Welcome to the jungle

Ellen - Who is the lead singer of Guns N Roses?
Contestant - Bette Midler...

Why don't she just stab me in the heart and end my misery immediately? :P

A brand new box of matches

You've been messin' where you shouldn't have been a messin'
You keep lying, when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep thinkin' that you´ll never get burnt.

Ha! I just found me a brand new box of matches
and what he knows, you ain't had time to learn.

F*CK CANCER Vol. 1

Heads up... on the 30th of March the album "F*ck cancer" is released! It's a compilation album with tracks from several Swedish rock bands. The album was put together with one purpose, to raise money for Barncancerfonden (The Swedish Childhood Cancer Foundation). I think this is a beautiful way to bring people together to help others who are simply too young to die. You can pre-order your copy at Bengans, Ginza and CDON right now!

01. Corroded - I Am Your Saviour
02. Sonic Syndicate - Burn This City
03. Sparzanza - Rebel Yell
04. Katana - Pheonix On Fire
05. Osukaru - Tear It Down
06. Mean Streak - Brothers til the End
07. Roxie77 - Gimme Some Grove
08. The Quill - Full Circle
09. Man.Machine.Industri - Knuckle-Duster
10. April Divine - #1 (No.One)
11. Black Creed - Natural Born
12. Crucified Barbara - Jennyfer
13. The Citadel - Heaven
14. Fretless - Stand & Deliever
15. Lillasyster - Så Jävla Bra
16. Mary Fay - The End
17. Moonshine Avenue - Lonely Blues

Rock n roll saw all that it had made...

...and it was good.

Vinnie Vincent - That time of year

KISS MY ANKH album: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent. Released in 2008...

Frauen regier'n die Welt

Most of you know that I am not only a rock n roll chick, I actually love most kinds of music. I never say that I don't like a certain genre because you always find some songs that appeals to you in every genre. It doesn't matter if it's screamo rock or a classical Beethoven track. I am extremely weak for music such as The Benny Goodman orchestra and The Chordettes.

So when Roger Cicero represented Germany in the ESC five years ago I fell head over heels...
To this day I am crazy about this guy's style, voice and choice of songs to perform. It's the mix of classy jazz and old fashion swing that I am simply crazy about. In high school I had to choose a language I wanted to learn and I just randomly picked German. When Roger competed in the ESC with the song "Frauen regier'n die Welt" I thought it was so cool that I could somewhat understand the lyrics. To this day I still remember every word by heart, just like I'd remember any pop song from my childhood. It has just stuck with me.

The whole song is great but everything that happens after 2:25 is like magic to me

Sister + Inverted in Avesta

My friend Jesper is organizing a rock evening in Avesta on the 14th of April! His own band Inverted will play + the kickass band Sister! The ticket only costs 50 crowns, which is basically nothing, so click on this link to buy one: http://www.tickster.com/sv/events/pgtvlc1601xbagb

DOORS OPEN: 19.00
INVERTED PLAYS: 20.00
SISTER PLAYS: 21.00

20% discount code at Crashdïet online store

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Use the following discount code at CRASHDÏET Online Store and get 20% off... 

http://www.crashdiet.org/webshop/refhny.php?c=NDFkOGI0ZDA5MA

Ticket to Skogsröjet

For each day that passes, the ticket to Skogsröjet becomes the best investment I've made this year. But me and my friends (if they'll come with me) will stay at a hotel. We hate camping. And the closest hotel is half an hour car drive away. It would be nice if someone with a driver's license could come with us, so I don't have to be the chauffeur that whole weekend.
Ah well, just to be there will be more than enough.

Sister was the latest band the be announced. There are so many great acts this year that I am blown away. It even beats Sweden Rock according to me. There will be plenty of more opportunities to see Steel Panther and Motley Crüe later on. I am going to try and find some music from the bands in Skogsröjet's line-up that I haven't heard yet. It's so much more fun being at a festival if you know who most of the bands are. But with this amazing line-up, I am familiar with almost everyone.

Ryan Roxie is back with Alice Cooper

Got some big news for you sick things out there...! Ryan Roxie is back with Alice Cooper!! He toured with the Coop between 1996-2006 and is now back for the forthcoming tour! I'm really happy for him and I am looking forward to all of the work we have ahead of us to promote everything that surrounds the world of Roxie ;) Can't wait to get started!

