TYR tour dates for Europe
CD review WITHIN TEMPTATION ‘Resist’
(8/10) It feels like ‘more haste, less speed’ was the approach for Within Temptation’s seventh studio album. ‘Resist’ was scheduled for December 14th but faced a delay due to production issues. This also had an effect on Within Temptation's tour at the end of 2018 which they did without having the album out on the... Continue Reading →
CREEPING DEATH’s ‘Specter of War’ will be re-issued as vinyl
Creeping Death, hailing fromTexas, signed a deal with eOne and new album is planned for later this year. In the meantime it is 'Specter of War' that faces a re-release on vinyl mid February.
CD review ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE ‘Get It Out’
(8/10) Altitudes & Attitude is a side project of no less than Megadeth bass player David Ellefson and Anthrax's four string specialist Frank Bello. The guys teamed-up with Jeff Friedl (A Perfect Circle) on drums, plus there's a bigger amount of guests, contributing to some of the songs. The two guys released a first EP... Continue Reading →
CD review OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON US ‘Melting the Ice of the Hearts of Men’
(8/10) Salzburg in Austria isn't solely the city of Mozart's birth. The city in the Alpes also has a vivid metal scene with the Rockhouse venue being a kind of centerpiece. In this context, some guys followed their heart and started a band, which they named Our Survival Depends On Us (OSDOU). As you can... Continue Reading →
CD review KADINJA ‘Super 90”
(7/10) Paris, the city of love, is the homebase of a band that calls themselves Kadinja. The guys started in 2013 and debut in 2017 with an album called 'Ascendancy'. After having inked a deal with Arsing Empire the guys do have a new album right in the starting blocks. 'Super 90'' is the name... Continue Reading →
DANKO JONES’ ‘A Rock Supreme’ will be released in April
It's long been clear that the Canadian hard rock trio Danko Jones lives and breathes – and even sweats and bleeds – rock n' roll. The group's namesake front man loves to talk about it (check out his long-running “The Official Danko Jones Podcast” for proof); he loves to write about it (as his new... Continue Reading →
L.A. GUNS reveal new album details
Sleaze rockers L.A. Guns has a new album in the pipeline. "The Devil You Know' will be released on March 29th through Frontiers Music and the ongplayer contains 10 new songs. A first one, 'Stay Away', has already seen the light of day and can be watched HERE. Tracklist: 1. Rage2. Stay Away3. Loaded Bomb4.... Continue Reading →
CD review RIVER BECOMES OCEAN ‘Silence Means Nothing’
(7/10) Rivers certainly become oceans which also means that something rather small can get very big. In the case of River Becomes Ocean we have to see how big things will get in the future. As usual, also here things started small with a few guys deciding to start a new band. This happened back... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report GRAVE DIGGER, BURNING WITCHES, Baroeg, Rotterdam – 20.01.2019
German metal pioneers Grave Digger is one of the German metal bands being in the business the longest. Chris Boltendahl and his crew recently released with 'The Living Dead' their 19th studio album. The quartet embarked on a tour through Europe to promote the latest record and one stop was in Rotterdam. On a cold... Continue Reading →
CD review SHIT THE COW ‘When in Caracas’
(8/10) It’s not the first time that Shit The Cow appears on MHMB. The Swedish rockers release new EP’s on a very regular base, 12” that mainly features 4-6 songs. A full-length debut, entitled ‘Cavelord’, was added to STC’s discography in 2017 and it was sharp before Christmas when a next EP was revealed. ‘When... Continue Reading →
AVATAR kicks-off European tour
AVATAR 2019 EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR25-Jan Nantes (FR) Le Stereolux - SOLD OUT 26-Jan Bochum (DE) Matrix 27-Jan Strasbourg (FR) La Laiterie29-Jan Zurich (CH) Dynamo Saal31-Jan Vienna (AT) Szene - SOLD OUT01-Feb Zlin (CZ) Hala Euronics02-Feb Warsaw (PL) Open Stage at Stodola - SOLD OUT03-Feb Graz (AT) Explosiv04-Feb Budapest (HU) A38 - SOLD OUT05-Feb Munich (DE) Backstage Werk... Continue Reading →
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