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Swiss hard rockers Gotthard have announced a new album called “Stereo Crush” which will be released early next year via Reigning Phoenix Music. It’s Gotthard’s 14th studio album and will follow “’13” from 2020. The band from Lugano, Switzerland started out as Krak before becoming Gotthard in 1991. It was Steve Lee (R.I.P.) and Leo Leoni... Continue Reading →
Swedish heavy metal veterans HammerFall have embarked on a European tour as special guests of Powerwolf. The first show of this roadtrip takes place at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, and after Wind Rose opened this night of metal in an enthusiastic manner, it's HammerFall's turn to take the baton. The Swedish metal force just... Continue Reading →
Death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse are touring Europe this fall, and today the kings of splatter metal stop at Hamburg's Grosse Freiheit 36. With them on the road are three bands that cover a spectrum from thrash metal to death metal. Belgian metal powerhouse Schizophrenia as well as Immolation and Municipal Waste will join Cannibal... Continue Reading →
‘Lore’ the third album of the American/German progressive rock powerhouse Elder, has its 10th anniversary in 2025. The album was and is a milestone release of the quartet and the celebrate this cornerstone moment, the band announced a tour which will include a stop at Bahnhof Pauli in Hamburg in May 8th, 2025.
Myles Kennedy will embark on a tour this autumn, promoting the upcoming studio album “The Art of Letting Go” which will be released on October 11th, 2024. One of the shows on this tour will take place at Gruenspan, Hamburg on October 27th, 2024 and here is where you can get your ticket: https://www.eventim.de/event/myles-kennedy-gruenspan-18771502/?affiliate=TUG Photo: Chuck... Continue Reading →
After having released the "My Years With UFO" album, Michael Schenker announced tour dates for Europe in early 2025 incl. a show on April 10th, 2025 at Fabrik, Hamburg.
Heavy metal veterans Iron Maiden announce a new world tour called "Run For Your Lives Tour". The European leg of this tour will include 27 shows, starting May 27th, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. The setlist of the shows will exclusively focus on the first nine Iron Maiden records - from "Iron Maiden" to "Fear of... Continue Reading →
Haken are bringing "An Evening With Haken" to Europe and tonight uebel & gefählich is hosting the English sextet. Haken started back in 20024 and have released numerous albums, of which "Fauna" is the latest, having been released in March 2023. Tonight is a special night, as the band has decided to play the album... Continue Reading →
Almost two years after playing a very energetic show at the Sporthalle Alsterdorf in Hamburg, German rock band Madsen will return to the Hansestadt. The band will play another show at the Sporthalle on December 12, 2025 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album.
There was quite a buzz around a possible return of Linkin Park with a new singer. Countdowns have been started and so on. Now there is some clarity. Linkin Park will return, and they do it with full force. The first important news is that the new singer has been announced who is sharing vocals... Continue Reading →
Living in the greater Hamburg area and no idea on how to spend the coming Sunday evening? Here is one option as thrash metal veterans Overkill will play at Markthalle, Hamburg on September 1st, 2024. Tickets are still available. Support: Angelus Apatrida and One Machine.
In case you missed Bokassa at this year's Elbriot there is still a chance to enjoy their powerful stoner punk as the Norwegians will play at Headcrash, Hamburg on September 10th, 2024.
Doom metal powerhouse Castle will embark on a European tour in September this year. With having a release of the sixth studio album "Evil remains" ahead of them , the band will start the tour on September 9th, 202 in Bamberg, Germany and here are all the dates, incl. a stop at Logo in Hamburg:... Continue Reading →
It is a perfect day for a festival in Hamburg on August 10th. It is warm but not hot. It is sunny but with fluffy white clouds and there is a breeze but not a strong one. So the circumstances are great on this Saturday for Elbriot 2024 to become a very entertaining metal party.... Continue Reading →
The Cult was founded in 1983 in Bradford, UK, a moniker that went from Southern Death Cult to Death Cult to The Cult. The band debuted in 1984, and you don't have to be a math nerd to figure out that's 40 years ago. "Dreamtime" is the title of The Cult's first album, which along... Continue Reading →
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