(8/10) During the years, before returning to Exodus, Zetro Souza was busy with establishing a new band, together with his two sons. The name of this outfit – Hatriot. Next to Zetro the band included at the time Nick and Cody Souza, as well as Kosta V. on guitar and Miguel Esparza, the line-up that... Continue Reading →
CD review SAXON ‘The Eagle has Landed 40 (live)’
(*/10) British Heavy Metal icons Saxon celebrate their 40th anniversary with a tour entitled ‚Castles & Eagles‘ plus the release of a live collection featuring four decades in Metal. ‚The Eagles Has Landed 40 (Live)‘ is a comprehensive album with 40 songs representing all eras of a Heavy Metal legend. From the debut to the... Continue Reading →
CD review FOREIGNER ‘Foreigner – Live at the Rainbow ’78’
(*/10) There are several Foreigner live albums and compilations out there, containing the biggest hits of the pioneers of Hard Rock. With all these releases available it's 'Foreigner - Live at the Rainbow '78' that is still special and an addition to any well-sorted Rock collection. The legendary band played a concert at Rainbow Theatre... Continue Reading →
CD review SABATON ‘The Great War’
(8/10) Almost to date three years after having released the successful ‘The Last Stand’-album award-decorated Swedish metal powerhouse Sabaton have a next album in the starting blocks. ‘The Great War’, is the title of Sabaton’s ninth full-length album and the guys pick it up where the left off with the previous longplayer. This time it’s... Continue Reading →
CD review PICTURE ‘Wings’
(8/10) Hollands Metal veterans Picture is a band many kids don't know. The band premiered in 1980 and is for more than 40 years in business, but never had the big breakthrough. After some changes in the line-up over the last years it was three years ago when 4/5 of the original band joined forces... Continue Reading →
CD review RIOT V ‘Live in Japan 2018’
(*/10) Metal pioneers Riot V, formerly Riot, are a band that is one of the most under-rated bands in powerful Heavy Metal. The guys are inspiration to so many younger bands are rose to underground legends. Unfortunately the step from underground to the big stage never really happened. Records like ‘Fire Down Under’ and ‘Born... Continue Reading →
CD review DAMNATION DEFACED ‘The Devourer’
(7/10) German Death Metal powerhouse Damnation Defaced releases these days with ‚The Devourer‘ their fourth full-length longplayer, an album that’s announced as the carrier of Science Fiction Death Metal. You never heard the term before? Me neither and I’m also not sure if such a differentiation is necessary since the music of the quintet is... Continue Reading →
CD review TONY MILLS ‘Beyond the Law’
(7/10) English rock singer Tony Mills, known from bands like Shy, TNT and others, is a constant player in the fields of Rock and AOR. Next to enriching longplayers of the mentioned bands with his excellent voice it’s also solo albums the frontman reveals from time to time. ‘Beyond the Law’ is the latest one... Continue Reading →
CD review OH HIROSHIMA ‘Oscillation
(9/10) 'Oscillation' is Oh Hiroshima's third longplayer and the trio invested quite some time to get the album to a level that was satisfying for the trio. Four years of hard work led to a longplayer that features seven new songs that will be a delight for fans of atmospheric Post-Rock. "Oscillation' isn't an album... Continue Reading →
CD review LORDI ‘Recordead Live – Sextourcism In Z7’
(*/10) Lordi belongs to group of bands everybody most probably has an opinion about. Some like them a lot while some others probably are happy when not hearing anything new from the Finns. However, Lordi started with 'Would You Love a Monster Man' something, that became a humorous horror show that was probably frightening to... Continue Reading →
CD review SACRILEGE ‘The Court of the Insane’
(8/10) British Metal veterans Sacrilege is a band with an interesting history. The guys from Gillingham, England started their career in the '80s but could cash in more than three demos before the band stopped in the second half of the decade. Many years later, appetite for good Heavy Metal became bigger again and the... Continue Reading →
CD review 3TEETH ‘Metawar’
(7/10) 3Teeth is an Industrial Metal band, hailing from sunny California. The guys premiered in 2014, a release that brought them the attention of Tool's guitarist Adam Jones. One thing came to another and 3Teeth jumped on a tour with Tool and Primus. With such a kickstart the second album 'shutdown.exe' went right into the... Continue Reading →
NAD SYLVAN ‘The Regal Bastard’
(8/10) 'The Regal Bastard' is the third and final chapter of a trilogy that started back in 2015. Initiated by Nad Sylvan it was 'Courting the Widow' that marked the first leg of a three level storybook. Two years after the debut hit the shelves it was 'The Bride Said No' that has been the... Continue Reading →
CD review RHAPSODY, TURILLI/LIONE ‘Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution)’
(9/10) The story of Rhapsody and all its variations is a long one and it's hard to keep track on all the different satellite-bands that were generated from the mothership. What stayed over all these years was the connection of founding member Luca Turilli and singer Fabio Lione. The guys never lost sight of each... Continue Reading →
CD review ABBATH ‘Outstrider’
(8/10) If you think about Norwegian Black Metal the name of Abbath crosses your path for sure more than once. The break-through came in the ‘90s with Immortal and it’s genre defining album s such as ‘Sons of Northern Darkness’ that are timeless documents of the earlier days of Black Metal. In the meantime Abbath... Continue Reading →









