Buckcherry - Sweden Rock 2011
Buckcherry - Sweden Rock 2011

As far as I know, this was the first time Buckcherry had played in Sweden in their some 15 years long career. And what could be better than a hard dose of Buckcherry’s mix of sleaze and classic rock!

Thin Lizzy - Sweden Rock 2011
Thin Lizzy - Sweden Rock 2011

As usual when Thin Lizzy’s name comes up, conservatives start to scream themselves blue about how sacrilegious this is

Queensryche - Sweden Rock 2011
Queensryche - Sweden Rock 2011

Let me first say that I love Queensrÿche, at least the records from their debut to 1992’s Promised Land. But I even like a lot of their later records

Gods of Metal Festival 2011
Gods of Metal Festival 2011

This year Gods of Metal was different from the previous editions. Just having a look at the line up it seemed to have done a 30-year back in time jump!

Bon Jovi - Helsinki 2011
Bon Jovi - Helsinki 2011

On the 17th of June, 40 thousand Bon Jovi fans were pleased by an over two-hour-gig that brought  in big style a great amount of the best  the band has produced along these 25 years.

Evergrey - Getaway Rock Festival 2011
Evergrey - Getaway Rock Festival 2011

Having never seen Evergrey live before, despite owning lots of their records and liking the band very much, this was a gig I was really looking forward to

Papa Roach - Getaway Rock Festival 2011
Papa Roach - Getaway Rock Festival 2011

When Papa Roach had their breakthrough, we wrote early 2000 and nu metal was the big thing. Together with Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, the Roaches were the biggest hype of that era

Sonisphere UK 2011
Sonisphere UK 2011

Sonisphere came back even bigger and better for its third year in the UK with capacity being rasied to 60,000 people and an amazing line-up including The Big Four, Slipknot, Mastodon, In Flames, Limp Bizkit to name but a few!

The Big 4 Italy 2011
The Big 4 Italy 2011

Four times harder, four times stronger, four bands: Ladies and Gentleman The Big4!

The Big 4 Sweden 2011
The Big 4 Sweden 2011

The Big 4 metal bands rolled into Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg on the 3rd July

Arch Enemy - Tuska Open Air 2011
Arch Enemy - Tuska Open Air 2011

Expectations were big for the Swedish Melodic Death Metal band led by Mrs. Attitude

At The Gates - Tuska Open Air 2011
At The Gates - Tuska Open Air 2011

I was really curious to check the Swedish band,

Incubus - Milan
Incubus - Milan
It has been 15 years since I started listening to this band and differently from a huge part of the audience present on the 15th of November to the Assago Forum in Milan

Sweden Rock - outside
Hard Rock Calling - outside
Wireless - outside