(7/10) In times of Spotify, Deezer and others mixtapes lost it's fascination or better, were replaced by anonymous playlists. Actually you don't even get tapes anymore the way it was in the 80's when cassettes were the only way to capture music yourself. Mixtapes featured the essence of music you liked and/or were a cheap... Continue Reading →
CD review PORT NOIR ‘The New Routine’
(8/10) The first time I heard of Port Noir was three years ago when the guys released with 'A New Way the Wind Carries' their cool sophomore longplayer. The next step for me was seeing them live while supporting Pain Of Salvation on their 2017 tour, which brought the band to Leiden. Having played an... Continue Reading →
CD review THE DAMNED THINGS ‘High Crimes’
(7/10) The Damned Things, that's a project initiated by Anthrax's Scott Ian and Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman. The guys started a first conversation nine years ago and found some common ground when it comes to music and idols in Rock and Metal. Next to a passion for dirty Rock music in general, it's... Continue Reading →
CD review GOLD ‘Why Aren’t You Laughing?’
(8/10) The first time I got in touch with Gold and their music was when the band opened for Dool in Utrecht a while ago. I must say that the guys left me with some mixed feelings and listening to them wasn’t a bad experience at all. It was me that I couldn‘t position the... Continue Reading →
CD review NAVARONE ‘Salvo’
(8/10) Navarone is a rock band that’s very well known in their home country, which is The Netherlands. The guys sell-out even the bigger venues in Holland and they now get the chance to open for Bon Jovi at the open air show in Nijmegen. Such an opportunity is a very welcome one since it... Continue Reading →
New video from COHEED AND CAMBRIA
Coheed And Cambria released a new video. The clip is done for the song 'True Ugly' and fuses live impression with band members wearing various animal masks.
Stoner rock from Germany – RAY TEMPLE
German Ray Temple is a rock band, playing a mix of stoner, fuzz and garage rock. The guys, hailing from Aachen, have a few songs on their Bandcamp site and will release their debut in April this year.
STEPFATHER FRED embarks on a spring tour
01.03 / Kempten / Parktheater 02.03 / Basel (CH) / Redrocks 03.03 / Köln / Helios37 04.03 / München / 8Below 05.03 / Nürtingen / JAB 06.03 / Bern (CH) / Live @ Radio Rabe 07.03 / Luzern (CH) / Bar59 08.03 / Davos Dorf (CH) / Montana Saal 09.03 / Melchsee-Frutt (CH) / Boni-Horst... Continue Reading →
PORT NOIR announced a new album
Swedish alternative rockers Port Noir announced a new album. It's entitled 'The New Routine' and is the first one the band releases through Inside Out Music. The album will be available on May 1oth and this is the tracklist: 1. Old Fashioned2. Flawless3. Blow4. Champagne5. Low Lights6. 137. Young Bloods8. Define Us9. Drive10. Down For... Continue Reading →
CD review RIVER BECOMES OCEAN ‘Silence Means Nothing’
(7/10) Rivers certainly become oceans which also means that something rather small can get very big. In the case of River Becomes Ocean we have to see how big things will get in the future. As usual, also here things started small with a few guys deciding to start a new band. This happened back... 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 PAPA ROACH ‘Who Do You Trust?’
(8/10) This album is a kind of jubilee for Papa Roach, being the tenth album of the successful rock engine. ‘Why Do You Trust?’ is the name of this new longplayer, featuring 12 new tracks. The album picks things up where the quartet left off with ‘Crooked Teeth’, with the only exception of becoming even... Continue Reading →
LONG DISTANCE CALLING announces special tour
German Long Distance Calling announced three special tour dates for April 2019 under the banner of 'Seats & Sounds Tour 2019'. Based on the 10 years anniversary of LDC's second album 'Avoid the Light', the quartet will play a shows in three very special locations. It's seated shows which provides a special audiovisual show that... Continue Reading →









