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Here is the statement from the label: "Korpiklaani and Nuclear Blast Records regret to inform you that due to a Covid-19 related shutdown of a manufacturer involved in the pressing of the Jylhä vinyl editions, the release of all vinyls has to be pushed back to March 12, 2021. The CD and digital album will still be released on February 5th, 2021!"... Continue Reading →
Neige and Winterhalter, also known as Alcest, have released their latest studio album 'Spiritual Instinct' in 2019 and the tracklist includes with 'Protection' a song that the band is reinterpreting in 2021. The French duo launches the song as a soulful acoustic version, presenting a very soulful facet of Alcest and brings calm to the... Continue Reading →
More than 10 years ago, the author of these lines headed for Uden. The reason? The revitalized Accept had announced a club show at De Pul. At that time there was a lot of buzz because the band had reunited with the exception of Udo Dirkschneider and Stefan Kaufmann in their ' Balls to the... Continue Reading →
Rock and Metal rebel Michael Schenker can look back on a long musical career which with his ninth album 'Immortal' reaches a new landmark. As already on 'Resurrection' and 'Revelation' Schenker relies on the collaboration with friends and guests beginning with Michael Voss. Voss, himself known for e.g. Mad Max, co-produced 'Immortal' and can also... Continue Reading →
Therion, this name stands for symphonic metal since 1988. Initially devoted to death metal, Christofer Johnsson quickly developed a liking for epic metal, orchestrated with more bombast and drama. In 1996, at the heyday of grunge, Therion released 'Theli', a milestone album, and many years later the band is still at the top of the... Continue Reading →
Finland-based metal outfit Nightwish announce a 'An Evening With Nightwish in a Virtual World'. The band will perform two shows at The Islanders Arms, a tavern build in virtual reality. What's planned is a 90 minutes performance that includes songs from the latest studio album 'Human. :II: Nature.' for the first time. lso to mention... Continue Reading →
Bay Area thrash metal veterans Death Angel unleash a new video. It's an animated video for 'Aggressor', taken from the 'Humanicide'-album. Commenting on the video, guitarist Rob Cavestany says: “The idea started as a visualizer for the song but when we saw the footage we were hooked and knew it had to turn into a complete video.... Continue Reading →
Live releases and EP’s are booming these days and here is another one. Swiss-/Dutch metal guild Burning Witches unleashed with ‘The Circle of Five’ a new song on December 4th, being the tune in the lead-off spot of a four track featuring release. ‘The Circle of Five’ is a typical metal anthem forged by the... Continue Reading →
Even though Majestica released their debut album 'Above the Sky' a year ago, the band is not really a newcomer. Majestica started into the new millennium as ReinXeed and renamed to Majestica last year. With 'A Christmas Carol' the band now delivers their second album. Rather unusual is the fact that the second album is... Continue Reading →
An album in which I had great hope is the new album of Cadaver. Anders Odden, also known from Satyricon, started the band in 1988 and since then, Cadaver has been an on/off project. Three albums, that was essentially what Cadaver brought to the shelves. For a long time it was quiet around the band... Continue Reading →
Jack Slamer, that’s Cyrill Vollenweider, Hendrik Ruhwinkel, Florian Ganz, Marco Hostettler and Adrian Broeckli. These five guys from Switzerland started their journey through the landscapes of rock under the banner of Jack Slamer a few years ago and premiered in 2012. The newest product from Jack Slamer is named 'Keep Your Love Loud' and is... Continue Reading →
Today sees Ricky Warwick release the second single from his first studio album in five years, 'When Life Was Hard And Fast' (out February 19, 2021, via Nuclear Blast). The new single is titled 'You Don't Love Me' and features a guest guitar solo from the inimitable Luke Morley of Thunder who also makes an appearance in the video. It's a direct song with a direct... Continue Reading →
Almost a year ago Swedish metal powerhouse Avatarium played a show in their hometown Stockholm. It was the iconic Nalen that was the scenery for a concert that was supposed to be the kick-start for touring activities in 2020. We all know that the plan never turned into reality but fortunately for Avatarium fans, the... Continue Reading →
‘Grey’ turns into ‘Red’ turns into ‘Black’, at least following the releases from extreme metal suppliers Scour. The band, featuring Phil Anselmo, John Jarvis, Derek Engemann, Mark Kloeppel and Adam Jarvis, had its foundation year in 2015 and it was an EP called ‘Grey’ that hit the shelves in 2016. With ‘Black’ the third EP... Continue Reading →
'Weigth of the False Self' is the name of Hatebreed's new studio album which will be launched in late November and the masters of grooving metal/hardcore remain true to their sound on their new offer. Twelve songs manifest again that Hatebreed have found their own powerful sound, which is constantly evolving. Jamey Jasta, Chris Beattie,... Continue Reading →
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