"I can't even begin to express how excited I am to have the opportunity to be a part of this years touring line-up….to be able to contribute musically with Alice & the band, perform for all you faithful Cooper fans, and have the chance to play guitar on stage next to one of rock music's coolest icons….well, let's just say I definitely plan to 'enjoy the ride'….and yes, just like all good sports-related interview ending quotes, I also plan on 'taking it one show at a time' and giving it '110%' ;) ….looking forward to seeing all you Sick Things out there in 2012!" - Ryan Roxie

Animal lover... really?

Most people call themselves 'animal lovers'. Because it's a nice description of someone who is in connection with nature, humble, loving and caring. Four weeks ago a little bunny was born in Germany. The zoo keepers immediately wanted him to replace another cute animal, a polar bear named Knut, who died in 2011. The thing that was so special about this bunny, Til, was that he had no ears. Can you imagine? A tiny, fluffy cutiepie with a disability? How adorable is that. More innocent than anything! So of course there was a press conference set up about a week ago to introduce this little creature to the world. So that everyone who had once completely fallen for Knut, could now fall for Til. But what happens?

Well, a camera guy accidently took a step back without seeing that Til was standing there. He died immediately. This whole incident is extremely sad and I feel bad for both the camera guy and the little bunny. 

But here is the thing. This happens every single day in pretty much every persons home. Not with bunnies, but with animals. I am happy to say that my conscience stands clear from this, but so many other people kill bugs each day. They kill these wonderful creatures who are absolutely beautiful in their own way! The lady who showed up in Swedish TV with unshaved armpits was being bullied online for several days just because she was considered ugly and gross. But when people stepped up and defended her and made others look at her as an actual human being, things changed. People realised that there was more to her than just a shell. Just like there is more to an insect than just an 'ugly' surface. It breaks my heart when people kill ants, spiders and flies. These animals have been here for much longer than us, so what gives us the right to come into THEIR world and just take over? The actress Lisa Kudrow recently stated in an interview that "Mankind hasn’t been very kind to itself" and it's true. We got here after the insects and yet, we're killing ourselves off when we could actually learn fom the ants, spiders and flies how to survive. But instead we say "we're going down and you're going down with us!". Because we are too damn proud to realise that something smaller than us can actually be smarter than us.

You're not an animal lover when you only love the cute and fluffy creatures

21th of March - You warm, beautiful day

Billy Idol to Peace & Love 2012

YEEEEES!!!! I am SO happy that no one bought my ticket for the Peace & Love festival. Billy Idol announced today that he'll be performing there on the 29th of June. Me and Kiki have said that we have to see him if he comes to Sweden this year, so I really hope she can come with me. It's so worth going to Borlänge just for this. He may not be the what he once was, but s legend is a legend. So now that I have a four day ticket I might as well see some more artists, if someone will come with me that is. Rihanna, Regina Spektor, Kent, Veronica Maggio, Hoffmaestro, Hardcore Superstar.... sure, why not. And hopefully some more interesting artists will be announced soon!

You make me wanna lala

I was just reminded that I was once a pretty big Ashlee Simpson fan, believe it or not.
And I still think these songs rocks....

La la

Autobiography

I walked a thousand miles while everyone was asleep
Nobody's really seen my million subtleties

Love me for me

Shut up, come back
No I didn't really mean to say that
I'm mixed up, so what
Yeah you want me so you're messed up too
I love you, I hate you
If you only knew what I've been through

My head is spinnin'
But my heart is in the right place
Sometimes it has to have itself a little earthquake

She lives in a fairy tale

I feel pretty drained from this weekend. Not much has happened though. I went to Casablanca's release party on Saturday, but that is pretty much it. I ended up going home early, I just weren't in a party kind of mood I guess. But everyone else had a good time, so in that sense it was a success.

Anna, Me and Alex at Heaven's Gate

I just miss having my closest friends around. Those who can make me go on partying for an entire night without feeling exhausted. Those who I can talk to about everything. Those who make me understand that I'm not crazy for feeling or thinking in certain ways, I'm just human. To make matters worse my sister is moving from home in a week. She got a job so she is moving waaaay up north in Sweden to live there with her boyfriend. I'm happy that things are going well for her, I'll just miss her a lot. Going to events and doing things that are supposed to be fun, aren't that fun when your closest friends and family aren't there. No wonder I rather stay at home. The things I am looking forward to right now is that Viper will be coming here in April. She'll stay here for a couple of days and then we will drive up to Avesta to support our friend Jesper with his rock festival. He has booked some really great bands, including Sister, so I'm sure it'll be a great night!
Another thing I have to look forward to is Huddinge festival. I'll just go there for one day in June, but Crashdïet is playing and as you all know, I consider them to be the best.

