Five years after the release of "Pure Death", Swedish metal punks Disrupted return with a new album called "Stinking Death", the third studio album from the Dalarna-based metal squad. Disrupted play oldschool death metal and the Swedish roots are not only reflected on the address sticker. There is a lot of Entombed embedded in these... Continue Reading →
Review HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY “Scorched Earth”
It has been a while since Austrian metal act Harakiri For The Sky released a studio album. It was four years ago when "Mære" hit the shelves and the re-release of the first two albums helped to bridge the time until new songs add a new chapter to the story. Harakiri For The Sky, that's... Continue Reading →
Review LANDFALL “Wide Open Sky”
Landfall is a rock band from Curitba, Brazil. The band was founded by drummer Felipe Souzza and guitarist Marcelo Gelbcke. The two guys have known each other since childhood and have been playing music together since they were 15 years old. They released three albums as Wild Child before changing the band name to Landfall... Continue Reading →
Review DROWNSHIP “Tidal Passages”
Drownship hail from Hamburg, Germany and has been around since 2018. The band released their debut album "Tidal Passages" last November, and post-metal fans should have this band on their radar. What the five-piece from northern Germany delivers is well-crafted and explosive metal. With experiences from other bands like Ophis and Todtgelichter, Drownship focus on... Continue Reading →
Review END OF GREEN “Twinfinity”
"Infinity" will get a twin at the end of January, as End Of Green will release "Twinfinity". Almost thirty years after the release of their debut album, the Swabian gothic rockers will return to their beginnings with the re-recording of their first full-length album. It was 1996 when five guys from the greater Stuttgart area... Continue Reading →
THUNDERMOTHER – European tour dates 2005
With a new album called "Dirty & Divine" in the pipeline, the Swedish rock powerhouse Thundermother will embark on a European tour on February 7, 2025. It will be the release date of the latest album and it will be Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg that will host the band for a show on the... Continue Reading →
Review AVATARIUM “Between You, the Devil and the Dead”
Avatarium is one of the bands I have been able to follow from the very beginning, including their first show outside of Sweden. The band played at the legendary festival in The Netherlands in April 2014 and impressed with a seven song setlist. At that time the band released their debut album and now, almost... Continue Reading →
Review GRAVE DIGGER “Bone Collector”
German metal veterans Grave Digger have finished working on their new album "Bone Collector". The band, which can look back on 45 years of heavy metal, still shows a lot of energy and passion for their music and sound. However, some changes in the last few years seem to have an impact on the new... Continue Reading →
Review SACRIFICE “Volume Six”
Toronto, Ontario is the home base of Sacrifice. The Canadian thrash metal force has been at the forefront of Canadian heavy metal since their debut album "Torment in Fire" was released in 1986.After putting out four full length albums, the band disbanded in 1993, but reunited in 2006. It was the original lineup that released... Continue Reading →
ZEAL & ARDOR will embark on a tour in spring this year
Zeal & Ardor is one of the most exciting bands today. Founded as a project by Manuel Gagneux, the band has just released their latest studio album "Greif", which is a musical kaleidoscope. Highly creative and with many twists, each of the songs is a glimpse into the inner depths of the human being. The... Continue Reading →
GUANO APES – tour dates for autumn 2025
Originally scheduled for late 2024, German alternative rock heroes Guano Apes had to postpone the tour due to health reasons. As you may have heard, the new tour dates have been announced and tickets are selling fast. Guano Apes were formed in 1994 and the first era ended in 2006. Three years later, the band... Continue Reading →
Review THE HALO EFFECT “March of the Unheard”
The Halo Effect delivered a stunning debut album back in 2022, and that quality is what we could expect is what a look at the line-up explains. The Halo Effect, that's a group of veterans from the Gothenburg melodic death metal scene who have joined forces to forge a band that follows its own musical... Continue Reading →
THE HALO EFFECT will start their European tour next week
With a new album out, Swedish melodic death metal powerhouse The Halo Effect will embark on a tour that kicks off in Copenhagen on January 16th, 2025. The tour also includes a sold out show in Hamburg, Germany. The Halo Effect will be joined on the tour by none other than Pain as special guest,... Continue Reading →
Svart Records will reissue the second HOLA GHOST album on vinyl
"Mexican death-surf, digital psychobilly, dark goth disco, rock" … that's a genre mix I haven't seen too often, but that's how Svart Records describes the sound of Hola Ghost and in a way it fits perfectly.Although they have some Mexican influences in their sound, the guys are from Denmark. Their second album called "The Man... Continue Reading →
Review MOON WIZARD “Sirens”
Moon Wizard is a band that probably isn't that well known in Europe, even though the guys have already released three albums. The band from Salt Lake City, Utah started in 2018 and independently launched two longplayers. The self-titled debut hit the shelves in 2019 and a year later "The Night Harvest" followed. With "Sirens",... Continue Reading →






