(8/10) Although legendary UK rockers Magnum have released already quite some live albums and compilations, the moment of a next live album is always a treat. It was the final show of Magnum’s ‘Road to Eternity’-tour that was recorded and acts as a base for this live record. Magnum played in total 42 shows on... Continue Reading →
CD review RAVEN ‘Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live In Aalborg’
(8/10) Not to know is sometimes not a bad thing at all. So how is this related to Raven’s new live album? The metal pioneers have been on tour in Europe towards the end of 2017. After having gone through a tough time with the band’s longtime drummer Joe Hasselvander suffering from a heart attack... Continue Reading →
CD review VIRGIN STEELE ‘Seven Devils Moonshine’
(5/10) Virgin Steele is around since 35 years and to celebrate this anniversary David De Feis releases with his band a 5 discs comprising box that includes three new albums, plus the re-release of 'Hymns of Victory' and 'The Book of Burning'. Considering the pure amount of songs on this release makes an impression. Unfortunately... Continue Reading →
CD review SODOM ‘Partisan’ – EP
(9/10) Tom Angelripper must be a busy guy these days. Not only that he released a new EP and an album with Onkel Tom, but he also recorded with 'Partisan' a new Sodom EP, the first release in the new line-up. The three-track disc features two new songs and a live recording. Let's go from... Continue Reading →
CD review ONKEL TOM ‘Bier Ernst’
(8/10) Next to his thrash powerhouse Sodom, Tom Angelripper also spends quite some time with Onkel Tom. Tom Angelripper's solo outlet differs a lot from Sodom, but still fits perfectly into the musical spectrum of the German metal legend. Songs are kept in German and also 'Bier Ernst' doesn't change things. The newest album is... Continue Reading →
Classics: RUFFIANS ‘Ruffians’
With this classic, we go back in time even further than with the latest 'Classics' posts. The Delorean brings us back to 1985. In a phase when metal gained momentum and many bands pushed into the market, it was Ruffians from San Francisco that unveiled a brilliant six-track album. Simply entitled 'Ruffians' the debut EP of... Continue Reading →
CD review THE UNITY ‘Rise’
(8/10) It was a year ago when German-Italian metalers The Unity debuted with a self-titled album. The Unity is the brainchild of two Gamma Ray members, Henjo Richter and Michael Ehre. The debut received very good feedback, from media and fans, with some touring activities helping the band to establish themselves in the German metal... Continue Reading →
PRONG launched a new video and announced some tour dates
NY groove metaller Prong launched a new lyric video. The clip is done for ‘However I May End’, taken from the latest release ‘Zero Days’. Furthermore the band announced some tour dates for Europe.
CD review MOB RULES ‘Beast Reborn’
(8/10) Longtime German metal outfit Mob Rules finished work on their newest longplayer ‘Beast Reborn’ that will be available on August 24th this year. With the new album the band continues a journey that began in 1999 when the guys released the debut ‘Savage Land’, followed by seven more records. Mob Rules belongs to the... Continue Reading →
CD review MAD MAX ’35’
(8/10) I have to admit that I'm always looking forward to a new Mad Max album with full excitement. It was their fourth album, ‘Night of Passion’, that put a spell on me and since then new longplayers by Michael Voss’ melodic metal outfit always have been a delight. Nothing changed when I heard about... Continue Reading →
CD review ONKEL TOM ‘Zwischen Emscher & Lippe’
(8/10) Next to getting together a new Sodom line-up Tom Angelripper had some extra time for working on another Onkel Tom release. For the ones of you haven’t heard of Onkel Tom yet, it’s the rock outlet of Sodom's Tom Angelripper with lyrics very much attached to his native soil. The Ruhrgebiet in Germany is... Continue Reading →
CD review FARGO ‘Constellation’
(7/10) Cosmic constellation seems to be quite good for Fargo and their new endeavour. It was Peter ‘Frago Pedda’ Knorn, also known from bands like Victory, who wrote a book, looking back to his career as musician, producer and label manager. This retrospect included the days with Fargo in the 70’s and early 80’s and... Continue Reading →









