Amongst other things, Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, is known for a vivid music scene with Scandinavian death metal having a s very solid homebase. Next to that, hard rocking music with a good sense for melodies hails from the Swedish west coast too. One of the bands ´that dig more this kind of music... Continue Reading →
Review PETRIFICATION ‘Sever Sacred Light’
It was in 2018 when a band, hailing from Portland, Oregon, launched a debut album that unleashed pure death metal. The title of the album is ‘Hollow of the Void’ and the band we are talking about is Petrification. The four-piece takes a next step when it comes to the sophomore album. Inspired by the... Continue Reading →
Review STYGIAN CROWN ‘Funeral for a King’
A band that premiered right at the beginning of the pandemic is Stygian Crown. The five-piece from Los Angeles, California delivered their self-titled studio album in June 2020 and what reached ears of metalheads was brilliantly made doom metal with a wow-effect. Now, almost three years later, Stygian Crown returns with their sophomore longplayer called... Continue Reading →
New song by NORTH SEA ECHOES
North Sea Echoes, the new band featuring Fates Warning members Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, have dropped a new single from their upcoming studio debut. Fresh off the release of 'Open Book', the band is happy to share the song 'Unmoved', along with a stirring music video featuring both Alder and Matheos. It's the second... Continue Reading →
Review RILEY’S L.A. GUNS ‘The Dark Horse’
It is not the first time, that we get two versions of one band and Riley’s L.A. Guns is one of these bands. The band released with ‘Renegades’ an album back in 2020 and returns these days with their next effort. ‘The Dark Horse’ is the title of the new Riley’s L.A. Guns longplayer which... Continue Reading →
Review HULDER ‘Verses in Oath’
Hulder have their sophomore album ready for a launch. After having unleashed the debut album in 2021 the outfit has a next package of atmospheric black metal songs ready, all summed up under the banner of ‘Verses in Oath’. Right in time with the ongoing winter frost, Hulder brings their hellish sounds to shine and... Continue Reading →
Review MORBID SAINT ‘Swallowed by Hell’
If a band, with a founding date in 1984, releases a new album, one can think about a veteran powerhouse in metal. Morbid Saint, hailing from Wisconsin, is such a band. It was four decades ago that five guys came to together with the common willpower to unleash metal music to the world. It was... Continue Reading →
SATANIC NORTH announced debut album
Satanic North announce their self-titled debut album which will be released on April 19th, 2024 through Reaper Entertainment. The guys, that came with the idea for Satanic North are two well-known Finns. Petri Lindroos (Ensiferum, Warmen) and Janne Parviainen (Ensiferum) created ten pitch-black metal songs that will compete with the upcoming sunrays in spring. "We... Continue Reading →
NASTY unleashed a video for ‘Total Domination’
Right before embarking on a tour with Terror, including some Impericon festival shows, Belgium hardcore powerhouse Nasty launched a new video. 'Total Domination' is the song anmd the video was filmed at the release show of the latest album 'Heartbreak Criminals'. Tourdates:22.03.24 (DK) Fredericia - Tøjhuset23.03.24 (SE) Linköping - The Crypt24.03.24 (NO) Drammen - Kometen25.03.24... Continue Reading →
Review APPARITION ‘Fear the Apparition’
Apparition is a death metal squad, hailing from Zaragoza, Spain. The guys started in 2018 and it was in the middle of the pandemic that work on a demo was finished. Two songs from ‘Apparition’ are now also on the debut album called ‘Fear of Apparition’. The demo got to the attention of FDA Records... Continue Reading →
LEFT TO DIE and INCANTATION will be on tour in August 2024
The sound and songs of legendary Death will be brought to stage again by Left To Die. The band will tour through Europe in August 2024 and with them as co-headliner are death metal masterminds Incantation. Tickets for the shows can be bought HERE.
MASTERPLAN launched a new song and will tour with FIREWIND
Not only that Masterplan will embark on a European tour with Firewind, there is also a new song that friends of melodic metal can enjoy. ‘Rise Again!’ is the title of the new song that can be watched and listened to here: Founding member and guitarist, Roland Grapow, reveals: "After almost 10-11 years of silence,... Continue Reading →
Review SLOPE ‘Freak Dreams’
Slope is an interesting band, hailing from Duisburg, Germany. Two EP’s, released between 2014 and 2017, paved the way for the band’s debut album. ‘Street Heat’ was unleashed in 2021 and in February 2024 the sophomore release ‘Freak Dreams’ has its official release. A glimpse on the label info sheet describes the sound of Slope... Continue Reading →
Review F.K.Ü. ‘The Horror and the Metal’
Uppsala, Sweden is the home of F.K.Ü. and although the band never had the big breakthrough, F.K.Ü. has a very solid fanbase. The roots of the band go back to 1987 when thrash metal had its first peak. At the time, consistency wasn’t the big thing when it comes to the band and after some... Continue Reading →
Review THE PINEAPPLE THIEF ‘It Leads to This’
One of the most exciting contemporary prog rock outfits return with a new longplayer. Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief worked on new songs for nearly three years, and it was worth the effort. ‘It Leads to This’ is the title of this new masterpiece that again shows the contrast within The Pineapple Thief’s music.... Continue Reading →









