Review: The Gems – Year of the Snake Napalm Records (March 13th, 2026) Reviewer – Jason Hopper Having risen from the ashes of their group departure from Thundermother, The Gems are back with their sophomore release, ‘Year of the Snake‘. Their debut album ‘Pheonix‘ (review here) was terrific and adhered close to the sound of their […]

Today, The Gems are giving the celebrations surrounding International Women’s Day later this week an early kickstart by releasing an official music video for their track ‘Queens‘, representing a story of struggle and unity! The trio made up of ex-Thundermother members Guernica Mancini, Emlee Johansson and Mona “Demona” Lindgren released their debut album, ‘Phoenix‘ (review […]

Review: The Gems – Phoenix Napalm Records (January 26th, 2024) Reviewer: Jason Hopper The band Thundermother were on a roll by the end of 2022.  They had just completed a successful North American tour opening for Scorpions and were ready to start 2023 carrying that tour package to Europe. Within a few weeks into the […]

The most promising new rock band, The Gems, consisting of three ex-Thundermother members: incomparable vocalist Guernica Mancini, powerhouse drummer Emlee Johansson, and guitar and bass virtuoso Mona Lindgren, have released a new single, the energetic ‘P.S.Y.C.H.O‘, cut from their upcoming debut album, ‘Phoenix‘, out January 26, 2024 via Napalm Records! With Thundermother, The Gems reached […]

New Swedish rock trio The Gems present their stunning debut single ‘Like A Phoenix‘. The band consisting of three ex-Thundermother members – vocalist Guernica Mancini, drummer Emlee Johansson and guitarist/bassist Mona Lindgren – rise from the ashes with a powerful music video, edited by Johansson. The Gems comment: ”This song is all about getting up when you’ve been pushed down, not letting the negative words of others define […]

The rise of all-female heavy rock act Thundermother has been impressive. Following their  highly lauded, chart-breaking album ‘Heat Wave‘ (2020), the band is now set to release studio album, ‘Black and Gold‘ (AFM Records), on August 19, 2022. For the new single ‘Hot Mess‘, Thundermother share an emotional lyric video created by drummer Emlee Johansson, […]

Thundermother release their new single ‘Driving In Style‘, out now on AFM Records. The band’s upcoming new album ‘Heat Wave‘, due for release on 31st July, is the musical expression of the lifestyle of the Swedish high voltage rock’n’rollers: Thundermother don’t just play rock’n’roll. Thundermother are rock’n’roll! Be ready. Thundermother from Stockholm are the breathing and […]