Contemporary when it comes to music and confronting when it comes to lyrics - that's Fever 333. Blending hardcore, punk rock and hip-hop results in an explosive sound that unfolds even more powerfully in live shows than on record, as we could witness during the recent tour Fever 333 embarked on as support act for... Continue Reading →
Live report BODY COUNT & SLOPE, Inselpark Arena, Hamburg – June 7th, 2024
Hamburg instead of L.A. and South East instead of South Central - that is the place to be today when being interested in Body Count's massive crossover metal. Ice-T and bandmates are currently on tour in Europe, playing some of the bigger festivals like Rock im Park / Rock am Ring. The band will also... Continue Reading →
BODY COUNT will play two shows in Germany as part of the “Merciless Tour”
Body Count feat. Ice-T will come to Germany for two shows in June 2024. The band will play the following shows: 07.06.2024 Hamburg - Inselpark Arena11.06.2024 Berlin - Zitadelle Spandau And HERE is where you can get your ticket for these shows. Body Count started in 1992 and it was the debut album that was... Continue Reading →
Review INSANITY ALERT “Moshemian Thrashody” (EP)
When it comes to the greater Innsbruck area in Austria, 'rock' doesn't just mean mountains and more. The capital of Tyrol also has a pretty solid rock and metal scene, with quite a few bands playing shows there. Local bands are also active and one of them is Insanity Alert. With furious alpine power the... Continue Reading →
Review SONIC UNIVERSE “It Is What It Is”
Time for some funky music - here comes Sonic Universe. This moniker stands for a collaboration between Corey Glover (Living Colour) and Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob). The two guys, along with bassist Booker King and drummer Tyakwuan Jackson, have recorded an album that can best be described as crossover. It's nothing new to mix the... Continue Reading →
BODY COUNT will embark on the “Merciless Tour” this summer
Body Count feat. Ice-T will come to Germany for two shows in June 2024. The band will play the following shows: 07.06.2024 Hamburg - Inselpark Arena11.06.2024 Berlin - Zitadelle Spandau And HERE is where you can get your ticket for these shows. Body Count started in 1992 and it was the debut album that was... Continue Reading →
Review ALLIGATOAH ‘off’
Alligatoah is an artist some of you might have heard of but maybe not have listened to. One of the reasons might be the fact, that the singer is more connected to rap and pop than rock and metal. Even more, one of the songs on the latest studio album is entitled ‘Fuck Rock’n’Roll’. The... Continue Reading →
Review SLOPE ‘Freak Dreams’
Slope is an interesting band, hailing from Duisburg, Germany. Two EP’s, released between 2014 and 2017, paved the way for the band’s debut album. ‘Street Heat’ was unleashed in 2021 and in February 2024 the sophomore release ‘Freak Dreams’ has its official release. A glimpse on the label info sheet describes the sound of Slope... Continue Reading →
Review DOG EAT DOG ‘Free Radicals’
Dog Eat Dog is one of the bands that influenced the sound of the 90s. Especially 'All Boro King', the band's debut album, had it all and songs like 'No Fronts' and 'Who's the King' are some of the hits of a whole generation. What made the sound of the band so exciting was the... Continue Reading →
Review SKINDRED ‘Smile’
Five years after having brought ‘Big Tings’ to the record stores, Skindred have finished work on their eight full-length longplayer. Simply entitled ‘Smile’, the album features twelve songs being a continuation of the band’s genre kaleidoscope. Skindred grew out of the ashes of Dub War and it’s frontman Benji Webb who is the driving force.... Continue Reading →
New music from FEVER 333
Los Angeles' Grammy-nominated and genre-bending rock outfit Fever 333 have returned with ‘$wing’, their first studio single in three years: https://youtu.be/y-Pu_GzFu0s ‘$wing’ expands upon the band's signature blend of rapid-fire rap cadences and visceral punk expression, coupled with frontman Jason Aalon Butler's socially conscious lyrics — this time taking aim at the sports industry's historical... Continue Reading →
Review FATAL COLLAPSE ‘Hell is Here’ – EP
Fatal Collapse is a rather new band. The guys, hailing from Hamburg, started 2022 and have with ‘Hell is Here’ a first release in the starting blocks. Inspired by thrash metal and crossover from the 80s the band recorded four songs and what you get to hear is quite good stuff. Fatal Collapse, that is... Continue Reading →
Review ANTHRAX ‘XL’
Anthrax's 40th birthday fell on a year that was characterized by the pandemic. Concerts and tours were in the far distance and yet the five metal veterans didn't want to let the date pass by just like that. Since livestreaming was the only real way to play live at the time, the guys got together... Continue Reading →
Review MUNICIPAL WASTE ‘Electrified Brain’
Of course, artwork and music should always come along as one. But in some cases it fits like a glove. One of these releases is the new album by Municipal Waste. The band has been in the business for many years and also the band members are no rookies. Each of the five musicians has... Continue Reading →
Review DOWNSET ‘Maintain’
It was in the mid-80s when a band called Social Justice started in Los Angeles, California. Social Justice was the predecessor of Downset. The renamed band premiered in 1994 with the ‘downset.’ album and the debut contains with ‘Anger!’ a great crossover hymn that paved the way for the success of the sophomore longplayer ‘Do... Continue Reading →









