and launches a […]
How many times have you all heard about albums that have high expectations, but take a nosedive off of a cliff when the music is finally released? Let me assure you that is definitely not the case with the collaboration of Kee Marcello, the dynamic axeman that […]
RALF SCHEEPERS – The ICONIC vocalist for one of Metals Premier Power Metal acts, PRIMAL FEAR, chats with the FastLane. From the beginnings with Gamma Ray, the Judas Priest lead vocalist spot to the formation of Primal Fear and everything Primal Fear. Ralf Scheepers continues to be a […]
Michael Cutting, guitarist and songwriter for Holy Soldier, one of the Premier Christian Hard Rock acts, sits down for a chat with the FastLane. Cutting talks about the formation of Holy Soldier, the bands early days and the recent release of his first solo album “Unspoken.” […]
The legendary voice of Hardline – Axel Rudi Pell & Crush 40 and one of the most iconic voices in Hard Rock, sits down for a chat with the FastLane. Johnny talks about the early days in Brunette, the formation of Hardline, Axel Rudi Pell, Crush 40 to […]
Red Reign – Richmond Virginia’s up and coming Melodic Hard Rock band is making plenty of noise with their new EP and National Opening Slots for Lita Ford – Quiet Riot and now Tesla. The FastLane caught up with Drummer Sammy Lee to get his perspective on […]
Hard Rock or any Rock N Roll for that matter seems to have gone extinct in the mainstream of American Media. I often wonder how we as a society could mask such a major part of our culture such as Rock N Roll music. We have pushed it […]
Defy the Tide is one of the new faces in a Pittsburgh Hard Rock Scene, sits down for a chat with the FastLane. Defy is a masterful blend of Power Metal, Progressive and Metalcore, with a unique blend of Melodic Metal, that sets this band apart. Vocalist Carly […]
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