NILE unveiled European tour dates
CD review RHAPSODY, TURILLI/LIONE ‘Zero Gravity (Rebirth and Evolution)’
(9/10) The story of Rhapsody and all its variations is a long one and it's hard to keep track on all the different satellite-bands that were generated from the mothership. What stayed over all these years was the connection of founding member Luca Turilli and singer Fabio Lione. The guys never lost sight of each... Continue Reading →
Exciting news from PSYCHOTIC WALTZ
Good news for fans of Prog Metal. Legendary Psychotic Waltz reunited with its original line-up in 2010. Now they signed with InsideOutMusic and announced a first studio album in 23 years. Release date is scheduled for early 2020 and the band comments: “We could not be happier about joining the InsideOutMusic roster! We are very... Continue Reading →
CD review ABBATH ‘Outstrider’
(8/10) If you think about Norwegian Black Metal the name of Abbath crosses your path for sure more than once. The break-through came in the ‘90s with Immortal and it’s genre defining album s such as ‘Sons of Northern Darkness’ that are timeless documents of the earlier days of Black Metal. In the meantime Abbath... Continue Reading →
Live photo report THREE DAYS GRACE & REDHOOK, 013, Tilburg – 24.06.2019
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 →
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