Let me introduce Mount Atlas to you briefly. The band hails from Oldenburg, Lower Saxony and the start date was set for 2016. With 'Titan' the quintet debuted a year later and it was in 2019 when an EP entitled 'Mistress' followed. Naturally, the band wanted to use the momentum to quickly follow up with... Continue Reading →
TANITH launch a new video
Tanith, that is Russ Tippins (guitars, vocals), Cindy Maynard (bass, vocals), and Keith Robinson (drums). The trio recently announced their debut album ‘Voyage’ which was recorded and mastered on 24-track analog tape and has been digitalized from recording to pressing. ‘Voyage’ will arrive at the record stores on April 21st, 2023 an comes via Metal... Continue Reading →
Live report THE ANSWER & BLACK MIRRORS, Logo, Hamburg – March 29th, 2023
Two bands that have recently released electric records are together on tour these days. The Answer return after a longer hiatus with their new longplayer ‘Sundowner’ and the guys invited with Black Mirrors and ambitious and young band to embark with them on a tour though Europe this spring. One stop on this road trip... Continue Reading →
Review THRON ‘Dust’
The southwest of Germany is certainly one of the sunniest regions in the entire country. But it is the Black Forest which is definitely one of the darker areas of Germany, especially during autumn and winter. When in autumn the fog mystically spreads its gray veils over the coniferous forest, this is exactly the type... Continue Reading →
Review HALIPHRON ‘Prey’
Haliphron is a new band from the Netherlands and at the same time there are familiar names that pop up in the line-up of the group. Former and still active members of bands like Izegrim, God Dethroned and Bleeding Gods are part of the outfit that delivers its debut album 'Prey'. 'Prey' features a nine... Continue Reading →
Review LUCIFER STAR MACHINE ‘Satanic Age’
Lucifer Star Machine originally hail from the British capital London, but have been at home in Hamburg for years. This has mainly to do with the fact that bandleader Tor Abyss was drawn back to his home country, which also led to the temporary end of the band due to the geographical distance. 2014 was... Continue Reading →
Review SAXON ‘More Inspirations’
Saxon are one of the pioneers of heavy metal and have shaped the genre like hardly any other band. Compared to some of the earlier colleagues Saxon still offer good to very good studio albums and also live the band still delivers. Even in an iconic band like Saxon, however, the members have role models... Continue Reading →
Review HATESPHERE ‘Hatred Reborn’
Denmark's metal band HateSphere have been particularly successful in the 00s and have delivered the one or other milestone, think of the 2007 work 'Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes' which brought the band into the Danish charts. With guitarist Peter Lyse Hansen nowadays only one founding member is still active, but it should be noted... Continue Reading →
L.A. GUNS unveil a next single
L.A. Guns, veterans in the field of sleaze rock, has an upcoming album ‘Black Diamonds’ in the making and the soulful ‘Diamonds’ is a next single, taken from this longplayer, which will be released on April 14th, 2023 via Frontiers Music. Tracklist: You Betray Wrong About You Diamonds Babylon Shame Shattered Glass Gonna Lose Got... Continue Reading →
Review DISCREATION ‘Iron Times’
After Dicreation from Hanau, Germany brought their fifth album 'End of Days' to the record stores in 2017, fans of the death metal icons had to wait six years before a new effort from the five metallers is released with 'Iron Times'. Discreation, that's Marc Grewe, Sebastian Schilling, David Hübsch, Martin Engels and Peter Frick.... Continue Reading →
JAG PANZER reveal album details and a new song
Metal legend Jag Panzer announced a new album. The record will be called ‘The Hallowed’ and will hit the sores on June 23rd, 2023. ‘The Hallowed’ will be released via Atomic Fure Records and a first track, taken from the album , has been revealed. The powerful ‘Onwards We Toil’ can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/TTt85-ksuuM... Continue Reading →
‘stone’ + ‘rock’ + ‘mountains’ = PLASTIC SURGERY DISASTER
Today I would like to introduce you to a band that I myself discovered by chance just a few days ago. The band is Plastic Surgery Disaster from Berchtesgaden, Germany. The name of this band is inspired by the album of the same name by the Dead Kennedys, even if the band follows a slightly... Continue Reading →
First two HIRAX albums available in vinyl again
Legendary metal outfit Hirax premiered in 1985 with an album called ‘Raging Violence’. The sophomore longplayer ‘Hate, Fear and Power’ was unleashed next, also through Metal Blade Records. These days Armageddon Label re-issues both records as vinyl. The first time in 20 years. Release date will be April 22nd, 2023 and the audio has been... Continue Reading →
LOST SOCIETY announce tour dates
Lost Society will hit the road early June for a few shows in Europe. Frontman Samy Elbanna comments: “After the biggest Finnish tour of our career, we are beyond excited to announce the first European headline dates for the “If the Sky Came Down” tour! We can’t wait to bring you a long set of... Continue Reading →
PARADISE LOST welcome a new drummer
Paradise Lost welcome a new drummer. Guido Zima takes over the chair behind the drum kit of the UK gothic metal veterans. Greg Mackintosh comments: "We welcome Guido as PARADISE LOST's new drummer. He cut his teeth with us on our European tour at the end of 2022. Guido did such a good job that... Continue Reading →