Review: CoreLeoni – Generection Reigning Phoenix Music – September 11th, 2026 Reviewer – Jason Hopper CoreLeoni, the side project founded by Gotthard guitarist Leo Leoni, are back with their fourth studio album, ‘Generection‘. A brief historical summary. CoreLeoni’s first two albums featured the fantastic vocals of singer Ronnie Romero and were re-recordings of mostly classic […]

Following the announcement of their upcoming album ‘Generection‘ and the recent release of its first single, ‘Generation Rock‘, which perfectly captured the record’s generational spirit, CoreLeoni, led by Gotthard founding member Leo Leoni, have unveiled an official music video for “Howling At The Moon.” The new single offers another powerful glimpse into their forthcoming studio offering, […]

CoreLeoni led by Gotthard founding member Leo Leoni, have announced the release of their new studio album ‘Generection‘, set for release on September 11th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Marking the band’s fourth album since its formation in 2017 and the second featuring vocalist Gent Bushpepa, ‘Generection‘ sees CoreLeoni returning to their roots with their heaviest and hardest-hitting […]

Swiss rockers CoreLeoni have released their brand new live single ‘Sick & Tired‘ taken from their upcoming new album ‘Live at Hallenstadion Zurich‘, released on December 12th, 2025. Download / stream – here Pre-save ‘Live at Hallenstadion Zurich‘ – here Line-up: Eugent Bushpepa – Vocals Leo Leoni – Guitars Jgor Gianola – Guitars Mila Merker […]

Review: Gotthard – Stereo Crush Reigning Phoenix Music (March 21st, 2025) Reviewer: Jason Hopper To say that Gotthard is one of my favorite bands would be an understatement. This band single handedly gave me hope for the future of hard rock in the 90s when most bands were either giving up or giving in to […]

Swiss rockers CoreLeoni has announced a new live album, ‘Alive‘. The album was recorded during the ‘Rock Generation tour‘ in 2022. It will be released on October 27th 2023 by Metalville Records. But that’s not all folks: the album will be followed by the ‘Alive‘ tour in January! See dates below. For Komplex Zurich, Z7 […]

The big day is here! Apptly titled ‘III’, the third studio album by Swiss-based hard rock quintet CORELEONI – band founder and guitarist Leo Leoni (Gotthard), Eugent Bushpepa (vocals), Jgor Gianola (guitars), Mila Merker (bass) and Alex Motta (drums) – has finally seen the light of day today via Atomic Fire Records. To showcase the record’s high quality, the band have simultaneously revealed a brand new music video for the track ‘Like It Or Not‘, which was created by Maurizio del Piccolo (Moviedel Productions; ‘Purple Dynamite’ & ‘Sometimes’) once again. Leo comments, “I’m super happy that our new record is finally out: after months of waiting following its tracking and released now […]