NEW RELEASES. Here's the regularly updated list of what's in the pipeline.
NEW RELEASES 2020 – updated 23.09.2020
CD review BROTHER FIRETRIBE ‘Feel the Burn’
Brother Firetribe started their ear-candy production again and the result is their fifth longplayer called 'Feel the Burn'. That the guys are on fire when it comes to catchy Rock songs is what they showed on their earlier records and the new release didn't bring a change of musical direction. Three years after having launched... Continue Reading →
CD review GAZPACHO ‘Fireworker’
Norwegian Art-Rock veterans Gazpacho are for sure belonging to spearhead of progressive music, hailing from the Scandinavian country. Delivering numerous longplayers in 17 years means a lot of experience the guys utilize for working on new material. This approach and effort capitalizes in a new offer from Gazpacho, called 'Fireworker'. Although being the opener, 'Space... Continue Reading →
CD review AYREON ‘Transitus’
A release that has carved the moniker Ayreon on the cover artwork is always more than merely a longplayer. Ayreon is the outlet for Arjan Lucassen's creative ideas, already manifested in stellar outputs such as 'Into the Electric Castle', The Human Equation' and some more. The latest album was the 2017 release 'The Source', followed... Continue Reading →
CD review SATAN ‘Early Rituals’
UK Metal veterans Satan recently announced a new release called 'Early Rituals'. Instead of publishing new songs the guys went back in time. At the beginning of their career the quintet, hailing from Newcastle, released three demo tapes. The first two led to the debut 'Court in the Act' while the 'Dirt Demo' followed in... Continue Reading →
CD review PANZERBALLETT ‘Planet Z’
One of the craziest crossover mixture comes from Munich. Jan Zehrfeld started a project called Panzerballett in the early years of the 21st century. If you read ‘Panzer’ and you think about bands like Sabaton, don’t read further since Panzerballett acts in a total different genre. Zehrfeld and bandmates brings together what doesn’t belong together,... Continue Reading →
CD review HEXX ‘Entangled in Sin’
Hexx's reference album is the 1986 release 'Under the Spell' and the new longplayer from the California-based powerhouse will not cause a change. 'Entangled in Sin', so the title of the record, is the new release forged by Hexx and although it can't reach the milestone it's still an excellent Metal record. Hexx disappeared from... Continue Reading →
DVD review FLYING COLORS ‘Third Stage: Live in London’
The inflationary usage of the term ‘supergroup’ is why I’m hesitantly using the expression. In case of Flying Colors though, ‘supergroup’ describes the band in an excellent fashion. There is no other way to summarize a musical powerhouse that includes Steve Morse, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson. The band's release pattern... Continue Reading →
CD review DEREK SHERINIAN ‘The Phoenix’
Hard Rock and Metal, that means guitar riffs and a roaring rhythm section, all with an iconic frontman in the center. Often placed in the background and away from the spotlight are keyboarders and their instrument. All the more it is important that top line keyboarders step out of the shades to promote instrument and... Continue Reading →
CD review NAPALM DEATH ‘Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism’
Busy days for bass player Shane Embury. The iconic musician released a few weeks ago with Venemous Concept a new album and now it's the 'mothership' Napalm Death that unveil with 'Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism' an extremely powerful sonically strike. Napalm Death belong to the spearhead of Grindcore. The inventors of... Continue Reading →
CD review HEATHEN ‘Empire of the Blind’
Good things will find you, regardless of time. In a way that’s valid for Heathen’s new longplayer ‘Empire of the Blind’ too. The band premiered in 1987 with the stellar ‘Breaking the Silence’ debut in 1987 and after the sophomore smasher ‘Victims of Deception’s has intensified the great impression, radio silence took over. Silence was... Continue Reading →
ARMORED SAINT launch a new video
A few weeks ago Armored Saint announced a new album. 'Punching the Sky' is the title of their eighth longplayer, featuring eleven new songs. 1. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants2. End of the Attention Span3. Bubble4. My Jurisdiction5. Do Wrong to None6. Lone Wolf7. Missile to Gun8. Fly in the Ointment9. Bark, No Bite10.... Continue Reading →
CD review PLAGUE YEARS ‘Circle of Darkness’
Michigan-based riff grinders Plague Years unleashed a first wrecking ball called 'Unholy Infestation' in 2018. eOne has noticed the potential of the band, hailing from Detroit, and after a contract has been signed the full-length debut will be in the shelves mid September. There can't be a much better moniker for a band these days... Continue Reading →
ALTER BRIDGE announce ‘Walk the Sky 2.0’
Due to no live activities in most of 2020, Alter Bridge started to review live recordings from the latest shows in January and February. This work has been an inspiration to the guys for also sharing ideas for new songs, resulting in 'Last Rites'. The track is a true COVID-19 song, written and recorded during... Continue Reading →
CD review 10 YEARS ‘Violent Allies’
10 Years is a band, I haven't had on my musical radar yet and I can't tell you why. The guys started twenty years ago and released eight albums to date. Getting out of the gates very quickly in the early days delivered some opportunities to tour with bigger acts like Korn and Deftones, a... Continue Reading →
