Axe wizard Yngwie Malmsteen just announced a new longplyer. 'Parabellum' is the title of the new album that will be released on July 23rd, 2021 and comes through Music Theories Recordings. A first song, 'Wolves at the Door', has been unveiled already and can be watched/listen to here: https://youtu.be/F74Tw99qfRg And here is the tracklist of... Continue Reading →
Review ARTILLERY ‘X’
Artillery are true veterans when it comes to thrash metal. Consider a debut album that was unveiled in 1985, the Danish powerhouse was part of the growing momentum thrash metal had at the time. Although Taastrup and the San Francisco Bay Area can't be really compared, the music that arose at both locations was very... Continue Reading →
Review MYLES KENNEDY ‘The Ides of March’
Myles Kennedy is a busy guy, and a successful one too. Being an important part of Alter Bridge and also enriching Slash And The Conspirators songs with his excellent voice guided the spotlights of rock to the singer from Boston, Massachusetts. In addition it has been guest appearances (Halestorm, Disturbed,...), painting the dot on the... Continue Reading →
Review CANDLEMASS ‘Green Valley Live’
Also Swedish doom metal veterans Candlemass, as everybody else, couldn't play shows during 2021 and after a certain resistance to live stream shows, more and more band took the opportunity to stay connected with fans through such a digital event. Bands and fans have been a bit wary but step by step, and due to... Continue Reading →
Review LUNA’S CALL ‘Void’
Luna's Call offer with their new work 'Void' a perfect basis for analysts and friends of the sophisticated detail. What the guys from Lincoln, UK deliver is music, that is made of beautiful acoustic melodic arcs, which lead to extreme death metal excesses. The whole music is embedded in multilayered and complex song structures that... Continue Reading →
Review SETH ‘La Morsure du Christ’
Now, my French isn't the very best I have to admit and even with this little limitation, the new album from French black metal veterans Seth knows how to shine in darkness. Seth started at a time when black metal had a growing momentum. It was in 1996 when a demo called 'Apocalyptic Desires' has... Continue Reading →
RPWL unleashed ‘God Has Failed – Live & Personal’
RPWL's debut 'God Has Failed' was released in September 2000 and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their entry to a journey to the top of German progressive rock, the band planned a special tour. The plan was to embark in November 2020, an idea that couldn't be realized due to circumstances we all know.... Continue Reading →
Review GOJIRA ‘Fortitude’
The quartet started in 2001 when they successfully completed a renaming from Godzilla to Gojira. The debut 'Terra Incognita' was released in the same year and since then the band has become essential.Gojira slowly and steadily built up a fanbase that is constantly growing. This can be recognized among other things by the chart entries,... Continue Reading →
Review DARWIN ‘DarWin 3: Unplugged’
DarWin first got attention when releasing the debut album ‘Origin of Species’ in 2019 when DarWin teamed-up with Simon Phillips, known from Toto. #DarWin 2: tA Frozen War’ represented the next step of the outfit and while working on these longplayers the idea of a stripped-down version of some of the songs was born. These... Continue Reading →
Live report DEVIN TOWNSEND ‘Quarantine Concert Series #7′, Internet Stream from The Farm Studios, Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada – 01.05.2021
Devin Townsend played the last real live show in front of an enthusiastic crowd in March 2020 in Dallas. What came next was the rise of a pandemic, lockdowns and no live music. To still stay connected with fans and bring music to their homes, the iconic musician from Canada performed a live stream concert... Continue Reading →
Review MORBID BREATH ‘In the Hands of the Reaper’ – EP
There isn't that much information available when it comes to Morbid Breath. Also the omniscient internet doesn't provide a lot of insights when it comes to the band of Marcus Eriksson(b/v), Stefan Carrillo (g), Felix Klaesson (g) and David Gustafsson (d). What we can conclude is, that Morbid Breath is a Swedish band and what's... Continue Reading →
CD review TODD MICHAEL HALL ‘Sonic Healing’
Vocalist Todd Michael Hall is certainly no stranger to rock and metal, as he enriches the Riot V releases with his voice. His time with Jack Starr's Burning Star is also unforgotten and this time Hall has decided to work with another excellent guitarist. Metal Church mainman Kurdt Vanderhoof not only produced Hall's solo album... Continue Reading →
EPICA announce ‘Ωmega Alive’
Dutch symphonic metal powerhouse Epica announce live streaming event, entitled 'Omega Alive'. It's the first show the band performs after having played at Webster Hall, NYC in January 2020, although this time in a totally different format. To support the latest record, the band perform songs from 'Ωmega' for the first time ever, along with the band’s... Continue Reading →
CD review EVILE ‘Hell Unleashed’
UK thrash metal enthusiasts Evile have been away for quite a while. The latest album, 'Skull', has been unleashed in 2013 and then silence took over. Earlier this year, things changed with the release of a first single. 'Hell Unleashed' was the appetizer for a next longplayer penned by Evile. It's the grinding title track... Continue Reading →
CD review LIAR THIEF BANDIT ‘Deadlights’
'Deadlights' is Liar Thief Bandit's third longplayer and follows the debut from 2016 and the sophomore publication 'Straight Ahead' from 2018. The band, based in Malmö, Sweden dedicated themselves to garage rock, which the trio celebrates on twelve songs on the 'Deadlights' album. I have to admit that I wasn't familiar with the band and... Continue Reading →







