*When did you really get involved into music in general and into metal specific? Who was responsable for your interest in (metal) music? My family has always been very musical and I showed interest in drums at an early age of 5 (ish). I instantly liked everything that rocked like Purple, Hendrix etc. but my
The sensation was perfect – Helloween, who has sold more than 10 million records worldwide, being one of the most respected German metal bands since 1984, announced their PUMPKINS UNITED WORLD TOUR in 2016. The media was raving about the TOUR OF THE YEAR, playing 69 shows in 32 countries all over the world. More
UK rock band The Kut have announced a Christmas Single, ‘Waiting for Christmas’ to be released on Friday December 18th, via Criminal Records – with 100% of profit from sales and streams being donated to the Red Cross – supporting those affected by poverty as a result of the pandemic. The YouTube video for the
Voor het “nieuwe” album van Suidakra moeten we al vrij ver terug gaan in de tijd, meer bepaald naar 1997 waar deze ‘Lupine Essence’ voor het eerst werd voorgesteld. Suidakra ontstond in 1994, eerst nog een tijdje als Gloryfication maar al vlug onder de naam Suidakra, de familienaam van oprichter / gitarist / vocalist Antonik
‘Legends’ is de derde ep dit jaar van het Britse symphonic power metal gezelschap Grimgotts. Over het vorige, ‘Sagas’, waren we vrij tevreden. We noemden namen als Serenity en Alestorm als referentiepunten (zie onze review in deze rubriek). Over ‘Legends’ zijn we toch iets minder te spreken. Het nieuwe werkstukje telt opnieuw vier tracks. ‘The
Terwijl het rotjaar 2020 stilaan tot een eind komt, proberen een aantal bands er toch nog iets van te maken. Zo ook het Duitse Strydegor dat met deze ‘Isolacracy’ haar vierde langspeler dropt. Wat me direct wist aan te trekken was de albumcover inclusief pestmasker. “Passend”, dacht ik en meteen was ik benieuwd wat dit
Eyehategod have set a March 12 release date for the band’s first new full-length album in seven years, A History of Nomadic Behavior. The album news arrives with a visualizer for “High Risk Trigger” a taste of what’s to come on the 12-song album. Lyrically, the song is cryptic and abstract, but it touches on
All proceeds to help the bands locked out of playing shows. Download: https://ripplemusic.bandcamp.com/album/ripple-vrr-the-revolution-lives 2020 has been hard on everyone, but perhaps not harder for anyone than for all the bands that had tours canceled, festivals postponed, gigs flatlined. So to properly say goodbye to the nastiness that was 2020, Ripple Music and Vegas Rock Revolution
Epic Fantasy Metallers Release New Single “The White Hand” From Upcoming Album “The Evil Of Man”. Hailing from South East Queensland, Australian Epic Metal sensations Darklore have been carving their way through the underground metal community for many years. The LARP-inspired Brisbane natives have released their first single, “The White Hand”, off their upcoming full-length
Fucked And Bound is een hardcore / punk band uit Seattle die naast frontvrouw Lisa Mungo (ook bekend van bands als Daughters en He Whose Ox Is Gored) bestaat uit gitarist Brian McClelland (eveneens He Whose Ox Is Gored), bassist Rah Davis (Cattle Decapitation) en drummer Matt Chandler. Mocht de band u bekend voorkomen, dan
