Barnabas Sky – Over The Horizon Pride & Joy Music (August 22nd, 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor German guitarist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffer returns with his latest Barnabas Sky project, ‘Over The Horizon‘. Joined by drummer Thomas Rieder, Pfeffer delivers a record brimming with melodic rock and metal flavours, backed by an all-star lineup […]

Review: Winterland – Life’s What You Make It Winterland / Rock Company (June 6th, 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Winterland’s self‑released ’Life’s What You Make It’ feels less like a studio obligation and more like time spent in a rehearsal room with old friends who still believe in the alchemy of melody, groove and good stories. Vocalist Stephan Hugo, guitarist Markus Pfeffer […]

Review: Lazarus Dream – Lifeline Pride & Joy Music (June 17th, 2022) Reviewer: Dan Mann Lazarus Dream return with the follow up to 2020’s ‘Alive‘, an album I very much enjoyed. Once again we have that same dynamic combination of vocalist Carsten Lizard Shultz and multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffe, who together with an excellent cast of […]

Review: Lazarus Dream – Alive Pride & Joy Music (November 13th  2020) Reviewer: Dan Mann Lazarus Dream are a new German hard rock project, put together by vocalist Carsten Lizard Shultz and multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffer. It’s no secret that I’m more than a little partial to anything that Carsten is involved with, so upon hearing […]