Delain have always been a favourite of Jase Walker since seeing them at Sonisphere quite a number of years back while they were on their ‘April Rain’ album tour cycle way back in 2010, and it was a fantastic performance too. He’s always had a soft spot for symphonic metal combining often crushing riffs with often orchestral backing and soaring operatic vocals and Delain’s performance back then was no different.
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The first thing that springs to mind when you receive the debut solo album by Kirk Windstein is why he felt the need to release it under his own name? Given that he is principal songwriter in his own band, why not simply release this as the new Crowbar full length? It’s not like he’s lacking in creative control after all.
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When this co-headlining billing was first announced, the Über Kingdom of Rock ‘n’ Roll nearly sank into the amount of saliva generated, with major flood warnings sounded in the cities which this titanic tour would be visiting. It certainly was a dream ticket, and it was no wonder they were flying out the door within days of the shows being put on sale.
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The ÜR-approved band with one of the coolest names in rock ‘n’ roll, Thunderfuck And The Deadly Romantics, are going to be importing their particular brand of dirt and sleaze to the shores of the Über Kingdom this May.
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Forming in 1979 and splitting in 1982, Girl’s star shone briefly and brightly. They’re probably best known now for a couple of their members going on to bigger things, with Phil Collen moving on to Def Leppard, and vocalist Phil Lewis going on to several things, with the most significant being LA Guns. That’s a bit of a shame because in their own right, Girl were one great band. Hailing from London, Girl were around right in the midst of the height of the NWOBHM era, with their more glam oriented image setting them apart from their denim and leather clad contemporaries. In many ways they were slightly ahead of their time, laying down a blueprint for the glam/hair metal movement that would soon follow. Their debut album from 1980, ‘Sheer Greed’, is a classic of the era and was quite a hit at the time, oozing edgy, sleazy and sharp hard rock with a glam punk twist. ‘Wasted Youth’, their second album from 1982 that this box set is based around, did not sell as well, marked a slight shift in direction, and preceded the band’s demise later that same year.
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