Line-up ROCK IN GRAZ completed
AVATAR kicks-off European tour
AVATAR 2019 EUROPE HEADLINE TOUR25-Jan Nantes (FR) Le Stereolux - SOLD OUT 26-Jan Bochum (DE) Matrix 27-Jan Strasbourg (FR) La Laiterie29-Jan Zurich (CH) Dynamo Saal31-Jan Vienna (AT) Szene - SOLD OUT01-Feb Zlin (CZ) Hala Euronics02-Feb Warsaw (PL) Open Stage at Stodola - SOLD OUT03-Feb Graz (AT) Explosiv04-Feb Budapest (HU) A38 - SOLD OUT05-Feb Munich (DE) Backstage Werk... Continue Reading →
DEVIN TOWNSEND launches first episode of ‘Empath’ documentary
Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend has recently announced the release of his forthcoming new album ‘Empath’ for the 29th March 2019.He also revealed that in the lead up to the album’s release, Devin will walk fans through how Empath came together with a series of documentary episodes recorded as phone conversations during the course of the albums... Continue Reading →
CD review SWALLOW THE SUN ‘When the Shadow is Forced Into the Light’
(9/10) Exactly four years ago, I had the chance to visit Jyvaskyla in Finland, which is a smaller city North of Helsinki. Every time a new Swallow The Sun album is on its way, I'm reminded of walking through the wintery streets of Jyvaskyla, which, on a grey day, feels like someone seriously swallowed the... Continue Reading →
CD review SUNK ANANSIE ’25Live@25′
(*/10) Skunk Anansie is a role model when it comes to individualism, willpower and eagerness to live their own dream. The British rock band began in early February 1994, the starting point of a very impressive career. The very interesting thing with Skunk Anansie is the fact that their music, brilliant stuff by the way,... Continue Reading →
DVD review KING DIAMOND ‘Songs From the Dead Live’
(9/10) Introducing King Diamond feels like carrying sand to the beach. The frontman of legendary Mercyful Fate started a solo career in 1985 and premiered with ‘Fatal Portrait’ a year later. My entry point to the music of the ‘Danish King’ was in 1987 when he release with “Abigail’ a classic that is timeless. Songs... Continue Reading →
CD review CORRODED ‘Bitter’
(7/10) Swedish heavy rockers Corroded start into the new year with having their 5th studio album in their backpack. 'Bitter' is their second album for Despotz Records and it shows the band, playing heavier than on the latest 'Defcon Zero' release. Modern guitar riffs and stomping rhythm are the core elements of these twelve songs,... Continue Reading →
CD review RIVAL SONS ‘Feral Roots’
(9/10) Rival Sons is one of the rising stars that constantly shone brighter over the last 10 years. The quartet premiered in 2009 and since then each new longplayer scored better than the previous one. 'Hollow Bones' was the latest and greatest in Rival Sons discography with chart entries in many countries. Now it's up... Continue Reading →
Read about the new TESLA album
Five years after having released ‘Simplicity’, rock pioneers Tesla announced a new longplayer. ‘Shock’ will be released on March 8th through Universal Music. A first appetizer has been revealed already and can be watched HERE Furthermore the title track is available on Spotify. Stay tuned for more.
CD review MALEVOLENT CREATION ‘The 13th Beast’
(9/10) Malevolent Creation's 13th beast is a hungry one. The new longplayer of Florida-based riff grinder Malevolent Creation is a strong statement that oldschool death metal is livelier than ever. The quartet released their latest album 'Dead Man's Path' in 2015 and a lot of things happened between then and now. What had the biggest... Continue Reading →
CD review FEVER 333 ‘Strength in Num333rs’
(8/10) The current state of the world isn’t the best one and bands like Prophets Of Rage picked-up the topic a couple of years ago. They stand in a long tradition of other bands like Bad Brains, Public Enemy and Body Count, to mention just some bands that stood up for a world of justice,... Continue Reading →
DEVIN TOWNSEND announces ‘Empath’
Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend has officially announced the release of his forthcoming new album ‘Empath’ for the 29th March 2019. Devin comments: “Hello everybody, this is Devin Townsend and I would like to formally announce that after almost a year and a half of working, I have finished 'Empath'. Now this record has taken me down a lot... Continue Reading →
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