Noot van redactie: Het is niet omdat we een overzicht van de bands op een bepaald evenement publiceren dat het desbetreffende concert / festival ook effectief zal doorgaan. We hopen het steeds, maar ergens denken we dat we een hele tijd lang geen concerten / festivals meer zullen kunnen bezoeken. Als je leest dat o.a.
*When did you really get involved into music in general and into metal specific? Who was responsable for your interest in (metal) music? When I was a kid, my stepdad was always listening to music, more specifically heavy metal and progressive rock. This means I was indoctrinated with bands like Yes, Rush, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio
Richmond, Indiana’s heavy metal riders Wolftooth have announced the release of their thundering new album ‘Valhalla’ this May 22th on Ripple Music. It’s time to crank the volume up and stream their first single “Firebreather” without further delay! ‘Valhalla’ is a triumphant return for heavy metal unit Wolftooth. One that the band feels exceeds their
*When did you really get involved into music in general and specifically into metal? Who was responsible for your interest in (metal) music? -Phil: I started to be involved like most people when I was a teenager and started a band with neighborhood friends in one of the mom’s basement. The first attempt was already
If you were blazed by the heaviness of their first self titled album, and tripped to the psychedelic soul of “Lady In Gold” (#1 Germany) you won’t be immune to the effects of this third dose of the pills. “Holy Moly!” was written, produced and recorded in Blues Pills‘ own analogue studio which they built
Sweden-based death metal veterans Centinex will return with a new studio album titled “Death In Pieces” on May 29th via Agonia Records. Centinex originated in 1990 as a riff-oriented part of the classic Swedish death metal movement and disbanded in 2005 after releasing eight full-length albums. In 2014 they resurfaced, quite surprisingly, and with a
*When did you really get involved into music in general and into metal specific? Who was responsible for your interest in music? Music has been with me ever since childhood as I’ve had parents and grandparents who have been skilled musicians. I would say metal came to me when I was about 8-9 years or
Op zondag 17 mei is de allereerste editie van Waregemse Metal Day gepland. Acht bands met naam en faam mogen zich die dag bewijzen op het podium. We stellen de bands, zoals je dat bij MUSIKA gewoon bent, nog even kort aan je voor. Al moeten we eigenlijk wel stellen dat geen van dit achttal
Het Corona virus treft ons uiteindelijk allemaal even hard. Na een voorzichtig en aarzelende start, gaat het plots razendsnel. Evenementen “indoors” mogen eerst nog wel, maar moeten beperkt worden worden tot maximum 1000 personen. “Geen probleem”, horen we bij een aantal organisaties, “we laten dan maar 950 bezoekers toe”. Twee dagen later barst de bom
Obsidian… dark, reflective and black: it’s a pretty decent description of the music that Paradise Lost have been making over the last 32 years, even though this most resilient of British metal bands have stoically refused to be pinned down to one easily defined formula. Powered by a lust for creativity and a stout devotion
