The thermometer showed more than 30 degrees and it was one of the hottest days in The Netherlands this summer when American Modern Metal band Three Days Grace scheduled a show at 013 in Tilburg. The guys have played a sold-out concert at 013 a few months ago, a motivator to return and rounding off... Continue Reading →
CD review TORCHE ‘Admission’
(8/10) Florida-based Torche will unveil their new album ‘Admission’ early July this year. It will be the second record via Relapse Records and longplayer number five in general. Since the band premiered in 2005 with ‘Torche’ it's almost a mission impossible to add a specific genre to Torche’s sound. To many musical preferences of involved... Continue Reading →
CD review POTENTIAL TGREAT SF ‘Threat to Society’
(7/10) Potential Threat SF belongs to the forerunners of Thrash Metal with a foundation date in 1986. Hailing from San Francisco that guys are very familiar with the Bay Area sound, but it has been bands like Metallica, Slayer and others that got the spotlight and left Potential Threat SF in the shadows. A few... Continue Reading →
ROCK HARD FESTIVAL aftervideo by Amboss Mag
Colleagues of Amboss Mag unveiled a special Rock Hard Festival aftermovie. During a running time of 35 minutes the video gives an excellent overview of what the festival is about and puts a special focus on four bands that deserve some attention bur aren't known that well. Vulture, Tyler Leads, The Spirit and Chapel Of... Continue Reading →
ENDSEEKER reveals details of the forthcoming album
Hamburgs Death Metal machine Endseeker put a lot of effort into their new album entitled 'The Harvest'. With 'Spiritual Euphoria' a first song can be listened to HERE, a smasher that is more than an appetizer for the entire album. 'The Harvest' will reap attention on September 13th, which is the release date of this... Continue Reading →
SUICIDE SILENCE announced a live album
On December 4, 2015, California based extreme metal titans, Suicide Silence headlined a special benefit show in support of Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHLA) at The Observatory in Santa Ana. Today, the band has announced that the live recordings from the night will be released under the album "Live & Mental"on July 12th via Nuclear Blast. Suicide Silence comments, "Although this benefit show was... Continue Reading →
CD review OBEY THE BRAVE ‘Balance’
(8/10) Canadian metalcore powerhouse Obey The Brave has their homebase in Montreal, Quebec and that's where they started their metal journey back in 2011. Since then the quintet released three full-length longplayers with 'Balance' being number four. The new album features nine songs and with a running time of 29 minutes, meaning the album isn't... Continue Reading →
ROTTING CHRIST & VARATHRON will release a split-7″
Hells Headbangers will release a split 7" with two bands being the forerunners when it comes to Greek Black Metal. Rotting Christ and Varathron recorded one track each for this release, entitled 'Duality of the Unholy Existence'. Fans should certainly check out this special EP. Release date is June 28th, 2019.
CD review HEILUNG ‘Futha’
(*/10) Heilung is a band that's special. The German/Danish trio doesn't play Metal nor they are into Rock. Still Heilung found and finds many fans in the Metal scene and it's more than the unusual stage performance only, that creates an interest. Maybe it's the mystical vibe, the Nordic inheritance or the generally dark expression... Continue Reading →
Live photo report GODSMACK & CALL THE RIOT, 013, Tilburg – 19.06.2019
Thunder and lightning, that was the outside weather condition on Wednesday evening when Boston-based Godsmack stopped in Tilburg for a show on their recent tour. In a certain way it was also what fans of powerful Modern Metal could experience inside the 013 with the quintet playing a show that was thunderous loud, accompanied by... Continue Reading →
‘The Nothing’ – the title of the next KORN album
Korn fans should mark September 13th in their calendar since the band will release their next longplayer that day. 'The Nothing' is the name of an album that carries 13 songs. 'You'll Never Find Me' is a first song that broke through the surface and it can be listened to HERE. Tracklist: 1. The End... Continue Reading →
TANKARD and the Eintracht Frankfurt 120 years celebration
The German football club Eintracht Frankfurt is set to celebrate its 120th anniversary in the Commerzbank Arena (stadium) in the most extraordinary and unprecedented settings on Saturday, June 29th, 2019. Together with the hr-Sinfonieorchester and many other artists, the club is set to embark on a unique journey back through time, and through their history. There will be musical highs and lows, in the style of the "moody diva". Also, the thrash metal... Continue Reading →
CROBOT announces a new album
Fans of Hard- and Heavy Rock can look forward to August with full excitement. US rockers Crobot have their new album in the making and it’s August 23rd when the rubber will hit the road. Their forth longplayer is entitled ‘Motherbrain’ and it’s Crobot’s first release that comes via Mascot Label Group. With ‘Keep Me... Continue Reading →









