(8/10) The first era of Melodic Rock experts Unruly Child took place at a time when Melodic Rock wasn’t the big thing. Following the colorful and melodic ‘80s it has been the darker tones that took over in the ‘90s with Grunge and Death Metal gaining momentum. After going through a hiatus it was the... Continue Reading →
CD review ROXY BLUE ‘Roxy Blue’
(8/10) 25 years after having premiered with 'Want Some' Roxy Blue is back with a new album. Miles away from Sunset Boulevard the guys from Memphis, Tennessee lived their Rock'n'roll life and it was Warrant frontman Jani Lane that supported the quartet in he early days. A record deal followed and after a rather successful... Continue Reading →
CD review HELHORSE ‘Hydra’
(8/10) Three years after having unveiled their self-titled third strike, Danish six-piece band Helhorse finished the recording of their next musical delivery. ‘Hydra’, that’s the title of the new album, features ten new songs and will hit the shelves in August. The fact that Denmark is a home for many exciting metal bands isn’t new... Continue Reading →
CD review CROBOT ‘Motherbrain’
(9/10) Pottsville, Pennsylvania is the homebase of Retro rockers Crobot, a band that started in 2011. Crobot is the brainchild of Brandon Yeagley and Chris Bishop with Dan Ryan and James Lascu completing the current line-up. So far the band has released three longplayers and 'Motherbrain' adds a fourth chapter to the books. The new... Continue Reading →
CD review IVORY TOWER ‘Stronger’
(7/10) Ivory Tower, that's Progressive Metal hailing from Kiel, Germany. The quintet released four albums to date with 'IV' being the latest one. Eight years later and after having been gone through line-up changes the guys from Schleswig Holstein puts more wood on the metallic fire with longplayer number five. Frank Fasold (key) is the... Continue Reading →
CD review SLIPKNOT ‘We Are Not Your Kind’
(9/10) When Iowa-based Metal icons Slipknot unveiled with ‚Unsainted‘ their first new song, taken from the new album ‚We are Not Your Kind‘, curiosity was rising even more. The song, being the perfect opener of the band’s sixth record units the unleashed energy of the eight-piece band as well as it comprises of melodic moments... Continue Reading →
CD review SACRED REICH ‘Awakening’
(9/10) 23 years after having released with 'Heal' their so far latest album and after having played quite an amount of live shows over the last years, Sacred Reich is back with a whole new studio release. 'Awakening' is just their fifth album, it has to compete with genre defining longplayer such as 'Ignorance' and... Continue Reading →
CD review EQUILIBRIUM ‘Renegades’
(8/10) German metallers Equilibrium are a band that doesn't stand still, a fact that helped them to establish themselves in Metal and by also benefiting from a growing fan base. The guys began in 2001 and it was Rene Bartholomew who kick-started Equilibrium together with Helge Stang, Sandra Volkl and Andreas Volkl. Today Barthlaume is... Continue Reading →
MICHAEL SWEET (STRYPER) announced new solo album
Stryper frontman Michael Sweet announced a new album, which is scheduled for October 11th. The longplayer comes through Rat Pak Records and prominent contributors that added some riff power to 'Ten'. Tracklist: Better Part of Me (featuring Jeff Loomis of Arch Enemy)Lay It Down (featuring Marzi Montazeri) Forget, Forgive (featuring Howie Simon)Now Or Never (featuring Gus... Continue Reading →
CD review DUST & BONES ‘The Great Damnation Stereo Parade’
(7/10) It's a wide range of influences that have an impact on Dust & Bones. Simple and good Rock'n'Roll is enriched by some punk vibes and some bluesy tones dominates 'The Great Damnation Stereo Parade', Dust & Bones' newest album. Dust & Bones, that Dirk Ertelt (g), Bernd Biedenbach (g), Thorsten Klöpfer (v/b), Sven Vöhri... Continue Reading →
CD review ILLDISPOSED ‘Reveal Your Soul for the Dead’
(8/10) Danish Illdisposed is a band with a lot of willpower and stamina. The band started in 1991 in Aarhus, Denmark, and 28 years later Illdisposed is still around, with their 15th longplayer ‘Reveal Your Soul for the Dead’ that’s in the starting blocks. Illdisposed 2019, that’s the only remaining founding member Bo Summer, who... Continue Reading →
CD review THE DEAD DAISIES ‘Locked and Loaded’
(8/10) The ones of you that had the chance to witness a The Dead Daisies live show know, that these guys are going for 100% and more. One of the things that led to a fast growing fan base is the unlimited Rock’n’roll power that comes with the band as well as the authentic approach... Continue Reading →
CD review H.E.A.T ‘Live at Sweden Rock Festival’
(*/10) Rock fans at Sweden Rock 2018 were well disposed to Swedish H.E.A.T that performed a show the festival. It was a home game for the band, hailing from Upplands Väsby, a moment in their career they used very well. After having added five studio longplayer to the books it was 'Live in London' being... Continue Reading →
CD review VOLBEAT ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’
(6/10) ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’ is Volbeat’s seventh studio album and if you expected the longplayer to be a turning point with the band moving away from the more trivial Rock music I must disappoint you. The new record is a continuation of a way that comes from innovative Metal and leads to mainstream Rock. After... Continue Reading →
CD review IAMTHEMORNING ‘The Bell’
(*/10) A glimpse on my playlist unveils a gap that couldn't be much bigger than what I see. Next to deathcore powerhouse Thy Art Is Murder it's iamthemorning standing for the total opposite when it comes to music and sound. The Russian duo, consisting of singer Marjana Semkina and pianist Gleb Kolyadin is a regular... Continue Reading →









