NEW RELEASES. Here's the regularly updated list of what's in the pipeline.
NEW RELEASES 2020 – updated 24.11.2020
CD review ETERNAL CHAMPION ‘Ravening Iron’
No Remorse Records shows again their good sense for stellar heavy metal bands. Eternal Champion inked a deal with the label a few years ago, with a first split album, having been released in 2015. The debut ‘The Armor of Ire’ followed a year later and now the time is right for bringing some more... Continue Reading →
‘The Blood and the Sweat’ – the story of the Koller brothers (SICK OF IT ALL)
Talking about hardcore music from NYC means also talking about the Koller brothers. Lou and Pete Koller founded one of the most important hardcore band from the East Coast in 1986 - Sick Of It All. Earlier this year the guys published a biography called 'The Blood and the Sweat', telling the story of the... Continue Reading →
CD review KILLER BE KILLED ‘Reluctant Hero’
Killer Be Killed released their debut album in 2014 and received a lot of positive feedback. Well, this has also to do with the fact that Killer Be Killed are well-known faces in metal who came together in a new constellation. Killer Be Killed are Max Cavalera, Greg Puciato, Troy Sanders and Ben Koller. All... Continue Reading →
The sound of Christmas with ‘Christmas Rocks’
Mascot Records release an EP called 'Christmas Rocks' on November 27th. In a time when jingle bells are the sound of the season, some more rocking songs are welcome, spreading a holiday feeling too. P.O.D., Crobot, Ayreon, 10 Years, Otherwise, Black Stone Cherry and Dragged Under are all songs that will provide a rocking Christmas... Continue Reading →
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CD review SODOM ‘Genesis XIX’
Thrash metal in Germany, that's many ambitious bands from the early days and some being newcomers. What units them is the unbound dedication to this furious version of heavy metal. The ignition that helped to establish thrash metal from Germany happened in the early '80s, with the Ruhrgebiet being one of the epicenters. Bands like... Continue Reading →
CD review HJELVIK ‘Welcome to Hel’
Hellwig and Hjelvik should not be mixed up. While the first have been present in German volkmusic for decades, it is Hjelvik who interprets Folk Music in a much different way. But step by step. Erlend Hjelvik was front man of Kvelertak for many years before he left the band in 2018 to start something... Continue Reading →
DVD review DREAM THEATER ‘Distant Memories – Live In London’
Listening to experts at work is always a pleasure, and watching them on stage even amplifies the experience. Dream Theater, the experts of progressive metal, are known for their great musical journeys through the world of sounds, manifested in numerous releases. The band from New York wasn't diffident when it comes to live releases. A... Continue Reading →
CD review FUMING MOUTH ‘Beyond the Tomb’
Milford, Massachusetts is the homebase of a trio that debuted in 2019 with an album called ‘The Grand Descent’ – Fuming Mouth. The guys started their metal adventure in 2013 and after a couple of demos and singles, it was Triple-B Records that released the band’s first album. The record and the positive reception created... Continue Reading →
CD review MY DYING BRIDE ‘Macabre Cabaret’
Two releases from My Dying Bride in one year is a rare thing. 2020 with all its weirdness, is such a year and after having unleashed the doom monster ‘The Ghost of Orion’ in March, the year ends with an EP named ‘Macabre Cabaret’. Being a perfect fit into the dark season of autumn and... Continue Reading →
CD review STALLION ‘Christmatized’
We will see how many presents will be under the Christmas tree this year. What shortens the waiting time until this question is answered a bit, is listening to a new EP from Stallion. Stallion, that is swabian heavy metal power with the performance of a Porsche engine. After having released their third album earlier... Continue Reading →
CD review DIAMOND HEAD ‘Lightning to the Nations 2020’
It was 40 years ago that a group of young metal heads from Stourbridge, England released a debut album that was recorded in seven days and came without frills and decoration. Without getting full support, the album didn’t get the attention music and songs deserved. ‘Lightning to the Nations’, so the title of Diamond Head’s... Continue Reading →
VANDEN PLAS reveal ‘When the World is Falling Down’
German prog metal band Vanden Plas unveil a new video. 'When the World is Falling Down' is the title of the track that is taken from the upcoming longplayer 'The Ghost Xperiment - Illumination'. Release date is December 4th this year and the album comes through Frontiers Music. Last but least, the tracklist: When The... Continue Reading →
TRANSATLANTIC launch a new video
Transatlantic launched the video for ‘Overture / Reaching For The Sky’, taken from ‘The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life (Abridged Version)’. Watch it now here: https://youtu.be/SP5HwWbCQvg Mike Portnoy comments: “’Reaching For The Sky’ is the first single off Transatlantic’s latest Magnum opus ‘The Absolute Universe’. It’s a great introduction to this epic album as it sets the... Continue Reading →
