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Powerhouse vocalist MICHAEL VESCERA has reissued by himself “The Altar“, the third album from his own MVP / Michael Vescera Project, long time out of print. Most the material here was written with guitarist Jimi Bell (House Of Lords), so expect a mix of Vescera’s previous work with Yngwie Mamsteen and at places, the more edgy hard rockin’ groove side...
One of the most talented metal vocalists from the classic era, Mr. Michael Vescera, after many years singing for others, is back with a new album under his name VESCERA, titled “Beyond The Fight”. Mike Vescera has sung with everyone throughout his prolific career. Started in the ’80s with Obsession, the band released two very impressive albums of heavy but...
Today March 17 is the day for the CD debut of virtuoso guitarist SAMMY BERELL, titled “Passion Dreams“. This Swedish shredder is called to be the successor of the loved / hated but never ignored Yngwie Malmsteen. Let’s put things clear from the start: Sammy Berell and “Passion Dreams” are pure clones of Yngwie’s style of playing an his first...
Requested by a reader, it’s a true pleasure to feature here “Soldier Of Fortune“, the awesome LOUDNESS album released in Japan some years ago in remastered form on SHM-CD, now out of print.“Soldier Of Fortune” is one of the best hard rock albums appeared in 1989, criminally underrated but a true blast from start to finish. As you may know,...
* RIOT ON MARS, the new project featuring Barry Sparks and Michael Vescera, has just released its debut album “First Wave” in Japan.The idea for RIOT ON MARS began from a 20-year friendship between the talented bassist / guitarist Barry Sparks and one of metal’s best vocalists, Michael Vescera. They first met when they both joined guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen’s...
* There was an American band in the ’80s called OBSESSION that featured a singer who would later go on to front the legendary Japanese metal band Loudness, named Mike Vescera. Vescera achieved international fame as vocalist for Yngwie Malmsteen and has played with other acts like Roland Grapow, Dr. Sin, Animetal and even his own band MVP, all of...
