Mega-awesome, brain-damaging third disc from Grooveyard Records bad-ass, heavy-duty, retro-70s heavy guitar "tribute" project from Sweden featuring Janne "Rock Machine" Stark and an amazing cast of outstanding, killer "special guest" axerippers and vocalists that truly deliver on a solid mission to Keep the Rock alive. Includes 12 tracks (78 minutes) of Classic, over-the-top, obscure, powerful, intense, retro-70s, blues-based, heavy guitar riffage/mojo that will kick your ass & rock your world.
On this outstanding follow-up to the previous two Mountain of Power discs, Janne Stark & Co. dig in deep on an awesome collection of killer 70s hard & heavy rock that lands bad-ass with tons of outstanding riffage and "musical brotherhood" all in the name of serious Guitar Rock. Brother Janne Stark (Locomotive Breath/Overdrive/Constancia/Balls/Grand Design) is a solid man of rock with an impeccable ear for the riffage that matters. The Man is an unstoppable heavy guitar force who successfully nails down this incredible guitar-heavy musical document. The MOUNTAIN OF POWER: "Volume Three" disc includes face-melting, mind-blowing, heavy, retro-70s "cover jams" complete with extended lead-guitar action by the following bands/guitarists: CAPTAIN BEYOND, BOOMERANG, DIAMOND REO, NEIL MERRYWEATHER, WALTER ROSSI & CHARLEE, CAIN, MOTHER'S FINEST, APRIL WINE, THE HUNT, TRIUMPH, RUSH and KANSAS that are all guaranteed to rock your #1 good jam:house into the ground. If you love Classic obscure 70s heavy guitar rock dig in deep, brothers & sisters, the MOP-V3 disc is just what the bad-ass rock n' roll doctor ordered.
The MOUNTAIN OF POWER: "Volume Three" disc features many amazing, world-class "special guest" axerippers in the form of MARTIN J. ANDERSEN (BLINDSTONE), JAY JESSE JOHNSON, BRETT ELLIS, CRAIG ERICKSON, MIKE ONESKO (BLINDSIDE BLUES BAND), KEE MARCHELLO, MIKAEL NORD ANDERSSON, HANK SHERMANN (MERCYFUL FATE), MICHAEL DENNER (MERCYFUL FATE), KEN HAMMER (PRETTY MAIDS), JONAS HANSSON (SILVER MOUNTAIN), STEFAN LINDHOLM (VINDICTIV), MICKE NILSSON, JIMMY RYAN (THE FLYIN' RYAN BROTHERS/TRUTH SQUAD) and even the Grooveyard Records label owner + president JOE "grOOveDaWg" ROMAGNOLA lands to jam at the big, electrified Mountain Of Power V3 heavy guitar rock party!!! Along with all these killer axerippers, supreme MOP RIFFMASTER: JANNE STARK kicks serious lead guitar ass throughout the amazing MOUNTAIN OF POWER "Volume Three" disc. Easily his best + strongest riffage/mojo that has landed down hard to date. Digging in six string deep with the "vintage rock" mentality of recording with Les Pauls & Strats through a Marshall, Stark nails down a way-kool, legit "old school" tone-king heavy guitar rock vibe that is ALL ABOUT THE ROCK. The MOUNTAIN OF POWER: "Volume Three" disc also features the following way-kool, awesome vocalists: MARTIN J. ANDERSEN (BLINDSTONE), NEIL MERRYWEATHER (SPACE RANGERS/HEAVY CRUISER/MAMA LION), CARL DIXON (CONEY HATCH), DAVID ANGSTROM (BLACK CAT BONE/SUPAFUZZ), MAGNUS EKWALL (THE QUILL), THOMAS VIKSTROM (CANDLEMASS/STORMWIND/BRAZEN ABBOTT), ROGER SOLANDER (DUST), PELLE SAETHER, CHRIS CATENA, MARC QUEE & AMY DOUGLAS (FEINTS). The MOUNTAIN OF POWER "Groove Machine" is provided by PETER HERMANSSON & PETER SVENSSON on powerhouse Drums and Mr. JANNE STARK lays down the Bass Mojo @ "low-end bottom kool". Mixing & Mastering were excellently nailed down hard @ J.A.M. PRODUCTIONS by Danish studio veteran + sonic mojo:man & BLINDSTONE BROTHER MARTIN J. ANDERSEN. All the above talented players produce and deliver the serious heavy rock "goods" on the bad-ass, mega-killer, phenomenal, monumental, MOUNTAIN OF POWER "Volume Three" disc.
The MOUNTAIN OF POWER: "Volume Three" disc is all about the RIFFAGE THAT MATTERS. Janne Stark definitely lives up to his "Riff:Master" handle @ this disc. Stark got very sneaky and creative with the riffage to the point of Epic proportions. Easily the most challenging material to land @ the Mountain Of Power disc series, nothing stopped J.S. from nailing down the bad-ass, killer riffage. From start to finish, this killer heavy guitar disc has more heavy riffs per square inch than most heavy rock bands' entire catalogs!!! Of special note and true to our vintage rock mission, we were fortunate to get one of our 70s rock god heros, Mr. Neil Merryweather, to land. The Man definitely still has the Rock Mojo, his vocals land amazing & powerful beyond belief and are the epitome & definition of KEEPING THE ROCK ALIVE. It is truly an honor having our good musical 70s rock brother Merryweather land on the MOUNTAIN OF POWER: "Volume Three" disc. The same applies to all the awesome guest guitarists & singers who were kool/solid enough to land. Everybody who landed did an amazing job & we are proud and honored to have all of these excellent musical guests be part of this amazing heavy rock disc/project.
As an added bonus, the Mountain Of Power: "Volume Three" disc is packaged in an amazing 6 panel fold-out wallet complete with a way-kool Mountain Of Power Sticker with AWESOME art created by Sami-Nyx @ Nyxian:Drift layout & design company. Physical discs rule @ the Grooveyard and the MOUNTAIN OF POWER: "Volume Three" disc is worthy of landing down hard. Highly recommended to fans of serious, balls to the wall, blues-based, retro-70s, guitar heavy rock n' roll that defies gravity. An Essential, ass-kickin', hard rockin', monster slab of Epic, brain-damaging, heavy guitar rock mojo from Grooveyard Records.