Norwegian black metal warrior Abbath embarked on a six stop road trip through Europe. The mini tour includes five different countries and The Netherlands was one of them. Actually the show at Gebr. de Nobel in Leiden was the start of this tour and it was Danish newcomers Baest that got the opening spot. With... 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 MANTAR ‘The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze’
(9/10) A duo in metal is something that for sure doesn’t belong to the usual line-ups. Mantar, hailing from Bremen, Germany, is such an exception from standard. Hanno Klaenhardt (v/g) and Erinc Sakarya (d/v) founded the band five years ago and what the duo achieve in such a short period of time is rather impressive.... Continue Reading →
CD review BAEST ‚Danse Macabre‘
(8/10) Baest is Danish, the word and the band. ‘Baest’ means ‘beast or ‘brute’ in English and having chosen this moniker is a perfect match with the music this Danish quintet has in the offer. The five-piece band is hailing from Aahus and they are a rather new band. The starting point was in 205 when Baestwas formed and since... Continue Reading →
Wacken Open Air pre-sale at full speed
Unbelievable but true. According to the WOA team 50,000 tickets for the WOA 2019 have been sold until Monday August 6th, 16:50. So better be quick in getting your tickets. As mentioned in an earlier post, first bands have been confirmed already and there is of course more to come. http://www.wacken.com
WACKEN 2019 – first bands announced
The last riffs of the Wacken 2018 edition haven't even been played yet, while an outlook to 2019 kicks-off some extra excitement. First bands have been already announced and here are they are: Sabaton Parkway Drive Demons & Wizards Powerwolf Airbourne Rose Tattoo Within Temptation Meshuggah Krokus Dark Funeral Avatar The 'Wacken days'... Continue Reading →
CD review SINSAENUM ‘Repulsion for Humanity’
(9/10) ‘Repulsion for Humanity’ is the second strike of supergroup Sinsaenum. The band started in 2016 and is a collaboration of musicians, known from other pretty successful extreme metal bands. Drummer Joey Jordison is known from his days with Slipknot. Next to the drummer the band consist of two growlers/shouters. Attila Csihar (Mayhem) is one... Continue Reading →
CD review SKELETONWITCH ‘Devouring Radiant Light’
(8/10) Athens, Ohio based Skeletonwitch released their sixth album end of July this year. 'Devouring Radiant Light' is the band's first release in five years and it shows a shift that happened over during this time. The first thing that's new is the singer. Adam Clemans joined Skeletonwitch in 2016 and the new album is... Continue Reading →
DVD/CD review ‘Live at WACKEN 2017 – 28 Years Louder Than Hell’
(*/10) To warm-up for the 2018 edition of the legendary Wacken festival Silver Lining Music launches a DVD/CD package entitled 'Live at Wacken 2017 - 28 Years Louder Than Hell'. The comprehensive DVD version features 45 songs of the 2017 Wacken festival, mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, NOFX) and mastered by Andrew Alekej (Motörhead,... Continue Reading →
CD review IMMORTAL ‘Northern Chaos Gods’
(9/10) Here it is, the highly anticipated new Immortal album. It is the first studio album in nine years, following the 2009 release 'All Shall Fall'. In the meantime Immortal shrunk to a duo, consisting out of founding member Demonaz, who's back again on guitar for the first time since 1997, and drummer Horgh. After... Continue Reading →