Now I'm going to try and make sense out of Facebook's new page profiles. I guess we'll get some sort of timeline there as well. Just gotta update the Casablanca, Roxie77 and Gibson Scandinavia pages with some stuff. I honestly love doing things like that, it takes my mind off things!

She lives in a fairy tale
Somewhere too far for us to find
Forgotten the taste and smell
Of the world that she's left behind

Well, if it's not real
You can't hold it in your hands
You can't feel it with your heart
And I won't believe it
But if it's true
You can see it with your eyes
Even in the dark
And that's where I want to be, yeah

4 fun facts about me

¤ The worst pickup line I've ever gotten is "What is evil to you?"...

¤ I was named after the character Caroline in the soap opera The bold and the 
beautiful... dear lord....

Caroline & Ridge

¤ I'm not particularly fond of people who make a debate out of exactly everything.

¤ As a child I flushed my favourite pair of shorts down the toilet because I was pissed off at my parents. Well guess who ended up being the most upset about losing those Winne the Pooh-shorts?

Fair warning - Heart on the run

Just a song that I ran into on YouTube a couple of days ago. It's the kind of song that rocks my world.

Casablanca - "Love and Desperation" - Music video

Check out their brand new video!

The release of Casablanca - Apocalyptic Youth

I am supposed to write my two last assignments for school today. But I am so excited about tomorrow that I can't concentrate! Right now I am just sitting here waiting for the postman so that I can get my Casablanca CD which I pre-ordered a million years ago. I already have most of the songs in form of an EP but there are some tracks that are yet to be discovered! Tomorrow we are going to celebrate the release of the CD which is what I am looking forward to. Even though I'm not exactly apart of the band, lol. I still feel like I have worked so hard to promote all of the gigs, the release of the EP and now the CD. It's well worth to celebrate all of the good reviews it has gotten. I'll take the train to Stockholm and meet up with Alexandra who I met last Friday at Ryan's Gibson clinic. After having a drink (or two...) we'll meet up with Anna. Then it's party, party, party with the band and all of our wonderful friends.

For those of you who also wants to celebrate the release of the CD can do so by seeing the band perform two short acoustic gigs during the day. The first one is at Hot Records in Solna at 11.30 a.m. and the other one at Bengans in Stockholm at 2.30 p.m. Of course there will be signing sessions included!

 Me, Anna, Ryan, Alexandra and Anton at the Gibson clinic last Friday

 

Tulips on the kitchen table

This day has barely started and I feel like I have gotten SO much done already! Considering I haven't slept at all and kind of feel like I'm in a zombie mode, it was amazing that I managed to get up at 6 o clock and drive to the pre-school. We have an assignment coming up in school where I have to interview one of the pre-school teachers. She gave me some really good answers to my questions so I've got plenty of material! Plus it was really nice seeing the kids again. That is always the best part about going there. And I just blend in like normal, the kids immediately see me as the grown up who is in charge. I didn't stay longer than for half an hour though, because they were getting ready to go outside.

Despite being exhausted I actually made a quick decision to park my car next to an old forrest that I have a lot of memories from. I don't know how many times I ran around in there as a kid. I had my camera with me so I walked around taking photos. I can't believe how peaceful it was. That is the only thing I don't like about living in the city, because there is no way that you can find a peaceful place like that there. A place where you can stand in silence, just listening to four different kinds of birds singing, leaves blowing, trees squeeking, twigs breaking... I felt like I was on a 30 minute long vacation. Came home as a brand new me! 

Casablanca signing and gigs

On Saturday the 17th Casablanca will do two short acoustic gigs plus signing sessions, first at Hot Records in Solna at 11.30 a.m. and then at Bengans in Stockholm at 1.30 p.m. See you there!

