On June 28, 2024, German metalcore forerunners Neaera will release their latest album "All is Dust" through Metal Blade Records. After ending a seven-year hiatus in 2020, it took the band four years to finish work on their eighth album and the lead single has already been unveiled. "Parcifier" is the title of this furious... Continue Reading →
Review DARKEST HOUR ‘Perpetual I Terminal’
Darkest Hour, a metal band hailing from Washington, D.C., is an experienced outfit with a founding date in 1995. The guys have released several albums, starting with the debut called ‘The Mark of the Judas’ from 2000. Over all the years, the band could look on a growing fanbase which will also enjoy the newest... Continue Reading →
HEAVEN SHALL BURN unleash a video for ‘Valhalla’
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 →
Review ARRIVAL OF AUTUMN ‘Kingdom Unknown’
It will take a little while until autumn arrives. But the waiting time will be shortened by the new album of Arrival Of Autumn. The Canadian band, based in Grande Prairie, Alberta is releasing their third album 'Kingdom Undone' and what the guys unleash is a massive riff assault. The band covers the overlap of... Continue Reading →
HALF ME released ‘SOMA’
Half Me is not exactly a new band. The five guys from Hamburg started in 2018, but it took a while until the band from Germany's north could complete their studio debut. A few days ago, however, the time had come, and escorted by a release show at Hamburg's cult club Logo, Half Me released... Continue Reading →
Live report HEAVEN SHALL BURN, TRIVIUM, OBITUARY & MALEVOLENCE, Sporthalle, Hamburg – February 11th, 2023
It is a wet, cold and gray February day, when fans of extreme metal gather at the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle and four bands are on the agenda tonight - Heaven Shall Burn, Trivium, Obituary and Malevolence. Patiently and with a beer or two, fans wait until the doors to the Sporthalle open and at 5:30pm the... Continue Reading →
Live report LEPROUS, MONUMENTS & KALANDRA, Gruenspan, Hamburg – February 3rd, 2023
It is a stormy day when Leprous, together with Monuments and Kalandra visit the Hanseatic city. Nevertheless, many fans find their way to the Gruenspan to witness a very varied musical evening. 'Variety' is certainly the motto for this evening, because there are very diverse bands that perform one after the other, which is also... Continue Reading →
Review FOR I AM KING ‘Crown’
For I Am King (FIAK) is a Dutch metalcore outfit. Starting in 2013 the band premiered in 2014 with releasing an EP called ‘Revengeance’. Two years later the debut album ‘Daemons’ hit the shelves, followed by some live shows. The sophomore longplayer ‘I’ started to shine in 2018 and nowadays it will be ‘Crown’, the... Continue Reading →
FOR I AM KING launched a new video
In two weeks - on Thursday 19th Jan to be exact - Dutch metal band For I Am King (FIAK) will release their third studio album 'Crown'. It is the long-awaited follow-up to 2018's 'I,' which received high praise from fans and critics internationally. Released today from that album is the monumental new single 'Trojans'... Continue Reading →
Review LOST SOCIETY ‘If the Sky Came Down’
The four Finns of Lost Society began in 2010, indulging their passion for thrash metal. Over the years, the quartet has made a musical U-turn and changed their sound a lot. Nowadays the guys play metal that is aligned with the present and ranges from modern metal to nu metal. In order to let it... Continue Reading →
Review PARKWAY DRIVE ‘Darker Still’
Even at this year's Wacken Festival, fans were still talking about the legendary performance of Parkway Drive in 2019. This brilliant performance remained in the memory of each of those present, before the pandemic a few months later put everything on stop. It was also a bit calmer as far as the Australians were concerned.... Continue Reading →
Live report W:O:A 2022 – August 6th, 2022
You notice that it is already day four in Wacken. All joints are aching a bit, getting up is more difficult and it takes longer to get going. That's why it's very welcome that Life Of Agony push the tiredness out of your bones with a proper punch. The four New Yorkers start their set... Continue Reading →
Review OCEANS ‘Hell Is Where The Heart Is Vol. II: Longing’ – EP
Oceans, that is practiced German/Austrian friendship. Berlin, Coburg and Vienna, these are the home bases of the band which is active since 2017. With only one full-length album so far, Oceans don't really have many longplayers at the start. Rather, the quartet focuses on EPs. With 'Hell Is Where The Heart Is Part II -... Continue Reading →
Review CALIBAN ‘Dystopia’
German metalcore veterans Caliban delivered their latest full-length studio album ‘Elements’ in 2018 and has four years later a new record in the starting blocks. ‘Dystopia’ waits for its release on April 22nd, a new musical wrecking ball with eleven hard-hitting smashers. ‘Dystopia’ is Caliban’s thirteenth longplayer and in this case, ‘13’ isn’t a number... Continue Reading →