(7/10) 'Sex Sells' a standard slogan and in case of Steel Panther it's exactly what happened over the last years. The quartet from Los Angeles became in no time one of the hottest acts in Rock. Their overdone Sleaze Rock parody made them to the talk of town, leading to the debut entering charts in... Continue Reading →
CD review LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT ‘Martyr’
(8/10) Canadian musician Lindsay Schoolcraft is known by many of you as being the keyboarder of UK metallers Cradle Of Filth. Next to her contribution the Cradle Of Filth, Schoolcraft also teamed-up with former Evanescence drummer Rocky Gray, both working on Schoolcraft’s solo debut. The outcome of this cooperation is entitled ‘Maryr’, an album that... Continue Reading →
CD review DRAGONFORCE ‘Extreme Power Metal’
(8/10) The title of Dragonforce’s new album says it all = ‘Extreme Power Metal’. Now, it’s not a new fact that Herman Li and bandmates push the pedal the metal. With their eighth album Dragonforce takes a next step into the extreme since the band bridge to the gaming community. Not only that some of... Continue Reading →
CD review ALGEBRA ‘Pulse?’
(9/10) Today I want to bring a band to your attention that crossed my way a couple of days ago - Algebra from Switzerland. The guys aren't rookies but they never got a wider level of attention and this should be changed. Things started back in 2008 in Lausanne, Switzerland, when Mat, Tony, Ed and... Continue Reading →
CD review MOB RULES ‘Beast Over Europe’
(*/10) When German Metal outfit Mob Rules started the band in 1994 the guys haven’t had a long career in Metal in mind. It was about writing, recording and playing Metal. It might be that it was this approach that led to much more than just an album and a tour. Mob Rules has released... Continue Reading →
CD review MONOLORD ‘No Comfort’
(8/10) Hurry and haste are words that don't exist in Monolord's word pool. The trio, hailing from Swedens Westcoast are celebrating Doom Metal with an essence of Stoner Rock. Monolord, that's three guys from Gothenburg with a common dedication for slo-mo Metal with an enormous riff power. Three albums have been released already before 'No... Continue Reading →
CD review ENDSEEKER ‘The Harvest’
(9/10) Extreme Metal from the Northern parts of Germany undergoes a next peak and bands like Endseeker is a substantial part of it. The quintet, haling from the beautiful city of Hamburg, channeled their passion for Death Metal into a band setupback in 2014 and Endseeker was born. The five guys debuted with 'Flesh Hammer... Continue Reading →
CD review ROBERT PEHRSSONS HUMBUCKER ‘Out of the Dark’
(8/10) Robert Pehrsson is one of the most talented Swedish guitarists who worked already with acts like Dundertåg, Death Breath and Imperial State Electric. Next to these cooperations Pehrsson also worked on his debut album, which hit the shelves in 2013. The album was highly acclaimed and the sophomore longplayer strengthened the positive impression of... Continue Reading →
CD review CRASHDÏET ‘Rust’
(8/10) Swedish hard rockers Crashdïet are a band that didn’t take the easy way. Their journey, starting in 2000, was a bumpy ride with many ups and serious downs. The first stroke of fate hit the band in 200 when frontman and founding member Dave Lepard committed suicide. After some first thoughts of stopping with... Continue Reading →
CD review RAM ‘The Throne Within’
(9/10) Swedish Metal maniacs RAM faces a jubilee in 2019. Two decades in Heavy Metal speaks for itself, showing the quality of songs and music. RAM began slowly and step by step. The debut 'Forced Entry' was unleashed in 2005 and since then four additional longplayers have been released. Two years after 'Rod' saw the... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACKRAIN ‘Dying Breed’
(6/10) French rockers Blackrain surf with their new album 'Dying Breed' on the sleaze wave and they for sure manage to stay on the board. Since 2006, the guys, hailing from the French Alps, did release five albums up to date and number six is on the way. A solid ride. Blackrain's newest longplayer includes ten... Continue Reading →
CD review LAST TEMPTATION ‘Last Temptation’
(8/10) Last Temptation is a new powerhouse and the brainchild of guitarist Peter Scheithauer who teamed-up with singer Butcho Vukovic. The duo worked on songs for Last Tempation’s debut, an album for which they could gain prominent contributors. Bob Daisley, Vinny Appice and Don Airey were part of the recording session of Last Temptation’s debut,... Continue Reading →









