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Tanith is one of the most promising bands when it comes to a revitalization of 70s oriented hard rock and metal. The band started in 2017 and premiered in 2019 with an album called ‘In Another Time’. At the time Tanith was a quartet before guitarist Charles Newton left the band left the band in... Continue Reading →
Shadow Kingdom Records is known for their exquisite sense for great upcoming metal bands. Just think about Night Demon, the rising star in traditional metal. These days the label will release the debut album of a band called Blood Star. The band consist of Noah Henley, Jamison Palmer, Madeline Smith and Al Lester. The guys... Continue Reading →
Richmond, Virginia is known for fabulous metal bands, thinking about representatives like Municipal Waste and Lamb Of God. Enforced is also hailing from this metal melting pot. Three years after founding the band. the quintet launched their debut album called 'At the Walls’. The record created attention at Century Media who signed the band and... Continue Reading →
Metal veterans Fifth Angel announce a new album. 'When Angels Kill' is the title of the upcoming longplayer, which will be unleashed on June 16th, 2023 via Nuclear Blast. The title track of Fifth Angel's forth album is already available and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/7zig9QIpc9Q Ken Mary (Fifth Angel drummer and producer) commented: "'When Angels... Continue Reading →
Smoulder belongs to the group of exciting hungry epic metal bands. The group started 2013 and has its origins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The debut was unleashed in 2019 and with ‘Dream Quest Ends, Smoulder launched an EP in early 2020. Also the quintet had to suffer from the pandemic, and everybody remembers Smoulder’s dramatic... Continue Reading →
White Lion belonged to the top acts in the second half of the eighties. The band started in 1983 and was driven by guitarist Vito Bratta and singer Mike Tramp. The latter also has and had some interesting solo releases and not to forget the rather interesting Freak Of Nature longplayers. Especially the hard rocking... Continue Reading →
L.A. Guns, the line-up with Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis, have finished work on the successor of the 2021 release ‘Checkered Past’. The newest effort is called ‘Black Diamonds’ and what the album contains are shining hard rock songs with a sleaze rock note. As with the latest records also the new longplayer showcases a... Continue Reading →
Italian doom metallers Messa played a show at the legendary Roadburn festival in Tilburg, Holland in 2021. After having played already at Roadburn 2018, Messa returnd to Tilburg and played on the main stage. The centerpiece of the four-songs setlist are songs from their very acclaimed album ‘Close’. As one the album that band created... Continue Reading →
Today, Easter Sunday, it is not only the Easter Bunny who comes to the Hanseatic city. It is also an unholy alliance, which finds its way to Hamburg. None other than Cannibal Corpse have announced themselves to serve the fans a special Easter egg with their splatter death metal. Besides Cannibal Corpse, the Swedish black... Continue Reading →
Grave Pleasures hail from Finland and started in 2010. The debut album ‘Climax’ is available at the stores since 2013. The band started as Beastmilk before they transformed themselves into Grave Pleasures. With ‘Plagueboys’ the guys have finished work on their newest workpiece, album number three they added to their discography. Grave Pleasures consequently follow... Continue Reading →
April 14th this year can be looked at as thrash metal Friday. Two of the genre-defining metal bands unveil their new album, representing the east coast and west coast version of this powerful metal genre. While one evolved to a mega brand the other band stayed true to their roots and passion. We are talking... Continue Reading →
Although days get longer, and daylight takes a bigger share of the 24 hours there is always darkness too. In a season when colorful tulips start blossoming it’s The 69 Eyes that musically add the black roses to the mix. The Finns spread their musical melancholy already since 1989 and it was the debut ‘Bump’n’Grind’... Continue Reading →
Last In Line found its own identity. That is what we can state after having listened to their newest strike ‘Jericho’. Of course, there is the band’s name that indicates a link to the iconic Ronnie James Dio and the line up includes some veterans that have played with one of the most influential singers... Continue Reading →
Tribulation will release a new EP tomorrow and with ‘Vengeance (The Path)’ the release features a Blue Öyster Cult cover, which has been revealed today with an animated video.
South Tyrolian metal force Graveworm launched with ‘We are the Resistance!’ a new song, taken from the upcoming new album ‘Killing Innocence’ which will be released on April 28th, 2023 via AFM Records. It will be the bands tenth studio album and is the first release in eight years. Tracklist: Escorting The Soul We Are... Continue Reading →
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