5 quick questions to Eric Johns, Geoff Tyson and Robert Fleischman

It´s been a while since my last feature of 5 quick questions so I thought it was about time I opened the box of these questions again and send them over the airwaves to a few gentlemen in the music business, namely singer Eric Johns of Human Cometh/Southern Gentlemen, the amazing guitarist Geoff Tyson, formerly of T-Ride and last but not least, Robert Fleischman of The Sky, Channel and Journey.

What´s the most overrated band in the world?
Eric - Vampire weekend
Geoff - Jay Z
Robert - Nickelback

What´s the most underrated band in the world?
Eric - The twilight singers
Geoff - My own, of course
Robert - The Sky

What´s the latest concert you´ve been to?
Eric - I think it was Greg Dulli´s acoustic show
Geoff - I dont know who they were, I was drunk in Prague and when I entered the club some strange lady followed me around trying to kick me out. Maybe it was part of the show? They had an old guy singing that looked like the singer from Maroon 5. They sounded like a botched circumcision. Maybe that girl was trying to warn me?
Robert - Noel Gallagher

Which song should I start my next mixtape with?
Eric - Everybody knows by Leonard Cohen
Geoff - Start your mixtape with Geoff Tyson Band "100 million motherfuckers" to get your pumping right
Robert - All I want by The Sky

Who is the nicest person you know?
Eric - Music producer and close friend, Jeff Higgins
Geoff - Everyone is a cunt except for you and me, and I am a bit of cunt
Robert - My wife

Record labels we miss - Pakaderm Records

I continue my tribute to record labels we miss, earlier I have featured Atenzia Records, Now and then Music and Music For Nations. This time I salute Pakaderm Records that was founded by John and Dino Elefante. John was a member of Kansas in the early 80´s and has produced million sellers with Petra. The Elefante brothers started Pakaderm Records in 1989 and released plenty of impressive christian rock albums till 1995 such as:

Brighton - Promise of love
Fear Not - Fear Not
Mark Pogue and Fortress - Restoration
Michael Gleason - Children of choices
Guardian - Fire and love

Guardian - Swing swang swung
Halo - Halo
Halo - Heaven calling
Love War - Soak your brain
Mastedon - Its a jungle out there

Mastedon - Lofcaudio
Scott Springer - Hello forever
The Brave - Battle cries
The Brave - Trust
X Sinner - Peace treaty

John and Dino got back into the record label business between 2004-2006 with their label Selectric Records and released alternative rock music with bands like Homeless J, Dalton, Cross Culture, Monday Morning, Pivitplex and High Flight Society but I thought Pakaderm was a lot more groovy!

Heavy Metal Track of The Day - Black Sabbath

Everybody´s talking about Dio and Ozzy when it comes to lead singers in Black Sabbath and noone ever mentions Tony Martin, why? This guy is a rock god! And with songs like Headless Cross, who can argue with it being the heavy metal track of the day here at PalaceofRock!

My Extraordinary - Why save the world

Lovely pop/rock from UK, taken from their new EP "Reality" out now.

Verses - Wait forever

Promising new rock band from UK, taken from their debut EP "No world for us"

Record labels we miss - Music For Nations

The British label Music For Nations was founded in 1983 and focused on rock and metal, the label closed its doors in 2004 after 2 decades of releasing plenty of great music.
Here is just a few of them nice melodic rock albums.

Drive She Said - Driving wheel
FM - Aphrodisiac
FM - Takin it to the streets
From The Fire - Thirty days and dirty nights
Joe Lynn Turner - Nothing´s changed

Touch - Touch
Lionsheart - Lionsheart
Q5 - Steel the light
Romeos Daughter - Delectable
Tyketto - Strength in numbers

Rox Diamond - Rox Diamond
The Storm - Eye of the storm
Tour De Force - Tour De Force
Y&T - Endangered species
Tygers of Pan Tang - The wreckage

MFN did not only release early work with Metallica, we also had the sheer joy of getting these fine albums:

Alaska - The pack

Atlantic - Power

Electric Boys - Freewheelin

Opeth - Damnation

InMe - Overgrown Eden

Ratt - Ratt

Rogue Male - First visit

Rogue Male - Another animal

The Rods - Let them eat metal

Virgin Steele - Guardians of the flame

Waysted - The good the bad and the waysted

Yngwie Malmsteen - Magnum opus

XisLoaded - Raw nerve

Amplifier - Amplifier

Twelfth Night - Art and illusion

Wayland - Fire down below

Let them riffs come! What a great rocker this is by Wayland, its actually a cover of a classic Bob Seger song. The man who wrote "Rosalie".

