Rock veterans King‘s X will embark on a tour through Europe and UK in September 2022. Here are the tour dates of a tour that one shouldn‘t miss.
KING‘S X come to Europe and UK in September 2022
‚SATYRICON & MUNCH‘ – music that challenges the musical framework
‚Satyricon & Munch‘ is a collaboration of the Munch museum in Oslo, Norway and black metal icons Satyricon. The exhibition on floor 10 at Munch museum is build on a combination of acoustic and visual art. Satyricon and Munch are from two different eras and their craft differs too. What unites the artists is that... Continue Reading →
Review THE TANGENT ‘Songs From the Hard Shoulder’
The Tangent recently announced their 12th studio album – ‚Songs From the Hard Shoulder‘. The Band started in 2002 as a side project, featuring members from bands like Po90, The Flower Kings and Van der Graaf Generator. The Tangent and the first release, ‘The Music That Died Alone’, was rather successful and what began as... Continue Reading →
Review CHARLIE GRIFFITHS ‘Tiktaalika’
Charlie Griffiths musical mothership is Haken, the British progressive metal band. Next to that, Griffiths worked on his solo debut that will be released in June this year. ‘Tiktaalika’ is the title of an album that comes with surprises more than a strange album title only. What one could expect is a solo album that... Continue Reading →
Review JAMES LABRIE ‘Beautiful Shade of Grey’
That Dream Theater frontman James LaBrie has a great voice is something that is undoubted. The Canadian singer enriched many Dream Theater classic with his excellent singing and not only is he always in control of his voice; he also the ability to transport emotions. There is some storytelling part of the way he approaches... Continue Reading →
Review THE PINEAPPLE THIEF ‘Give It Back’
Bruce Soord and The Pineapple Thief released a new album which, in a way, isn’t that new. ‘Give It Back’ is the title of a record that features twelve songs and all of them have seen the light of day earlier. The story of ‘Give It Back’ started when drummer Gavin Harrison started to dive... Continue Reading →
Review SYBERIA ‘Statement of Death’
Some interesting post rock/metal bands hail from Spain. There is Tundra, an instrumental band with a passion for progressive instrumental music and there is Syberia. The moniker of the latter might make one think about a band that either plays symphonic metal or some harsh extreme metal. None of the two is what Syberia’s music... Continue Reading →
Live report LONG DISTANCE CALLING, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg – May 4th, 2022
Finally it happens, Long Distance Calling start their second part of the ‘Seats and Sounds’-tour. As many other concerts and tours, also this one has been postponed many times. What was planned originally to happen in 2020 starts today and no restriction can stop the band to present songs from their latest studio album ‘How... Continue Reading →
Review PURE REASON REVOLUTION ‘Above Cirrus’
Pure Reason Revolution is a British prog rock band that started in 2003. After having released three longplayers the band disbanded in 2011. As so often it was a live appearance a few years later that sparked the flame of reunion. Pure Reason Revolution played at Midsummer Prog Festival in The Netherlands with the result... Continue Reading →
LONG DISTANCE CALLING announced a new album and launched a new song
Münster-based post-rockers Long Distance Calling announced their new album ‚Eraser‘. Two years after having launched ‚How Do We Want to Live?‘ their next strike will hit the shelves on August 26th, 2022 and ‚Eraser‘ comes via earMUSIC. Right in time, on Earth Day 2022, the quartet released with ‚Kamilah‘ a first song, taken from the... Continue Reading →
PINK FLOYD announced a new song – a song for Ukraine
Tonight, Pink Floyd will release new music in support of the people of Ukraine entitled ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’. This is the first new original music that they have recorded together as a band since 1994’s The Division Bell. The track sees David Gilmour and Nick Mason joined by long time Pink Floyd bass player... Continue Reading →
JAMES LABRIE – new album and new song
James LaBrie, known internationally as the vocalist for progressive metal icons Dream Theater, embarks on uncharted waters with his fourth solo album, titled ‘Beautiful Shade of Grey’, out on May 20th, 2022. Watch the Wayne Joyner-produced video for the album’s first single and opening track, 'Devil In Drag' here: https://youtu.be/fwDfh5Mvd0o
Review PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS ‘Only Passing Through’
Pattern-Seeking Animals is a progressive rock outfit, formed in 2018 by Ted Leonard, Dave Meros, John Boegehold and Jimmy Keegan. They all are or have been part of Spock’s Beard which gives a first indication when it is about the musical direction. The band premiered with their self-titled full-length album in 2019 and added a... Continue Reading →
Live report THE PINEAPPLE THIEF & TROPE, Fabrik, Hamburg – March 16th, 2022
The last months and years have been tough for the music industry. Pandemic and lockdowns have brought venues, artists and their professional community to their limits. But also fans had to suffer and could only experience their favorite artists 'live' in livestreams. Slowly the fog of the non-concert time seems to lift and the one... Continue Reading →
‘Opeth: Every Album, Every Song’ available in April
‘Opeth: Every Album, Every Song’ is the title of a bock that will be released end of April. Author Jorden Blum did a deep-dive into the discography of one of the most influential rock/metal bands these days. With passion and love for details, Blum goes through each album and each song in detail. I think... Continue Reading →
