Hemelbestormer means ‘stormer of heaven’ and is the band name of a Belgium metal band that founded in 2012. The band premiered with ‘Portals’ in 2014 and released two additional longplayers to date. With having three records on their list of achievements, Hemelbestormer has finished work on ‘Collide & Merge’, the next step of the... Continue Reading →
Review MEMORY GARDEN ‘1349’
Founded in 1992, doom metal band Memory Garden didn’t lose any time and released first a demo and then an EP. The full-length premier followed a couple of years later. It was ‘Tides’ that hit the shelves in 1996 and four additional longplayers followed over time.‘Doomain’ was the latest record so far and eight years... Continue Reading →
HEAVEN SHALL BURN announce vinyl re-issue of ‘Deaf to Our Prayers’
15 years ago, German metalcore icons Heaven Shall Burn released with ‘Deaf to Our Prayers’ their fourth full-length longplayer. Such an anniversary is reason enough for the quintet to re-release this timeless classic as vinyl. Release date will be March 4th, 2022 and the album went through a remastering, done by Heaven Shall Burn guitarist... Continue Reading →
SORCERER released ‘Reverence’
Stockholms metal institution Sorcerer used the time to record four cover songs which let off the leash one by one. It all started in September 2021 with the legendary 'Gates of Babylon', originally from Rainbow, followed by 'When Death Calls' (Black Sabbath) and Saxon's 'Crusader'. The final cover is 'Waiting for Darkness' from Ozzy Osbourne... Continue Reading →
CRISIX and the metal kitchen
Barcelona-based thrash metal band Crisix recently released 'The Pizza EP' and obviously the guys enjoy food the same way as they value a harsh riff and powerful metal. In a time with long tours and road trips not being the first option, the Spanish metal outfit started to write a cook book called 'Speed Metal... Continue Reading →
Review FUNERAL ‘Praesentialis in Aeternum‘
If the name of a band is Funeral I don’t think that anybody expects happy sounds. In contrary. Funeral, hailing from Drammen, Norway, is into slower pace metal with a dark vibe that resonates in each of the songs of their newest delivery. Funeral started in early ‘90s and premiered with ‘Tragedies’ in 1995. In... Continue Reading →
BENEDICTION’s David Ingram announces new death metal band
Iconic Benediction frontman Dave Ingram announces an new metal band, Hellfrost And Fire. Inspired by the legendary Celtic Frost, Ingram and his new band (Rick "Dennis" DeMusis (g/b), Travis Ruvo (d)) recorded ten songs, being the tracklist of 'Fire, Frost and Hell', the debut album. Release date of the debut is scheduled for March 18th,... Continue Reading →
Review THE THREE TREMORS ‘Guardian of the Void’
"Ripper", "The Tyrant" and The Hell Destroyer", all three nicknames of excellent metal singers. Tim Owens, Harry Conklin and Sean Peck, these are the names of the guys that share the vocal duties and being the driving force behind The Three Tremors. The 2019 debut album was the first release from this powerful-voice trio and... Continue Reading →
Review NEKROMANT ‘Temple of Haal’
Some of you might know Nekromant as Serpent, the moniker the trio used between 2012 and 2016. The band released as Serpent two longplayers before transforming into Nekromat. Two additional records have been released of which one was the 2018 live album ‘The Nekromant Live’. With ‘Temple of Haal’ the next studio-album is waiting in... Continue Reading →
POLTERGEIST will release ‘The Demos’ in January
Poltergeist belong to the to the first wave of European thrash metal band. After a renaming process from Carrion to Poltergeist in 1986, V.O. Pulver and bandmates unleashed the ‘Poltergeist’ demo one year later. A second demo, ‘Writing on the Wall’, followed in 1988 and both tapes have been the springboard for the band to... Continue Reading →
Review SACRIFICE (Japan) ‘Total Steel’ – re-issue
Heavy metal and Japan, that is a good combination since decades. There are many European and North American bands that can count on their strong fanbase in the land of the rising sun. Several live albums have been recorded there for a reason, just thing about ‘Made in japan’ from deep Purple. Secondly many bands... Continue Reading →
Review UNANIMATED ‘Victory in Blood’
In a world that is full of animations it is bands like Unanimated that reflects the oldschool spirit of heavy metal. The Stockholm-based outfit started in the end of the ‘80s and premiered with ‘In the Forest of the Dreaming Dead’ in 1993. A sophomore album followed before the band went on a long hiatus... Continue Reading →
Review CYNIC ‘Ascension Codes’
Cynic started in 1987 in Florida, USA and has musical roots in thrash and death metal. Especially in the early phase Cynic had the harsh approach to heavy metal written on the flags, which is reflected among other things in the 'Focus' album from 1993. However, from the beginning Cynic showed a passion for intricate... Continue Reading →
Review KARNIVOOL ‘The Decade of Sound Awake’
Karnivool, one of Australia’s most important alternative and progressive rock bands, was ready to go for the ‘Decade of Sound Awake’ tour, a road trip with concerts that focus on the 'Sound Awake’ album from 2009. Since the plans were disrupted by a pandemic, Karnivool decided to go live in another shape and form. The... Continue Reading →
Review WICKED SENSATION ‘Outbreak’
‘Wicked Sensation’ that is not only the title of the glorious Lynch Mob debut album, but also the moniker of a band that started in 1999 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The guys released four longplayers with ‘Adrenaline Rush’ having been the latest one to date. ‘Adrenaline Rush’ was unveiled in 2014 and it took a while... Continue Reading →