Under the radar : Avalon Landing

Avalon Landing features ex.members of The Boy and His Machine, their album "Demos, dead ends, & Do overs" is available for streaming here:

http://soundcloud.com/avalonlanding/sets/avalon-landing-demos-dead-ends/s-zJxCa

For fans of piano rock! Great band........
http://www.avalonlandingmusic.com/

Troubled Coast - La Jetee

There´s nothing wrong with a dose of some classic hardcore once in a while, this song is taken from the band´s upcoming EP "I´ve been thinking about leaving you".

Well Hung Heart - The power of love

New single from Well Hung Heart, featuring the lovely Greta Valenti from Fuji Minx.

Secrets - The heartless part

A little melodic hardcore for ya, Secrets new single "The heartless part" taken from their upcoming album The Ascent, out on Jan 17th.

Stretford End - Cannibal

Brand new single from Stretford End.

Record labels we miss - Now and Then Music

The British melodic rock label Now and Then Music was founded by Mark Ashton, Bruce Mee and Peter Sims. They were truly raising the flag of melodic rock over a decade between 1992-2002 with releases like:

Amaze Me - Dream on
Terry Brock - Back to Eden
Max Bacon - The higher you climb
Paul Sabu - In dreams
Cannata - Watching the world
Crown of Thorns - Breakthrough
Mark Free - Long way from home
Gary Hughes - Gary Hughes
Hugo - Hugo
Jeff Paris - Lucky this time
James Christian - Rude awakening
Ten - The name of the rose
The Quest - Do you believe
Terra Nova - Livin it up
Bob Catley - The tower

Ashton and Mee are now the guys behind the rock mag Fireworks and the Nottingham Firefest Festival.
There were also several releases in collaboration with Frontiers Records like:

Reb Beach - Masquerade
Mark Boals - Ring of fire
Emerald Rain - Perplexed in the extreme
Eye Witness - Eye Witness
Haven - Haven
Heavens Fire - The outside
Ken Tamplin and Friends - Wake the nation
Jorn Lande - World changer
Norway - Arrival
The Promise - Humanfire
Teer - Teer

Capra - If I was

Another signing to Hollywood Records that my good friend Magwire reported about at melodic.net yesterday, Capra and their new single "If I was".

Atomic Tom - Collide

Atomic Tom is a cool band, listen to "Collide" off their new EP "In parallel".

Royal Bliss - Crazy

Modern rock band Royal Bliss with a brand new single out now.

Finding Clyde - Let me be

More modern rock a la Nickelback for your soul! Here´s Finding Clyde with a song taken from their album "Sacrifice it all".

Last Stand For Lucy - Seven

Now are these guys great or what?! Last Stand For Lucy sounds like Depswa meets The Dreaming.

Weatherstar - Crystal ball

Catchy pop/rock, the new single from Weatherstar.

Under the radar : Weaving The Fate

Columbia, South Carolina’s Weaving The Fate is a combination of four different styles and energies that produces an electrifying mix of musical virtuosity and passionate performances. Lead Singer and guitarist Brian Conner, bassist Bobby Dredd, DJ Able One and Drummer Jeremy "Finesse" Roberson all met in their hometown (previously under the moniker of Villanova), and have developed a passionate ...regional fan base whose loyalty and devotion to the band’s music and live performance is second to none. Standout tracks such as lead single "Str8 to the Bottom", with their debut album produced by music icon Howard Benson (3 Doors Down, My Chemical romance, All American Rejects, Daughtry, and P.O.D) is set for an early 2012 release via Universal Republic.


www.facebook.com/WeavingTheFate

Record labels we miss - Atenzia Records

The Swedish record label Atenzia Records released plenty of magic albums between 2002-2005 within the AOR/modern rock genre. One of the best labels in Scandinavia for sure and I do miss their will of releasing high quality music such as:
Kick the kangaroo - Bits and pieces
Happylife - Sweet resort
101 South - Roll of the dice
Fluid Sol - Fluid Sol
Diving For Pearls - Texas
London Calling - Youre so lucky

Spin Gallery - Standing tall
A.C.T - Todays report
A.C.T - Imaginary friends
A.C.T - Last epic
Attraction 65 - Attraction 65
Mars Electric - Fame among the vulgar

