(9/10) Damn, time flies! ‘Book of Bad Decisions’ is already album number 12 in Clutch’s impressive discography. Obviously the band didn’t take a lot of bad decision in their musical career since otherwise it wouldn’t have been possible to maintain the band and their sound for such a long time, with the new album not being... Continue Reading →
CD review ENTIERRO ‘Entierro’
(7/10) Entierro is an interesting band, hailing from Connecticut. The outfit, that originally started as Treebeard in 2010, is consisting of Christopher Taylor Beaudette (v/b), Christopher Begnal (g), Dave Parmelee (d) and Victor Arduini (g), the latter known from his time with metal pioneers Fates Warning. This quartet recorded an album that features eight songs,... Continue Reading →
CD review ISKALD ‘Innhøstinga’
(8/10) Right in the middle of some warm and hot summer days in the Northern hemisphere, it's a cold storm from Norway that provides cooling and announces winterly darkness. The storm is a metallic one and it's Norwegian black metal vikings Iskald that are responsible for it. 'Innhøstinga' is the band's newest strike with nine... Continue Reading →
CD review THE PINEAPPLE THIEF ‘Dissolution’
(9/10) The Pineapple Thief’s new album ‘Dissolution’ is a very thoughtful and reflective one. ‘Dissolution’ is a word that has many meanings. It’s this word that is the anchor point for Bruce Soord, to address the topic of social media, effecting human beings and human interaction, which is not only a positive one. The lyrical... Continue Reading →
CD review THE QUIREBOYS ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers’ -re-issue
(*/10) Ten years after ‘Homewreckers & Heartbreakers’ has been revealed it’s a re-release of the album that will be available on September 3rd. The special edition features the original album tracks and is enriched by some live songs. These five tunes come with a good sound and can be seen as a nice extra for... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) Report FOR I AM KING, Schollenpop 2018, Den Haag
Dutch metalcore quintet For I Am King played at this years Schollenpop festival in The Hague, NL. On a stormy and rainy Saturday the band ignited a metal storm that even taught the real storm of fear. Here are some pics of a well-done show of a really sympathetic band. Setlist: Black Death Breathe... Continue Reading →
CD review METAL ALLEGIANCE ‘Volume II – Power Drunk Majesty’
(9/10) Metal Allegiance is nothing less than the who is who in metal. The all-star project, that in the meantime evolved to a band setup, is built on the core band itself with the four founding members, Alex Skolnik, Mark Menghi, Mike Portnoy and David Ellefson. Things began with a performance on the Motörboat Cruise in... Continue Reading →
CD review SOURCE ‘Source’ – re-issue
(9/10) Don’t get confused while thinking about Source from Sweden. There are two bands with this moniker, while this one here is the epic metal powerhouse. Source is the brainchild of former Portrait axeman Richard Lagergren. After having left Portrait in 2012 the guitarist immediately started to work on an own band – Source. To... Continue Reading →
GHOST’s ‘Dance Macabre’ remixed by CARPENTER BRUT
French synthwave artist Carpenter Brut did a remix of Ghost's 'Dance Macabre', taken from Ghost's latest hit album 'Prequelle'. Check out the clip HERE. Photo credit: Mikael_Eriksson
CD review THE VINTAGE CARAVAN ‘Gateways’
(10/10) It's amazing what Island has in its offer. Not only that they have an awesome soccer team and an impressive nature, Island also has a very vital music scene. This time it's classic rock passionistas The Vintage Caravan that added a new longplayer to their musical vita, an album that screams for attention. 'Gateways'... Continue Reading →
CD review IAN GILLAN & THE JAVELINS ‘Ian Gillan & The Javelins’
(9/10) Ian Gillan & The Javelins has a history that goes back to the early 60's, a time when The Beatles and the Rolling Stones played some cover versions of songs of Chubby Checker and Chuck Berry. The Javelins is another band from this period and the guys were influenced by various pop-, soul-, country-,... Continue Reading →
CD review WILSON ‘Tasty Nasty’
(5/10) Detroit Rock City - is it Wilson's new album that can underline the statement? Not really. The band, that has its starting point in 2010, has released two quite successful records with the latest one being entitled ‘Right to Rise’. Three years later the band comes around the corner with a new longplayer and... Continue Reading →
CD review NIGHT VERSES ‘From the Gallery of Sleep’
(9/10) This time I would like to draw your attention to an album that has been launched already a few weeks ago – ‘From the Gallery of Sleep’ by Night Verses. The band, hailing from Los Angeles, California, was founded in 2012 and is a trio. Nick DePirro, Reilly Herrera and Aric Improta are the... Continue Reading →









