(9/10) 'One Last Ride' says it all. Chrome Division embarks on the last ride, closing a 15 years trip in rock'n'roll. But before reaching the final destination the band starts the roaring engines for the last time. Preparing for the final ride wasn't a too easy thing. Frontman Shady Blue left the powerhouse and a... Continue Reading →
CD review SKULL PIT ‘Skull Pit’
(8/10) Skull Pit is a great example of what can be achieved with a global approach. In this specific case, it's a collaboration of two musicians that identified a common passion for bands like Motörhead. The two guys we're talking about is Mem V. Stein (Exumer) and Tatsu Mikami (Church Of Misery). The two guys... Continue Reading →
CD review CALM OF NIGHT ‘Love Equals War’
(8/10) Simply the amount of Swedish melodic rock bands is impressive. It’s really hard to keep the overviews since bands pop up like mushrooms in autumn. A band that’s already a bit longer in business is Care Of Night. The melodic powerhouse was formed in 2009 and premiered with an EP in 2013. The AOR... Continue Reading →
CD review SINBREED ‘IV’
(7/10) German melodic metal outfit Sinbreed went through some changes over the last years. Two new members are on board and a switch of labels took place also. The 2016 album ‘Master Creator’ has been released by AFM Records and it’s the new album being Sinbreed's premier for Massacre Records. Regarding the line-up, too important positions... Continue Reading →
Live (photo-) report THRESHOLD/ SILENT WEDDING / MAXXWELL, Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer – 13.10.2018
UK prog rockers Threshold played a show at Cultuurpodium Boerderij mid October this year. It was the recent release 'Legends of the Shires' that got special attention on this tour with Threshold playing the album in its entirety. The only songs from other releases have been 'Pressure' and 'Slipstream', both being the encore for a... Continue Reading →
Metal Blade to release Picture Discs of CANNIBAL CORPSE and VISIGOTH records
On November 23rd Metal Blade Records will release two limited Picture Discs of recent Metal Blade classics! Cannibal Corpse' 'Red Before Black' and Visigoth's 'Conqueror's Oath' will come in this special format, being more than just a decoration for your record player.
VENOM announces new album
Black metal pioneers Venom announces a new album entitled 'Storm the Gates'. The release date for Venom's 15th longplayer is December 14th and the record comes via Spinefarm. Stay tuned for more.
AUGUST BURNS RED releases ‘Winter Wilderness’
Metalcore outfit August Burns Red releases with 'Winter Wilderness' an EP that shows the bands view on Christmas music. Four more or less known Christmas songs have been slightly re-arranged by the metalcore powerhouse. The guys didn't turn things entirely upside down but added a new metalized outfit to each of them. Furthermore the EP... Continue Reading →
CD review CHAPEL OF DISEASE ‘…and as We Have Seen the Storm, We Have Embraced the Eye’
(9/10) Cologne-based Chapel Of Disease took three years for working on their third album ‘…and as We Have Seen the Storm, We Have Embraced the Eye’. If there would be an award for the longest album title, the Germans would be for sure a nominee and they would have a big chance of becoming the... Continue Reading →
CD review SODOM ‘Partisan’ – EP
(9/10) Tom Angelripper must be a busy guy these days. Not only that he released a new EP and an album with Onkel Tom, but he also recorded with 'Partisan' a new Sodom EP, the first release in the new line-up. The three-track disc features two new songs and a live recording. Let's go from... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report URIAH HEEP / THE ZOMBIES, Patronaat, Haarlem – 31.10.2018
Hallows' Eve in Haarlem and the first band that enters the stage comes with the moniker of The Zombies - what a match. Now, if you're a bit deeper into rock music and 50+, you know that The Zombies has nothing to to with Helloween and scary sounds (spoiler alarm: those came later). The Zombies... Continue Reading →
DVD review LACUNA COIL ‘The 119 Show – Live in London’
(9/10) It was in October 1998 when an Italian metal band entered the Woodhouse Studio in Hagen, Germany with the only aim, which was to record a debut album. The band is called Lacuna Coil and the quintet worked together with no less than Waldemar Sorychta on 'In a Reverie'. Work was finished successfully and... Continue Reading →
DVD review AMON AMARTH ‘The Pursuit Of Vikings: 25 Years In The Eye Of The Storm’
(9/10) If not done already, Amon Amarth fans and enthusiasts of melodic Swedish death metal should mark November 16th in red in the calendars. The metal Vikings from the North will release their new documentary/live album that day, a package you shouldn’t miss. Amon Amarth belongs to the group of bands that constantly gained new... Continue Reading →
GOTTHARD announces ‘Defrosted 2’
21 years after having released 'Defrosted', Swiss hardrockers Gotthard announce a new a next unplugged compilation, entitled 'Defrosted 2'. The album was recorded during the 'Defrosted Tour' earlier this year and features 24 songs, spread out over two CD's and here is the track-listing. Track-listing: CD 1: 01. Miss Me 02. Out On My Own... Continue Reading →









