German metalcore band Caliban announced a new tour. The “Back From Hell Tour 2025” includes 18 shows in Europe and UK, starting on April 27th, 2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany. The final show of this roadtrip will take place on May 18th, 2025 in Cologne, Germany. On April 29th, 2025 Caliban will play a show at... Continue Reading →
SACRIFICE – album details and new song
Canadian thrash metal veterans Sacrifice have unveiled a first song called “Antidote of Poison”, coming from the new album “Volume Six” which will be launched on January 24th, 2025 via High Roller Records. "All original four members are on 'Volume Six'," comments vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati. "We are very fortunate that we are all still into doing this.... Continue Reading →
Live report KREATOR, ANTHRAX & TESTAMENT, Inselpark Arena, Hamburg – December 14th, 2024
Tonight's package is an early Christmas present for all thrash metal fans. The blazing steel from the Ruhrpott, the vehement metal from the US East Coast and the thunderous sound from the Bay Area - it all comes together tonight at the Inselpark Arena in Hamburg. Kreator, Anthrax and Testament represent a metal package that... Continue Reading →
DAYS OF JUPITER unveil a next song from the new album
Swedish alternative metal outfit Days Of Jupiter announce their fifth album called “The World Was Never Enough”. The album will be released on February 7th, 2025 and will come via Reigning Phoenix Music. The latest album is the first release in almost seven years and with “Desolation” a next song has been unveiled. Tracklist: Original Sin The... Continue Reading →
New song and album details from LORDI
Finnish rock monsters Lordi recorded a new album at IluSound Studio and Finnvox Studios in Helsinki. “Limited Deadication” is the title of the latest release which will be available at the record stores on March 21st, 2025 and will come via Reigning Phoenix Music. Mr Lordi comments: "The writing of this song started out with its... Continue Reading →
DONOTS & ZEBRAHEAD will headline MBOA 20258
Match Börner Open Air (MBOA) is a festival in Norderstedt, Germany, and the list of bands for the 2025 edition looks really interesting. Donots, Zebrahead and Montreal are some exciting bands for fans of harder and punk rooted music. But also the rest of the line-up sounds quite good. MBOA 2025 will take place from... Continue Reading →
New HÄMATOM album postponed
The release of the new Hämatom album has been postponed. "Für Dich" will hit the shelves on January 24th, 2025 via Anti Alles and the title indicates the intention of this release. Hämatom's plans for 2024 were to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary, but those plans were abruptly shattered by a stroke of fate when... Continue Reading →
BRAINSTORM reveal lead single called “Garuda”
German metal force Brainstorm recently announced the next album called “Plague of Rats” which will be released on February 28th, 2025 vie Reigning Phoenix Music. With “Garuda”" the lead single from the album has been launched already and here is where you can listen to the song: https://youtu.be/giLwrNqQpTQ?si=lu85gJkOOSWJH6rp "The wait is over, and we couldn't be... Continue Reading →
MOB RULES work on their 10th studio album
German power metal band Mob Rules entered the studio for recording their next longplayer. The yet untitled album will be the tenth release from the power metal group. “All the songs have been written and large parts of them have already been recorded,” reveals the frontman and goes into even more detail: ”You can look forward to an... Continue Reading →
Next wave of bands for DESERTFEST Berlin 2025
Desertfest Berlin has revealed a next wave of bands for the 2025 edition. Dinosaur Jr. will be the third headliner at Desertfest Berlin 2025. Also added to the line-up: Dozer My Sleeping Karma Pallbearer Temple Fang Coogans Bluff Stinking Lizaveta Darsombra Desertfest Berlin 2025 will take place between May 23rd, and May 25, 2025 at... Continue Reading →
Review SACRAMENTUM “The Coming of Chaos” (re-issue)
Sacramentum belong to the first wave of Swedish melodic death metal bands. Formed in 1990 as Tumulus, the band changed its name to Sacramentum in 1992. With roots in Falköping, the band is the brainchild of Nisse Karlén, who was joined by Anders Brolycke, and after drummer Nicklas Rudolfsson completed the band, the time was... Continue Reading →
ROBIN MCAULEY revealed a new song
“’Til I Die” is the lead single from the upcoming new album from Robin McAuley. “Soulbound” is the title of the next release from the singer which will hit the shelves on February 28th, 2025 via Frontiers Music. McAuley comments on 'Soulbound': "I can't wait to share Record #3 with you all from Frontiers Music SRL.... Continue Reading →
SUPERHEAVEN launch a second new song
American alternative rocker Superheaven have been active again. After having been on a sort of hiatus during the last years the guys are back again with some new material. It’s a 7” called “Long Gone /Numb to What is Real” the band releases which can be purchased exclusively on the band homepage superheaven.net. You can... Continue Reading →
THE HU revealed “Incarnation Tour”-dates
The HU revealed the shows for their 2025 European tour. The "Incarnation Tour" will start on June 6th, 2025 in Maastricht, NL and ends on July 16th, 2025 in Istanbul, TR. The tour will include several shows of the band supporting Heilung which is rather exciting combination of sounds and spirits but will also festival... Continue Reading →
BEYOND THE BLACK unveil tour dates for 2026
After having played at this years Elbriot festival, German-based melodic metal outfit Beyond The Black will embark on a tour through Europe/UK in 2026 which includes a stop at Inselpark Arena, Hamburg on February 3rd, 2026. The tour start well be on January 15th, 2026 in Manchester, UK while the final show of this roundtrip... Continue Reading →








