SOLSTAFIR brings ‘Köld’ to Europe
CD review PICTURE ‘Wings’
(8/10) Hollands Metal veterans Picture is a band many kids don't know. The band premiered in 1980 and is for more than 40 years in business, but never had the big breakthrough. After some changes in the line-up over the last years it was three years ago when 4/5 of the original band joined forces... Continue Reading →
CD review RIOT V ‘Live in Japan 2018’
(*/10) Metal pioneers Riot V, formerly Riot, are a band that is one of the most under-rated bands in powerful Heavy Metal. The guys are inspiration to so many younger bands are rose to underground legends. Unfortunately the step from underground to the big stage never really happened. Records like ‘Fire Down Under’ and ‘Born... Continue Reading →
CD review DAMNATION DEFACED ‘The Devourer’
(7/10) German Death Metal powerhouse Damnation Defaced releases these days with ‚The Devourer‘ their fourth full-length longplayer, an album that’s announced as the carrier of Science Fiction Death Metal. You never heard the term before? Me neither and I’m also not sure if such a differentiation is necessary since the music of the quintet is... Continue Reading →
CD review TONY MILLS ‘Beyond the Law’
(7/10) English rock singer Tony Mills, known from bands like Shy, TNT and others, is a constant player in the fields of Rock and AOR. Next to enriching longplayers of the mentioned bands with his excellent voice it’s also solo albums the frontman reveals from time to time. ‘Beyond the Law’ is the latest one... Continue Reading →
CD review OH HIROSHIMA ‘Oscillation
(9/10) 'Oscillation' is Oh Hiroshima's third longplayer and the trio invested quite some time to get the album to a level that was satisfying for the trio. Four years of hard work led to a longplayer that features seven new songs that will be a delight for fans of atmospheric Post-Rock. "Oscillation' isn't an album... Continue Reading →
Live report CORROSION OF CONFORMITY & TEMPLE FANG, Patronaat, Haarlem – 03.07.2019
25 years after the iconic 'Deliverance' album was released, Corrosion Of Conformity put the album in the spotlight on their current tour of Europe. The songs of this album form the core of the show at Patronaat in Haarlem, a concert that enthusiastic fans and the band themselves enjoyed every minute. COC rocks, today as... Continue Reading →
CD review LORDI ‘Recordead Live – Sextourcism In Z7’
(*/10) Lordi belongs to group of bands everybody most probably has an opinion about. Some like them a lot while some others probably are happy when not hearing anything new from the Finns. However, Lordi started with 'Would You Love a Monster Man' something, that became a humorous horror show that was probably frightening to... Continue Reading →
CD review SACRILEGE ‘The Court of the Insane’
(8/10) British Metal veterans Sacrilege is a band with an interesting history. The guys from Gillingham, England started their career in the '80s but could cash in more than three demos before the band stopped in the second half of the decade. Many years later, appetite for good Heavy Metal became bigger again and the... Continue Reading →
CD review 3TEETH ‘Metawar’
(7/10) 3Teeth is an Industrial Metal band, hailing from sunny California. The guys premiered in 2014, a release that brought them the attention of Tool's guitarist Adam Jones. One thing came to another and 3Teeth jumped on a tour with Tool and Primus. With such a kickstart the second album 'shutdown.exe' went right into the... Continue Reading →
PATTERN-SEEKING-ANIMALS release their debut today
Pattern-Seeking-Animals is a new band that features well-known band members. Ted Leonard, Jimmy Keegan and Dave Meros, all having a history with Spock’s Beard, are part of the band as well as John Boegehold, who came with up the idea of Pattern-Seeking-Animals in 2018. The band’s self-titled debut hits the record stores today, an album... Continue Reading →
NAD SYLVAN ‘The Regal Bastard’
(8/10) 'The Regal Bastard' is the third and final chapter of a trilogy that started back in 2015. Initiated by Nad Sylvan it was 'Courting the Widow' that marked the first leg of a three level storybook. Two years after the debut hit the shelves it was 'The Bride Said No' that has been the... Continue Reading →
EVIL INVADERS reveal details of live album
After having released two longplayers and two EP’s, Belgium metalists Evil Invaders unveil details about their first live album. ‚Surge of Insanity - Live in Antwerp 2018‘ was recorded at Trix in Antwerp and included the following setlist being now the tracklist of this release: IntroAs Life Slowly FadesPulses Of PleasureShot To ParadiseMental PenitentiaryBroken Dreams... Continue Reading →
