Wheel stands for prog metal from Finland since 2017. James Lascelles (vocals/guitar), Santeri Saksala (drums) and Jussi Turunen (lead guitar), these guys are Wheel and they have delivered two longplayers and three EPs. With "Charismatic Leaders" the next studio album is on the way and it will be seven multi-layered and still melodic songs that... Continue Reading →
THE HALO EFFECT announced the “Halo Over Europe” tour
The Halo Effect announced the “Halo Over Europe” tour which will start on January 16th, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark and will end on February 9th, in Warsaw, Poland. Special guest on this tour will be Pain while Bloodred Hourglass is the support act of this exciting package. One of the shows will also take place... Continue Reading →
Review CROWNSHIFT “Crownshift”
Crownshift is a new band founded in 2023. However, the band members are longtime contributors to the Finnish heavy metal scene. Children Of Bodom, Nightwish, Finntroll - these are just some of the bands the guys from Crownshift have been or are still in. Crownshift's sound in a way represents the influences of these mentioned... Continue Reading →
Review SIX FEET UNDER ‘Killing For Revenge”
Six Feet Under is the brainchild of former Cannibal Corpse frontman Chris Barnes, who formed the band as a side project in 1993. After parting ways with Cannibal Corpse, Six Feet Under got full attention and it was the start of a long death metal endeavor that is still going strong. The Florida-based death metal... Continue Reading →
Review FREEDOM CALL “Silver Romance”
When a band has been around for 25 years and has released ten longplayers, they obviously have a very solid fan base. Freedom Call from Germany is one such band. Formed in 1998 and releasing their first album "Stairway to Fairyland" a year later, they the path of path of "happy metal" for many years,... Continue Reading →
CATEGORY 7 – a new supergroup and their debut album
John Bush, Mike Orlando, Phil Demmel, Jack Gibson and Jason Bittner, these guys are Category 7. The band just announced their debut album which will feature ten breath-taking metal tracks. Release date will be July 26th, 2024 and the album comes via Metal Blade Records. "In Stitches" is the first song taken from the new... Continue Reading →
Review SEBASTIAN BACH “Child Within the Man”
It's been a while since former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach released a solo album. Almost 10 years ago "Give 'Em Hell" saw the light of day and since then it has been rather quiet, at least as far as releases are concerned. Of course, Bach was part of musicals and several TV productions, but... Continue Reading →
Review P.O.D. “Veritas”
P.O.D. was founded in 1992 and the guys were right on time. It was the beginning of a wave of nu metal and modern metal bands that rolled over the metal scene in the 90s. Thunderous riffing and massive energy was what these bands brought, and it was the infectious groove that allowed these groups... Continue Reading →
Review DOLMEN GATE “Gateways of Eternity”
No Remorse is a label with a good sense for well-done traditional heavy metal, so it's no surprise that the guys signed Dolmen Gate, a rather new band. Hailing from Portugal, the five-piece is dedicated to epic metal and there is certainly a lot of Manilla Road and Omen that the guys have heard over... Continue Reading →
“Portable Door” – the first song from the new DEEP PURPLE album
"Portable Door" is the exciting lead single from the upcoming Deep Purple album "-1". The song is the first taste of the new album, which was produced by Bob Ezrin and features all the trademarks the band has developed over the past decades. This is the tracklist: Show Me A Bit On The Side Sharp... Continue Reading →
NEAERA unveil details of their upcoming new album
On June 28, 2024, German metalcore forerunners Neaera will release their latest album "All is Dust" through Metal Blade Records. After ending a seven-year hiatus in 2020, it took the band four years to finish work on their eighth album and the lead single has already been unveiled. "Parcifier" is the title of this furious... Continue Reading →
Review RIOT V “Mean Streets”
I don't think Riot needs much of an introduction. The band, founded in 1975 by Mark Reale, has delivered great albums. "Fire Down Under" and "Thundersteel" are some of the best US metal ever brought to the plate. At the same time, Riot was one of the really underrated bands, even though they played the... Continue Reading →
Review SIX BY SIX ‘Beyond Shadowland’
SiX By SiX are three - three musicians with very solid backgrounds in rock music. Ian Crichton (Saga), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) and Robert Berry (3.2). After releasing a debut album in 2022, the guys went back into the studio to record their second album called 'Beyond Shadowland'. The roots of the band/project go back a... Continue Reading →
Review LŸNX ‘Claws Out’
It is important to note that Lÿnx is not Lynx. While the latter is a band from Germany, this is Lÿnx from Calgary, Canada. The Canadian quartet was formed in 2020 and it is the shared love for 80s hairspray metal that brought Ja6ur, Blade, Fangs and Flash together. Inspired by bands like Mötley Crüe,... Continue Reading →
FLOTSAM & JETSAM reveal album details
Thrash metal veterans Flotsam & Jetsam announced their next studio album. The 15th studio album will include the smashing “I am the Weapon”, a song, that has been unveiled already, being the lead single of the album. The song is the title track and the longplayer will hit the shelves on May 24th, 2024.









