The German group Helloween is considered to be the ancestor of Europower. This band is, in fact, a "hybrid" of two bands from Hamburg - Ironfirst and Powerfool, who worked in the style of heavy metal. The first line-up of the quartet Halloween Four guys united in Helloween: Michael Weikat (guitar), Markus Grosskopf (bass), Ingo Schwichtenberg (drums) and Kai Hansen (vocals). The last two later […]
Rock
The musical genre originated in the 50s of the last century. He has absorbed many styles and trends. Rhythm is at the core of rock music. Most often it is set by percussion instruments. At the beginning of the development of the musical genre, these were drums and cymbals, for a given period of time, these are computer sequencers.
The content of the tracks varies from light and cheerful motives to gloomy, depressing and philosophical ones. There are several styles of music direction.
For the first time, rock sounded on the territory of the United States of America and Western Europe. The first compositions in this genre were recorded in English, but soon rock spread to all countries of the world. For example, in the Soviet Union, it was actively born in the 60s.
The rock band from Sweden Dynazty has been delighting fans with new styles and directions of their work for more than 10 years. According to soloist Nils Molin, the band's name is associated with the idea of continuity of generations. The beginning of the group's journey Back in 2007, thanks to the efforts of such musicians as: Lav Magnusson and John Berg, a Swedish group […]
The Swedish "metal" band HammerFall from the city of Gothenburg arose from the combination of two bands - IN Flames and Dark Tranquility, gained the status of the leader of the so-called "second wave of hard rock in Europe". Fans appreciate the songs of the group to this day. What preceded success? In 1993, guitarist Oskar Dronjak teamed up with colleague Jesper Strömblad. Musicians […]
The power metal project Avantasia was the brainchild of Tobias Sammet, lead singer of the band Edquy. And his idea became more popular than the work of the vocalist in the named group. An idea brought to life It all started with a tour in support of Theater of Salvation. Tobias came up with the idea of writing a "metal" opera, in which famous vocal stars would perform the parts. […]
The history of the Slade group began in the 1960s of the last century. In the UK there is a small town of Wolverhampton, where The Vendors was founded in 1964, and was created by school friends Dave Hill and Don Powell under the guidance of Jim Lee (a very talented violinist). How did it all start? Friends performed popular hits […]
Snow Patrol is one of the most progressive bands in Britain. The group creates exclusively within the framework of alternative and indie rock. The first few albums turned out to be a real "failure" for the musicians. To date, the Snow Patrol group already has a significant number of "fans". The musicians received recognition from famous British creative personalities. The history of the creation and composition of the group […]