Edenbridge, that stands more than 20 years of Symphonic Metal from Linz, Austria. The quintet from Upper Austria has established itself in the music scene with ten released albums to date, even if the big breakthrough has remained unachieved. Nevertheless, Edenbridge, with the two still active founding members Lanvall and Sabine Edelsbacher, have established a... Continue Reading →
POWERWOLF announce ‘Best of the Blessed’
Powerwolf faced a stellar ascend over the last years with one highlight leading to a next one. The 15th anniversary is a good moment to celebrate all the achievement and what would be better to doe it with a retrospective. 'Best of the Blessed' is doing exactly this, celebrating 15 years in Heavy Metal. A... Continue Reading →
CD review AXXIS ‘Best of EMI Years’
(*/10) Without any doubts Axxis to the spearhead of Melodic Metal hailing from Germany. The band that celebrates its 30th anniversary was recently on tour with a setlist that was build on the first four Axxis albums and the birthday party's going on. 'Best of EMI years' is a new compilation of Axxis featuring songs... Continue Reading →
CD review CRYSTAL BALL ‘2020’
(*/10) Usually Swiss clocks are appreciated for their preciseness. Having a glimpse on the title of the upcoming Crystal Ball album could give the impression of the Swiss guys being ahead of things, releasing a album entitled '2020' in 2019. A deep-dive into the meaning of the '2020' brings the true meaning to surface. Crystal... Continue Reading →
KISS, ‘Kissworld – The Best of Kiss’ and the final tour
On March 29th Universal Music enterprises publishes 'Kissworld - Best of Kiss'. The compilation comes with 20 of the biggest Kiss hits, taken from some of their 44 records comprising discography. The album comes right in time to support Kiss' 'End of the Road tour. The moment the legendary quartet announced this tour through 'America's... Continue Reading →
CD review MEGADETH ‘Warheads on Foreheads’
(*/10) The moment Dave Mustaine and Metallica partedways not that many metalheads could predict a such successful career of the guitarist. I guess almost no one would have said that Mustaine will start an own band that’s still around after more then three decades. Mustaine, together with Dave Ellefson, Greg Handevist and Dijon Carruthers, represented the... Continue Reading →
EISBRECHER will release ‘Ewiges Eis – 15 Jahre Eisbrecher’
German Eisbrecher started in 2003 and have been on an icy but successful journey through metal. Following a kind of two-year release pattern the band has seven albums in their credit and since a 15 years anniversary is a moment to stand still and celebrate the German metal powerhouse announced a compilation that includes a... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACKFIELD ‘Open Mind – The Best of Blackfield’
(*/10) Blackfield is the moniker of a musical collaboration of two highly creative minds. Aviv Geffen and Steven Wilson began their cooperation in the early 2000th with a debut that was revealed in 2004. The latest studio release dates back to 2017 when Blackfield launched the 'Blackfield V' album, which was, how should it be... Continue Reading →
CD review JEAN BEAUVOIR ‘Rock Masterpieces Vol. 1’
(*/10) Jean Beauvoir is a colorful character in rock. The multi-instrumentalist started his career after having moved to NYC. He joined The Plasmatics as a bassplayer and released three records with them. This period has been a springboard for Beauvoir, who later one had several releases with Crown Of Thorns and also quite some solo... Continue Reading →
‘LIVE AT WACKEN 2017 – 28 YEARS LOUDER THAN HELL’ on July 20th
This year’s Wacken festival is just around the corner. There are just a few more weeks to go before one of the most exciting metal festivals open that doors to a weekend filled with rock, metal and party time. To get you into the right mood a DVD/CD package will be released on July 20th,... Continue Reading →