INSOMNIUM announced European tour dates
Check out SACRED REICH’s new song
Legendary thrash metallers Sacred Reich have announced the release date for their highly anticipated new album Awakening. The band's first new music in twenty three years will drop on August 23rd via Metal Blade Records. The band have also released the title track, 'Awakening', and the accompanying music video today. "Awakening" was premiered by Jose... Continue Reading →
AMON AMARTH announces European tour dates
14.11. Wien, Gasometer 15.11. München, Zenith 16.11. Ludwigsburg, MHP Arena 17.11. Prag, Tipsport Arena 19.11. Zürich, Samsung Hall 25.11. Paris, Zenith 26.11. Brüssel, Forest National 28.11. Birmingham, O2 Academy 29.11. Manchester, O2 Apollo 30.11. London, O2 Brixton Academy 02.12. Esch Zur Alzette, Luxembourg, Rockhal 03.12. Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle 04.12. Berlin, Velodrom 06.12. Göteborg, Partille Arena 07.12.... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 3
Stormy rain clouds and some sun have been the weather conditions of the second day of Rock Hard Festival and is Sunday that live up to one’s name. Sun rays make the scenery again to a bright place and it’s The Spirit that brings everybody into the right mood for another day full of exciting... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 2
Tyler Leads is around since a few years and the first time I saw them was in December last year when the guys opened for Hank Von Hell. Being impressed by their show it is a ‘must’ to be in time at Rock Hard Festival day 2. The benefit of being a local act is... Continue Reading →
CD review ALL HELL ‘The Witch’s Grail’
(8/10) 'The Witch's Grail' is already longplayer number four of North Carolina's All Hell and it's a good one. The trio started in 2013 and looks back on some productive years. The guys debuted in 2014 with 'The Devils' Work' nd since then released albums on a regular base. 'The Witch's Grail' is the newest... Continue Reading →
Live report ROCK HARD FESTIVAL 2019 – Day 1
Whit weekend means Rock Hard Festival since 2004. The open air festival at Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen has kept its family spirit with many fans of Metal and Rock returning to Gelsenkirchen every year. Also Markus‘ Heavy Music Blog is present and here‘s the report of the great 2019 edition. It is with Vulture a local act... Continue Reading →
CD review CRIMSON RIVER ‘Crimson River’ – EP
(6/10) Eindhoven - Rock City ... and here is another prove for the statement. Crimson River is hailing from the South-East of The Netherlands and it's another young band that wants to present to the world what their musical passion sounds like. The quartet started in 2011, driven by a dedication for music. No release... Continue Reading →
CD review VADER ‘Thy Messenger’ – EP
(9/10) Vader is for sure an important pillar in Polish Heavy Metal and a strong player to Metal in general. 14 albums are the offer from the quartet with ‘Dark Age’ being the so far latest longplayer. ‘Dark Age’ started to spread its deadly Metal in 2017 and since work on the next longplayer still... Continue Reading →
GEODA unveils a new video, feat. Steve Di Giorgio and Dirk Verbeuren
Argentina’s organic death metallers Geoda - feat. fretless guru Steve Di Giorgio and Dirk Verbeuren on drums - have released their first official video for the song "The Magic Mountain", taken from Geoda's upcoming album "Here and Now", coming out on June 7th. Geoda are:Facundo Lopez: Guitar/VocalsSteve Di Giorgio: BassDirk Verbeuren: Drums
CD review DEATH ANGEL ‘Humanicide’
(8/10) San Francisco-based Metal pioneers Death Angel present their newest piece of work, which is 10 songs containing longplayer that shows the guys from California in excellent shape. A NWoBHM-rooted guitar line starts the opener and it's an ear-splitting scream of frontman Mark Osegueda that transfers the song into aggressive Thrash Metal. The song's a... Continue Reading →
CD review XENTRIX ‘Bury the Pain’
(8/10) You could get the feeling that all the oldschool Thrash Metal formations are coming back - some sooner, some later. UK metallist Xentrix is one of these bands, returning in 2017 with a show the quartet played at Bloodstock Festival. Xentrix is an outfit that started in the mid '80s, with a debut unveiled... Continue Reading →
DESTRUCTION unveil artwork of ‘Born in Perish’
Legendary German thrashers, DESTRUCTION, have revealed the cover artwork to their upcoming 17th studio album, »Born To Perish«. This stunning visualization was created by acclaimed artist Gyula from Hungary, who has also created artwork for ANNIHILATOR, GRAVE DIGGER, STRATOVARIUS, TANKARD and many more.
CD review WAR CURSE ‘Eradication’
(8/10) War Curse, hailing from Ohio, is a rather new band. The guys founded the band in 2013 and already two years later the debut 'Final Days' was shipped to the record stores. This first sign of life draw the attention of Svart Records and after having inked a deal with the label the five-piece... Continue Reading →
CD review POSSESSED ‘Revelations of Oblivion’
(9/10) The entire vita of Possessed is remarkable and so is the newest album 'Revelations of Oblivion'. Not only that the band released a timeless and genre defining debut, it's also the blows of fate that hit the band and their frontman Jeff Becerra, making them stronger than ever. Possessed and Becerra is a symbol... Continue Reading →
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