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 […]

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 […]