Photo: JenHell

Unshaved armpits in Melodifestivalen

Last night during Melodifestivalen (Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest), I saw an unfortunate pattern of nasty comments being written on Facebook. I am sad to say that some of those things were written by my very own friends. The comments were about this woman in the picture, who for a moment was on live TV in front of millions of people. I got so terribly angry when I saw my own friends wrting shit about this girl! It's so disgraceful and terribly embarrassing to mock someone who is being completely natural. Is our society THAT shallow and superficial, that this woman deserves to be bullied online? Can you imagine how she felt waking up today? This is not about having 'the right to an opinion'. This is about a young, brave woman who dared to show her true self with no shame, and then she was punished for it. And people are so used to having the right to comment on each other's bodies, so no one thinks about what they're really doing to her! This girl did not follow the strict norm or society's ideal and because of that she lost society's respect. Does that make sense?

I've had enough! I am so damn tired of this idiotic ideal of what beauty is and of people pointing out each others flaws. Look at the original picture instead and see how wonderfully happy this girl is ♥ See how much joy she experienced that night when she perhaps saw her biggest idol perform. She probably danced and created beautiful memories with her friends or her family. See how damn beautiful this picture really is, without focusing on the superficial.

You get no love

Cold-hearted. Some of you have never seen that side of me and some of you have seen way too much of it.
Some things that make others cry doesn't make me cry.  I can be quite harsh about some things. I can be very direct and that probably makes some people surprised, which is why they often look at me like I am made of stone or something.

I am self destructive. I have fought long and hard to make up a system for what I should do when those negative thoughts pop up. It happens from time to time and I am quite good at stop thinking about em. I put up a wall, that I wasn't able to put up before when I was depressed. It's very logical. Of course those feelings will get to you if you aren't able to block em! But here is the thing. When you learn how to block it, you can block other things as well. I guess people look at me as a bit different sometimes since I don't have a problem with shutting some people out of my life. I am not a mean or an evil person for acting this way. It's just self protection. And I understand that from an outsider's point of view it may look selfish, but I do what I have to do....to survive. Even though I don't classify myself as evil, I guess I'll have to count this as one of my darker sides. Because even the though the end result may be good for me, it may not be the greatest thing for someone else. Sometimes people get hurt from being shut out, which is understandable. But the worst part for me is when my other friends are being effected by it too. When they are put in a position where they feel like they need to choose sides. But we aren't in high school anymore, are we? We are grown ups and I think that a situation like this doesn't have to be blown out of porportion. Let's just agree to not hang out with each other, but still be able to be in the same room!

Here is where that cold-hearted side of me comes in again. Because hanging out in the same room as someone who you aren't friends with anymore, isn't very easy for some people. 5 years ago I would most likely have had a problem with it too, so I can relate. But nowadays I have a tendensy to become very impatient with people who make a big deal out of it. I feel like life is too short to dwell on things and be overly sensitive, just move on and make the most of it. I won't change my mind. Those people who are out of my life really ARE out of my life. And for good reasons! They brought negative energy that I had to deal with. My heart and my head got so tired of it. And I refuse to look back on my life and see one big head ache. I want to see fun, laughter and wonderful memories with people that are positive.
I'm not impossible. There are plenty of things that still makes me cry. But I don't cry when I cut someone out of my life because they just aren't worth it. If they have gone that far, so that I feel like they need to be cut out. Then I really don't care about them anymore.

So maybe I'm not cold-hearted after all. 

Maybe I'm just smart enough to be a bit selfish sometimes. 

Because I think we all need that.

My thoughts on Kony and Invisible Children

Ever since I woke up today, I have been caught up in a debate with one person after another. It has been incredibly important debates about both this and that. But the most important one has been about Joseph Kony. I am sure you have heard his name by now.

 
To begin with I'd just like to say that I am being critical about this. Believe me, I really am. But it's really hard to stand by something when you hear different things from people who ALL claim that they are right. That they KNOW what is going on down there in Africa and within the organization Invisible Children. But let me tell you this much.

Neither one of us knows.

That is why these debates are so important. So that we can share all of the rumors, discuss them and come to a conclusion about what we as individuals think is true. It's not easy going against your own friends in a debate, but hopefully everyone is able to see it from a professional point of view and not a personal one. As an animal rights activist and a lacto-ovo vegetarian I have had plenty of debates with my friends over the years. But even though I have had lots of training in this area, I still feel insecure sometimes and wish that I had read more about the topic before taking sides. But here is the beauty of debates. You can always switch sides! You're not a hypocrite for doing so. You've just educated yourself and realized that you can't stand by your own viewpoint anymore. To quote myself in the introduction box; "I love a good debate but I will never stick to a viewpoint just because it’s mine."

