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‘DetoNation’ is the newest strike from German black metal punks Endstille. The release is the first studio album in ten years and a certain curiosity of what to expect from the newest offer can’t be denied. After having listened the to the album I can conclude that the self-chosen break and the re-grouping certainly did... Continue Reading →
Usually, a touchdown means six point with the chance for an extra point. In American Football it is the best way to score and win a game. Here is the parallel to the newest record by U.D.O.. Simply entitled ‘Touchdown’ Udo Dirkschneider and bandmates deliver another excellently crafted metal album that will score. And instead... Continue Reading →
Myrkur announced a new album called 'Spine'. 'Spine' will be available on October 20th, 2023 and will come via Relapse Records. 'Spine' is a title with a host of potent connotations: growth, strength, defiance, a core of our being, and flexibility. It’s what holds a human up, and allows us to rebuild. It’s an album... Continue Reading →
The 2023 edition of the Elbriot festival takes place on August 19th at the well-known location at Grossmarkt Hamburg. Considering the first Elbriot festival taking place in 2013 it is actually the 10th anniversary of the metal event in central Hamburg. There isn’t much of a buzz about this special year neither there are extra... Continue Reading →
To introduce Alice Cooper is like carrying sand to the beach. Everybody knows the shock rocker who started his journey into rock music in 1964 and nearly 50 years later, he still releases albums. And not just that Alice Cooper releases albums, the recent ones are certainly as good as some of the classics he... Continue Reading →
Compilation in times of streaming and digital music? This question might not have a concrete and it might be the purpose and circumstances that allow a compilation to shine or disappear in the realms of irrelevance. A release, that is worth to be checked out though is the ‘Rock Down the Lockdown’ album by Plattenkiste... Continue Reading →
Dutch guitar wizard Adrian Vandenberg is a veteran when it comes to rock and metal. The axeman released a self-titled debut in 1982 and is a regular guest when hard rock icons Whitesnake perform a show in The Netherlands as he had a great time with the band. The first era of Vandenberg included three... Continue Reading →
Although the band exists since 2013 the guys didn’t add more than three EPs to the books. Frank Bergesson is the driving force behind this death metallic powerhouse that decided to go for a break in 2018. Ironically it was the pandemic that made the band crawling out of the self-chosen hiatus and after having... Continue Reading →
Danish Skagarack are a band that release a few albums during the 80s and after having launched ‘Big Time’ in 1993 the band parted ways. Also in this case some live shows during 2020 acted as a motivator for the melodic rock band to consider a return to the scene. Having found the old groove... Continue Reading →
S.O.R.M is a Swedish band with a foundation date that goes back to 2017. Shorty after having started as a band the guys released with ‘Hellraiser’ a first EP. Rooted in rock and metal the trio has certainly listened more than once to bands like W.A.S.P.. The later come to my mind while listening to... Continue Reading →
Four years after having released with ‘No Halos in Hell’ their sophomore album, Swedish modern metal force Cyhra launch their third longplayer. Cyhra is the brainchild of Jake E. and Jesper Strömblad, also known from his days with In Flames. Although being founded not earlier than 2016 the five-puece band comes with a lot of... Continue Reading →
Norway has more to offer than solely black metal. Karavan, hailing from Jæren, Norway, is a band that found a musical homebase in another field of metal. Although having a blackened morbidity being entailed in each of their songs, the band lasers in on a blend of doom, sludge, and stoner. With ‘Unholy Mountain’, the... Continue Reading →
As a part of the 10 years anniversary of 'Veto', Heaven Shall Burn dropped a video for their interpretation of Blind Guardian's 'Valhalla'. Guitarist Maik Weichert comments: “We always regretted never making a video for our version of ‘Valhalla’. Now for the 10th anniversary of our album VETO we have finally done it and I think... Continue Reading →
Swiss singer Seraina Telli is known from her days with Burning Witches. After two studio albums and one live album, Telli parted ways with Burning Witches and started her solo career. The debut album called ‘Simple Talk’ was revealed in 2022 and not even a year later, the sophomore record is waiting in line. The... Continue Reading →
Spirit Adrift started as a solo project by Nate Garrett who is still the driving force. He started the endeavor in 2015 and over time, Spirit Adrift evolved to a full touring band and so far four studio albums. The fifth offer is now ready to hit the shelves, a record entitled ‘Ghost at the... Continue Reading →
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