It was in the mid-80s when a band called Social Justice started in Los Angeles, California. Social Justice was the predecessor of Downset. The renamed band premiered in 1994 with the ‘downset.’ album and the debut contains with ‘Anger!’ a great crossover hymn that paved the way for the success of the sophomore longplayer ‘Do... Continue Reading →
‘Omens’ – a good omen for Lamb Of God
Modern thrash metal force Lamb Of God has a new album in the release pipeline. 'Omens' is the title of the upcoming record and the longplayers will be released on October 7th this year via Nuclear Blast. Ten songs, that is the tracklist of the album and here are the details: NevermoreVanishingTo The GraveDitchOmensGomorrahIll DesignsGrayscaleDenial... Continue Reading →
Review KREATOR ‘Hate über alles’
Five years have gone by since ‘Gods of Violence’ has been released and now it is up to ‘Hate Über Alles’ to continue Kreator’s incredible journey through the world of riffs. The German metal veterans can look back on more than three decades of immaculate releases and extremely powerful live shows. Mille and his companions... Continue Reading →
MASSACRE – more than a ‘Mythos’
Death metal veterans Massacre announce a new EP. ‘Mythos’ will see the light of day on July 1st, 2022 and will come via Nuclear Blast. With ‘Behind the Serpent’s Curse’ (feat. Anders Odden of Cadaver) has been launched and can be enjoyed here: https://youtu.be/AeQE7Jtl1EA Commenting on the new single and b-side, vocalist Kam Lee states: "'Behind the Serpent's... Continue Reading →
Review BLACK VOID ‘Antithesis’
White Void released on March 12th last year an album entitled ‘Anti’. The longplayer is a well-crafted modern rock record with Longtime Borknagar and Solafeld member Lars Are Nedland being the driving force. Almost to date one year later, Black Void comes towards the spotlight with an album ‘Antithesis’. Both longplayers relate to ‘Antithesis’ being... Continue Reading →
Review DECAPITATED ‘Cancer Culture’
Polish death metal institution Decapitated unleash their next death metal strike as we speak. ‘Cancer Culture’, a nice word play, follows the 2017 release ‘Anticult’ and brings technically well-forged metal to the plate. ‘Cancer Culture’ is the eighth album from Decapitated after having premiered in 2000 with ‘Winds of Creation’. Their newest effort features ten... Continue Reading →
BLIND GUARDIAN unveil details about ‘The God Machine’ and launch a new song
Blind Guardian announced a new album. ‘The God Machine’ is scheduled for being released on September 2nd, 2022 and comes via Nuclear Blast. Hansi Kürsch about it: “We didn't want to rehash our qualities from 1995, but didn't want to continue down this complex path forever either. ‘The God Machine’ is a new beginning for us. We’ve... Continue Reading →
HEATHEN launch a new video and will embark on a tour
Thrash metal veterans Heathen launched a new video. The song is called ‘Blood to be Let’ and is taken from their fourth album ‘Empire of the Blind’. Furthermore, the band will play many shows in Europe. There are some headliner shows with Toxik as well as Heathen being part of the package with Exodus and... Continue Reading →
Review SEPTICFLESH ‘Modern Primitive’
Septicflesh has a long track record and many records under their belt. The Greek metal outfit premiered in 1994 and established a symphonic version of death metal, allowing the quintet to enlarge their fanbase. With ‘Modern Primitive’ a new workpiece will see the light of day these days and five years after having let ‘Codex... Continue Reading →
DOWNSET announce ‘Maintain’
Downset belong to the pioneers of a rap/hardcore blend that gained momentum in the ‘90s. Their first two longplayers are stellar releases with songs like ‘Anger’, being a real hymn, penned by the band. After having signed with Nuclear Blast, Downset announce a new album. ‘Maintain’ is their first album in eight years and ‘The... Continue Reading →
AFTER FOREVER celebrate anniversary of their self-titled 2007 release
After Forever was the springboard for a few musician towards a future career in rock and metal. Mark Jansen (Epica) was a band member as well as singer Floor Jansen, who later joined Nightwish and is currently part of the German TV-show ‘Sing mein Song’ (‘Sing My Song’). 15 years ago, After Forever unleashed a... Continue Reading →
Review WATAIN ‘The Agony and Ecstasy of Watain’
Heavy metal stands, amongst other things, for a rebellious spirit and provocation. A band that lives up to these attributes in excellent fashion is Watain. The Swedish black metal powerhouse has started their diabolic journey in 1997 in the greater Stockholm area and has a fanbase all around the globe. As often, the third album... Continue Reading →
MACHINE HEAD announce new album and launch a first song
Westcoast metal veterans Machine Head announced their next musical strike. The upcoming album is entitled ‘ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN‘ and will be released on August 26th, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. The record is a 13 track concept album with the following tracklist: 1. SLAUGHTER THE MARTYR2. CHØKE ØN THE ASHES ØF YØUR HATE3. BECØME THE FIRESTØRM4. ØVERDØSE5. MY HANDS ARE... Continue Reading →









