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Critics seemed at a loss to understand Maynard James Keenan's (Tool, A Perfect Circle) first solo effort as Puscifer. From the project and album's odd, seemingly sexist titles (V Is for Vagina), to the groove- and growl-based song structures, this wasn't the Keenan of recordings past. Gone is the progressive, storming art rock of Tool in favor of atmospheric vibes. And the glorious instrumentation and catchy hooks of A Perfect Circle are replaced with shuffling bluesy drums and jazzy strings more in tune with Barry Adamson or Angelo Badalamenti. Getting past the album's frequent sexual themes isn't that difficult, knowing that the project's name is taken from a Mr. Show sketch that featured Keenan…

Sweden - a country largely politicised during the late sixties - took it's first steps towards creating it's own music and its own cultural language during the late sixties with bands like Hansson & Karlsson, Mecki Mark Men, Lea Riders Group and others. Out of the latter (featuring Bosse Häggström on Bass and Tommy "Slim" Borgudd on drums), Made in Sweden evolved together with Georg "Jojje" Wadenius as a instrumentally talented trio. Recording three studio albums (plus the music for a children's play called "Rengbågslandet" in 1970) and this live album, was definitely enough to showcase their collected talents, until they broke up in 1970, shortly after their brilliant album "Made in England" was released. In 1975, Made in Sweden reformed but with a different line-up only featuring Jojje as an original member. This formation released one album, and then dismantled…

Puscifer is an experimental project by Maynard James Keenan (Tool/A Perfect Circle). As the frontman of Tool and A Perfect Circle, Maynard has spent his fair share of time in the spotlight. He’s a worshipped figure among the cultish fanbases of those bands, two of the most successful and commercially visible of the modern rock era; yet, he remains an enigma, a less-than-prolific recluse.
What started as a joke band in a Mr. Show sketch has become a source of artistic refuge for Keenan. The first Puscifer album, V is For Vagina, dropped in 2007 and was recorded in various locales while Keenan was on tour with Tool. Nobody took it too seriously, with its lyrical raunch and ridiculous title, though there was the sense that Keenan was enjoying the freedom of creating something all his own…

“Using and Tuning Your Bandsaw” takes you through everything you need to know to successfully use and tune up your bandsaw, all spread over nearly 8 hours of footage on 4 discs. As is Hendrik’s usual style, this DVD set is a detailed step-by-step course – not the “usual” DVD fare that may have disappointed you in the past.

‘Whisky Fingers‘ is the highly-anticipated fourth studio album by classic hard rockers VOODOO CIRCLE, following 2013’s ‚More Than One Way Home‘ which became a chart success in several European countries. Very soon, ‘Whisky Fingers’ will be named as the group’s highlight release, as for sure it marks VOODOO CIRCLE’s most versatile and consequent release to date. Right away with the opening track ‚Trapped In Paradise‘ (which will also be the first single) the duel of guitars and Hammond organ makes classic rock fans cry out in joy. The successive 10 tracks then cover the whole spectrum; from the eventful ‚Watch And Wait (I Got My Eye On You)‘ to energetic hard rock as in ‚Medicine Man‘ and ‚Straight Shooter‘, the stunning ballad ‚The Day The Walls Came Down‘, Rainbow-like anthems (‚Heart Of Stone‘) and yearningly-bluesy tracks (‚The Rhythm Of My Heart‘) it’s all here - and all executed in a perfect way.