If you have problems with spring colors and sunshine, you might be interested in the new album of Ghost Bath. The band from North Dakota released their new album "Rose Thorn Necklace" a few days ago and what the blackened post metal outfit brings to the table is dark and sinister. The nine songs on... Continue Reading →
Review SACRED STEEL “Ritual Supremacy”
Sacred Steel is one of the most renowned metal institutions from Germany. It was back in 1996 in the south of Germany when the band was founded with a debut album that saw the light of day in 1997. Since then, Sacred Steel have released a number of longplayers, the latest of which was presented... Continue Reading →
Review HELLDRIFTER “Shell of Inexistence”
Helldrifter is a relatively new band. Founded in 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany, Helldrifter released their debut album "Lord of Damnation" in 2021, which brought the band to the attention of Violent Creek Records. The Hamburg-based label has an exciting portfolio of promising thrash and death metal bands, making Helldrifter a perfect fit for their roster.... Continue Reading →
HAKEN launch new live album today
As a part of the “An Evening With Haken”-tour prog powerhouse Haken played a show at übel & gefährlich, Hamburg on September 11th, 2024 and a few days later stopped at London’ O2 Forum for preforming two sets on one evening. The first part of the shows featured all songs from the “Fauna”-album in chronological... Continue Reading →
Review CANDLEMASS “Black Star” – EP
Swedish doom metal pioneers Candlemass are releasing a new EP called "Black Star". To celebrate 40 years of doom metal craftsmanship, the five-piece recorded 4 songs, two of which are new and the other half is a cover version. The title track kicks off this release and we are dealing with a six-minute doom metal... Continue Reading →
Review BEHEMOTH “The Shit Ov God”
Poland's lords of darkness, Behemoth, have a new album in the starting blocks. "The Shit Ov God" is the blasphemous title of an album that features a track list of eight songs. Three years after delivering "Opvs Contra Natvram", Nergal and his bandmates return with a collection of songs steered by a blackened soul. In... Continue Reading →
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE announce European/UK tour
Killswitch Engage announced Europe/UK tour dates. The tour comprises 25 dates over 2 legs from September - December 2025, kicking off in Lisbon and wrapping up in Helsinki, and includes a stop at London's OVO Arena Wembley. The European shows will also include Fit For An Autopsy, Decapitated and Employed To Serve. Killswitch Engage frontman... Continue Reading →
Review THE FLOWER KINGS “Love”
"Love" is a great title for an album at a time when the opposite of love is broadcast daily on news shows and social media. "Love" is the name of The Flower Kings' new album and their 17th studio effort. The Swedish prog rock legend delivers another musical highlight with twelve songs that show why... Continue Reading →
Review MISFIRE “Product of the Environment”
Listening to their music, you might think that Chicago is close to the Bay Area, but of course it's not. Misfire's musical inspiration however comes from the West Coast of the United States, with bands like Exodus and Vio-lence providing a blueprint for the Illinois quartet's sound. Misfire started in 2018 and released their first... Continue Reading →
Review TUMBLE “Lost in Light” – EP
Tumble is a band from Toronto, Canada, and "Lost in Light" is the title of their debut EP. The release contains five songs and clocks in at 20 minutes. Tumble is Liam Deak (g/v), Tarun Dawar (b) and Adam Guerra (d). These three guys have a common passion for rock music. The band was formed... Continue Reading →
Review THE GREAT SEA “Noble Art of Desolation”
The Great Sea is a new band with well-known members. The origins of the band can be found in 2022 when JR (Long Distance Calling) and SH (Ordeal & Plight) started a collaboration to follow their passion for black metal. This was the beginning of The Great Sea and "Noble Art of Desolation" is the... Continue Reading →
Review TEASER SWEET “Night Stalker”
Teaser Sweet is a Swedish band led by Therese Damberg and her brother Marcus. The duo, together with former bassist Christoffer Cardell, started the band in 2013 and it was Kalle Krantz who completed the line-up. The guys have recorded three full length albums and one EP, which means they have been pretty productive over... Continue Reading →
Review CREMATORY “Destination”
This band is a phenomenom. When you ask metalheads if Crematory is one of their favorite bands, the answer isn't often a 'yes'. On the other hand, the band from the south of Germany has been around for 34 years and "Destination" is their 17th longplayer. So there must be something that fascinates the fans... Continue Reading →
Review PAGAN ALTAR “Never Quite Dead”
Pagan Altar is a band with a longer history that goes back to 1978 when the band was formed. After a split in 1986, the band reunited in 2004 and has been quite active ever since. In the second era, Pagan Altar released four longplayers and the latest one "Never Quite Dead" has just hit... Continue Reading →
Wolfgang Van Halen’s MAMMOTH present “The End”
Wolfgang van Halen’s Mammoth presents a new video for a song called “The End”. The video was done in a cooperation with legendary director Robert Rodriguez to create a modern adaption of the movie classic “From Dusk Till Dawn” also featuring guys like Danny Trejo, Slash, Myles Kennedy and Valerie Bertinelli. Here is “The End”:... Continue Reading →









