(8/10) Chaos leads to creativity and it’s both being the driving force of Lacrimas Profundere, a band the never stood still. The guys started in 1993 with some Death Doom Metal before moving their sound towards Gothic. They weren’t the only band that followed such an approach, but they are a band that sticked to... Continue Reading →
CD review HATRIOT ‘From Days Onto Darkness’
(8/10) During the years, before returning to Exodus, Zetro Souza was busy with establishing a new band, together with his two sons. The name of this outfit – Hatriot. Next to Zetro the band included at the time Nick and Cody Souza, as well as Kosta V. on guitar and Miguel Esparza, the line-up that... Continue Reading →
CD review SAXON ‘The Eagle has Landed 40 (live)’
(*/10) British Heavy Metal icons Saxon celebrate their 40th anniversary with a tour entitled ‚Castles & Eagles‘ plus the release of a live collection featuring four decades in Metal. ‚The Eagles Has Landed 40 (Live)‘ is a comprehensive album with 40 songs representing all eras of a Heavy Metal legend. From the debut to the... Continue Reading →
CD review FOREIGNER ‘Foreigner – Live at the Rainbow ’78’
(*/10) There are several Foreigner live albums and compilations out there, containing the biggest hits of the pioneers of Hard Rock. With all these releases available it's 'Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow '78' that is still special and an addition to any well-sorted Rock collection. The legendary band played a concert at Rainbow Theatre... Continue Reading →
CD review SABATON ‘The Great War’
(8/10) Almost to date three years after having released the successful ‘The Last Stand’-album award-decorated Swedish metal powerhouse Sabaton have a next album in the starting blocks. ‘The Great War’, is the title of Sabaton’s ninth full-length album and the guys pick it up where the left off with the previous longplayer. This time it’s... Continue Reading →
CD review PICTURE ‘Wings’
(8/10) Hollands Metal veterans Picture is a band many kids don't know. The band premiered in 1980 and is for more than 40 years in business, but never had the big breakthrough. After some changes in the line-up over the last years it was three years ago when 4/5 of the original band joined forces... Continue Reading →
CD review RIOT V ‘Live in Japan 2018’
(*/10) Metal pioneers Riot V, formerly Riot, are a band that is one of the most under-rated bands in powerful Heavy Metal. The guys are inspiration to so many younger bands are rose to underground legends. Unfortunately the step from underground to the big stage never really happened. Records like ‘Fire Down Under’ and ‘Born... Continue Reading →
CD review DAMNATION DEFACED ‘The Devourer’
(7/10) German Death Metal powerhouse Damnation Defaced releases these days with ‚The Devourer‘ their fourth full-length longplayer, an album that’s announced as the carrier of Science Fiction Death Metal. You never heard the term before? Me neither and I’m also not sure if such a differentiation is necessary since the music of the quintet is... Continue Reading →
CD review TONY MILLS ‘Beyond the Law’
(7/10) English rock singer Tony Mills, known from bands like Shy, TNT and others, is a constant player in the fields of Rock and AOR. Next to enriching longplayers of the mentioned bands with his excellent voice it’s also solo albums the frontman reveals from time to time. ‘Beyond the Law’ is the latest one... Continue Reading →
CD review OH HIROSHIMA ‘Oscillation
(9/10) 'Oscillation' is Oh Hiroshima's third longplayer and the trio invested quite some time to get the album to a level that was satisfying for the trio. Four years of hard work led to a longplayer that features seven new songs that will be a delight for fans of atmospheric Post-Rock. "Oscillation' isn't an album... Continue Reading →
Live report CORROSION OF CONFORMITY & TEMPLE FANG, Patronaat, Haarlem – 03.07.2019
25 years after the iconic 'Deliverance' album was released, Corrosion Of Conformity put the album in the spotlight on their current tour of Europe. The songs of this album form the core of the show at Patronaat in Haarlem, a concert that enthusiastic fans and the band themselves enjoyed every minute. COC rocks, today as... Continue Reading →
CD review J.B.O. ‘Wer Lässt die Sau raus?’
(4/10) What started in a great fashion in 1989 became a trivial copy of their own peak moment. German J.B.O., hailing from Erlangen, started as a fun project with songs that metalized non-metal songs, cobined with some own tunes. 'Walk With an Erection' and 'Gimme Doop Joanna' are just two examples of the debut, songs... Continue Reading →









