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CD review JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 ‘Running Games’
Guitarist Joel Hoekstra is known for his work with Nightranger, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Whitesnake. In addition, the axe wizard from Iowa City, Iowa also recorded three solo albums before releasing the first Joel Hoekstra's 13 album. 'Dying to Live' was launched in 2015, followed six years later by 'Running Games', the sophomore offering. The total... Continue Reading →
CD review LAKE OF TEARS ‘Ominous’
Compared to the colorful cosmic trip of 'A Crimson Cosmos', the newest Lake Of Tears album appears dark and gloomy. It seems like a gigantic black hole absorbed all the colors and what remains is a cold and dark universe. It has been rather quiet about Lake Of Tears for the last ten years. 'Illwill'... Continue Reading →
CD review THE RUINS OF BEVERAST ‘The Thule Gromoires’
'The Thule Grimoires' is the new album from Aachen's death/black metal outfit The Ruins Of Beverast. In tradition with the previous albums, five in total, the new longplayer is also not a burst of joyfulness but a gloomy delight. The dark adventure of The Ruins Of Beverast has its beginning in 2003 and after a... Continue Reading →
CD review THE PRETTY RECKLESS ‘Death by Rock and Roll’
It was in 2009 when a band was founded in NYC, which quickly grew from a newcomer to an established rock act. We are talking about The Pretty Reckless. With 'Light Me Up' the quartet released a very solid debut album rather quickly and already at the time The Pretty Reckless were nominated for the... Continue Reading →
ARMORED SAINT will stream an oldschool show
Armored Saint fans probably marked February 11th already in red in their calendars since Metal Blade Records and Armored Saint will stream a show that brings back the early days right into the living rooms of metal fans. What will be streamed is the 'Live at Perkins Place in 1984' concert and will include a... Continue Reading →
DROTT announce first EP
Bergen-based metal pioneers Arve Isdal (Enslaved), Ivar Thormodsæter (Ulver) and Matias Monsen teamed-up under the banner of Drott. The trio worked on a self-titled debut which will be released on March 5th, 2021. With 'Shikoba' a first song has been unveiled and shows a wider range of musical influences. The band comments on the 4-tracks... Continue Reading →
CD review CORONARY ‘Sinbad’
Flea markets are generally not a bad thing, especially when they have a section for second hand viny. It was at such a flea market in Tampere, Finland where Aku Kytölä and Pate Vuorio met and realized that they had a very similar musical taste. Plans for their own band were quickly sparked and after... Continue Reading →
CD review ANGELUS APATRIDA ‘Angelus Apatrida’
Spain's thrash metal champions league band Angelus Apatrida started in 2000 and still demonstrates perseverance to this day. Already the promising debut 'Evil Unleashed' created a buzz and with each of the following albums the fanbase increased. Over the years Century Media became aware of the Spaniards and it was the 2010 album 'Clockwork' which... Continue Reading →
PALADINE announce sophomore album for March 2021
Greek metal warriors Paladine started in 2013 and are the brainchild of Chris 'Crazy' Stergianidis. Paladine debuted in 2017 with 'Finding Solace' with the sophomore album being in the planning for a release in March this year. 'Entering the Abyss' is the title of the new longplayer that will be released on March 26th, via... Continue Reading →
‘An Evening with NIGHTWISH In a Virtual World’ postponed
The interactive 'An Evening with Nightwish In a Virtual World' concert experiences that will kick off the 'Human. :II: Nature.' World Tour have been rescheduled from March to May due to changes in the band’s touring schedule. The new dates are Friday, May 28 and Saturday, May 29, 2021. More information can be found HERE.
CD review KORPIKLAANI ‘Jylhä’
Those of you who read MHMB more often will surely know that folk metal a la Korpiklaani is certainly not my favorite genre in rock and metal. But you have to step outside the box every now and then, and in this case that means going for 'Jylhä' while pressing the start button. And what... Continue Reading →
MEMORIAM unveil a new trailer for ‘To The End’
After having launched with 'Onwards Into Battle' a first song from their upcoming longplayer, death metal veterans Memoriam unleash a next trailer that provides context to the new album 'To The End'. Release date is March 26th. Karl Willetts states:"Onwards into Battle" is the opening track from the new album "To the End". A powerful introduction... Continue Reading →
CD review LOVE AND DEATH ‘Perfectly Preserved’
Brian "Head" Welsh is certainly no stranger to modern metal, having been and still being with his lead guitar an integral part of Korn. During his absence from Korn, Welsh began working on several solo projects, including Love And Death. The guitarist launched the band in 2012 and released a debut album, 'Between Here &... Continue Reading →
KORPIKLAANI’s ‘Jylhä’ vinyl format delayed
Here is the statement from the label: "Korpiklaani and Nuclear Blast Records regret to inform you that due to a Covid-19 related shutdown of a manufacturer involved in the pressing of the Jylhä vinyl editions, the release of all vinyls has to be pushed back to March 12, 2021. The CD and digital album will still be released on February 5th, 2021!"... Continue Reading →
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