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A few weeks ago, Skills presented their debut and now it is a next group of renowned musicians coming together as Iconic. The band consist of Nathan James (Vocals) (Inglorious), Michael Sweet (Guitars, Vocals) (Stryper), Joel Hoekstra (Guitars) (Whitesnake), Marco Mendoza (Bass) (Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders, The Dead Daisies, Journey) and Tommy Aldridge (Drums)... Continue Reading →
Five years have gone by since ‘Gods of Violence’ has been released and now it is up to ‘Hate Über Alles’ to continue Kreator’s incredible journey through the world of riffs. The German metal veterans can look back on more than three decades of immaculate releases and extremely powerful live shows. Mille and his companions... Continue Reading →
Bay Area Thrash Metal has certainly left its mark on Defiatory. The five guys from Umeå have definitely listened to the music of bands like Testament more than once before they started Defiatory in 2015.After recording their first album with 'Extinct' in 2016, 'Hades Rising' followed two years later. Now it's time to send the... Continue Reading →
Death metal veterans Massacre announce a new EP. ‘Mythos’ will see the light of day on July 1st, 2022 and will come via Nuclear Blast. With ‘Behind the Serpent’s Curse’ (feat. Anders Odden of Cadaver) has been launched and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/AeQE7Jtl1EA Commenting on the new single and b-side, vocalist Kam Lee states: "'Behind the Serpent's... Continue Reading →
Crobot’s debut album ‘Legend of the Spaceborne Killer’ was released ten years ago and since then the quartet started an impressive journey through the musical landscapes of rock. Having four longplayers and several tours under their belt, also the pandemic hit the band, just as everybody else. Instead of sitting around and wasting time, Chris... Continue Reading →
On June 17th this year, Michael Monroe will celebrate his 60th birthday and shows that the spirt of rock’n’roll isn’t a matter of age. Monroe joined Hanoi Rocks back in 1980, the springboard for the iconic frontman to a career that impresses. In the meantime, Monroe also released several solo albums with ‘Old Man gang’... Continue Reading →
White Void released on March 12th last year an album entitled ‘Anti’. The longplayer is a well-crafted modern rock record with Longtime Borknagar and Solafeld member Lars Are Nedland being the driving force. Almost to date one year later, Black Void comes towards the spotlight with an album ‘Antithesis’. Both longplayers relate to ‘Antithesis’ being... Continue Reading →
Detroit-rooted death metal squad Temple Of Void formed in 2013 and has so far three longplayers under their belt. The latest one, ‘The World it Was’, was released in 2020 and two years later the next longplayer waits in line. ‘Summoning the Slayer’ is the title of this seven-title record that brings slow-paced death metal... Continue Reading →
Boston-based Astronoid are wanderers between the poles. There are the boundaries of existence that act as a framing and there are the musical poles too. The quartet, that premiered in 2016 with ‚Air‘ add a new album to their discography that sounds really interesting. Already the pastel colors of the artwork create attention in a... Continue Reading →
The Cruel Intentions, that is Lizzy DeVine (vocals & guitar), Kristian Solhaug (guitar), Mats Wernerson (bass) and Robin Nilsson (drums). What inspired the guys is the dirty hard rock of the bands like Hanoi Rocks as well as the earlier days of Guns’n’Roses. It is the oldschool sleaze rock that not only inspired frontman DeVine... Continue Reading →
Polish death metal institution Decapitated unleash their next death metal strike as we speak. ‘Cancer Culture’, a nice word play, follows the 2017 release ‘Anticult’ and brings technically well-forged metal to the plate. ‘Cancer Culture’ is the eighth album from Decapitated after having premiered in 2000 with ‘Winds of Creation’. Their newest effort features ten... Continue Reading →
Last Temptation’s debut album was released in autumn 2019 and the band, founded by Peter Scheithauer and Butcho Vukovic, invited some prominent contributors back in time. Three years and one pandemic later, Last Temptation returns with the sophomore album and this time the quartet builds fully on their one capability. The second album from Last... Continue Reading →
Black Stone Cherry has with ‘Live from the Royal Albert Hall’ a new live album in the pipeline. Base for this release is a concert the band performed on September 29th, 2021 and the release is scheduled for June 24th this year. It was the bands anniversary, and a dream became true, playing at one... Continue Reading →
Aarhus death metal band Baest worked on a new EP entitled ‘Justitia’. Nearly one year after having put ‘Necro Sapiens’ out on the market, the Danish riff grinders return with a six-track release that manifests the positioning of the band. During the last years, the quintet stays true to their passion for heavy riff and... Continue Reading →
It was back in 1984 in Stockholm, when the next generation of doom metal band took off. Inspired by the mighty sound of Black Sabbath, Leif Edling formed Candlemass, a band that became a role model themselves for many doom metal bands. In 1986, Candlemass premiered with ‘Epicus Doomicus Metallicus’. The album became a real... Continue Reading →
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