Oceanhoarse hail from Finland and state 2016 as the year of their founding. Thus, the four Finns are not exactly to be called newcomers. At the same time, it took a little while for Oceanhoarse to get their debut album into record stores. In the midst of the pandemic, the quartet released 'Dead Reckoning' in... Continue Reading →
Live report LEPROUS, MONUMENTS & KALANDRA, Gruenspan, Hamburg – February 3rd, 2023
It is a stormy day when Leprous, together with Monuments and Kalandra visit the Hanseatic city. Nevertheless, many fans find their way to the Gruenspan to witness a very varied musical evening. 'Variety' is certainly the motto for this evening, because there are very diverse bands that perform one after the other, which is also... Continue Reading →
Review eMOLECULE ‘The Architect’
eMolecule is the band of Simon Collins and Kelly Nordstrom. With 'The Architect' the two have finished their debut album, which will hit the record stores these days. The collaboration of the both started already in 2005 in Vancouver, Canada and focused at the beginning on Collins' solo career. This fueled the creativity of the... Continue Reading →
Review ZSK ‘Hass/Liebe’
ZSK is a German punk rock band, hailing from Göttingen. The guys started back in 1997 and unleashed a demo the same year. Nowadays ZSK belongs to the established bands when it comes to punk rock with a noticeable number of releases over the last 25 years. The second era of the band began in... Continue Reading →
Review THE POOR ‘High Price Deed’
We have known that hard rock made in Australia is a quality feature at least since AC/DC. In addition, bands like Rose Tattoo and Airbourne have delighted the world with excellent rock music. In addition, The Poor have been drawing attention to themselves since 1986 with well-made hard rock. Started as The Poor Boys, the... Continue Reading →
Live report APOCALYPTICA, EPICA & WHEEL, Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg – January 28th, 2023
Hamburg faces tonight a kind of ‘-ca’ night with Apocalyptica and Epica being in town. The third band, being part of the ‘The Epic Apocalypse Tour’ are Wheel from Finland. The first thing one notices is a 200m queue of fans, waiting for the opening of doors of the Grosse Freiheit 36. Such a line... Continue Reading →
Review DEWOLFF ‘Love, Death & In Between’
DeWolff belongs to the exciting acts in rock and blues. The Dutch outfit is active since 2007 and it’s Luka and Pable van de Poel as well as Robin Piso, who bring the sound od of blues to Holland. The career started in 2008 with DeWolff winning a national talent competition. This was the beginning... Continue Reading →
Review URIAH HEEP ‘Chaos & Colour’
After more than 50 years in the music business, it's not really necessary anymore to introduce Uriah Heep. Mick Box and his bandmates have released timeless hard rock classics with hits like 'Lady in Black' and 'Easy Livin'', just to name the most famous ones. Uriah Heep have just finished their '50 Years Anniversary' tour,... Continue Reading →
CHÉ AIMEE DORVAL’s new album released today
Today Canadian singer Ché Aimee Dorval release her new album ‘The Crowned’. The singer from Vancouver enjoyed a colorful youth, full of creativity and adventures. All this helped Dorval to develop an individualism which she transports nowadays into her music. Rock and metal fans might know the singer since she joined prog master Devin Townsend... Continue Reading →
MÄRVEL unleashed a new song called ‘Catch 22’
Swedish rock enthusiasts Märvel will celebrate the bands 20th anniversary with an album called ‘Double Decade’ which will be in the shops on February 24th, 2023 via The Sign Records. Next to the great songs of the band from two decades of classic rock, Märvel also placed two new tracks on the album. One of... Continue Reading →
JETHRO TULL announced ‘RökFlöte’
Rock icons Jethro Tull just announced a new album. ‘RökFlöte’ is the title of Jethro Tull’s 23rd longplayer which will be released on April 21st, 2023 via Inside Out Music. The tracklist features twelve songs and looks like this: Voluspo Ginnungagap Allfather The Feathered Consort Hammer On Hammer Wolf Unchained The Perfect One Trickster (And... Continue Reading →
Review STEVE VAI ‘Vai/Gash’
Steve Vai is definitely one of the all-time greats of rock music. His collaboration with Frank Zappa, countless solo albums, his time with Whitesnake, etc. made the guitarist one of the most important representatives of his craft. These days Vai releases a new album, which is actually not that new. Vai/Gash' contains songs that were... Continue Reading →
SIENA ROOT unveil a new song
In a few weeks Swedish rock powerhouse Siena Root unleash their 8th studio album called ‘Revelation’. One song on the eleven songs featuring tracklist is entitled ‘Keeper of the Flames’. The tune mirrors well-crafted classic rock with a lot of heart and soul embedded. What fascinates too is the David Gilmour reminding guitar which adds... Continue Reading →
THE ANSWER ask for love with their new single
The Northern Irish rock outfit The Answer represent the power of rock is well-known. The band will underline this with the anticipated next longplayer ‘Sundowners’ which will be released on March 17th, 2023. With ‘Want You to Love Me’, the guys launch a new song, taken from the album. Cormac Neeson says:“When a friend asks me... Continue Reading →
HOST unveil a next song from ‘IX’
Host is the new side project of Paradise Lost members Greg Mackintosh and Nick Holmes. With Host, the guys pick up the vibe and spirit of the Paradise Lost album of the same name and move the sound to a next level without bringing the mothership into danger. The album called 'IX' is scheduled for... Continue Reading →