SLIPKNOT announced tour details for EUROPE and UK
CD review HÄMATOM ‘Maskenball’
(8/10) German Hämatom started in 2004 and were influenced by the sound of the Neue Deutsche Härte. If you now do the math you will recognize that the band celebrates their 15th anniversary this year, a moment to do something special and start the party. Highlight will be the Maskenball Festival on August 31st and... Continue Reading →
STRIGOI (feat. Greg Mackintosh) inked a deal with Nuclear Blast
When PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh put to rest his VALLENFYRE side project in 2018, he closed a difficult, but an ultimately cathartic period in his life. Created as a tribute to his father John, who passed away in 2009, VALLENFYRE originally served as a sounding board for Greg’s grief, but then delved into his... Continue Reading →
ENTRAILS unveiled details of the new album
On October 11th, Entrails will release their new album, 'Rise of the Reaper', via Metal Blade Records. For a first preview of the record, the new single, "Crawl In Your Guts", can be heard at: metalblade.com/entrails. Tracklist: Rise of the Reaper (Intro)For HellMiscreationThe PyreIn the Shape of the DeadGravekeeperDestination DeathDestructionCrawl in Your GutsFor Whom the... Continue Reading →
PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS tour dates 2019
Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons will be on road during the coming month and here are the dates: PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS live dates: 23.08. B Liège - Golden Age Rock Festival24.08. UK Newark - Stonedeaf Festival31.08. UK Durham - Stormin The Castle !!!NEW!!!07.09. AT Wels - Trabrennbahn BÖHSE ONKELZ Open Air !!!NEW!!!13.09. D Altenbergen - Rock N Revel14.09. D Bochum - Rockpalast !!!NEW!!!15.09. F Raismes... Continue Reading →
CD review FREEDOM CALL ‘M.E.T.A.L.’
(7/10) German Melodic Metal experts did and do something right, since two decades in business speaks for solid fan base and a lot of passion. Mainman Chris Bay debuted with his band in 1999 and since then eight additional longplayers followed. The newest longplayer comes with a promising title. 'M.E.T.A.L.' that's what the album is... Continue Reading →
Live report ELBRIOT 2019, Hamburg – 17.08.2019
With Elbriot 2019 a successful era of a festival in the city of Hamburg comes to an end, at least when it's about location. Due to construction activities in the area and a permanent Harry Potter theater production at Mehr Theater! the area isn’t available anymore from 2020 onwards. However, the plan is to continue... Continue Reading →
CD review TARJA ‘In the Raw’
(9/10) I don’t think that I need to introduce Tarja to you. The former Nightwish singer, celebrating big success with the Finnish metallers, is well-known. After having parted way with Nightwish, Tarja started to put a focus on her solo career, being at least as successful as the days with the Finnish Symphonic Metal masters.... Continue Reading →
CD review TWILIGHT FORCE ‘Dawn of the Dragonstar’
(8/10) The more bands are busy with image, gimmicks and storytelling the higher is the risk of being distracted from paying attention to their music. In some cases this distraction is planned/welcomed but not in this specific case of Swedish dragon chasers Twilight Force. Three years after the six guys from Falun released ‘Heroes of... Continue Reading →
CD review ELVENKING ‘Reader of the Runes – Divination’
(8/10) Elvenking came into the picture in 1997 when singer Damna started the band. After having inked a deal with AFM Records the band premiered with ‘Heathenreal’ in 2001, the beginning of a fruitful cooperation over nearly two decades. 2019 is a kind of jubilee for Elvenking. Their new longplayer ‘Reader of the Runes –... Continue Reading →
CD review UNRULY CHILD ‘Big Blue World’
(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 →
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