What is so hard about this particular debate is that there are so many strong opinions and rumors flying around that I hardly think anyone knows the truth anymore. Invisble Children have a page on their site where they give replies to all of these rumors but how am I supposed to know that they are telling the truth? It’s the same thing with people who are claiming that Invisible Children are using their money to provide Uganda soldiers with weapons and that Kony has already been captured. Who started these rumors and are they really true? It's very rare that I come across a situation as complicated as this one. Wouldn't it be wonderful if it was clear as daylight what was right and wrong? But it's not black or white. It's gray. It's fuzzy. This puts all of us in a position where we have to look at the big picture.

Do I care that 60-70% of my donated money goes to the three owners of Invisible Children's organization? No I don't because they are travelling back and forth to Africa and therefore need all the money they can get to provide for themselves and to do marketing. To not give money to an organization just because they need money to provide for themselves is an excuse that won't ever work. All organizations have this system. Invisible Children's money mostly goes to "awareness" which is the main purpose. They have made that very clear. They want to make Kony famous. Not to punish him but to show people all around the world that they have had enough of people like him. It doesn't matter that he stopped being an asshole 5 years ago. He is still guilty of those crimes and those people's lives being ruined.

Don't be fake though and only spread the word with the "KONY 2012" video. Don't let that be the first and the last thing that you do if you REALLY want to help this organization. Get active. Take part of the awareness campaign that is going down all over the world on April the 20th. Donate money by buying T-shirts, posters and other kinds of merchandise in their shop! That is the easiest way you can help. The ones who are really working the hardest are Jason, Laren, Bobby and their crew. They are the ones who are OUT THERE, doing the dirty work that everyone else is "too good" for. That is the raw truth. So if the money I just donated by buying an "Action kit" turns out to be a complete waste and that it was only used to make matters worse, then so be it. I am on the other side of the planet and there is just so much I can do to get the information I need to decide if I should take action against this or not. We can't always make the right decisions. But we, who are lucky enough to live in countries where we can educate ourselves without the help from schools, should embrace that and do so! We should all understand how valuable that is and what a beautiful thing that is. Because it can be taken away from us. Just like that opportunity has been taken away from the people in Africa.

At the end of it all, why did I decide to support this organization right NOW? (Maybe not in the future, who knows). Well, because this is about children. And when children are being hurt in this horrific way I personally think that you have the right to choose one side. Then you have the right to act. I have read the pros and cons and I feel okay about my decision. And if things still look okay in the upcoming month, I will be out on the streets on the 20th of April with thousands of other people, standing for what we believe in. 

Where you live 

shouldn't determine 

whether you live...

Roxie 77 kicking it backstage

So last night Roxie 77 played a gig in my home town! :)
Of course I was there and so was Anna and her parents. We both do quite a lot of promotion for these guys because they truly deserve a bigger audience. Their music is best when you hear it live. It ended up being a pretty intimate gig with a small audience but the guys rocked the stage like always! I had a few drinks and danced along to some of their old and some of their new tracks. (New album is planned to be recorded very soon...)

We all stuck around while they packed down all of their instruments, but around midnight Anna and her parents unfortunately had to go home. So we went backstage so they could say good bye. Me and the guys thought of checking out the band Lillasyster on the other stage, but there was this really drunk guy who kept coming backstage, flirting with me and stalking Anton like crazy. And so since the security was so bad, the guys were afraid to leave the backstage area in case someone got in and stole their gear. Which is totally understandable. So we just ended up sitting in a room backstage, but the guys interesting conversations were enough entertainment for me :P

The club was closing so we went to the other building and just hung out with the guys from Lillasyster while all of the other guests were leaving. It was such a calm and nice evening. I think we were all kind of tired. Plus I had been up really early since I had school that morning. Around 2:30 we packed up (or well, I carried one thing... lol) all of their stuff into Ryan's car and my sister helped us with giving half of the band a lift back to their hotel.

Now I am just really looking forward to going to Uppsala in a week to see Ryan's guitar clinic. That'll of course be a completely different thing to experience than a regular gig and apparently the music store expects a big crowd. But Ryan is as humble as always and won't expect anything in advance which I think is a clever thing to do :) Take life as it comes...

