So far confirmed for SUMMER BREEZE 2019
CD review FLEDDY MELCULY ‘ Live @ Graspop Metal Meeting ’18
(8/10) I’m not sure how many of you heard of Fleddy Melculy earlier. The band is well-known in the Benelux and the moniker is already a hint that things aren’t be taken that seriously, at least when it comes to the lyrics. Fleddy Melculy started a few years ago and is the brainchild of De... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report KREATOR / DIMMU BORGIR / HATEBREED / BLOODBATH, 013, Tilburg – 30.11.2018
At the moment a massive metal package is on its way through Europe with German thrash icons of Kreator being the leader of the pack. Next to the thrash metal pioneers, it's Norwegian Dimmu Borgir, Hatebreed and Bloodbath that are part of 'The European Apocalypse' - a metallic wrecking ball. This brutal and diverse package... Continue Reading →
CD review BILLYBIO ‘Feed the Fire’
(8/10) Was it the legendary Overkill that sang about 'Feel the Fire' on their debut it's Biohazard frontman Billy Garziadei who named his solo album 'Feed the Fire'. The singer/guitarist is closely connected to NYC hardcore veterans Biohazard, a band he co-founded in 1987 and next to the mothership, Billy Graziadei was and is also... Continue Reading →
CD review DOG EAT DOG ‘Brand New Breed’ – EP
(7/10) It was in 1994 when an album started to unfold a beauty that was pretty new at the time. Dog Eat Dog from New Jersey debuted with 'All Boro Kings', an album that added a new chapter to the history of crossover music. The combination of Dan Nastasi's great riffs, excellent hooks and an extremely well-integrated saxophone... Continue Reading →
AUGUST BURNS RED releases ‘Winter Wilderness’
Metalcore outfit August Burns Red releases with 'Winter Wilderness' an EP that shows the bands view on Christmas music. Four more or less known Christmas songs have been slightly re-arranged by the metalcore powerhouse. The guys didn't turn things entirely upside down but added a new metalized outfit to each of them. Furthermore the EP... Continue Reading →
CD review SICK OF IT ALL ‘Wake the Sleeping Dragon!’
(9/10) Music and art is the opposite of a soulless carrier of notes and tones. Music is a vehicle that transports feelings and emotion - from love to anger and back. In this context Sick Of It All's 11th album hits again bull's eye. 'Wake the Sleeping Dragon!' doesn't miss out on anything. The NYC hardcore... Continue Reading →
CD review TERROR ‘Total Retaliation’
(8/10) A hardcore album never reaches epic length and also Terror‘s new longplayer is no exception. The quintet from Los Angels, CA started in 2002 and grew over time to one of the most impactful bands in American hardcore. Over the last 15 years it feels like Terror not losing any strength or power. The... Continue Reading →
CD review BLACK TUSK ‘TCBT’
(8/10) After Black Tusk was confronted with the sad situation of losing their bass player Jonathan Athon (RIP) in a motorcycle accident back in 2014, the guys had to go through some tougher times. The latest album, ‘Pillars of Ash’, honored Athon’s memory and it was former Kylesa member Corey Barhorst that could be recruited... Continue Reading →
CD review SUICIDAL TENDENCIES ‘Still Cyco Punk After All These Years,
(9/10) Suicidal Tendencies is a band that, in all the 35 years of existence, never cared about trends and hypes. Starting at a time when more traditional metal was aiming for a first peak, it was Mike Muir and band, who took the anarchy of punk and the riffpower of metal, merged it with a... Continue Reading →
CD review SOULLINE ‘The Deep’
(7/10) SoulLine is a Swiss metal outfit, hailing from Gentilino - close to lake Lugano. The quintet began in 2001 and it took 6 years before the debut 'Oblivium' was launched. In the meantime the five-piece metal band added three more records, of which the latest one, 'Welcome My Sun', was launched in 2015. Three... Continue Reading →
Massive hardcore from THE GREAT LIE
The Great Lie is a hardcore band, hailing from Long Island, NY. The five-piece consists out of Gerry Giacalone, John LaFata, Scott Martin, Kerry Merkle and Mike Scarola. These five guys recorded and released a five track EP that was unveiled earlier this summer. 'All Roads Lead to Where You Stand' features five raging hardcore... Continue Reading →
PRONG launched a new video and announced some tour dates
NY groove metaller Prong launched a new lyric video. The clip is done for ‘However I May End’, taken from the latest release ‘Zero Days’. Furthermore the band announced some tour dates for Europe.
Wacken Open Air pre-sale at full speed
Unbelievable but true. According to the WOA team 50,000 tickets for the WOA 2019 have been sold until Monday August 6th, 16:50. So better be quick in getting your tickets. As mentioned in an earlier post, first bands have been confirmed already and there is of course more to come. http://www.wacken.com
WACKEN 2019 – first bands announced
The last riffs of the Wacken 2018 edition haven't even been played yet, while an outlook to 2019 kicks-off some extra excitement. First bands have been already announced and here are they are: Sabaton Parkway Drive Demons & Wizards Powerwolf Airbourne Rose Tattoo Within Temptation Meshuggah Krokus Dark Funeral Avatar The 'Wacken days'... Continue Reading →
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