Rock and punk icon Billy Idol returns with a new EP called 'The Roadhouse EP'. Release date is September 17th and the release comes via Dark Horse Records. Butch Walker produced the EP and it is guitarist and co-writer Steve Stevens who is part of the game too. 'The Roadhouse EP' features four songs of... Continue Reading →
Review EXISTENT ‘Kartenhaus’
Existent is another representative from Hamburg’s vital music scene when it comes to rock and metal. The band, formed in 2013 rather spontaneously, premiered in 2016 with an album called ‘Startschuss’. ‘Startschuss’ was not only the title but also the start for the band that these days comes with a new delivery. 'Kartenhaus' is the... Continue Reading →
Review THE QUIREBOYS ‘A Bit of What You Fancy – 30th Anniversary Edition’
It was in 1984 when a bunch of young musicians started a band which started das The Queerboys and later renamed the band that became The Quireboys. Opening for bands like Guns’n’Roses and Yngwie Malmsteen was a step-stone for The Quireboys to ink a deal with EMI Records who release the debut album ‚A Bit... Continue Reading →
Review SEPULTURA ‚SepulQuatra‘
Brazilian thrash metal pioneers Sepultura have been hit by the pandemic, as nearly everybody. The whole music industry, at least the live sector, came to a full stop in no time with a future being unpredictable. In a time when everything came to a stand still, Sepultura released a new studio album ‚Quadra’ and the... Continue Reading →
Review SODOM ‚Bombenhagel‘
Ruhrpott thrash metal legend Sodom has a new EP in the starting blocks. On August 20th, Tom Angelripper and bandmates will unveil with ‚Bombenhagel‘ a new disc that not only features a re-recorded version of the classic, but also includes with ‚Coup de Grace‘ and ‚Pestiferous Posse‘ two new tracks, rounding off a pretty well... Continue Reading →
Review HANLON‘S RAZOR ‚Paradigm‘
Dutch prog rock enthusiasts Hanlon‘s Razor used the last months for working on an album, being the debut of the project. Hanom‘s Razor, that is the brainchild of Dutch guitarist Louis de Roo and Frank Maarsen. Some the Dutch readers might know the names of the two guys from a band called Terranian that stopped... Continue Reading →
Review ACT OF DENIAL ‚Negative‘
Usually the word ‚super group‘ is used in a quite inflationary way. The collaboration of a few musicians, known from another band, is not immediately a super group. Act Of Denial though comes closer to the meaning of the term. Act Of Denial is the brainchild of Voi Cox and Luger. The two six string... Continue Reading →
Review LEXI LAYNE ‚Sinner & Saint‘
‚Sinner & Saint‘ is title of the debut EP from singer Lexi Layne. She teamed up with Clint Fowler for working on a five track release that is scheduled for August 6th. As the cover artwork indicates, the music on this release is dark and melancholic. Style-wise it is a mix of rock, metal and... Continue Reading →
Review CIRCUS OF ROCK ‚Come One, Come All‘
And here comes another new band. Circus Of Rock is a promising moniker for a band that just started. Initiated by drummer Mirka Rantanen (King Company), Circus Of Rock impress by a long list of guest singers that enrich the album with their voices. It all started with the idea of Rantanen to work on... Continue Reading →
Review NIGHT RANGER ‚ATBPO‘
What is a better thing during a pandemic than starting work on a new album. Many bands decided to take that road and also Night Ranger didn‘t waste any time. Jack Blades, Brad Gillis, Kelly Keagy, Eric Levy and Keri Kelly started the songwriting for ‚ATBPO‘ in early 2020, just when the pandemic started to keep... Continue Reading →
Review TRANCE ‚Metal Forces‘
Trance, founded in 1974, belongs to the pioneers when it comes to German hard rock and heavy metal. At the time, the guys have been busy as Tribut before changing the band name to Trance. The debut ‚Break Out‘ has been released in 1981 and the sophomore record ‚Power Infusion‘ followed a year later. Some... Continue Reading →
LEPRIOUS unveil a new song and album details
Norwegian Rock outfit Leprous are today introducing a new single entitled “The Silent Revelation” off their upcoming studio album “Aphelion”, out August 27th, 2021 worldwide via InsideOutMusic.Check out “The Silent Revelation” in a video clip directed by Tobias Hole Aasgaarden / South Coast Creative here: https://youtu.be/S7bOg3oercgFollowing up on 2019’s highly acclaimed “Pitfalls” album, LEPROUS recorded “Aphelion” throughout the last year at three different... Continue Reading →
Review PRESTIGE ‘Reveal the Ravage’
Finland’s thrash metal powerhouse Prestige started in the late 80s, in 1987 to be precise. The band released three longplayers before they parted ways in 1992 after having released the ‘Parasites in Paradise’ album. In 2006 metal fans could sense some activities at the Prestige camp, at least a compilation was released that year. More... Continue Reading →
WHITESNAKE and ‚Restless Heart‘
‚Restless Heart‘ is the title of an album that was originally planned a s being the third solo album of the legendary Whitesnake singer David Coverdale. After some label interventions the records has been released under the banner of David Coverdale & Whitesnake. The album became a success in countries like Germany and the UK,... Continue Reading →
DREAM THEATER announce a new album
Prog metal veterans Dream Theater just announced their next Studio Album, entitled ‚A View From the top of the World’. Release date is October 22nd, 2021 and the album comes via InsideOut Music. “We just love to play our instruments,” observes Petrucci. “That never goes away. I love to be creative, write, and exercise that... Continue Reading →









