Bavarian thrash metal maniacs Dust Bolt launch their new album called ‘Sound & Fury’. What stands out first is the artwork of the newest longplayer. Young and wild, that’s what the band stands for and that is what the artwork represents. Yet kept in black & white and with solely the band in the front... Continue Reading →
Review STATIC-X ‘Project Regeneration Vol. 2’
Static-X belong to the veterans of the nu metal scene that grew in the 90s. At the time the band was very successful, especially in the US. The abrupt ending of this journey came in the early 2010th when line-up changes started, and it was another blow of fate when frontman Wayne Static passed away... Continue Reading →
Live report SLEEP TOKEN & HEALTH, edel-optics Arena, Hamburg – December 7th, 2023
Sleep Token is one of the bands that became a rising star over the last few years. Founded 2016 in London, UK the four-piece released the debut album ‘Sundowning’ in 2019. Even the pandemic couldn’t stop the outfit that unleashed with ‘This Place Will Become Your Tomb’ and Take Me Back to Eden’ two more... Continue Reading →
Review PRIDIAN ‘Cybergnosis’ – EP
Today’s album is an interesting blend of modern rock and metal, combined with exciting electronic elements. The record we talk about is ‘Cybergnosis’ and is an EP. Estonia-based Pridian are the creators of this 5-track featuring release which is the follow-up of the band’s debut from 2021; at the time under the moniker of ÆØNS.... Continue Reading →
Review DOGMA ‘Dogma’
Dogma is a four-piece band that releases their new album these days. Lilith, Lamia, Nixe and Abrahel, these four girls are Dogma and they are on a mission that they have summed-up in 13 principles and commands, listed on their website. It’s about freedom, independence, and self-determination while any kind of oppression is unacceptable. The... Continue Reading →
Review IN THIS MOMENT ‘Godmode’
One of the success factors of In This Moment is certainly the quite impressive live performance. The quintet from California offers its fans not only a series of songs from different albums, but builds on a holistic concept in which audio and visual merge with each other. In This Moment offer an impressive live show... Continue Reading →
Review TILL THE DIRT ‘Outside the Spiral’
In the early 90’s Atheist belonged to spearhead of progressive death metal that not solely counted on brutal riffpower but also had a rather progressive and layered approach to their songs and albums, like the debut still belong to the highlights from that time. Why am I Mentioning all this. The main reason is because... Continue Reading →
Review STITCHED UP HEART ‘ To the Wolves’
The story of Stitched Up Heart began in 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Alecia Demner was the initiator of the band and she continues to be the driving force of the group. Touring with bands like Halestorm, In This Moment and Godsmack provided access to a larger audience and last but not least it was... Continue Reading →
EMPIRE STATE BASTARD – the side-project of BIFFY CLYRO members
‘Rivers of Heresy’ might be one of the most thrilling debuts in 2023. It is the first full-length album by Empire State Bastard and the ones of you who made it to Wacken 2023 might have witness the first show of the band on German soil. Two singles, ‘Harvest’ and ‘Stutter’ have been released already... Continue Reading →
Review SHEPHERDS REIGN ‘Ala Mai’
Metalheads, looking for something special, that might be the target group for a band like Shepherds Reign. The Polynesian metal outfit is hailing from South Auckland, New Zealand and what the guys deliver on their ‘Ala Mai’ album has a wow-effect. In a way I feel reminded to Sepultura during the ‘Roots’-days. This comparison doesn’t... Continue Reading →
Review CYHRA ‘The Vertigo Trigger’
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 →
Review A LIFE DIVIDED ‘Down the Spiral of a Soul’
German modern metal outfit A Life Divide is everything but a rookie. Hailing from Bavaria, the five-piece has been founded in 2003, which means they contribute to the modern metal scene for two decades now. Six records, that is the track record so far and the next longplayer is recorded, packaged, and shipped. ‘Down the... Continue Reading →
Review ELEINE ‘We Shall Remain’
The last time I saw Eleine live was when the guys have been on the acoustic tour with Sonata Arctica. That was in autumn last year and a few months later the band returns with their next studio album. I honestly wasn’t too much thrilled when it comes to the first three longplayers. I was... Continue Reading →
Review JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA ‘Postcards from the Asylum’
Some of you might know Jason Bieler from his days with Saigon Kick, the band that released with the debut album and the sophomore release ‘The Lizard’ two really cool records. After the band disbanded in 2000 it was 2012 that Saigon Kick returned, but so far without a countable result when it comes to... Continue Reading →
Review POP EVIL ‘Skeletons’
Droning riffs, powerful energy and sometimes sugar-sweet melodies in the chorus, that is the musical direction of Pop Evil. The beginning of Pop Evil lies in the early 00s when Leigh Kakatly and Dylan Allison founded the band. However, it took quite some time for the debut album 'Lipstick on the Mirror' to find its... Continue Reading →









