Interview by Robert Cavuoto Danish vocalist Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids and Nordic Union will be releasing his new solo album, One Shot, on March 12, 2021, via Frontiers Music. After being diagnosed with Stage IV cancer which was incurable, Ronnie decided not to let his unfulfilled goals slip away.…
Ronnie Atkins
RONNIE ATKINS ANNOUNCES NEW SOLO ALBUM
“ONE SHOT” DUE OUT MARCH 12, 2021; FIRST SINGLE, ‘REAL’ OUT NOW Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the release of Danish vocalist Ronnie Atkins’ new solo album, “One Shot”. The acclaimed Pretty Maids and Nordic Union vocalist will release his new solo album on March 12, 2021. Fans…
Pretty Maids singer Ronnie Atkins cancer update
As posted to www.facebook.com/RonnieAtkinsOfficial As promised a week ago here’s a little update on my current health situation. I’m not gonna go into details, but just state that unfortunately I’m still battling cancer!! After some pain issues and following a scan just before Easter this year I was told that…
Pretty Maids – Undress Your Madness
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Frontiers Records Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP If you go with the theory that, in terms of a music library, what you actually buy and pay for is, by default, your favourite then surely Pretty Maids must be one of my favourite bands of all time. …
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2019 Refshaleoen Copenhagen Denmark 19-22/6 Live review and pictures by Anders Sandvall For 2019, the Copenhell festival celebrates ten years in hell. As I have visited the festival almost every year, of course, I had to cover this year’s edition as well. I’ve really come to love the…
Avantasia Moonglow World Tour, Metro Theatre, Sydney Australia 12 May 2019
When I saw that Avantasia was promoting a Moonglow world tour, I was expecting Australia to be added to the itinerary. After all, you can’t call it a world tour unless every continent has been included. Plus, after a couple of successful tours in Australia with Edguy, Tobias Sammet would…
Avantasia to tour Australia for the first time!
Australia! Only a few days until Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia, Moonglow Tour hits your shores. Tobias Sammet brings a legendary band and cast including, Jorn Lande, Bob Catley, Eric Martin, Geoff Tate and Ronnie Atkins. Tickets are still available but selling fast: 12 May 2019 Sydney, Metro Theatre – tickets bit.ly/2sW6Sn6…
Avantasia – Moonglow
Avantasia – Moonglow Label: Nuclear Blast Released: 2019 Reviewer: Brat Rating: 4.5/5 Have your ears ready as soon as you press play otherwise you could miss the start of the first, lengthy song which consists of a number of movements. “Ghost in the Moon” doesn’t waste time with overtures or…
AVANTASIA – Tobias Sammet discusses new album “Moonglow”
Avantasia is about to release the 8th opus called MOONGLOW on Nuclear Blast. Avantasia led by Tobias Sammet has once again created a magical journey into the world of the fantasy and spell. MOONGLOW once again testifies why Avantasia has become such a huge name, selling out big venues and…
Copenhell Festival 2015 at Refshaleoen in Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhell Festival 2015 Refshaleoen Copenhagen Denmark 18-20/6 2015 Reviewed and live pictures by: Anders Sandvall Guest contributor: Ulrika Henriksson
PRETTY MAIDS – Vocalist Ronnie Atkins discusses the band’s past, present and future
INTERVIEW AND PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJÄLÄ Danish hard rock band Pretty Maids was originally formed in 1981 by singer Ronnie Atkins and guitarist Ken Hammer. The band found great success with the now-classic 80’s albums RED HOT AND HEAVY and FUTURE WORLD. Although the band sold hundreds of thousands of…
PRETTY MAIDS: Live at Finland 2011
25/26.02.2011 Dom, Helsinki & Teatria,Oulu The Danish hard rock veterans Pretty Maids returned to Finnish soil after a 19-year absence. Pretty Maids, still featuring the surviving original member Ronnie Atkins and Ken Hammer, visited the legendary club Tavastia back in 1992 when grunge was raging. Traditional hard rock was dead…
Pretty Maids Singer Ronnie Atkins
Interviewed by Anders Sandvall Thanks to Stefan at Zink Music for setting up the interview Thanks to Frontiers Records for providing the promo pictures of the band For some reason Pretty Maids have never been interviewed in metal-rules.com so when I heard that Ronnie Atkins was available for…