(9/10) The old Roman amphitheater in Plovdiv, Bulgaria has been the scenery for various shows over the last years. Amongst others Paradise Lost and Devin Townsend performed gigs at this unique location and now it’s Sons Of Apollo that played there. Based on suggestion by their manager Andy Farrow things got shape and form over... Continue Reading →
Tracklist of the upcoming AIRBOURNE album
High energy rockers Airbourne will release their next album on October 25th. It’s entitled ‘Boneshaker’ and features a ten songs tracklist: BoneshakerBurnout the NitroThis Is Our CitySex to GoBackseat BoogieBlood in The WaterShe Gives Me HellSwitchblade AngelWeapon of WarRock `N` Roll for Life
First bands announced for ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2020
Today at noon first bands have been announced for the 2020 edition of Rock Hard Festival in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Metal pioneers Accept will play at RHF as well as Thrash Metal veterans Sacred Reich and German Metal warriors Grave Digger. So far also confirmed are Alcest, Nifelheim and Razor. Rock Hard Festival 2020 will take... Continue Reading →
GOTTHARD announces shows in Germany
Swiss hardrockers Gotthard announces some tour dates for Germany. UK-based Rock veterans Magnum will be the special guest and here are the dates: 16.04. D Frankfurt, Batschkapp17.04. D Regensburg, Airport18.04. D Balingen, Volksbankmesse20.04. D München, Tonhalle21.04. D Fürth, Stadthalle22.04. D Hamburg, Große Freiheit 3624.04. D Hannover, Capitol25.04. D Bremen, Pier II26.04. D Berlin, Tempodrom28.04. D Singen, Stadthalle29.04. D Köln, E-Werk30.04. D Saarbrücken, Garage
CD review ROCKETT LOVE ‘Greetings From Rocketland’
(7/10) Some send postcards from vacation, or actually Insta-photos these days, while Danish rockers Rockett Love sends 'Greetings From Rocketland'. The band, being the brainchild of Daniel Samuelsson and Stefan Westerlund, was founded in 2015 and unveiled a debut entitled 'Grab the Rocket' in 2017. The band returns in 2019 with a next album, featuring... Continue Reading →
CD review HÄMATOM ‘Maskenball’
(8/10) German Hämatom started in 2004 and were influenced by the sound of the Neue Deutsche Härte. If you now do the math you will recognize that the band celebrates their 15th anniversary this year, a moment to do something special and start the party. Highlight will be the Maskenball Festival on August 31st and... Continue Reading →
STRIGOI (feat. Greg Mackintosh) inked a deal with Nuclear Blast
When PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh put to rest his VALLENFYRE side project in 2018, he closed a difficult, but an ultimately cathartic period in his life. Created as a tribute to his father John, who passed away in 2009, VALLENFYRE originally served as a sounding board for Greg’s grief, but then delved into his... Continue Reading →
ENTRAILS unveiled details of the new album
On October 11th, Entrails will release their new album, 'Rise of the Reaper', via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single, "Crawl In Your Guts", can be heard at: metalblade.com/entrails. Tracklist: Rise of the Reaper (Intro)For HellMiscreationThe PyreIn the Shape of the DeadGravekeeperDestination DeathDestructionCrawl in Your GutsFor Whom the... Continue Reading →
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS tour dates 2019
Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons will be on road during the coming month and here are the dates: PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS live dates: 23.08. B Liège - Golden Age Rock Festival24.08. UK Newark - Stonedeaf Festival31.08. UK Durham - Stormin The Castle !!!NEW!!!07.09. AT Wels - Trabrennbahn BÖHSE ONKELZ Open Air !!!NEW!!!13.09. D Altenbergen - Rock N Revel14.09. D Bochum - Rockpalast !!!NEW!!!15.09. F Raismes... Continue Reading →
CD review FREEDOM CALL ‘M.E.T.A.L.’
(7/10) German Melodic Metal experts did and do something right, since two decades in business speaks for solid fan base and a lot of passion. Mainman Chris Bay debuted with his band in 1999 and since then eight additional longplayers followed. The newest longplayer comes with a promising title. 'M.E.T.A.L.' that's what the album is... Continue Reading →
Live report ELBRIOT 2019, Hamburg – 17.08.2019
With Elbriot 2019 a successful era of a festival in the city of Hamburg comes to an end, at least when it's about location. Due to construction activities in the area and a permanent Harry Potter theater production at Mehr Theater! the area isn’t available anymore from 2020 onwards. However, the plan is to continue... Continue Reading →
CD review TARJA ‘In the Raw’
(9/10) I don’t think that I need to introduce Tarja to you. The former Nightwish singer, celebrating big success with the Finnish metallers, is well-known. After having parted way with Nightwish, Tarja started to put a focus on her solo career, being at least as successful as the days with the Finnish Symphonic Metal masters.... Continue Reading →
CD review TWILIGHT FORCE ‘Dawn of the Dragonstar’
(8/10) The more bands are busy with image, gimmicks and storytelling the higher is the risk of being distracted from paying attention to their music. In some cases this distraction is planned/welcomed but not in this specific case of Swedish dragon chasers Twilight Force. Three years after the six guys from Falun released ‘Heroes of... Continue Reading →









