(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 →
CD review THE HU ‘The Gereg’
(9/10) There are few bands that really deliver new sounds when it comes to Rock and Metal. Heilung is one of these bands and another one hails from far East. The Hu, many of you heard of them earlier, are a Mongolian band. The guys are literally ambassadors of their country and they do a... Continue Reading →
CD review KORN ‘The Nothing’
(9/10) Korn, pioneers of Modern Metal, are one of the most influential bands in this specific genre. While other band came and left the stage, it's the Metal veterans from Bakersfield being still in business. Having gone through many ups and some intense downs, Korn grew as a band with a surprisingly stable line-up. The... Continue Reading →
CD review THE NEW DEATH CULT ‘The New Death Cult’
(7/10) Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta are for sure letters of the Greek alphabet and since a while it’s also names of the four musicians, operating under the name of The New Death Cult. Next to the names, the guys create a bit of a story around the band, their galactic origin and more. The... Continue Reading →
CD review SONATA ARCTICA ‘Talviyö’
(7/10) Having a look on the artwork of an album that shows a peaceful winter landscape is a refreshing moment on a day with 30 degrees celcius outside and the titel 'Talviyö', meaning 'winter night' in Finnish, amplifies it even. Besides these refreshing ingredients, Sonata Arctica's newest longplayer comes with more of a standard approach.... Continue Reading →
BOMBUS – announce new album ‘Vulture Culture’
It took them a while to work on their next album, but now the dust starts to settle. Swedish Bombus unveil details about their next longplayer entitled 'Vulture Culture'. Release Date will be November 15th and the album comes through Century Media. Last but not leats - here;s the tracklist: 1) A Ladder - Not... Continue Reading →
CD review BAEST ‘Venenum’
(9/10) Danish heavyweight Baest is a rather new band. ‘The beast’ started in 2015 and premiered in 2018 with the acclaimed ‘Danse Macabre’. After having released the debut, the guys from Aarhus focused on touring activities, e.g. being the opener for Abbath. Being on the road and playing live brought the quintet even closer together... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACK STAR RIDERS ‘Another State of Grace’
(8/10) It feels like Black Star Riders are around since decades but it was December 2012 when the band started their acitivties including a debut one year later. The reason why Black Star Riders are such a strong contributor in Rock is because of the history. The band is the modern version of legendary Thin... Continue Reading →
CD review ATLANTEAN KODEX ‘The Course of Empire’
(10/10) One of the best Epic Metal bands these days is without any doubt Atlantean Kodex, hailing from Bavaria. The quintet from Vilseck started their journey in 2005 and it's not more than two records they have on their track record. These two longplayers though show the potential that comes with the band, milestone releases... Continue Reading →









