Scottish Metal veterans Heavy Pettin' re-issues their debut 'Lettin Loose'. Originally unveiled in 1983 the album and features nine songs. All these Metal hymns are part of this re-release. Enriched by two bonus tracks 'Lettin Loose' reflects Metal from the earlier days, a time when Metal started to gain momentum. Release date for the re-release... Continue Reading →
MATTERHORN will re-release ‘Crass Cleansing’
Swiss-based Metal maniacs Matterhorn re-release their 'Crass Cleansing' record on vinyl on November 29th, 2019. The re-release will include two new songs and is also provided with a new artwork. Fans of bands like Celtic Frost shouldn't miss this release.
DVD review TRIBULATION ‘Live and Dead at Södra Teatern’
Tribulation seems to be a rather new band but has actually roots that go back to 2004. The break-through though came a few years ago with their third album 'The Children of the Night', followed by the excellent 'Down Below' release. Nearly a year ago today, on December 8th, 2018, Tribulation performed a special show... Continue Reading →
Live photo report OPETH & THE VINTAGE CARAVAN, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht – 05.11.2019
Swedish Opeth released a few weeks ago with 'In Cauda Venenum' a true masterpiece. Now Mikael Åkerfeldt and band mates embarked on a tour, performing a sold-out show at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. It's the Grote Zaal (the biggest room) being the scenery for a concert that doesn't not solely impresses with music, songs and musical... Continue Reading →
CD review DIE KRUPPS ‘Vision 2020 Vision’
Die Krupps are probably more 'metal' than many other bands, at least when it comes to band name and logo, using the three steel rings representing Krupp, the German steel enterprise. But not only if it's about the logo Die Krupps shows some 'metal', their music reflects some Metal elements too. Die Krupps started some... Continue Reading →
CD review THE FLOWER KINGS ‘Waiting For Miracles’
(8/10) Roine Stolt is a musician with many projects up and running and so do some other band members too. Being active with many other engagements over the last years led to a pause when it comes to The Flower Kings and some line-up changes didn't speed up things either. Therefore it's good news that... Continue Reading →
MOTÖRIZER announce two shows for 2020
Motörizer is a renowned Motörhead cover band from Northern Germany. The guys play some shows in November this year, followed by the Lemmyversary Show in Hamburg. Now the guys announce two extra shows in 2020.
CD review AGNOSTIC FRONT ‘Get Loud!’
(8/10) In case you start to think about having seen this artwork already earlier you might be right. At least there's a pretty similar artwork out there that comes with Agnostic Front's second album 'Cause For Alarm'. It was Sean Taggert how did the front cover of the album and the NY-based Hardcore veterans worked... Continue Reading →
CD review VIOLATION WOUND ‘Dying to Live, Living to Die’
(8/10) Violation Wound, that’s Chris Reifert, Joe Orterry and Matt O’Connell. The trio released with ‘With Man in Charge’ a remarkable debut that’s now followed by the sophomore longplayer ‘Dying to Live, Living to Die’. Violation Wound, that's the anarchy of Punk and the energy of Metal, combined with the dirty spirit of Rock'n'roll, documented... Continue Reading →
DIO – the studio album collection 1996-2004
BMG and Niji Entertainment Group Inc. will re-release the four Dio longplayers from the period between 1996 and 2004. Each record is newly remastered and feature extra live recordings/unreleased studio song(s). Release date is February 21st, 2020. Angry Machines Disc 1 & LP Tracklist Institutional Man Don’t Tell The KidsBlack Hunter Of The Heart Stay Out... Continue Reading →
CROWBAR’s Kirk Windstein announces solo album
Crowbar mainman Kirk Windstein will release his solo debut on January 24th, 2020 through eOne. The album title is 'Dream in Motion', a longplayer featuring 10 songs. Dream In MotionHollow Dying ManOnce AgainEnemy In DisguiseThe World You KnowToxicThe HealingNecropolisThe Ugly TruthAqualung (* Jethro Tull cover) Windstein says: "I’m going to do an acoustic record,' but... Continue Reading →
CD review BLIND GUARDIAN TWILIGHT ORCHESTRA ‘Legacy Of The Dark Lands’
(10/10) 'Legacy Of The Dark Lands' is for sure one of the most anticipated releases in 2019. All signs clearly guided into a direction of something great being on its way. Expectations have been sky-high and I can say that expectation are exceeded with this release. 'Legacy Of The Dark Lands' is much more than... Continue Reading →
SLAYER release ‘The Repentless Killogy – Live At The Forum in Inglewood, CA’ today
Slayer release their anticipated final live album today. The legendary bands newest delivery comes in various formats. The DVD/BluRay package features the entire show in Inglewood 2017, comprising with 'The Antichrist' a song from the debut plus 19 more tracks, reflecting the entire Slayer journey in Metal. Complemented by 'The Repentless Killogy Short Film' this... Continue Reading →
Live report A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH / MOLYBARON, Baroeg, Rotterdam – 30.10.2019
In the meantime A Pale Horse Named Death is a constant factor in the fields of Goth Metal. The band is the brainchild of Life Of Agony drummer Sal Abruscato. He puts the drums ticks aside for A Pale Horse Named Death and instead picks up the mic and the guitar pick. Together with his... Continue Reading →









