(8/10) Hurry and haste are words that don't exist in Monolord's word pool. The trio, hailing from Swedens Westcoast are celebrating Doom Metal with an essence of Stoner Rock. Monolord, that's three guys from Gothenburg with a common dedication for slo-mo Metal with an enormous riff power. Three albums have been released already before 'No... Continue Reading →
CD review ENDSEEKER ‘The Harvest’
(9/10) Extreme Metal from the Northern parts of Germany undergoes a next peak and bands like Endseeker is a substantial part of it. The quintet, haling from the beautiful city of Hamburg, channeled their passion for Death Metal into a band setupback in 2014 and Endseeker was born. The five guys debuted with 'Flesh Hammer... Continue Reading →
CD review ROBERT PEHRSSONS HUMBUCKER ‘Out of the Dark’
(8/10) Robert Pehrsson is one of the most talented Swedish guitarists who worked already with acts like Dundertåg, Death Breath and Imperial State Electric. Next to these cooperations Pehrsson also worked on his debut album, which hit the shelves in 2013. The album was highly acclaimed and the sophomore longplayer strengthened the positive impression of... Continue Reading →
CD review CRASHDÏET ‘Rust’
(8/10) Swedish hard rockers Crashdïet are a band that didn’t take the easy way. Their journey, starting in 2000, was a bumpy ride with many ups and serious downs. The first stroke of fate hit the band in 200 when frontman and founding member Dave Lepard committed suicide. After some first thoughts of stopping with... Continue Reading →
CD review RAM ‘The Throne Within’
(9/10) Swedish Metal maniacs RAM faces a jubilee in 2019. Two decades in Heavy Metal speaks for itself, showing the quality of songs and music. RAM began slowly and step by step. The debut 'Forced Entry' was unleashed in 2005 and since then four additional longplayers have been released. Two years after 'Rod' saw the... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACKRAIN ‘Dying Breed’
(6/10) French rockers Blackrain surf with their new album 'Dying Breed' on the sleaze wave and they for sure manage to stay on the board. Since 2006, the guys, hailing from the French Alps, did release five albums up to date and number six is on the way. A solid ride. Blackrain's newest longplayer includes ten... Continue Reading →
CD review LAST TEMPTATION ‘Last Temptation’
(8/10) Last Temptation is a new powerhouse and the brainchild of guitarist Peter Scheithauer who teamed-up with singer Butcho Vukovic. The duo worked on songs for Last Tempation’s debut, an album for which they could gain prominent contributors. Bob Daisley, Vinny Appice and Don Airey were part of the recording session of Last Temptation’s debut,... Continue Reading →
CD review THE HU ‘The Gereg’
(9/10) There are few bands that really deliver new sounds when it comes to Rock and Metal. Heilung is one of these bands and another one hails from far East. The Hu, many of you heard of them earlier, are a Mongolian band. The guys are literally ambassadors of their country and they do a... Continue Reading →
CD review KORN ‘The Nothing’
(9/10) Korn, pioneers of Modern Metal, are one of the most influential bands in this specific genre. While other band came and left the stage, it's the Metal veterans from Bakersfield being still in business. Having gone through many ups and some intense downs, Korn grew as a band with a surprisingly stable line-up. The... Continue Reading →
CD review THE NEW DEATH CULT ‘The New Death Cult’
(7/10) Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta are for sure letters of the Greek alphabet and since a while it’s also names of the four musicians, operating under the name of The New Death Cult. Next to the names, the guys create a bit of a story around the band, their galactic origin and more. The... Continue Reading →
CD review SONATA ARCTICA ‘Talviyö’
(7/10) Having a look on the artwork of an album that shows a peaceful winter landscape is a refreshing moment on a day with 30 degrees celcius outside and the titel 'Talviyö', meaning 'winter night' in Finnish, amplifies it even. Besides these refreshing ingredients, Sonata Arctica's newest longplayer comes with more of a standard approach.... Continue Reading →
CD review BAEST ‘Venenum’
(9/10) Danish heavyweight Baest is a rather new band. ‘The beast’ started in 2015 and premiered in 2018 with the acclaimed ‘Danse Macabre’. After having released the debut, the guys from Aarhus focused on touring activities, e.g. being the opener for Abbath. Being on the road and playing live brought the quintet even closer together... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACK STAR RIDERS ‘Another State of Grace’
(8/10) It feels like Black Star Riders are around since decades but it was December 2012 when the band started their acitivties including a debut one year later. The reason why Black Star Riders are such a strong contributor in Rock is because of the history. The band is the modern version of legendary Thin... Continue Reading →
CD review SINNER ‘Santa Muerte’
(8/10) Sometimes small adjustments have an exciting effect and the new Sinner album is a good example for this. After nearly four decades of Sinner it’s the first time that bandleader Mat Sinner shares vocal duties. The bassist/producer/bandleader could gain for the new album ‘Santa Muerte’ with Giorgia Colleluori an extremely talented singer. The first... Continue Reading →
CD review CAPILLA ARDIENTE ‘The Siege’
(9/10) That High Roller Records is a label with great sense for underground Metal isn’t a new fact and here’s another album that proves the said. Capilla Ardiente are part of High Roller Records portfolio and it was in 2014 when the band debut with ‘Bravery, Truth and the Endless Darkness’. Capilla Ardiente is the... Continue Reading →









