(8/10) Death metal veterans Deicide invested quite some time when it comes to work for their 12th longplayer. 'Overtures of Blasphemy', so the title of the metal blast, was done over several months in a two years period. All the work and effort led to a twelve track album with songs not reaching the four... Continue Reading →
CD review MAN WITH A MISSION ‘Chasing the Horizon’
(4/10) 13 months after Japanese rockers Man With A Mission released the ‘Dead End in Tokyo’ album, it is ‘Chasing the Horizon’ that marks a new chapter for the band and fans. I can remember that I wasn’t too thrilled about the last album and I can report that the new album will not change... 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 →
New VOIVOD song revealed
Canadian thrasher Voivod will release their next strike on September 21st and 'Obsolete Beings' is a first song, taken from 'The Wake'. Enjoy the song HERE.
CD review MOTOROWL ‘Atlas’
(8/10) Almost to date two years ago, German based rock outfit Motorowl unleased with ‚Om Genetator‘ an album that wowed. Very well-crafted hard rock- / classic rock songs have been a delight for listeners and 23 month later it‘s ‚Atlas‘ that comes with the same ambition. Motorowl doesn‘t reinvent the wheel with their sophomore album,... Continue Reading →
CD review LUCIFER ‘Lucifer II’
(8/10) Pleasant anticipation is what grew during the last days and weeks, waiting for Lucifer‘s new album. After having released the debut in 2015 the band, and especially singer Johanna Sadonis, had to face a situation of change. Guitarist Gaz Jennings left the band and Sadonis needed to adjust and renew Lucifer. What would be... Continue Reading →
CD review STREET DOGS ‘Stand For Something or Die For Nothing’
(8/10) It was former Dropkick Murphy’s singer Mike McColgan who founded Street Dogs in 2002. After being absent from music for a few years, following the dedication for being a fire-fighter, McCoglan couldn’t stay away any longer from music. He initiated Street Dogs and found with Johnny Rioux a partner in crime rather quickly. Both... Continue Reading →
CD review MARDUK ‘Viktoria’
(8/10) Polarizing Swedish black metal quartet Marduk is back with a new album. ‘Viktoria’ follows the 2015 release ‘Frontschwein’ and marks a continuation of what started in 1990, the year Marduk was founded. As with the latest releases it’s again the furious leads and the hoarse nagging vocals of frontman Rosten being the fundamental assets... Continue Reading →
CD review AT THE GATES ‘To Drink From the Night Itself’
(9/10) At The Gates belongs to the spearhead of Swedish death metal, hailing from Gothenburg. Records like 'Slaughter of the Soul' belong to the timeless classics of death metal and it was the comeback album 'At War WithReality' that brought this legendary outfit back on the plate. 'To Drink From the Night Itself' is a... Continue Reading →
CD review ANGELUS APATRIDA ‘Cabaret de la Guillotine’
(7/10) The first thing that I have to face when starting a review is the name of the band I‘m writing about, esp. when it‘s about bands haven‘t had on the radar till now. Angelus Apatrida is such a band. With all respect, the name is a curveball to me, hard to keep in mind -... Continue Reading →