Blackrain in London 2012

Since it has been over two weeks since I came home from London I thought it's about time to sum it all up, haha! To start off I'd just like to explain that I am not the kind of person who usually travels all over the world just to see a band. It really has to be worth the effort and I always stay a couple of days longer so that I can at least experience some parts of the undiscovered city. The reason why I went to Paris was because that night was a huge deal. As a glam/sleaze rocker it was a dream come true to see Blackrain and Crashdiet play on the same night. And I only went to London because it was Blackrain's first tour there. It's very rare that they have gigs outside of France so of course I took the opportunity to see them again. Besides, they aren't just a band that I admire anymore. I have gotten to know them a bit better and they are really great guys. Me and my friends always have fun with them whenever we meet up!

The trip to London was really great. Me and Charlotte stayed at a Bed & Breakfast which was located right in the middle of Piccadilly Circus and all it's beautiful buildings! Charlotte's friend Lulu also stayed at the same B&B. She and Charlotte are both Swedes but ran around and trashed London in the 90's with all of their friends. It was one of the best things about this trip, that I got to meet all of her friends who are in their forties now. They entertained me for hours and hours about all the mischeivous things they did in the good old days. It was awesome!

On our first night we talked to the guys in Blackrain who were also on their way to London. And so we decided to meet up at a small bar called Garlic & Shots. My favourite French sisters Nat and Allie also joined a bit later. We honestly didn't think we would do anything special this evening than to just catch up, but pretty much everyone walked out of there pretty damn wasted. We turned that tiny little place into a freaking rock show!! The bartender (a Swedish girl funny enough) played Blackrain's music out loud and we all sang along. New guests that were coming in stopped and looked at us in shock before slowly making their way inside, haha. They probably weren't used to seeing their local bar being turned upside down.
Despite having such a good time we ended up going home quite early. And Lord knows I want to see the video that the guys shot of Swan on their way back to the hotel. He was sooo wasted and couldn't remember anything of our party the next day :P
Personally I'll never forget Swan's excellent performance of this Swedish classic, hahaha....

The next day we mostly walked around in the city and slowly got ready for the evening. Luckily me and Charlotte are very much alike in that way. We don't like to rush around and get ready in the last minute. We take the time to enjoy it and talk about every little thing we can think of, haha. It's pretty amazing that we get along this great considering that the only times we have met has been on a three day trip to Paris and on a four day trip to London. You know you like a person when you can live in the same room for that long without wanting to kill one another ;)

Before the gig we sat at a bar close by and talked to more of Charlotte's friends. Our friends Lou and Alma also joined to take part of the evening. Blackrain showed up after a while and I've got to say they looked darn fresh considering how last night had turned out, haha. But it was all good. And even though there weren't a lot of people at the gig, they got a great response and I had a blaaaast dancing around in front of the stage.
I am so easily affected by alcohol though that only a few drinks will make me go a little nuts. But that's what is so great about not drinking too often! You can have SO much fun and still remember everything afterwards.

 Photos: Alissa Ordabai

We wanted to go and try to find some bar to throw an after party. So me and my gang of girls waited for the guys to pack up all of their stuff. Fuuuck it was cold!! I just hugged Nat and Allie that hold time to keep somewhat warm. Unfortunately it was much tougher than we had thought to find an open bar on a Monday night in London. After walking around for like an hour (which explains the horrific cold I got) we ended up at some random bar which was alright. But by that time I wasn't really drunk anymore and just felt like going to bed and sleep. I stayed for an hour though since everyone else were having such a good time. We did actually walk down the street to see if we could find another bar after that. But when we didn't have any luck we all went on our seperate ways...
Let's just say that after two days of partying our assess off, me and Charlotte were pretty much stranded in our hotel bed the whole next day, haha.

Welcome to the wasteland

Bad City is a Chicago-based band that released their album Welcome to the wasteland in 2010. The singer of Casablanca, Anders Ljung, recommended this band tonight when he visited the Bandit Rock Radio. He said it was a band that made a bad decision when it came to choosing a record label. Obviously they released this amazing record and didn't get enough credit for it. I have got to say I am blown away by their music. I want others to hear it too! I want this band to make it! So please give these guys a chance and if you like what you hear, then spread the word! Spread it to the world...