Life Of Agony, the New York hardcore/metal veterans, are renowned for their powerful riffs, thundering grooves, and Mina Caputo's expressive vocals. These core elements define the band's sound, which has resulted in great albums such as 'River Runs Red'. The band is currently touring Europe, with some shows in Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands, and... Continue Reading →
Live report LEMMYVERSARY: MOTÖRIZER & RHODO, Markthalle, Hamburg – December 28th, 2023
December is a month full of traditions. One of the embosomed ones is the yearly Lemmyversary show in Hamburg. Although the reason for Lemmyversary is a very sad one, the show has a constant spot in the agenda of Markthalle, Hamburg. A few guys from Kiel, passionate for rock music in general and Motörhead in... Continue Reading →
Live report MADSEN, FJØRT & RAUM27, Sporthalle, Hamburg – December 21st, 2023
It's stormy in Hamburg and a storm tide has been announced which is keeping the entire harbor region busy. Nevertheless, on such a rather unusual pre-Christmas evening, many fans of quality rock music find their way to the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle as none other than a team of brothers from Wendland is on stage tonight -... Continue Reading →
Live report ACCEPT, MIKE TRAMP (with Songs Of White Lion) & INDUCTION, Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg – December 12th, 2023
Metal and rock, veterans and youngster – all meets tonight at Grosse Freiheit 36 in Hamburg. The venue at Reeperbahn hosts German metal veterans Accept, who start a two shows mini-tour and with them on board is Mike Tramp with a special White Lion set and German metal youngsters Induction. This generation-bridging line-up is supposed... Continue Reading →
APOCALYPTICA – new song and tour dates with EPICA
Apocalyptica unveiled with ‘Rise Again’ a new song, featuring Epica’s Simone Simons. The song is a renewed version of ‘Rise’, an instrumental track of the ‘Cell-O’ album. Eicca Toppinen from Apocalyptica on ‘Rise Again’: "It was so great to make Rise Again with Simone Simons! When we were putting the Epic Apocalypse tour together, we... Continue Reading →
TUNDERMOTHER hit the road in 2023
If there would be an award for most shows played, Swedish rock powerhouse Thundermother would be a nominee and the effort doesn't stop in 2023. The band announced new shows for the next year; some shows supporting the Scorpions and some headliner shows. Here are the dates.
Live report LIFE OF AGONY, DOYLE & BLAST BOMB, Gruenspan, Hamburg – 03.11.2019
A couple of week before starting 'The Sound of Scars'-tour, Life Of Agony asked local bands to apply for the opening slot for each of the German shows. The ‚winner‘ for Hamburg is Blast Bomb, a band with a sound that fits in a great fashion into the Hardcore/Metal context of this night. Some hard... Continue Reading →
Live photo report GODSMACK & CALL THE RIOT, 013, Tilburg – 19.06.2019
Thunder and lightning, that was the outside weather condition on Wednesday evening when Boston-based Godsmack stopped in Tilburg for a show on their recent tour. In a certain way it was also what fans of powerful Modern Metal could experience inside the 013 with the quintet playing a show that was thunderous loud, accompanied by... Continue Reading →









