The sticker on the album promises "Traditional Heavy Metal displaying twin guitar and vocal harmonies, huge power chords and a pounding rhythm section!" and I can't disagree. If you have a look at the artwork first, the sound of the band could go two directions. Either we are facing a band that appreciates epic metal... Continue Reading →
CD review EYEHATEGOD ‘A History of Nomadic Behavior’
Six years after 'EyeHateGod', Mike Williams, Jimmy Bower, Gary Mader and Aaron Hill are back with a new album. 'A History of Nomadic Behavior' is the heading under which twelve new songs see the light of day. Well, to call it 'light' is perhaps not quite accurate, because what the quartet delivers is rather the... Continue Reading →
DANKO JONES announce ‘Power Trio’
Danko Jones, JC and Rich Knox are a power trio for sure and what is more logic than releasing an album that picks this up in the title. The band worked on a new longplayer that they announce today and the title is: ‘Power Trio’. The new longplayer will be available in the record stores... Continue Reading →
CD review WOLVENNEST ‘Temple’
Wolvennest hail from Belgium and started their journey in 2015. The first milestone for the band was the release of the debut 'Void’. This was in 2018 and it’s the new longplayer ‘Temple’ that marks a next and important step for the band. Wolvennest’s new album is everything but light-hearted. Songs like the slowly growing... Continue Reading →
CD review WHITE VOID ‘Anti’
White Void and their music are not easy to characterize, as they combine a whole range of different styles and influences into a melange that gradually grows in expression and enthusiasm. But let's take it one step at a time. White Void is the brainchild of Lars Are Nedland, a longtime member of Borknagar and... Continue Reading →
CD review STARMEN ‘By the Grace of Rock’n’Roll’
Sweet and tempting as a donut, that’s what Swedish rock pastry chefs Starmen have to offer with their new album ‘By the Grace of Rock’n’Roll’. Artwork and band moniker clearly indicates a musical imprint of the four guys that happened during the 70’s and the earlier 80’s. No doubt that Kiss albums have been listened... Continue Reading →
CD review SUNSTORM ‘Afterlife’
Sunstorm is more of an ongoing project than a band in a wider sense. Although having premiered in 2006 with the self-titles debut album, Sunstorm went through several line-up changes over time. After Joe Lynn Turner left Sunstorm, the last founding members disembarked and it’s new guys taking over. ‘Afterlife’ is the sixth album from... Continue Reading →
CD review ATTIKA ‘Metal Lands’
Attika explores ‘Metal Lands’ with their latest longplayer. At least this is the title of the third longplayer. The four guys from Melbourne, Florida have an interesting release schedule and if there would be a category for longest waiting time between releases, the quartet would probably be a nominee. In the heydays of power... Continue Reading →
CD review PARANORM ‘Empyrean’
Paranorm is based in Uppsala, Sweden and was formed in 2007. A first EP called ‘Pandemonium’s Rise’ has been released in 2011 and it was the ‘The Edge of Existence’ release that followed in 2014. What's missing until now is a full-length album, forged by the Swedish quartet. The band started this adventure a while... Continue Reading →
CD review SAXON ‘Inspirations’
That Saxon can not only write brilliant heavy metal anthems, but also do good cover versions is known since 1988. The 'Destiny' album opens with 'Ride Like the Wind', a Christopher Cross classic that Saxon sets perfectly into scene. Now, it seems like Biff Byford and bandmates have been going through their own record collections... Continue Reading →
PARADISE LOST’s ‘Gothic – Live at Roadburn 2016’ out now
Paradise Lost performed a show, being part of the 2016 edition of the legendary Roadburn festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The band released the recording of this show today via their Bandcamp site. The entire show is a 45:11 minutes audio file, not cut into different songs. As with a concert, you listen to it... Continue Reading →
SAXON unleash ‘Paperback Writer’
British metal pioneers Saxon will release an album entitled 'Inspirations' on March 19th via Silver Lining Music. The NWoBHM icons went through their record collections and distilled songs that influenced band and musicians. One of these songs is 'Paperback Writer', orginally a The Beatles song, which is now unleashed as a single taken from 'Inspirations'.... Continue Reading →
JUSTIN SULLIVAN announce solo album and reveals new song
New Model Army mainman Justin Sullivan announced with 'Surrounded' his second solo album, following the 2003 release 'Navigating by the Stars'. The album will hit the shelves on May 28th and a first song has been unwrapped today, 'Amundsen' is a dark song and an appetizer for a very personal new album. There seems to... Continue Reading →
EVANESCENCE unveil a new song
Evanescence reveal a new song called 'Better Without You', taken from the upcoming album 'The Bitter Truth'. Evanescence's new longplayer will be released on March 26th, comes via Sony Music and HERE is the link to 'Better Without You'. Photo: P.R. Brown
CD review BLACKMORE’S NIGHT ‘Nature’s Light’
Ritchie Blackmore belongs to the most gifted guitarists that rock and metal ever saw to date. Renowned from his days with Deep Purple and Rainbow, Blackmore has created an iconic sound with his guitar that is timeless and a strong element of the success of the mentioned bands. With the exception of three live shows... Continue Reading →









