New bands confirmed for DESERTFEST 2020
CD review DEAD KOMSMONAUT 'Gravitas'
Dead Kosmonaut’s hailing from Sweden and is a band that’s rather new. The protagonists though are the opposite of ‚new‘. It's veterans in Heavy Metal that found together under the moniker and started a cooperation with first tangible result in 2017. ‚Expect Nothing‘ was the title of the debut that’s now followed by the sophomore... Continue Reading →
CD review AVATARIUM ‘The Fire I Long For’
The moment Avatarium unveiled the 'Moonhorse'-EP it was clear to metalheads that an important new player entered the fields of Rock. Since then the Swedish powerhouse is on a winning streak with three excellent longplayers being on their list of achievements. Two years after 'Hurricanes and Halos' hit the record stores it's with 'The Fire... Continue Reading →
Live photo report OPETH & THE VINTAGE CARAVAN, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht – 05.11.2019
Swedish Opeth released a few weeks ago with 'In Cauda Venenum' a true masterpiece. Now Mikael Åkerfeldt and band mates embarked on a tour, performing a sold-out show at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. It's the Grote Zaal (the biggest room) being the scenery for a concert that doesn't not solely impresses with music, songs and musical... Continue Reading →
CD review WAYWARD SONS ‘The truth Ain’t What it Used to Be’
(8/10) Frontiers Music has some really intersting releases to offer in the month of October and here's another one. Wayward Sons' newest longplayer 'The truth Ain't What it Used to Be', a full-blooded Rock album, is the prefect fusion of Hard Rock, Blues and Classic Rock. The strongly grooving opener marks a perfect starting point.... Continue Reading →
DEWOLFF announce new album
„No drum kit, no Hammond and no guitar amps”: Dutch rockers DeWolff announce their next album entitled ‚Tascam Tapes’. Release date is January 10th, 2020 and the album comes through Mascot Label Group. An interesting album trailer can be watched HERE also explaining the „No drum kit, no Hammond and no guitar amps” statement.
CD review OPETH ‘In Cauda Venenum’
(10/10) Sometimes '13' is looked at as an unlucky number and the first thing Swedish Opeth proves is that it's a wrong myth. 'In Cauda Venenum' is Opeth's 13th studio album and it has the potential to become the album of the year. Opeth, that's the musical vision of singer and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt. The... Continue Reading →
CD review CORELEONI ‘II’
(8/10) Gotthard guitarist Leo Leoni is a restless mind with Rock’n’roll being the fuel. A lot of his time and energy are channeled towards Gotthard, the main band. Next to the mothership Leoni was part of the 2018 Rock Meets Classic tour and with CoreLeoni he has a rather new and still not new outfit... Continue Reading →
CD review MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST ‘Revelation’
(8/10) If you dind't live under a rock for the last decades the name Michael Schenker isn't new to you. The legendary axeman was part of the Scorpions and UFO, not to forget the numerous solo releases. The newest adaption of Schenker solo albums is the Michael Schenker Fest, which 'debuted' in 2018 with 'Resurrection'.... Continue Reading →
CD review GRANDE ROYALE ‘Take it Easy’
(8/10) To take things easy is never a bad idea and in case you were looking for supportive music – here it is. Swedish rockers Grande Royale entitled their new album ‘Take it Easy’, a record that certainly contains good Rock songs with a positive vibe. Grande Royale hails from Jönköping, Sweden and debuted in... Continue Reading →
CD review CROBOT ‘Motherbrain’
(9/10) Pottsville, Pennsylvania is the homebase of Retro rockers Crobot, a band that started in 2011. Crobot is the brainchild of Brandon Yeagley and Chris Bishop with Dan Ryan and James Lascu completing the current line-up. So far the band has released three longplayers and 'Motherbrain' adds a fourth chapter to the books. The new... Continue Reading →
