Somehow you feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to the new Doro album, because longplayer really deserves its name in this context. A total of 20 songs are on 'Conqueress - Forever Strong and Proud' and one can rightly say that even after 40 years Doro has not grown tired of her passion for... Continue Reading →
Review GAUPA ‘Live at Monkey Moon Studios’ – EP
Gaupa belongs to the exciting newcomers when we talk about retro inspired rock. Equipped with a doomy vibe the band started their journey in 2017 and it was the debut ‘Feberdröm’ which brought the band some attention. Release date was in 2020 and it was Nuclear Blast Records who signed the band. ‘Myriad’ was the... Continue Reading →
JUDAS PRIEST, SAXON and URIAH HEEP will come to Germany
In the summer of 2024, a metal package will be touring the country that promises to be quite something. Judas Priest will come to Germany for five shows: 01.07.2024 Hamburg / Barclays Arena02.07.2024 Berlin / Max-Schmeling-Halle04.07.2024 Nürnberg / ARENA NÜRNBERGER Versicherung08.07.2024 Mannheim / SAP Arena10.07.2024 Dresden / Messehalle Besides Judas Priest, who just released 'Panic... Continue Reading →
DEATHSTARS will embark on their European tour in a few days
Five days to go before Deathstars will start their 2023 tour in Tampere, Finland. The band will also play a show at Markthalle, Hamburg on November 4th, 2023. Here are all the dates.
MÖTLEY CRÜE’s ‘Shout at the Devil’ – the 40th anniversary edition
Mötley Crüe launched on September 23rd, 1983 their sophomore album ‘Shout at the Devil’. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of their road-paving record the band will launch a special version of the newly remastered record. Release date will be on October 27th, 2023. The re-issue will come in different formats of which the boxset is... Continue Reading →
Review DOKKEN ‘Heaven Comes Down’
One week after the former Dokken guitar hero George Lynch has released a new album with Lynch Mob, his former companion Don Dokken follows close behind. Dokken was an institution in the 80s when it came to melodic heavy metal and albums like 'Under Lock and Key' and 'Tooth and Key' belong to the best... Continue Reading →
Review RIVAL SONS ‘Lightbringer’
A few months after Rival Sons pushed a new album called 'Darkfighter' into the record stores, the successor is now released. If you reflect on the title, the new record is no longer that dark. 'Lightbringer' is the name of the new disc and offers six new songs. Before we go into the quality of... Continue Reading →
Review LYNCH MOB ‘Babylon’
Coincidence or not, but it's two musicians with a common heritage who are releasing albums these days. We are talking about Don Dokken and George Lynch. Within a week the new Dokken album is released while it is George Lynch with his band Lynch Mob who makes the first step and releases a disc as... Continue Reading →
Review DUFF McKAGAN ‘Lighthouse’
Duff McKagan can be considered one of the real greats in music business without a guilty conscience. From small smoky clubs to the big arena shows, McKagan has experienced everything in his career. With Guns'N'Roses he enjoyed the big successes and with Velvet Revolver another successful band followed. With 'Lighthouse' the songwriter and bassist releases... Continue Reading →
VILLAGERS OF IOANNINA CITY are currently on tour
Greek rock and metal powerhouse are currently on the road, playing numerous shows in Europe. Here are the dates and one of the shows will take place at Markthalle, Hamburg on October 29th, 2023.
Review MICHAEL VOSS ‘Rockers Rollin’ (A Tribute to Rick Parfitt)’
Michael Voss is a real Status Quo fan. It was the sound of the band and especially of their guitarist Rock Parfitt that impressed a young guy from Germany in 1979, when Status Quo played a show at Halle Münsterland as a part of their ‘If You Can’t Stand the Heat’-tour. Voss was a 14-year-old... Continue Reading →
Review ERIC SARDINAS ‘Midnight Junktion’
‘Midnight Junction’, that is the title of the sixth album from Eric Sardinas which will hit the stores these days. The Florida-born guitarist moved to around in his homeland before landing in California in 1990. At this time of his career, Sardinas played on the street and in small pubs to make his living. Known... Continue Reading →
Review RONNIE ATKINS ‘Trinity’
Each new release from Ronnie Atkins is a little treat, considering the circumstances and Atkins' tireless fight against cancer. Since the diagnosis in 2019, the exceptional singer from Denmark has released two successful albums and wastes no precious time at all. Live shows with his own band and also quite a few shows with Avantasia... Continue Reading →
Review HEAVY WATER ‘Dreams of Yesterday’
‘Dreams of Yesterday’ is the continuation of a project that had its beginning in 2021. Seb Byford and his father, the legendary Biff Byford worked together under the banner of Heavy Water and unveiled an album called ‘Red Brick City’. Originally being a lockdown project, the guys discovered a lot of fun working without boundaries... Continue Reading →
Review GRAVEYARD ‘6’
The new Graveyard album got a pretty simple title. ‘6’ is a statement as it is, what a surprise, the sixth longplayer from the Gothenburg-based rock band. More than five years after having release ‘Peace’ it is the new longplayer that brings nine new songs to the plate. It took Graveyard a while to finish... Continue Reading →









