Review ECLIPSE “Megalomanium II”

Swedish melodic metallers Eclipse have recorded their next musical strike with "Megalomanium II", continuing what the guys started with the 2023 release "Megalomanium". Erik Mårtensson, Magnus Henriksson, Philip Crusner and Victor Crusner have written eleven new songs, of which "The Spark", but also "Apocalypse Blues" and "Falling on My Knees" are the album's harbingers. As... Continue Reading →

Review AXXIS “Coming Home”

Axxis belong to the spearhead of melodic metal from Germany. Their debut "Kingdom Of The Night" is still one of the highlights in a long list of achievements. Melodies, riffs and catchiness, together with the unique vocals of Bernhard Weiß, characterise the album and helped the band to establish their music at a time when... Continue Reading →

Review THE END MACHINE ‘The Quantum Phase’

The expectations were high when 75% of the legendary Dokken line-up created music in 2018. This resulted in the release of The End Machine's debut album. Jeff Pilson and George Lynch formed the group together with Mick Brown (former Dokken) and Robert Manson. What began as a project quickly gained momentum, and a sophomore album... Continue Reading →

Review GOTUS ‘Gotus’

Gotus is a band that offers a debut album and in case one thinks that the band is new – yes and no. Gotus is a new outfit that offers melodic rock with a touch of metal. A glimpse on the line-up though shows several known names. Gotus started as a live project, driven by... Continue Reading →

Review MAGNUM ‘Here Comes the Rain’

It's almost becoming a beloved tradition that a new album by Magnum is released at the beginning of a new year. Since 'Sacred Blood Divine Lies', which was unleashed at the beginning of February, all of the following records hit the record stores in January and the newest album 'Here Comes the Rain' doesn't break... Continue Reading →

FATE re-released their latest three records

When I got the information that Danish melodic rockers Fate will re-release classic albums, I was hoping for the ones from the band’s first era when fate released with ‘A Matter of Attitude’ and ‘Cruisin’ For a Bruisin’ two really good melodic rock album. My hopes were not confirmed when going deeper into the information... Continue Reading →

Review ECLIPSE ‘Megalomanium’

Stockholm in 1999; time and place for a band that started a journey through the musical landscapes of melodic rock. Their name: Eclipse. From these early days it is still Magnus Henriksson (g) and Erik Mårtensson (v) being still the driving forces today. Today, that means 24 years later. Eight longplayers have been added to... Continue Reading →

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