KALMAH & VREID tour dates for Europe
CD review NOTHING ‘Dance on the Blacktop’
(7/10) American rock outfit Nothing was formed in 2010 and it was a self-released EP that brought them a contract with relapse Records. To date the band released two longplayers via the label and it’s ‘Dance on the Blacktop’ that continues a fruitful cooperation. ‘Dance on the Blacktop’ will be unveiled on August 24th and... Continue Reading →
CD review THE AMITY AFFLICTION “Misery’
(6/10) The first song that was revealed from The Amity Affliction’s newest album ‘Misery’ was ‘Ivy (Doomsday)’. Being more then solely a video clip the single is part of a sort of short movie that’s split in three parts. Already at this early stage of the review I have to say that some more time... Continue Reading →
DISTURBED unveiled details of ‘Evolution’
Disturbed unveiled the artwork and tracklist from their upcoming album 'Evolution', which is the bands seventh full-length release. Release date is October 19th and HERE is a first video/song. Tracklist: Are You Ready No More A Reason to Fight In Another Time Stronger On Your Own Hold On To Memories Savior of Nothing Watch... Continue Reading →
Music On Vinyl re-releases VENDETTA debut
Go and Live... Stay and Die is the debut album by the German trash metal band Vendetta. After their formation in 1984 they started working on this album full of killer riffs and phenomenal choruses. The tracks that runs for over 6 minutes develops from soft and acoustic passages to energetic technical metal sounds. It gives a good... Continue Reading →
WARRANT’s ‘The Enforcer’ will be re-issued
Warrant is a German speed metal band which released their debut LP The Enforcer back in 1985. At that time they didn't get much attention in the German music scene and the popularity of the few years later formed hair metal band of the same name didn't help either. They're defining speed metal again in the 3/4... Continue Reading →
ANATHEMA tour dates 2018
Prog rockers Anathema will perform a few special acoustic shows in October this year. The dates are mentioned further down this post. David Cavanagh says about the shows: “Welcome to a new Anathema experience: Ambient Acoustic. In exploring what we might do to expand the music still further, out of thin air came the idea to arrange... Continue Reading →
ANATHEMA ‘Best of…’ album in October
Anathema announced a 'Best of...' album for October this year. 'Internal Landscapes 2008-2018)' is a compilation of the band's cooperation with KSCOPE/Edel and features songs from the last 10 years. Daniel Cavanagh comments: “The band isn’t just a way of life, its been much more than that. To us, as a family, writing music of such... Continue Reading →
CD review BEYOND THE BLACK’ Heart of the Hurricane’
(8/10) Beyond The Black surely belongs to the shooting starts, gaining a lot of fans over the last years. The band, that debut with ‘Songs of Love and Death’, could score some successes during the last four years. Already the premier album went right into the charts and it was the sophomore ‘Lost in Forever’... Continue Reading →
ONCE HUMAN reveals ‘Davidian’ cover version
Once Human unveiled a cover version of the Machine Head riff monster 'Davidian'. The song's recorded in the studio and shortens the waiting time for the band's first live album 'Stage of Evolution' that will be released on September 28th via earMUSIC.
BLOODBATH announces a new album
Now it is in the open, 'The Arrow of Satan is Drawn' is the title fo Bloodbath's 5th studio album. The longplayer will be released on October 26th and comes via Peaceville Records. “What are we presenting with this album? Humanity’s unfaltering march prone towards downfall,” declares guitarist Blakkheim. “The threat to this world isn’t... Continue Reading →
KADAVAR announces live album
Berlin-based rock overlords Kadavar have announced to release a brand new live album called »Live in Copenhagen«, featuring their infamous show at Pumpehuset in Denmark's capitol in November 2017 during the band's tour in support of the most recent album, »Rough Times«. The album is set for a release on October 12th 2018 with Nuclear Blast, and will be... Continue Reading →
Massive hardcore from THE GREAT LIE
The Great Lie is a hardcore band, hailing from Long Island, NY. The five-piece consists out of Gerry Giacalone, John LaFata, Scott Martin, Kerry Merkle and Mike Scarola. These five guys recorded and released a five track EP that was unveiled earlier this summer. 'All Roads Lead to Where You Stand' features five raging hardcore... Continue Reading →
CD review DORO “Forever Warriors, Forever United”
(8/10) German metal queen Doro Pesch is celebrating two anniversary at the same time. The highly respected metal singer releases her 20th longplayer and it fits perfect since 2018 is also the 35th year Doro’s on stage. With having these two things in mind, work for the new album ’Forever Warrior, Forever United’ was done... Continue Reading →
CD review ALICE IN CHAINS ‘Rainier Fog’
(9/10) The moment Alice in Chains announces a new album is always exciting and one of those moments happened a few months ago. The band spread the word of ‘Rainier Fog’, the first album in a five years period. Finally, on August 24th, the album will be available and curiosity was rising. In the meantime... Continue Reading →
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