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Guitar wizard Michael Schenker just announced a new album. ‘Universal’ is the title of the upcoming longplayer of Michael Schenker Group (MSG). The release of ‘Universal’ is scheduled for May 27th and the album will come via Atomic Fire Records. ‘Universal’ also features a lot of guest appearances. Michael Kiske (Helloween) and Ralf Scheepers (Primal... Continue Reading →
Five, four, three two, one … midnight. Witching hour. This time it’s less the witches that appear, it’s the reaper. Scythe, fire and knife, all accessories connect with Cleveland-based metal enthusiast Athenar and his project Midnight. Founded in 2003 Midnight release numerous singles and EP before a full-length debut reached the record stores in 2011.... Continue Reading →
Spanish rockers Syberia unveiled with ‘Nothing Inside’ a new song, taken from the upcoming album ‘Statement of Death’. Release date will be May 6th, and the album comes through Metal Blade Records. "On each album we try not to repeat ourselves and look for things that we haven't done so far," states the band. "When... Continue Reading →
Today, Watain launched the second single from their upcoming album ‘The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain’. The song is entitled ‘Serimosa’ and unveils a gloomy and dark mood. E. Danielsson (vocals) comments: "'Serimosa' tells of the electric notion of the coming of a great power. The appearance of cracks in the dam that holds the... Continue Reading →
Former Elf/Rainbow musicians formed Bible Black in 1980 in New York. Gary Driscoll and Craig Gruber started the band which also included Duck McDonald (g) and singers with familiar names. McDonald was friend with Louis Murello aka Eric Adams and although the plan didn’t work out, Adams made a career with Manowar. Still looking for... Continue Reading →
Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley, these guys are also known as Marillion. The quintet worked on a new album called ‘An Hour Before It’s Dark’, the successor of the ‘F E A R’ album from 2016. The title of the newest Marillion record gives room for interpretation. ‘An Hour... Continue Reading →
Cobra The Impaler is the brainchild of ex-Aborted guitarist Tace DC who, together with four brothers in crime, started the outfit. ‘Colossal Gods’ is the title of the album the quintet had in the making and that has found its way to the record stores. To realize his musical project, Tace looked for companions and... Continue Reading →
It wasn’t a given that thrash metal veterans Vio-Lence would return with new material. The bigger was the surprise when the Californian metal icons announced a new EP in June last year. Vio-Lence started in 1985 in Oakland, California. The quintet belongs to the pioneers of a thrash metal and although having with ‘Eternal Nightmare’... Continue Reading →
Halestrom announced a new album. Their fifth longplayer is entitled ‘Back From the Dead’ and features eleven new songs. The album will be in the stores on May 6th, 2022 and here is the complete tracklist: Back From the DeadWicked WaysStrange GirlBrightsideThe SteepleTerrible ThingsMy RedemptionBombshellI Come FirstPsycho CrazyRise Your Horns
Well, Sabaton is certainly a band that polarizes. There are true fans that appreciate every release and live show from the Swedish power metal outfit. At the same time the group of metalheads that can’t relate to band, sound, and music. What is undisputed, however, is the success story of the Swedes who have been... Continue Reading →
Skills, that isn’t only the moniker of a new project. It is also a pretty good summary of something that unites the four musicians standing behind this band name. Skills, that’s no less than vocalist Renan Zonta (Electric Mob), guitarist Brad Gillis (Night Ranger, Ozzy Osbourne), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs, Sons... Continue Reading →
Sludge metal pioneers Crowbar recently announced a new album which is always a very welcomed news. Kirk Windstein started the band in 1990 in New Orleans and ‘Zero and Below’ is the 12th delivery from the American quartet. The new album contains ten songs, all equipped with the typical Crowbar trademarks. There are the typical... Continue Reading →
NWoBHM-veterans Tygers Of Pan Tang unleashed a new EP called ‘A New Heartbeat’. In a way, a new heartbeat is the credo of the 2022 release since the band introduce with Francesco Marras a new guitarist and Huw Holding, a new bass player, while Gav Grey provided the groove for this release. The EP contains... Continue Reading →
German death metal power engine Deserted Fear premiered with ‘My Empire’, an album that brought the band some attention. Things started to move more rapidly after having signed a record deal with Century Media, the label that also releases the fifth full-length longplayer of the Eisenberg, Germany based band. Three years after ‘Drowned by Humanity’... Continue Reading →
Mountaineer hail from sunny and warm Oakland, California. Formed in 2015, the band has released three albums since then. Bloodletting', their third album, was published in 2020 and now it's 'Giving Up the Ghost' that again allows the listener to dive into post-rock oriented soundscapes. Acting as a sextet since 'Bloodletting', Mountaineer delivers a balanced... Continue Reading →
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