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Lzzy and Arejay Hale, also known as the driving forces of Halestorm, recenty announced their new album “Everest” that will hit the shelves on August 8th, 2025. Taken from the album is the lead single “Darkness Always Wins” which yiou can check out here: https://youtu.be/80fG_y560a8?si=c_Pksz4Dd9vw9QuA With the new album in the back pocket, Halestorm will... Continue Reading →
There are some great rock bands coming from Toronto, Canada and one of them is Harem Scarem. Formed in 1987 by Pete Lesperance and Harry Hess, the band has become one of the greats in melodic rock. The group has released numerous albums and it was in 2020 when "Change the World" hit the shelves.... Continue Reading →
“Thrash of the Titans” will roll over Europe & UK in October 2025. Testament, Obituary, Destruction and Goatwhore teamed up and will bring some thrash metal and death metal to 19 cities, including a show at Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg on October 14th,2025. An exclusive presale on eventim.de will start on April 30th, followed by... Continue Reading →
Metal pioneers Saxon have played a fantastic headliner show at Docks, Hamburg a few weeks ago, celebrating the anniversary of their iconic “Wheels of Steel” album and there are some upcoming activities too. Saxon will launch a live album called “Eagle over Hellfest” on June 13th, 2025. The album will come via Silver Lining Music... Continue Reading →
Canadian rock band Three Days Grace will embark on a European tour this autumn, including five shows in Germany. With them on tour will be Badflower and one of the shows will take place on November 18th, 2025 at Inselpark Arena, Hamburg. Pre-sale will start on May 2nd, 2025: https://www.prk-dreamhaus.com/talent/three-days-grace Here are all the dates:... Continue Reading →
Kanonenfieber is one of those bands that have grown slowly but steadily over the past few years. In just five years, the band has catapulted itself into the premier league of German extreme metal, and with "Menschenmühle" and "Die Urkatastrophe", two very good albums have hit the shelves. The debut album also caught the attention... Continue Reading →
Dutch dark rock masters Dool are currently on the road through Europe, playing some shows in various countries. On May 7th, 2025 the band, that emerged from the ashes of The Devil’s Blood and Elle Bandita, will play a show at Logo, Hamburg. Opener will be homegrown metal powerhouse Majak who released with “Restless Wicked”... Continue Reading →
Blood Incantation is a band that has been one of the rising stars in metal over the past few years. Hailing from Denver, Colorado, the band recently released a stellar longplayer called "Absolute Elsewhere". To present and promote the album, the four-piece is currently on tour and is scheduled to play a show at Gruenspan... Continue Reading →
Belgian metal powerhouse Bark has been working on a new album. "The Time Has Come" is the title of their latest effort and the time has come to ship the album to the record stores. Well, the latter is happening these days and what fans can expect is an aggressive hybrid of groove metal and... Continue Reading →
Sabaton signed a new deal with Better Noise Music and launch a new single called “Templars” which is out now. It is the first song taken from the band’s next album and there will be a strictly limited 12" vinyl edition which will be released on June 27th, 2025. Sabaton will be also on tour... Continue Reading →
Not even in their wildest dreams could anyone have predicted such a situation. Four days after the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, it is Ghost that is releasing a new album with Papa V Perpetua in the lead. This seems to be the irony of life. Besides this historical coincidence, Ghost... Continue Reading →
Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation will launch a moving documentary called “Within Temptation: The Invisible Force” on May 6th, 2025 exclusively on You Tube. A trailer for the documentary has already revealed and HERE is where you can watch it. This documentary follows Sharon and Robert as they become increasingly involved with the war... Continue Reading →
After having played a sold-out show at Markthalle, Hamburg last year, alternative rock band Helmet will return to Europe for some shows this summer. Three of the those will take place in Germany including a show at Knust, Hamburg on August 6th, 2025. Next to the Hansestadt in Germany’s north also Cologne (7.8.2025) and Münster... Continue Reading →
Sijjin is a German-Basque trio that formed in 2019 and released a critically acclaimed debut album, "Sumerian Promises." 2025 marks the return of the band and "Helljjin Combat" is the title of their second album. Sijjin play a fusion of thrash and death metal inspired by bands like Possessed, Nasty Savage and early Slayer. What... Continue Reading →
There are only a few pioneer bands when it comes to metalcore from Germany. Heaven Shall Burn is one of them, as well as Caliban from Essen. The latter have a new album in the starting box with "Back from Hell" and as soon as the gates open it's the opener "Guilt Trip" that doesn't... Continue Reading →
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