Gotthard

Gotthard, Swiss hard rock icons, will release a mini album, "More Stereo Crush", on March 13, 2026. The record will come out via the German label RPM (Reigning Phoenix Music). Below you can check out the second single and video from the…

Label: Reigning Phoenix MusicRelease date: March 21, 2205Production: Leo Leoni & Charlie BauerfeindGenre: Hard RockRating: 8/10 Gotthard need no special introduction. Today they're a truly big name in European hard rock, but…

Label: Nuclear Blast RecordsRelease date: 2 Oct 2020Production: GotthardAlbum length: 54.08 minGenre: Hard RockRating: 9.0/10 This year marks ten years since the tragic death of Steve Lee, one of the finest and most revered voices…

"Album "#13“ is a fresh, fascinating dive into classic hard rock, Gotthard-recipe style, which the band can't and won't deny. "

Location: Seebronn (Rottenburg a.d. Neckar) / Festivalgelände / Germany Date: 30.07.2017 And that's a wrap. The last day of this year's Rock of Ages festival has arrived, held near the German village of Seebronn, in the authentic…

Day three of this year's Rock Of Ages party saw Killcode, Spider Muprhy Gang, Thunder, Kim Wilde and the evening's headliners, Swiss hard rockers Gotthard, hit the stage!

Simple. If it can't be Whitesnake, Bon Jovi or Scorpions, then Gotthard are of course the perfect stand-in for those wet dreams. Always! Vienna was no different. The incredible form and amazing camaraderie of these tough, hard-driving Swiss…

The twelfth album overall, and the third in a row with new singer Nic Maeder, sees Swiss hard rock icons Gotthard once again delivering everything their fans and followers were hoping for.

In 2004, Freddy Scherer jumped ship from the Swiss hard rock outfit China to his far more popular countrymen in Gotthard, filling the second guitar slot after Mandy Meyer (Unisonic, Krokus) left Gotthard. Before Gotthard's show in Vienna on…

Vienna's Gasometer witnessed a flawless showcase of the formula that has carried Gotthard, over a quarter century of existence, to the status of one of the most beloved (younger) bands around, at least when we're talking classically built…

On "Bang!" Gotthard keep the creative spark alive and march on proudly with their heads held high. In terms of sound and production, the new album has finally reconnected with the band's classic records from the Steve Lee era.

The perfect combo for a Saturday night of rock escapism!

From now on even Steve Lee can breathe easy, wherever his soul may be sailing, and Gotthard remain the focal point of forging the most captivating anthems of the classic hard rock school in 2012 too.

The release Gotthard use to bid farewell to an era is an unforgettable live adventure for every fan of the band. An inimitable manifesto featuring one of the last performances by the magical voice of Steve Lee.

Location: Vidia Rock Club / San Vittore (Cesena) / ItalyDate: Saturday, October 24, 2009 Barely a year and a half had gone by, and Swiss hard rockers Gotthard were already serving up a new record, "Need To Believe" (2009). New year,…

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Venue: Vidia Rock Club / San Vittore (Cesena) / ItalyConcert date: October 24, 2009Attendance: 500Ticket price: €20.00 Not even a year and a half had gone by and Swiss hard rockers Gotthard…

Need To Believe is fresh proof that the front-runner of Swiss hard rock is in top form: shortly after Domino Effect, the band has pulled together another top-notch studio album!

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Venue: Olympiahalle / Munich / GermanyConcert date: November 15, 2008Attendance: 12,000Ticket price: €52.00 Rock titans Deep Purple on their 2008 autumn tour, with hot-blooded Swiss hard…

Venue: Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle / Stuttgart / GermanyConcert date: November 8, 2008Attendance: 12,000Ticket price: 48.40€ (standing) After finally pulling ourselves together following a wild night of hanging out and wandering…

Leo Leoni is the guitarist of Gotthard. He's a founding member and, alongside singer Steve Lee, definitely forms the main driving force of this excellent Swiss hard rock machine, which today, after almost 20 years of existence, has earned…

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Graz / Orpheum Teater / AustriaConcert date: 07.10.2007Attendance: 400Ticket price: 27.00€ On October 6th the starting gun finally went off for the real deal in hard rock, the first…

Gotthard are blooming! "Domino Effect" is the culmination of their hard graft, and it clearly marks the artistic peak of their career! It's incredible how they pull it off amid the acrobatics of a wild ride full of hairpin turns, facing…

"Lipservice" is the eighth studio album from the Swiss hard rockers founded by singer Steve Lee, whose distinctive, raspy vocals are one of the band's main trademarks. The first thing that surprises you about this release is the

After eight studio albums and one acoustic live CD, the top dogs of Swiss "hard rock", Gotthard, have finally managed to put out their first real live album, recorded on the last night of their "Lipservice"

Location: Ljubljana (Slovenia), VPK MediaparkConcert date: 11.11.2005Attendance: 100Ticket price: 4.000,00SIT 8:00 p.m., we're in the hall, it's foggy outside and brrrrr,…. Quick, grab a beer so we can melt into the rocker…

The title for the album Human zoo (2003) came to the band during a trip to Thailand, where they shot the video for the song Heaven from the 2001 album Homerun. Seeing the poverty and the lives of the poorest people,

Author: Jernej Vene Location: Orpheum GrazConcert date: 02.04.2003Attendance: 0 For the first time in this hall, we got to see the kind of stage the bigger stars get. No amps or mic stands anywhere, everything was cleared away to give the…