DIMMU BORGIR & AMORPHIS announce co-headline tour for January and February 2020
CD review SLIPKNOT ‘We Are Not Your Kind’
(9/10) When Iowa-based Metal icons Slipknot unveiled with ‚Unsainted‘ their first new song, taken from the new album ‚We are Not Your Kind‘, curiosity was rising even more. The song, being the perfect opener of the band’s sixth record units the unleashed energy of the eight-piece band as well as it comprises of melodic moments... Continue Reading →
CD review SACRED REICH ‘Awakening’
(9/10) 23 years after having released with 'Heal' their so far latest album and after having played quite an amount of live shows over the last years, Sacred Reich is back with a whole new studio release. 'Awakening' is just their fifth album, it has to compete with genre defining longplayer such as 'Ignorance' and... Continue Reading →
CD review EQUILIBRIUM ‘Renegades’
(8/10) German metallers Equilibrium are a band that doesn't stand still, a fact that helped them to establish themselves in Metal and by also benefiting from a growing fan base. The guys began in 2001 and it was Rene Bartholomew who kick-started Equilibrium together with Helge Stang, Sandra Volkl and Andreas Volkl. Today Barthlaume is... Continue Reading →
LIFE OF AGNONY unveals album details
26 years after having premiered with the iconic 'River Runs Red' album Life Of Agony announced 'The Sound of Scars'. The album is a kind of 'chapter two' to their first album and continues the story of the highly succssful debut. 'The Sound of Scars' will be released on October 11th through Napalm Records. 'Scars'... Continue Reading →
MICHAEL SWEET (STRYPER) announced new solo album
Stryper frontman Michael Sweet announced a new album, which is scheduled for October 11th. The longplayer comes through Rat Pak Records and prominent contributors that added some riff power to 'Ten'. Tracklist: Better Part of Me (featuring Jeff Loomis of Arch Enemy)Lay It Down (featuring Marzi Montazeri) Forget, Forgive (featuring Howie Simon)Now Or Never (featuring Gus... Continue Reading →
CD review DUST & BONES ‘The Great Damnation Stereo Parade’
(7/10) It's a wide range of influences that have an impact on Dust & Bones. Simple and good Rock'n'Roll is enriched by some punk vibes and some bluesy tones dominates 'The Great Damnation Stereo Parade', Dust & Bones' newest album. Dust & Bones, that Dirk Ertelt (g), Bernd Biedenbach (g), Thorsten Klöpfer (v/b), Sven Vöhri... Continue Reading →
CD review ILLDISPOSED ‘Reveal Your Soul for the Dead’
(8/10) Danish Illdisposed is a band with a lot of willpower and stamina. The band started in 1991 in Aarhus, Denmark, and 28 years later Illdisposed is still around, with their 15th longplayer ‘Reveal Your Soul for the Dead’ that’s in the starting blocks. Illdisposed 2019, that’s the only remaining founding member Bo Summer, who... Continue Reading →
CD review THE DEAD DAISIES ‘Locked and Loaded’
(8/10) The ones of you that had the chance to witness a The Dead Daisies live show know, that these guys are going for 100% and more. One of the things that led to a fast growing fan base is the unlimited Rock’n’roll power that comes with the band as well as the authentic approach... Continue Reading →
Title track of TOOL’s new album revealed
‘Fear Inoculum’ is the title of the fifth Tool album. Release date is on August 30th. The 85 minutes long epos was produced by Tool themselves and it was Joe Barresi supporting with engineering and mix. The title track has been unveiled and can be watched on YouTube. Stay tuned for more.
CD review H.E.A.T ‘Live at Sweden Rock Festival’
(*/10) Rock fans at Sweden Rock 2018 were well disposed to Swedish H.E.A.T that performed a show the festival. It was a home game for the band, hailing from Upplands Väsby, a moment in their career they used very well. After having added five studio longplayer to the books it was 'Live in London' being... Continue Reading →
METALLICA brings ‘S&M’ back on stage (and cinemas)
It was in 1999 when Thrash Metal veterans Metallica took a next step out of their comfort zone with a project entitled 'S&M'. This project wasn’t the first one ever with a Rock band teaming up with classic orchestra but it was the first time that Metallica as a Thrash Metal band took this brave... Continue Reading →
CD review VOLBEAT ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’
(6/10) ‘Rewind, Replay, Rebound’ is Volbeat’s seventh studio album and if you expected the longplayer to be a turning point with the band moving away from the more trivial Rock music I must disappoint you. The new record is a continuation of a way that comes from innovative Metal and leads to mainstream Rock. After... Continue Reading →
CD review IAMTHEMORNING ‘The Bell’
(*/10) A glimpse on my playlist unveils a gap that couldn't be much bigger than what I see. Next to deathcore powerhouse Thy Art Is Murder it's iamthemorning standing for the total opposite when it comes to music and sound. The Russian duo, consisting of singer Marjana Semkina and pianist Gleb Kolyadin is a regular... Continue Reading →
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