Angra hail from São Paulo, Brazil and have released a highly respected debut album called 'Angels Cry'. That was in 1993 and even if the time was not the best for metal bands, Angra managed to gain a very solid fan base with their progressive metal. With a short hiatus between the years 2007 and... Continue Reading →
LEFTOVERS – post-punk from Vienna
A young band, that might not exactly fit into the context of MHMB releases with ‘Müde’ a new album today. The band is called Leftovers and they are hailing from Vienna, Austria. With lyrics kept in German, the guys have their roots in alternative rock, punk and noise rock. What makes ‘Müde’ to an interesting... Continue Reading →
Review MORTUARY DRAPE ‘Black Mirror’
Italian metal outfit Mortuary Drape are a band that’s already quite a while in business. Founded in 1986, the band released a few longplayers although the amount of new material was quite little during the last years. The band released with ‘Wisdom – Vibration - Repent’ an EP in 2022 but it took the guys... Continue Reading →
THE ANSWER will embark on a tour in 2024
The Answer will hit the road again in 2024 when the band will play several show in Europe. Here are the date.
TARJA announces ‘Dark Christmas’ and live shows
Just in time for the coming winter season, Tarja announced a new album called ‘Dark Christmas’. It is a next Christmas release by the Finnish singer, and it is a dark one. To get a first impression of the dramatic sounding album, ‘Frosty the Snowman’ has been launched and shows Tarja in a cooperation with... Continue Reading →
Review WATAIN ‘Die in Fire – Live From Hell’
Watain has already released several live albums and these days a new one will be added. 'Die in Fire - Live in Hell' is the title of the album which represents a live show of the band in their home town Stockholm. The show was part of the 'Chariots of Fire European Tour and took... Continue Reading →
BLAST BOMB – new song and live show
Hamburg’s Blast Bomb launched new single called ’21:47’, a song Johnny Rose wrote for his son Lennon. The explosive punk rock tune can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/TyrP5LC5srQ?si=PbJtGSGEUy2sVvFO And in case you are from the greater Hamburg area, Blast Bomb will play a show with Surfits at Molotov SkyBar, Hamburg on December 9th, 2023.
PEARL JAM announced the ‘Vs. 30th Anniversary Edition’
A more detailed introduction of Pearl Jam should not be necessary at this point, as the band belongs to the trailblazers of grunge. After the guys released with 'Ten' a more than impressive debut album, the second full-length album 'Vs.' followed in 1993 and Pearl Jam could seamlessly continue the worldwide success of 'Ten'. Nearly... Continue Reading →
Review INSOMNIUM ‘Songs From the Dusk’ – EP
Insomnium's session for 'Anno 1696' was a very productive one. Not only did the best songs end up on the album; there were also some tracks that remained waiting to come to light. Instead of just dropping the songs into the ring as bonus material, the Finns have opted to release them on an EP.... Continue Reading →
Review GREEN LUNG ‘The Heathen Land’
Green Lung is a band that was founded in 2017 and step by step gained popularity in the rock business. The debut ‘Woodland Rites’ and especially the sophomore release ‘Black Harvest’ helped the band the establish themselves as a serious player in the fields of gloomy rock and metal. After having released the first two... Continue Reading →
Review HOWLING GIANT ‘Glass Future’
Nashville, Tennessee, das ist die Heimat von Howling Giant. The ‚Music City‘ is certainly not a bad place to start a career and at the same time it might be even more tricky to get a foot on the ground. Howling Giant succeeded in taking the challenge and release these days with ‘Glass Future’ their... Continue Reading →
Review BONAFIDE ‘Are You Listening?’
That rock music from Sweden is usually well made and has refined melodies is well known. Bonafide make no difference here. Formed in 2006 in Malmö, Sweden, the band premiered in 2007 and as tour support for bands like Deep Purple and Europe, Pontus Snibb and his companions quickly gained attention. Now it's the band's... Continue Reading →
Review OBSCURA ‘A Celebration I – Live in North America’
German progressive death metal outfit Obscura started in 2002 in Munich, Germany and added, over the span of time, six studio albums to their discography. These releases helped the band to establish them as a force in European metal. What was missing to date on their list of achievements is a live album. Now, the... Continue Reading →
Review DORO ‘Conqueress – Forever Strong and Proud’
Somehow you feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to the new Doro album, because longplayer really deserves its name in this context. A total of 20 songs are on 'Conqueress - Forever Strong and Proud' and one can rightly say that even after 40 years Doro has not grown tired of her passion for... Continue Reading →
MARK TREMONTI and the ‘Christmas Classics New & Old’
Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti is known for not only focusing on the musical mothership. The iconic musician has with Tremonti also his solo project up and running while he also surprised fans in May 2022. ‘Tremonti sings Sinatra’ showed a totally different side of Tremonti and underlined, that he is not only a great... Continue Reading →





