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 →
ABORTED present a new song
Belgiums most infamous death metal crew ABORTED present their second unholy single “Drag me to Hell” of their forthcoming album “ManiaCult” which will be released worldwide on September 10th, 2021 via Century Media Records. The band comments: “Alright alright! It's good old Jack Burton here, and he's got one thing to say: get ready for... Continue Reading →
VOIVOD launch Kickstarter campaign for documentary film
Progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD have just announced a Kickstarter campaign to fundraise for the continuation of their documentary film We Are Connected. The band have joined forces with metal film director Felipe Belalcázar, who most recently directed the critically acclaimed Chuck Schuldiner documentary 'DEATH by Metal'. Check out and contribute to this very special VOIVOD project, HERE. “We have worked with Felipe in... Continue Reading →
Review SWALLOW THE SUN ’20 Years of Gloom, Beauty and Despair – Live in Helsinki’
Jyväskylä, Finland isn’t a city that you reach by coincident. 270 kilometers North of Helsinki it is nature that surrounds the town, endless forests that unveil their beauty in every season of the year. Besides that, Jyväskylä is also know for a vital rock and metal scene with bands like Swallow The Sun belonging the... Continue Reading →
THE COLD STAR announced ‘Heavy Shoes’
The Cold Stars is a duo, hailing from Indiana, US. The guys announced their new album ‘Heavy Shoes’ which will be in the record stores on August 13th. The record will come via Mascot Records and features blues-laden songs like the great ‘Prosecution Blues’. The album title already indicates that ‘Heavy Shoes’ isn’t a light-hearted... Continue Reading →
A BROKEN DESIGN reissues ‘Another Day in Hell’
In case you always wanted to know how stoner rock from Malta sounds like, not too bad I can tell you. A Broken Design is a band hailing from Malta and announced the reissue of their ‘Another Day in Hell’ album through Argonauta Records. Here is the title track: https://youtu.be/rVozcbuRCmQ
Review AXEL RUDI PELL ‘Diamonds Unlocked II’
A pandemic can stop live shows for a certain time span, but it certainly can’t stop music and creativity. In this context it also doesn’t surprise that guitar wizard Axel Rudi Pell used concert-less months to work on a next output from the studios. ‘Diamonds Unlocked II’ is the next chapter of cover version, newly... Continue Reading →
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH announce a live album
After having been in a hibernation for around a year, Australian powerhouse Mammoth Mammoth return in their classic line-up. Frank ‘Bones Trobbiani, Ben ‘Cuz’ Couzens, Mikey Tucker and Pete Bell have signed a deal with Golden Robot Records, and it will be a live album that will be released later this year. Knowing about the immense live power of... Continue Reading →
Review MOURN THE LIGHT ‘Suffer, The We’re Gone’
'Suffer, Then We're Gone' is the title of Mourn The Light's debut album. Mourn The Light is a band from Connecticut, US. It was in 2017 when the quintet started their metal adventure, and a first EP has been revealed one year later. This first release, together with a few singles, brought the band to... Continue Reading →
Review THE HORNETS ‘Heavier Than a Stone’
The best things in life are often the once you don't plan for. The beginning of The Hornets is such a moment, a band that wasn't planned and more or less just happened. It was in September 2016 when the two Francia brothers together with their neighbor formed The Hornets out of boredom and for... Continue Reading →
Live report ENDSEEKER, OPHIS, NIGHT LASER, & REAVERS, Revolt! goes Planten Un Blomen, Hamburg – July 16th, 2021
The wait has been extremely long, and the absence of live shows was one of the big downers over the last months. The longing for heavy music, played live in front of an audience was huge and that’s one of the reasons why the announcement of the ‘Revolt! Goes Planten un Blomen’ was received so... Continue Reading →
Review RIAN ‘Twenty-Three’
Melodic rock and Sweden is a recipe that more than once stood for professionally made rock music with an addictive factor embedded. Rian is a band that follows the tradition and releases with 'Twenty- Three' a new album, filled with eleven tracks that are supposed to continue an undertaking that started in 2017 with the... Continue Reading →
Review OPHIDIAN I ‘Desolte’
Iceland, a rather small country and a smaller island, but big when it comes to rock and metal. I guess that the amount of rock and metal bands in relation to the entire population is a rather high number. This time it is death metal outfit that share a new album with the world. Ophidian... Continue Reading →









