(8/10) Slowly but steady A Pale Horse Named Death isgaining momentum. It was in 2011 when the quintet from NYC began theirsuccessful journey and it was the debut ‘And Hell Will Follow Me’ that gave afirst boost. After a critically acclaimed second album the band went on a fiveyears break, a period in which frontman... Continue Reading →
CD review CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX ‘Great Escape’
(8/10) Crippled Black Phoenix is a rock outfit, hailing from Bristol, UK. The band has its beginning in 2004 when Justin Greaves started to outline some first musical ideas which have been the base for Crippled Black Phoenix. The start was more with a project thinking but things evolved and six studio albums saw the... Continue Reading →
CD review STONEMAN ‘Geil und elektrisch’
(5/10) Stoneman started in 2004 and released five longplayers from then till now. The band started with in the fields of dark rock before they shifted their music towards Neue Deutsche Härte - which is actually not that new anymore. Their newest album ‘Geil und elektrisch’ marks another leg on this journey, featuring 12 new... Continue Reading →
CD review FOSCOR ‘Les irreals versions’
(8/10) In case you stumble over Foscor’s new release by coincident you might wonder why this longplayer gets a review on MHMB. Digging a bit deeper into the background of the release as well as of the band reveals the roots of this metal band from Catalonia. Foscor started in 1997 as a black metal... Continue Reading →
CD review PARADISE LOST ‘Believe in Nothing’ – re-issue
(8/10) A few months ago, Nuclear Blast re-issued Paradise Lost's 'Host' album. The next re-worked album that hits the shelves for a second time is 'Believe in Nothing', originally released in 2001. As with the predecessor, the album reflects the band's flirt with gothic rock and metal, which also includes electronica. It's a continuation of... Continue Reading →
CD review JONATHAN DAVIS ‘Black Labyrinth’
(8/10) What came a bit of leftfield last week was the new album of Korn frontman Jonathan Davis. At least I haven’t had it on my list and the more I was excited to listen to the newest delivery of the charismatic Korn-frontman. Next to all his years with Korn, Davis also has a longer... Continue Reading →









