Cornerstone

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Austria may be known as the classical music capital of the world, but make no mistake,
Cornerstone is here to rock. The band, comprised of Patricia Hillinger (Vocals), Michael
Wachelhofer (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals), Steve Wachelhofer (Guitar, Vocals) and Mike
Pawlowitsch (Drums, Percussions) signed to the US based label ATOM Records in 2008
and that same year released their debut album "Head Over Heels". After the CD release,
the band did numerous tours of Europe and America. Cornerstone was able to do a
mixture of headlining club shows and sharing larger stages with acts such as John Waite
(The Babys, Bad English), Iron Maiden’s Dennis Stratton, New Model Army and American
singer/songwriter Jeffrey Gaines, just to name a few. Some of the songs from "Head
Over Heels" were included in the motion-picture soundtrack for the film "Little Alien",
which was shown in cinema and on television. Cornerstone won the "Next Big Thing
Contest", hosted by Alternative Addiction, in March 2008 and had a No. 1 hit on
Chungaradio Statesides. In 2011 the song "Right or Wrong" was awarded as "Ballad of
the Year" by british Rock Realms Magazine.
The press has been extremely favorable to the band’s blend of 80’s rock, mixed with the
harder edge of today’s alternative rock sounds. Cornerstone is a modern rock band, but
they have an undercurrent of the 80’s in their music. Reviews and interviews with the
band have been published in mags like Powerplay, Fireworks and Classic Rock Magazine.
The band has also appeared on numerous UK-Radio programs such as the Steve Price
Show and BBC Radio, in Austria the band has been introduced by Radio OE3 and Radio
88.6, the biggest national radiostations. In summer of 2011, Cornerstone once again
worked with ATOM on their sophomore effort, "Somewhere in America". The new CD has
been first released in Europe, as the band did several shows in Austria, the surrounding
countries and in the UK, where Cornerstone participated in the biggest rock-events of the
country, just like the Z-Rock Festival, the Rock and Bike Fest and the Pop Overthrow
Festival in Liverpool. Hopefully, if schedules can be ironed out, the band will return for
additional concerts "somewhere in America".
Pressquotes:
"…their heroic AOR anthems speak the sort of language that should win them a place in
your hearts: massive choruses built for radio airplay, delivered by a vocalist, Patricia
Hillinger, who holds her own with the greats. They won’t be strangers for very long…"
CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINE (AOR)/ Jonathan Richards, Issue 05/2011, UK
"’Somewhere in America’ is an enjoyable easy listening melodic rock album if you are a
fan of female fronted bands."
MELODICROCK.COM/ Andrew McNeice, AU
"... the Austrian classic-rock band Cornerstone has found its place somewhere between
Fleetwood Mac and Bon Jovi with their third album. A fact that was recently awarded in
several international music magazines. Check it out!"
HITRADIO OE3/ Eberhard Forcher, AT
"Cornerstone caught my attention with their excellent material, an unusual focus on
arrangement details, and progressive melodic hooks... sounds like the the recipe for a hit
to me!"
Beau Hill, Producer (Alice Cooper, Winger, Europe,…), U.S.A.
"This Band is very good and very, very tight."
Dennis Stratton, Iron Maiden/ Remus Down Boulevard, UK