PAASPOP -Easter time, just slightly different
Prog rockers RPWL on the road in April
Here are the dates: 02 April | UK-London, Boston Music Rooms03 April | UK-Bilston, The Robin04 April | UK-Glasgow, Ivory Blacks05 April | UK-Chepstow, Winter’s End07 April | NL-Zoetermeer, De Boerderij08 April | GER-Bremen, Meisenfrei09 April | GER-Hamburg, Logo10 April | PL-Bydgoszcz, Klub Kuznia11 April | PL-Warsaw, Progresja12 April | PL-Piekary Slaskie13 April | PL-Suchy... Continue Reading →
GAMMA RAY confirmed for ROCK HARD FESTIVAL
Two additional bands are confirmed for this years Rock Hard Festival. After having toured the world with Helloween on their 'Pumpkins United' tour, Kai Hansen will put more focus again on Gamma Ray in 2019. Gamma Ray will play at this year's Rock Hard Festival. Furthermore Carnivore A.D. is confirmed for the festival too. Rock... Continue Reading →
Live (Photo-) report HANK VON HELL, VIRGINIA HILL / TYLER LEADS, Melkweg, Amsterdam – 16.12.2018
Hans Erik Dyvik has many names and one of them is Hank Von Hell. The former frontman of legendary Turbonegro recently released a debut under the banner of Hank Von Hell, a hardrock comprising album with good hooks and an Alice Cooper-like sound. With this album in his back pocket, Hank Von Hell gathered a... Continue Reading →
CD review MAGNUM ‘Live at Symphony Hall’
(8/10) Although legendary UK rockers Magnum have released already quite some live albums and compilations, the moment of a next live album is always a treat. It was the final show of Magnum’s ‘Road to Eternity’-tour that was recorded and acts as a base for this live record. Magnum played in total 42 shows on... Continue Reading →
SÓLSTAFIR announce new European tour dates in March
SÓLSTAFIR European tour10 Mar 19 London (UK) Queen Elizabeth Hall11 Mar 19 Paris (FR) Cafe de la Danse12 Mar 19 Antwerpen (BE) Trix13 Mar 19 Utrecht (NL) Tivoli Cloud Nine14 Mar 19 Bochum (DE) Christuskirche15 Mar 19 Nuremburg (DE) Z-Bau16 Mar 19 Berlin (DE) Apostel-Paulus-Kirche17 Mar 19 Bremen (DE) Schlachthof18 Mar 19 Aschaffenburg (DE) Colos... Continue Reading →
CD review RAVEN ‘Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg’
(8/10) Not to know is sometimes not a bad thing at all. So how is this related to Raven’s new live album? The metal pioneers have been on tour in Europe towards the end of 2017. After having gone through a tough time with the band’s longtime drummer Joe Hasselvander suffering from a heart attack... Continue Reading →
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 →
CD review BURNING WITCHES ‘Burning Witches + Burning Alive’ – re-issue
(8/10) Swiss-based Burning Witches debuted in 2017 via BW Records. The self-titled album was a wow moment. Eleven songs showed that there is the next generation of metal bands in Switzerland, following the legendary Krokus. Destruction's Schmier as well as VO Pulver, known from e.g. Gurd, were already involved in the production of the powerful premier,... Continue Reading →
LONG DISTANCE CALLING announces special tour
German Long Distance Calling announced three special tour dates for April 2019 under the banner of 'Seats & Sounds Tour 2019'. Based on the 10 years anniversary of LDC's second album 'Avoid the Light', the quartet will play a shows in three very special locations. It's seated shows which provides a special audiovisual show that... Continue Reading →
CD review GOTTHARD ‘Defrosted 2’
(8/10) Although Europe isn't fully covered by winterly frost, de-icing is available. It might help less outdoors, but what Gotthard adds to their musical offer is an album that's for sure heart-warming. It was in 1997 when the Swiss-based rocker presented their soulful side with an album entitled 'D-Frosted'. After having released three hard rocking records... Continue Reading →
ANTHRAX and THE VINTAGE CARAVAN confirmed for RHF 2019
Two more bands have been confirmed for the 2019 Rock Hard festival. Thrash pioneers Anthrax and classic rocker The Vintage Caravan will perform a show the Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen.
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