BUSH announce European summer tour
Live report THE LAST INTERNATIONALE & RAMAN, Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer – 27.02.2020
Listening to The Last Internationale on vinyl/CD is a great thing, sure. But seeing them live is another ballgame. To feel the vibe and intensity of a The Last Internationale shows is special, something that fascinates from start to end.
CD review PYOGENESIS ‘A Silent Soul Screams Loud’
'A Silent Soul Screams Loud' is the final chapter of Pyogenesis' trilogy that began in 2015 with 'A Century In the Curse of Time'. Two years later "A Kingdom to Disappear' picked it up where part 1 ended and now it's up to the new longplayer to finish off the story. As the prvious parts... Continue Reading →
CD review HIGHER POWER ’27 Miles Underwater’
Higher Power release these days their sophomore longplayer '27 Miles Underwater'. 3 years after having premiered with 'Soul Structure' the guys from Leeds, UK reveal a package of eleven new songs, all mainly based on Hardcore. However, Higher Power has more in the offer, since they merge several styles and genres to a sound that... Continue Reading →
New …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OD DEAD album is available
It took five years for ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead to release their new album. Last Friday the wait came to an end, it was release date of 'X: The Godless Void and Other Stories', a new 12 songs comprising longplayer of the Austin, Texas based duo. The tracklist looks... Continue Reading →
Live report DIE HAPPY & CLOUDS., Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg – 30.12.2019
A Die Happy show in Hamburg on December 30th, that's in the meantime a beloved tradition if you will. The German Alternative Rock band plays in Hamburg at the end of December since many years and a small break in the pattern in 2018 couldn't stop the guys to pick up the tradition where they... Continue Reading →
CD review SLEEP TOKEN ‘Sundowning’
Sleep Token is a project of Underground musicians. It's nowhere mentioned who stands behind the project that's driven by 'Vessel'. What can be said though is that the music is quite diverse. Complexity, sound-layers, Pop, Rock and Djent-like guitars, all is present on 'Sundowning'. Sleep Token creates a pretty interesting sound out of all these... Continue Reading →
CD review STONE SOUR ‘Hello, You Bastards: Live in Reno’
After having released with 'Hydrograd' their sixth longplayer, Stone Sour embarked on a longer tour. Reno, NV was one stop on this roadtrip with the band playing a show at Grand Sierra Theatre. This concert was recorded and led to the bands first live album. As usual it's the new songs and the best of... Continue Reading →
New album from TUNDRA in February
Instrumental Rock band Tundra, hailing from Spain, announce a next album. Interesting enough the longplayer got a title in German language, a well-known title for fans of horror. 'Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari' refers to the silent horror film from 1920 and Tundra delivers a musical interpretation, a soundtrack to a classic in horror movie... Continue Reading →
WITHIN TEMPTATION and EVANESCENCE tour dates for 2020
Dutch Symphonic Metal powerhouse Within Temptation will tour through Europe in spring 202 with no less than Evanescence being with them on the road. Here are the dates as a reminder with first shows having already just a limited amount of tickets still left. Apr 04: Brussels Palais 12, BelgiumApr 05: Paris Accor Hotel Arena,... Continue Reading →
New STONE TEMPLE PILOTS album in February 2020
'Perdida' is the name of the new Stone Temple Pilots album. It will be an 'acoustic only'-longplayer, featuring 10 very personal songs. The first single 'Fare Three Well' is already available. The album comes via Rhino/Warner Music and will be available at the record stores on February 7th, 2020. And here's the track listing: Fare... Continue Reading →
CD review SHIT THE COW ‘Stoner Ghost’
Shit The Cow is a regular deliverer of new records. Was it in the beginning more four-track EP‘s the quartet started to work on full-length albums that lately saw the light of day. ‚Stoner Ghost‘ is the newest addition to Shit The Cow‘s discography and it‘s again filled with some surprises. The opener ‚Doctor Doctor‘... Continue Reading →
DVD review LONG DISTANCE CALLING ‘STUMMFILM – Live from Hamburg’
(10/10) German Post-Rock powerhouse Long Distance Calling played three special show in early 2019. The quartet has chosen unusual locations for concerts that have been performed under the banner of ‘Seats & Sounds’. The final show of this triple took place in Hamburg at Kulturkirche Altona. The neo-gothic church, built in 1873, was the impressive... Continue Reading →
CD review ALTER BRIDGE ‘Walk the Sky’
(8/10) Alter Bridge is around since more than 15 years and grew to one of the big players in the fields of Alternative Rock and –Metal. Four years ago the band released with ‘The Last Hero’ a highly successful longplayer entering the Top 10 in several longplayer chart. New Alter Bridge albums usually need time... Continue Reading →
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