(*/10) Usually Swiss clocks are appreciated for their preciseness. Having a glimpse on the title of the upcoming Crystal Ball album could give the impression of the Swiss guys being ahead of things, releasing a album entitled '2020' in 2019. A deep-dive into the meaning of the '2020' brings the true meaning to surface. Crystal... Continue Reading →
CD review NARNIA ‘From Darkness to Light
(8/10) Narnia is the brainchild of Christian Liljegren and Carl Johan Grimmark who met in 1993 and after having seen a common musical vision Narnia was founded. 'Awakening' was the debut of the band with a release date in 1998. The first era of Narnia ended in 2010 when the band official announced their end.... Continue Reading →
CD review THE OFFERING ‘HOME’
(8/10) The Offering is a fairly new player in the fields of Metal. The band, hailing from Boston, MA, started in 2015 and consists out of Steve Finn (d), Nishad George (g), Alex Richichi (v) and Spencer Metela (b), the latter joining the band last year. The Offering has so far an EP in the... Continue Reading →
CD review GRAHAM BONNET BAND ‘Live in Tokyo 2017’
(*/10) A few months ago Alcatrazz released a live album entitled 'Parole Denied - Tokyo 2017', featuring an eleven songs comprising setlist. The same night, Graham Bonnet, singer of Alcatrazz, played a solo show too, being the first half of the entire concert and since the recording equipment was in place anyhow, what's more logical... Continue Reading →
CD review THY ART IS MURDER ‘Human Target’
(8/10) Thy Art Is Murder's passion is about Deathcore and it's the newest album that sets a next standard when it comes to their music. So far the quintet, hailing from Sydney, Australia, has released four longplayers to date and became a well-respected band in the fields of extreme metal. Two years after 'Dear Desolation'... Continue Reading →
MOTÖRHEAD box set announced
After several years of planning, Motörhead and BMG are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting, extensive and detailed ultra-fan-friendly release program that will feature the band's career in the 70's, 80's, 90's, 80's and 90's and beyond! The start will be the "Motörhead '79" campaign and the 40th anniversary will start with the... Continue Reading →
CD review V.A. ‘Live At Wacken 2018: 29 Years Louder Than Hell’
(*/10) The Wacken festival has a long tradition and it seem to become a tradition that a release with Wacken recordings creates some extra appetite right upfront the festival. This year it's 'Live At Wacken 2018: 29 Years Louder Than Hell' that looks back on the last years edition of the iconic Metal feast. Two... Continue Reading →
DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROM will return to ZDF Fernsehgarten
The "strayed" rockers return to the crime scene - DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME will play at ZDF Fernsehgarten! It's THE rock'n roll summer tale of 2019; on the 23rd of June, three allegedly tough guys didn't want to fit into the usual ZDF Fernsehgarten scene that attracts millions of viewers every week; but instead stood out... Continue Reading →
CD review MARTYR ‘Live in Japan’
(*/10) Martyr truly belongs to the pioneers when it comes to Dutch Heavy Metal. The band started in 1982, a time when Heavy Metal gained momentum and it was two albums the guys could add to the books. Matyr premiered with ‘For the Universe’ in 1985 and it was one year later that ‘Darkness at... Continue Reading →
CD review REDSCALE ‘Feed Them to the Lions’
(8/10) The latest hot summer seasons must have had an impact on bands, hailing from Germans capitol Berlin. If you listen to albums like 'Feed Them to the Lions' you could get the impression that the heat of the Kyuss-ian desert sound gets more and more a part of the German metropole. Redscale is a... Continue Reading →
CD review LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE ‘Bleeding the Stars’
(8/10) Chaos leads to creativity and it’s both being the driving force of Lacrimas Profundere, a band the never stood still. The guys started in 1993 with some Death Doom Metal before moving their sound towards Gothic. They weren’t the only band that followed such an approach, but they are a band that sticked to... Continue Reading →
CD review HATRIOT ‘From Days Onto Darkness’
(8/10) During the years, before returning to Exodus, Zetro Souza was busy with establishing a new band, together with his two sons. The name of this outfit – Hatriot. Next to Zetro the band included at the time Nick and Cody Souza, as well as Kosta V. on guitar and Miguel Esparza, the line-up that... Continue Reading →
CD review SAXON ‘The Eagle has Landed 40 (live)’
(*/10) British Heavy Metal icons Saxon celebrate their 40th anniversary with a tour entitled ‚Castles & Eagles‘ plus the release of a live collection featuring four decades in Metal. ‚The Eagles Has Landed 40 (Live)‘ is a comprehensive album with 40 songs representing all eras of a Heavy Metal legend. From the debut to the... Continue Reading →









