A white lady wandering through the woods of Bergen? No, this is not a ghost haunting the most beautiful city in Norway but Enslaved shooting a new video for their upcoming release. Ivar Bjørnson on the video shoot in Bergen:"We had an great weekend filming with the Icelandic video magician Gaui H - this time in our hometown Bergen.... Continue Reading →
GILBY CLARKE releases a new single
Guitarist Gilby Clarke, known from Guns'n'Roses and Snakepit, releases with 'Rock'n'Roll is Getting Louder' an new song. Heavily isnpired by Kiss and Ace Frehley in special, the guitarist unleashes a smoothly rocking smasher that lifts every party from good to wild and furious. Photo: Golden Robot Records
DVD review KREATOR ‘London Apocalypticon – Live at the Roundhouse’
Thrash Metal veterans has been on the 'Apocalypse tour' two years ago, playing over 150 shows. One stop on the European leg of this tour was at 013 in Tilburg, The Netherlands, while the last gig of this long journey took place at Roundhouse in London.The final concert was recorded and captured on video, being... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACK SWAN ‘Shake the World’
Black Swan, that's vocalist Robin McAuley (McAuley Schenker Group), guitarist Reb Beach (Winger, Whitesnake), bassist Jeff Pilson (Foreigner, The End Machine, ex-Dokken), and drummer Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big). These well-known guys found together and started a colleboration under the banner of Black Swan. The fruitful work now leads to a first album of... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report THE HU & FIRE FROM THE GOD, Melkweg, Amsterdam – 05.02.2020
A while ago a music video went viral on YouTube, showing a band from Mongolia that merges Metal with Mongolian Folk music. Their name – The Hu, meaning ‘the people’ in their native language. The band got in the spotlight very quickly and still is talk of the town. With having released an album recently,... Continue Reading →
CD review SILVERTHRONE ‘Tear the Sky Wide Open’
Amongst other Silverthrone comprises of artists like Brian Tichy and Pete Shoulder, a line-up completed by bassist Daniel Spree. The trio worked on an EP that will be released end of February, featuring excellent Hard Rock songs, soulful and earthy. ‚Tear the Sky Wide Open‘ leads off the EP and is a first hit. Traditional... Continue Reading →
CD review DEMONS & WIZARDS ‘III’
If you read some of my earlier reviews you noticed that I sometimes refer to the eye-level cooperation between singer and guitarist, being a decisive factor for an album becoming just good or even great. Demons & Wizards build exactly on this collaboration. Blind Guardian frontman Hansi Kürsch and Iced Earth mainman Jon Schaffer are... Continue Reading →
‘Tired of Tears’ – the new lyric video from MY DYING BRIDE
The cold fingers of ‚The Ghost Of Orion‘ reach out for the world to wrap it in desperate misery, heavy melodies and hopeless misery: My Dying Bride release their new album on March 6th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the British kings of doom death metal release a lyric video for their new single 'Tired Of... Continue Reading →
New song from THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA unveiled
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seat and fasten your seatbelt. While waiting for the official departure of 'Aeromantic, the new album of Swedish AOR super stars The Night Flight Orchestra on February 28th, the band has released the new single and music video for 'Transmissions'. The single was produced and recorded by The Night Flight Orchestra and Thomas Plec Johansson, featuring... Continue Reading →
CD review ASSASSIN ‘Bestia Immundis’
Over the last years some German Trash Metal bands revitalized what started in the '80s and was put to sleep for some years. Assassin is one of these bands. The guys premiered with 'The Upcoming Terror' album in 1987 before the parted ways in 1989 after having pushed to sophomore album to the market. Since... Continue Reading →
NIGHTWISH reveal a new song and details about ‘Human. :II: Nature.’
When Finnish sextet Nightwish announce a new studio album people tend to take notice. They know that something special is brewing. The band's new and ninth record 'Human. :II: Nature.' will be released on 10th April 2020 and will be a double album containing 9 tracks on the main CD and one long track, divided into eight chapters on... Continue Reading →
CD review SLAUGHTER MESSIAH ‘Cursed to the Pyre’
Are you a fan of the early Kreator? Yes? Then you should check out Slaughter Messiah from Belgium. The quartet (L. Sabathan, Rod Iron Bitch, T. Exhumator, J.B.) listened and still listens to bands like Kreator and Sodom too, at least where it seems the inspiration comes from. 'Cursed to the Pyre' is the debut... Continue Reading →








