The Scandinavian countries have been a proper tap of straightforward rock & roll in the pre-millennial era of music being made by a computer. First, there's the Swedish-based
Hellacopters
who look for any excuse to either throw their guitars in the air or squeeze in a flaming guitar solo. The Norway natives of
Gluecifer
follow in this exact vein: raw rock that's soaked in
the MC5
and
Alice Cooper
. Although
Tender Is the Savage
has an occasional habit of sounding like '80s pop-metal -- thanks in part to vocalist
Biff Malibu
sounding a lot like
Sammy Hagar
-- the potential cheese is made up for by their high-energy, guitar-based roots of when "sex and drugs" were synonymous with the rock star lifestyle. Hopefully, paternity suits and rehab wont take the fun out of
. ~ Mike DaRonco