Sometimes there are bands and albums that catch your attention and you think, "Wow. These guys sound pretty cool. Who are they?" And then you find out that the band was formed many years ago and you are listening to album number seven. This is what happened to me when I listened to The Eternal's... Continue Reading →
Review TRIBULATION ‘Hamartia’ (EP)
Swedish masters of darkness, Tribulation, worked on a new EP called ‘Hamartia’. It is the first release that features the band’s new guitarist Joseph Tholl. He replaced Jonathan Hultén who decided to focus on his solo career. Although Tribulation started in the fields of Swedish death metal, the band added over time an extra portion... Continue Reading →
PARADISE LOST welcome a new drummer
Paradise Lost welcome a new drummer. Guido Zima takes over the chair behind the drum kit of the UK gothic metal veterans. Greg Mackintosh comments: "We welcome Guido as PARADISE LOST's new drummer. He cut his teeth with us on our European tour at the end of 2022. Guido did such a good job that... Continue Reading →
EISREGEN unleash ‘Wiedergänger’
Eisregen, from Thuringia, release these days with 'Wiedergänger' a new EP. The band, which is active since 1995, has packaged two songs on this release and in addition comes a remix version of the title track. Fans of the gothic-based creepy sound will find everything they are looking for on this appetizer for the upcoming... Continue Reading →
TYPE O NEGATIVE’s ‘Dead Again’ re-issued today
Type O Negative was and is one of the most impressive bands heavy metal brought to surface. The band from NYC was the brainchild of Peter Steele and what he, together with his companions Josh Silver, Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly created was and still is music, that stands on its own. And not to... Continue Reading →
Live report ARCH ENEMY, BEHEMOTH, CARCASS & UNTO OTHERS, edel-optics Arena, Hamburg – October 30th, 2022
There are days when there are so many bands in town that it's hard to decide where to go. Sunday, October 30 in Hamburg, that's such a day. Hypocricy are in town, Audrey Horne play a show in the Hanseatic city and also Arch Enemy, Behemoth, Carcass and Unto Others guest in Hamburg. The agony... Continue Reading →