'Rock Of Ages Fest 2009- Nov 20,21,22' Stairway Will Not Be Playing ROA 09 But Support This Festival www.myspace.com/rockofagesfest
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'The Other Side Of Midnight'
'On Hallowed Ground'
Album Reviews
…..For those metal fans who respect themselves and are always searching the underground scene for lost diamonds, have found a band to rely on. Bands like Stairway are true to their beliefs and don’t fool their fans like so many other bands do. Heavy metal is not a trend... it’s an idea, a way of living, and Stairway seems to know that very well!!!
T.A
Grande Rock Magazine Greece
Honest, simple heavy metal. No difficult tunings, no trying to impress by playing power. This is classic Saxon and Tony Martin Black Sabbath style metal. There are not a lot of bands that I know who do it this way. That might be in Stairway’s favour. Why? Because these guys know how to write a good tune, and how to make it sound good. I do wonder why the record companies are ignoring this band in favour of those crappy ones. Time to make amends!
Wim van Grunsven Mario’s Metal Mania – Netherlands
Every once in a while you need an album like this – the kind of record that joyfully ignores all the current trends and just rocks on in exactly the way it wishes to….if kids had this on their iPods rather than the typical wayward bullshit, then they’d probably smile every now and again.
Rocksomething.com - UK
There's nothing I admire more than a band who does what they feel like doing, continuing to push & hone their craft & basically not giving a toss what the masses think or say. This band might be England's best kept metal secret & they're way too good for that.
Chaos Realm Magazine- USA
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STAIRWAY released their Debut CD, 'No Rest:No Mercy', produced by Paul Hodson (Hard Rain, Bob Catley), on Edge Records in 1993 which hailed the band's International popularity. The album was released in Japan later that same year, and debuted at 48 in the Japanese Import Charts.
The band continued to work live, and after completing contractual obligations with their former label, Stairway independently released their 2nd CD, 'Bleeding Heart' in July 1999. During 2002 Stairway's 3rd album 'On Hallowed Ground ' was released to great reviews and media feedback, as well as incredible support from fans world wide. Following up on this success, Stairway signed a Licensing deal with American Label Retroactive Records in 2005 to re-release the 'No Rest: No Mercy' album as a Limited Edition and is now available on the market. Gigs to follow this up took place in 2005, followed by an incredible gig appearance in October '05 at Metalfest Germany Co-headlining with Rob Rock (USA) and Narnia (Sweden).
In 2005/06 the band began recording their new and 4th CD - 'The Other Side of Midnight', a disc of pure Classic Heavy Metal which is now available on general release in the UK, USA and Europe; with the album's debut Chart entry at 2 in the USA's National College Chart, two Nominations for Best Album and Best Group in the NMW Awards in Hollywood USA, and a slot supporting Blaze Bayley at Rock of Ages Fest 07 this may well be the album that puts STAIRWAY on the musical map for real!
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Featuring seminal North East UK acts, Black Rose, Battleaxe, Satan, Raven, Arizona, Holland and more. Along with Brit Metal kings Saxon and Def Leppard, this affectionate look back at the truly Golden Age Of Rock & Roll documents Mark Gregory's chaotic excursions into fanzine publication, concert promotions, band management and rock radio presentation, against the backdrop of industrial North East England in the early 80s. Here's what the critics say:
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NO SLEEP TILL SALTBURN features coverage of Satan's legendary appearances at The Dynamo Eindhoven in 1983 and you can buy it in paperback now at:
Just wanted to pass thru and apologize to my top friends. I had been fighting a nasty case of swine flu, which has lasted almost 3 weeks. But I almost out of the woods now, almost done. Whewww. Lol. Thanks for being loyal to me, thru my battle. Lol. Peace, 1love and rock on!
Hi Starway , greetz from ColdSpell/Sweden. If you havent - check out our classic hardrock release "Infinite Stargaze" in Europe/Japan and tell us what you think. Have a great weekend /Michael
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