Mark Spiro - King of the crows
Melodine - Out of your hands
Rush of Ushers - Delightfully
Shugaazer - Shift
Glen Burtnik - Welcome to Hollywood
Kid Down - Deadkidsongs

The label executive Magnus Söderkvist is now a manager of Catapult Music Group so he´s still in the record business, helping new talented artists. But for now, let´s remember the Atenzia label and all their fab releases like:
Harlan Cage - Temple of tears
Jim Jidhed - Full circle
Mark Spiro - Mighty blue ocean
Brian McDonald Project - Voyage
Plunge - Hometown hero

Arcangel - Tamorok
Swirl 360 - California blur
The Rembrandts - Lost together
40 Ft Ringo - Funny thing
Retrograde - This frequency we share

The Way - Frequency of spirit
WhiteSilver - At last we burn
XSavioR - Caleidoscope
Stereolith - Stereolith

Top albums 2011 (Jan-Nov)

These are the 20 greatest albums of 2011 so far:
1.Chickenfoot - III
2.Infinita Symphonia - A minds chronicle
3.Mr North - Everything
4.The Pusher - The art of hit music
5.Hierosonic - Consciousness Fame God Money Power

6.The Morning After - Legacy
7.Journey - Eclipse
8.Dark New Day - Hail Mary
9.Our Waking Hour - Seconds to save her
10.Automatic Static - Friends and lovers

11.Take Cover - The dreamer and the realist
12.Monte Pittman - Pain Love and Destiny
13.Beggars and Thieves - We are the broken hearted
14.Ziv - Symphony heart
15.Hurtsmile - Hurtsmile

16.The Anix - Sleepwalker
17.Final Thought - What we need
18.Nightranger - Somewhere in California
19.Toby Hitchcock - Mercury´s down
20.Marcus Miller - Tutu Revisited

Kutless - Carry me to the cross

New single taken from their upcoming album "Believer", out on Feb 28th.

New memoirs!

I love rocknroll memoirs and I´ve got new books to read, woohooo. Cherie Currie´s Neon angel, Ace Frehley´s No regrets, Nina Hagen´s Confessions and Pat Benatar´s Between a heart and a rock place. And there are more to be ordered soon with Rick Springfield, Glenn Hughes and Tony Iommi.

Urban Cone - Urban Photograph

Synthpop from Sweden, real nice.

College - A real hero

I´ve got a new favorite song, this one is featured in the new Drive movie.

Under the radar : Tantrum to blind

In the beginning of 2008 Tantrum To Blind was founded and today, three years later, the pieces are finally falling into place. With an intense sound combined with musical quality, an energetic live performance, attitude and hunger, the band is here to stay. So far they have really proven themselves through constant touring and also through being selected artist of the month in January 2011 by leading Swedish telecom operator Comviq through a massive TV campaign on MTV Nordic.
They´ve also played leading Swedish festivals such as PEACE & LOVE and Pride this summer and visited every club worth mentioning from the north to the south. They were also selected as the only Nordic act to come and play at the biggest outdoor rock festival in Hanoi, Vietnam end of April 2011 and recently came back from playing both a wakeboard event in Holland as well as POPKOMM in Berlin. The debut album “Walk Out” was released just before summer in Sweden through an exclusive distribution deal with Warner Music.
http://sv-se.facebook.com/tantrumtoblind?sk=wall

1985

This is moi back in the early 90´s, with long hair and those AOR albums spinning every day. So it is with much joy I announce that me and Morgan (the Human Cometh original duo) rocks again with a new recording of the new song "1985". No it´s not the Bowling For Soup song.
Morgan decided that it wouldn´t suit the 3rd Human Cometh album and since I´m rocking with the AOR band Blue Cow Kent nowadays, we thought it would be perfect for my new band.
So I did the lyrics to Morgan´s music and recorded it last night, Morgan will mix it later this week and I will post a mp3 soon as possible. I think it sounds a bit like TNT meets Kiss.

Censura - The voice

Censura sounds like Devin Townsend Band meets Periphery, their EP "The island" will be out soon.

Heavy Metal Track of The Day - Q5

Time to get metal, Q5 boys and girls. Listen to the title track and turn it up.

The Getaways - Into your fire

Up and coming band The Getaways with their new single "Into your fire", good stuff.

Paramore - Hello cold world

They did it again, Paramore rocks! Brand new single "Hello cold world" is a hit!

The Rouge - Six shooter

Alternative rock on the menue, The Rouge has signed with Atlantic Records and their debut album will be out in 2012.

