There is a term “ble ve” in Småland, Sweden and what it basically means is to stay true to your ideas and never give up. Although hailing from the US, the term could perfectly work for Incantation. The death metal veterans are following their musical vision since 1989 and nothing could bring them off the... Continue Reading →
Review SHEPHERDS REIGN ‘Ala Mai’
Metalheads, looking for something special, that might be the target group for a band like Shepherds Reign. The Polynesian metal outfit is hailing from South Auckland, New Zealand and what the guys deliver on their ‘Ala Mai’ album has a wow-effect. In a way I feel reminded to Sepultura during the ‘Roots’-days. This comparison doesn’t... Continue Reading →
CULT OF LUNA will play at Gruenspan, Hamburg in October 2023
Cult Of Luna will play a show at Gruenspan, Hamburg on October 24th, 2023. Support will be no less than GGGOLDDD and Slow Crush.
ACCEPT – tour dates for December 2023
Accept will play two shows in Germany - one in Hamburg and one in Cologne. Support will be Songs Of White Lion with Mike Tramp.
DEATH ANGEL & SACRED REICH – show at Logo, Hamburg in November 2023
Thrash metal will be the main theme at Logo on November 14th, 2023. With Death Angel and Sacred reich, two veteran thrash metal bands will pay at the legendary club in Hamburg and headbanging is mandatory that day.
MADSEN – tour dates for December 2023
German rock outfit Madsen will embark on a tour which will bring the guys to Hamburg in December 2023 for playing a show at Sporthalle Hamburg. Also on the list are shows in more german cities as well as two shows in Austria.
QUICKSAND – tour dates for October 2023
Quicksand will embark on a European tour which will bring the guys to Hamburg in autumn 2023 for playing a show at Logo. Also on the list are shows in Cologne and Berlin.
THERAPY? – tour dates for November 2023
Therapy? will return to Hamburg in autums 2023 for playing a show at Gruenspan. Also on the list are shows in Cologne, Berlin, Munich and Frankfurt.
Review ENDSTILLE ‘DetoNation’
‘DetoNation’ is the newest strike from German black metal punks Endstille. The release is the first studio album in ten years and a certain curiosity of what to expect from the newest offer can’t be denied. After having listened the to the album I can conclude that the self-chosen break and the re-grouping certainly did... Continue Reading →
Review U.D.O. ‘Touchdown’
Usually, a touchdown means six point with the chance for an extra point. In American Football it is the best way to score and win a game. Here is the parallel to the newest record by U.D.O.. Simply entitled ‘Touchdown’ Udo Dirkschneider and bandmates deliver another excellently crafted metal album that will score. And instead... Continue Reading →
MYKRUR announce a new album and launch a first single
Myrkur announced a new album called 'Spine'. 'Spine' will be available on October 20th, 2023 and will come via Relapse Records. 'Spine' is a title with a host of potent connotations: growth, strength, defiance, a core of our being, and flexibility. It’s what holds a human up, and allows us to rebuild. It’s an album... Continue Reading →
Headliner ELBRIOT 2024 is announced
Elbriot 2023 just ended and now everybody in the greater Hamburg area is looking forward to 2024. There will be also an Elbriot festival 2024 and the headliner is announced. It will be Amon Amarth, who will drop the anchor of the Viking boat in Hamburgs harbor, to perform a show at Grossmarkt on August... Continue Reading →
Live report ELBRIOT 2023, Open Air am Grossmarkt, Hamburg – August 19th, 2023
The 2023 edition of the Elbriot festival takes place on August 19th at the well-known location at Grossmarkt Hamburg. Considering the first Elbriot festival taking place in 2013 it is actually the 10th anniversary of the metal event in central Hamburg. There isn’t much of a buzz about this special year neither there are extra... Continue Reading →
Review ALICE COOPER ‘Road’
To introduce Alice Cooper is like carrying sand to the beach. Everybody knows the shock rocker who started his journey into rock music in 1964 and nearly 50 years later, he still releases albums. And not just that Alice Cooper releases albums, the recent ones are certainly as good as some of the classics he... Continue Reading →
A compilation album, worth listening to – ‘ROCK DOWN THE LOCKDOWN’
Compilation in times of streaming and digital music? This question might not have a concrete and it might be the purpose and circumstances that allow a compilation to shine or disappear in the realms of irrelevance. A release, that is worth to be checked out though is the ‘Rock Down the Lockdown’ album by Plattenkiste... Continue Reading →

