Re-scheduled tour dates for the ‘Enthralled in Europe’-tour with ATHEIST, CADAVER and more
CD review BLUES PILLS ‘Holy Moly!’
The start of Swedish Blues Pills was right away a successful one. Founded 2011 in Örebro, Sweden, the quartet delivered their self-titled debut in 2014, an album that went right into the charts with e.g. scoring #4 in the German charts. Blues Pills didn’t release a lot of studio album so far and with ‘Holy... Continue Reading →
CD review PRIMAL FEAR ‘Metal Commando’
This ’metal commando’ is not intended to take prisoners. This album, with its 11 Metal bullets, hit bulls eye constantly and if you have been a fan of Primal Fear’s dynamic and powerful Metal in the past, the new album will be appreciated. Furious guitars and a strong groove, combined with a great sense for melodies makes this record to a delight for headbangers. Horns up.
Friday starts with a new PRIMAL FEAR video
Primal Fear will release their highly anticipated 13th studio album, „Metal Commando“ on July 24th. The title of the album is self-explainatory - „Metal Commando“ contains 110% Primal Fear and is full to the brim with their signature power and energy. Last month, the band released the first single 'Along Came The Devil’. Today, the second single 'I Am Alive'... Continue Reading →
MACHINE HEAD released ‘Civil Unrest’
Bay Area metal icons Machine Head have released ‘Civil Unrest’, a 2-song digital single, featuring A-side, ‘Stop The Bleeding’ and B-side, ‘Bulletproof’, with the former featuring additional guest vocals from Killswitch Engage frontman, Jesse Leach. This pair of fierce protest anthems were both written days after the back-to-back murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.... Continue Reading →
CD review LAMB OF GOD ‘Lamb of God’
Lamb Of God remain true to their basic musical concept. Only few other bands represent modern thrash metal as good as Lamb Of God. Their eighth album is characterized by power, energy and dynamic. 'Lamb of God' ends a five year wait with a big blast and those who haven't trained their neck muscles over the years will not be able to do without sore muscles. Brute songs and a brute album, both of which fit well into the current time.
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY announce new and rescheduled tour dates for Europe and UK
And here are the dates for 2021: 24 Apr – Academy, Dublin, IE 25 Apr - Limelight 2, Belfast, UK27 Apr - Garage, Glasgow, UK28 Apr - Club Academy, Manchester, UK01 May - Headbangers Balls Festival, Izegem, BE02 May - Le Grillen, Colmar, FR04 May - Petit Bain, Paris, FR05 May - Connexion Live, Toulouse, FR07 May... Continue Reading →
IN FLAMES announce ‘Clayman 20th Anniversary Edition’ and more….
Sweden’s influential and long revered heavy metal giants IN FLAMES are celebrating two major milestones in 2020 with their 30th anniversary as a band, and 20th anniversary of their seminal, critically acclaimed album, 'Clayman'. In honor of this monumental occasion, Nuclear Blast Records presents a special 20th Anniversary Edition of 'Clayman', to be released on... Continue Reading →
BURNING WITCHES goes acoustic
The witches still gather, even in times like that: And without the possibility to enjoy 'real' concerts, Burning Witches take the concert experiences like many other bands these days to the next level: This Friday, May 29th, the Swiss heavy metal heroines invite to their "Corona Live Acoustic Jam From The Studio". Alongside wonderful guests... Continue Reading →
SEPULTURA welcome BILLY GOULD to their SepulQuarta
This week, Brazilian heavyweight Sepultura welcome a guest to be part of their weekly "SepulQuarta" session:Faith No More's Billy Gould will join Sepultura's Paulo Xisto for a live Q&A with their fans! Join the band this Wednesday at 4PM Brazilian official time (Noon PST and 9PM CET) here: https://www.sepultura.com.br/sepulquarta Next to this digital get-together starting at 4.15 PM... Continue Reading →
SOULFLY’s ‘Live Ritual NYC MMXIX’ out now
Metal icons Soulfly are proud to announce and release their 'Live Ritual NYC MMXIX' digital EP. In celebration, the band has offered the fans a live video for the track 'The Summoning' which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ix9Ny1YgpO0 Vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera comments, "New York is a mesmerizing city; the city that never sleeps! I always look forward to playing in NY. The Gramercy is a great... Continue Reading →
AMORPHIS announce two streaming shows
Amorphis is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Due to the current situation, the band's official anniversary tour has had to be postponed, but no worries - to cheer their fans up, Amorphis will play two live-stream shows on June 3rd and 4th 2020.“Amorphis has received a lot of requests for live streaming, so we have now planned two different... Continue Reading →
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