Burn Season - The truth

Burn Season is back, their new album "Sleepwalker" will be out in December, their new song "Sleeping with the enemy" will be featured in the new Horror movie "Hollow pointe".

Keywest - Back into your arms

Some songs just gets stuck in the head right away, Keywest´s debut album "The message" will be released on Jan 20th, 2012.

Field Music - I keep thinking about a new thing

Field Music - (I Keep Thinking About) A New Thing by memphisindustries
Field Music with their latest single taken from the upcoming album "Plumb" out on Feb 13th, 2012.

Heavy Metal Track of The Day - Tygers of Pan Tang

´elo kiddies, is it heavy metal or what? Yes it´s the Tygers of Pan Tang and the lovely "Wreckage".

Quote of the day - Sammy Hagar

Quote of the day:
"He walked around all day drinking cheap Shiraz straight out of the bottle, -Ed, why don´t you get a glass for that? I said. He held up the bottle. -It´s in a glass, he said"
-Sammy Hagar vs Eddie Van Halen RED

Uncrowned - Queen of NY

Modern rock band Uncrowned is giving away the new song "Queen of NY" for free download at:
www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10952660

Mucc - Arcadia

New single from the Japanese dance rock band Mucc, this band has released 10 albums where "Karma" is their latest from 2010.

My Passion - Lily white lies

New single from My Passion, but we want a new album too!

Von Hertzen Brothers - Angels eyes

Now this is a really cool band from Finland, Von Hertzen Brothers, they have released a few albums and this is a single from their latest album "Stars align" (2011).

Letlive - Renegade 86

New video from this great band Letlive, taken from their album "Fake history".

Hedley - Invincible

New single from Canada rockers Hedley.

Quote of the day - Steven Tyler

Quote of the day:
"Did women get backstage and offer themselves to us on our altar of lust? Take off their clothes, do tricks, satisfy our aching needs? Not in the beginning. But still, were there ass-shaking trollops in the audience who defined our existence and made our minds go into glory hallelujah mode? Absafuckinlootely!"
-Does the noise in my head bother you? STEVEN TYLER

Eleventyseven - Silent symphony

Eleventyseven´s new album "Sugarfist" is out now, here is the catchy electro rock song "Silent symphony".

Rooney - Second chances

Second Chances by robertschwartzman
Rooney singer Robert Schwartzman´s debut album "Double capricorn" is out now, listen to the first single "Second chances".

Futures - Islands in the sea

More alternative rock to save the day, download this song for free at www.facebook.com/futuresband and purchase their new single "Start a fire" at www.wearefutures.co.uk

Find Vienna - Heartstrings

A cool song taken from their new EP "Inflight".

The Living Things - Har Megiddo

Brand new single from The Living Things. Ohyeah!

Avion Roe - Who I am

Perhaps some emo/alternative rock for your soul? This is good stuff.

Heavy Metal Track of The Day - Saxon

Dallas 1 p.m is one of the greatest NWOBHM songs ever written, turn it up and rock away!

The Glass Child - Insanity

New single taken from the mighty talented Charlotte Eriksson aka The Glass Child´s new EP "This is how ghosts are made", out on Dec 5th.

mazeOne

Last night I did some recording again, that was fun. This time I tracked vocals for 3 songs on Anders Plassgård´s new project mazeOne. http://mazeone.com
The style can be described as 70´s rock with a touch of modern metal, watch out for a release in 2012.
I have also heard a few tracks off the upcoming 3rd album with my former band Human Cometh, the new stuff sounds awesome!!! Much heavier but still really progressive, the new singer Eric Johns sings just great. The songs I´ve heard sounds like a mix between Audioslave and Opeth!
Lead guitarist and my friend Morgan Pettersson told me, he wants to write 1-2 more songs before completing the new album.
www.humancometh.com

Rock and roll heroes - Love / Hate

Love / Hate could´ve been really big in the 90´s but grunge truly killed this glam/sleaze band and wiped them off the face of the earth, however they gave us 2 classic albums between 90-92 and I also saw them live in 92 supporting Ozzy. The band kicked ass!
Love Hate had the same attitude as all the punk bands together today.

The band continued to deliver albums but they hardly got any attention but the 1995 album "I´m not happy" is an underrated album that noone ever speaks of, the track "Superfragilistic" is one of their best tracks.

