Avatar has shared their latest single ’God of Sick Dreams’ with an accompanying visualizer from their highly anticipated full-length, ’Hunter Gatherer’, due out August 7th, 2020 via Century Media Records. The track finds the band with no shortage of chugging riffs that revolve around some of the band’s catchiest choruses and heaviest moments to date.... Continue Reading →
SEPTICFLESH announce live streaming of ‘Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX’
Greek symphonic death metal masters Septicflesh are now announcing a live streaming event for the 'Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX' dvd in advance of the release date! The online event will take place on June 27th, 2020 at 21:00 CET. Tickets can now be purchased HERE and are valid for 12 hours. The full concert was taped in February... Continue Reading →
CD review BEYOND THE BLACK ‘Hørizøns’
Looking at the success of their previous albums one has to state that Beyond The Black certainly belong to the more successful German rock band these days. Nevertheless, Jennifer Haben and bandmates did not always receive only positive feedback. Especially the year 2016 was a caesura, with Haben replacing all her musicians, a full line-up... Continue Reading →
MESSIAH announce new EP and new album
The return of Messiah draws near! 26 years after their last studio album, Switzerland’s legendary Death-Thrashers are about to unleash the successor to their 'Underground' record from 1994. The new album is called 'Fracmont' and will be released via High Roller Records on September 11th.In advance of the full-length and to shorten the waiting time, Messiah will offer an EP with three songs not to be found on... Continue Reading →
CD review LAMB OF GOD ‘Lamb of God’
Lamb Of God remain true to their basic musical concept. Only few other bands represent modern thrash metal as good as Lamb Of God. Their eighth album is characterized by power, energy and dynamic. 'Lamb of God' ends a five year wait with a big blast and those who haven't trained their neck muscles over the years will not be able to do without sore muscles. Brute songs and a brute album, both of which fit well into the current time.
SABATON annouce biggest ever Sweden tour
Today, Sabaton announce new tour dates for early next year in Sweden. "This will be the biggest tour for Sabaton in Sweden and probably bigger than any other metal band tour ever done there. We looked for places where nobody thought Sabaton would play, which is the reason we wanted to play there. This is... Continue Reading →
CD review CRO-MAGS ‘In the Beginning’
Cro-Mags belong without doubt to the pioneers of hardcore. The history of the genre and the history of the band are deeply connected and when an album called 'Age of Quarrel' was unleashed in 1986, the power of an explosive crossover of punk, metal and crossover became evident. The record is a great piece of... Continue Reading →
THE NEPTUNE POWER FEDERATION announce a new EP
Instead of being on tour right now in Europe, Australian's powerhouse The Neptune Power Federation announce a new EP. 'Can You Dig - Europe 2020' is scheduled for a release on July 24th and comes through Cruz Del Sur. The EP will feature four songs, two Rainbow covers and two Queen covers, all interpreted in... Continue Reading →
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY announce new and rescheduled tour dates for Europe and UK
And here are the dates for 2021: 24 Apr – Academy, Dublin, IE 25 Apr - Limelight 2, Belfast, UK27 Apr - Garage, Glasgow, UK28 Apr - Club Academy, Manchester, UK01 May - Headbangers Balls Festival, Izegem, BE02 May - Le Grillen, Colmar, FR04 May - Petit Bain, Paris, FR05 May - Connexion Live, Toulouse, FR07 May... Continue Reading →
STYGIAN CROWN’s Rhett Davis talks about the debut album and the meaning of ‘candlethrower’
Stygian Crown, hailing from Los Angeles, California, has their debut album in starting blocks with a release, scheduled for the end of the month. The first full-length record features eight songs, all excellent ones. The album showcases a band that's hungry and their Epic Doom Metal is just putting a spell on you. Reason enough... Continue Reading →
CD review VEGA ‘Grit Your Teeth’
You don't need to grit your teeth for going through Vega's newest longplayer. Although being entitled 'Grit Your Teeth' the album is fueled by smooth rocking songs that can be listened to with an ease. Once again the UK-based rockers managed to write songs that catches your attention with great melodies without becoming too predictable.... Continue Reading →
BLUE ÖSTER CULT re-issue ‘Curse of the Hidden Mirror’
'Curse of the Hidden Mirror' was originally released on June 5th, 2001 and is the first record of the American hard rock pioneers, released in the new millennium. Blue Öyster Cult's 14th longplayer couldn't benefit from a headstart in a time when more traditional hard rock wasn't that much in focus. With 'Pocket' the album... Continue Reading →
CD review HOUSE OF LORD ‘New World – New Eyes’
It feels like James Christian and House Of Lords have been around forever, especially when it comes to melodic rock with roots in the '80s. In 1987, when Angel member Gregg Guiffria founded the band, it quickly became apparent that House Of Lords was a band with potential. The debut album and the following release... Continue Reading →
CD review HAKEN ‘Virus’
'Virus' is not just a sequel to 'Vector'. It also shows that Haken are still growing and evolving, but have found their own basic sound signature. Prog rock and prog metal fans will love 'Virus' and even newcomers to Haken will be impressed by soundscapes that are certainly not off the shelf. This 'Virus' is a virus you want get infected with.
CD review STYGIAN CROWN ‘Stygian Crown’
'Stygian Crown' is a strong debut album, a longplayer that is a statement. These guys came to stay. Modern epic doom metal has to sound exactly like the quintet celebrates it for almost an hour on this album. Very strong.