The 1994 album "Let´s rumble" was done without support from the major label and the band struggled hard to release something equally good as the first two albums, but even if it was a good album, it never reached the same high level as "Wasted in America" from 1992.

Bassist/songwriter Skid was the one behind all the album´s artwork which gave the band a certain trademark as well.

The band leader Skid left the band for a while and the others released two more albums in the late 90´s but they were nothing but disappointments for the fans, lead singer Jizzy also joined Ratt for a few years.

Heavy Metal Track of The Day - Rage

There is something magic about those classic NWOBHM songs, Rage really did it for me back in the days. Doesn´t it sound a bit like Slade? Cry from a hill!

Look Right Penny - Errors

Female fronted modern rock/metal from Look Right Penny, their debut album "Sugarland" will be out in Jan 2012. This is awesome.

Diesel - Days like these

Diesel aka Mark Lizotte with the latest single "Days like these" taken from the new album "Under the influence". Great stuff!

Electric Touch - Dont stop

Need music for your friday night party? Then the new wave band Electric Touch´s new single "Dont stop" is the right medicine, the song is taken from their new EP.

Absolute Asylum - Dont care

Postgrunge/modern rock band that released their album "Unchanged" in 2009, but not many has heard this band. They´ve got lots of potential.

Tim Christensen - Surprise me

One of Denmark´s greatest artists is back with a new album, Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals will be released on Nov 22nd. Here´s the first single.

Adam Cappa - The Rescue

Christian rock to soothe your soul, Adam Cappa´s new album will be out on March 13th 2012.

Into The Presence - End game

If you havent checked out this modern rock band yet, it´s about time you do. Into The Presence rocks!

Hadouken - Oxygen

This electronic band works really fine in small doses, from their new EP "Oxygen" released earlier in 2011.

Like Moths To Flames - You wont be missed

Turn it up kids! This is brutal metal but still with a melodic chorus, taken from their upcoming album "When we dont exist" out on Nov 11th.

Morning Parade - Us and ourselves

A really nice alternative rock song from the Brits of Morning Parade, taken from their new EP "Us and ourselves".

Fourth Quarter Comeback - When I Fall

Want some pop punk for breakfast? "When I fall" is taken from the band´s new EP release "Finders keeper"

Heavy Metal Track of The Day - Masquerade

A fab metal song from 1994, this Swedish band rocked hard on their 2nd album "Surface of pain". Play it loud. "America" rocks.
It´s good to be back after my break, I went on a holiday in the Swedish mountains with my family but now it´s time to get back on track with the Heavy metal track of the day.

Deaf Havana - I´m a bore mostly

New album coming next week, check this song out. They kick ass!

22 - Kneel estate

Irresistable track from the Norwegian alt rock band 22. New album coming soon.

Under the radar : Before The Curtain

If Adam Haggarty chose his life before conception, he chose wisely. The frontman and creative force of Before the Curtain, Haggarty played out his childhood in the small city of Peterborough, northeast of Toronto.
Even the end of his short run on guitar with My Darkest Days stoked his creative fire: “I wished the guys the best of luck and moved to Kelowna.
The relocation to the west coast was instrumental in giving the artist space to write non-stop and master his own recording/production skills. The resulting songs caught the ear of Darren Grahn who would go on to produce demos of Haggarty’s new material with the intention to gain label interest. Enter Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace) who received the recordings through mutual friend and Before the Curtain bass player, Tommy Gardner. It was crystal clear upon hearing more songs, listening to Haggarty perform and spending time together writing that this was the perfect band to debut on Gontier’s own Sludge Factory label. Album coming early 2012.

The first single "I want it all" is out now, listen at
www.beforethecurtain.com

Seven Days After - Chemical Queen

Active rock from USA, first single taken from their forthcoming debut album out this winter.

Train - Brand new book

New song, I like this one. Contemporary pop/rock at your service.

I Fight Dragons - Kaboom

Awesome electro powerpop. Super catchy! New album out now.

Ladylike Dragons - Love and so on

Ladylike Dragons – Love and so on (taken from the new album “Turn them into gold”)
Thanks to Philippe Valleix for the tip, this is a great song.
He was willing to share his Top 5 albums of 2011 as well:
1) Ray Wilson - Unfulfillment
2) Brian Robertson - Diamonds And Dirt
3) Redlight King - Something For The Pain
4) Switchfoot - Vice Verses
5) Private Line - Dead Decade

Renegade Five - Alive

Renegade Five´s new single “Alive”, taken from their upcoming album NXTGEN, out in Jan 2012.