Mijn passie voor muziek begon toen ik twaalf jaar oud was en de legendarische sound van Alice Cooper ontdekte. Vanaf dat moment was er geen weg terug. In de loop der jaren is mijn muzikale reis uitgegroeid tot een brede liefde voor hardrock, prog rock, prog metal, zware metal en authentieke blues. Muziek is voor mij niet zomaar een achtergrondgeluid; ik ben een actieve verzamelaar van vinyl en geniet intens van het ritueel van een plaat opzetten. Naast het vullen van mijn platenkast trek ik er graag op uit op de fiets om te ontspannen en mijn hoofd leeg te maken.
Here it is – the long-awaited highlight of the GODSLAVE 15th anniversary celebrations: ‘Champions’. A special tribute album with which the five Saarlanders pay homage to the bands and songs – their ‘champions’ – that inspired them to make music themselves. The return to the origins, the pure passion for music, has contributed significantly to…
Obliteration is imminent: As The World Dies return with their triumphant second offering. “Nebula” is a colossal lesson in crushing death metal and cosmic mysticism. “‘Nebula’ is the quintessence of what As The World Dies is all about,” band leader and scene veteran Scott Fairfax says. “We pushed our musical boundaries and wanted to create…
Peter Bourbon is a multi-talented musician and composer, best known as the guitar slayer in Dutch hard rock and metal bands such as, Picture, Vengeance, and Faith Healer. Since 2020, his focus has been on, The B Legacy, and the upcoming 12-track, multi-genre rock album, Hope Rocks scheduled for release on OOB Records, (2025), preceded by the first single, Turn…
The runes are cast – our fate is sealed: With a triumphant strike, Elvenking end their “Readers of the Runes” trilogy on a high note, mastering the thin red line between hope and darkness. Who is this enigmatic Reader of the Runes? Who will withstand the fall of idols? Enter this final instalment of one…
The heavens shall burn when they are gathered: Finnish melodic death metal juggernaut Horizon Ignited are preparing to set the world ablaze. After two awe-inspiring albums, they take things to the next level with “Tides”, a colossal album that will forever change the course of a genre that has become increasingly stagnant in recent years.…
There is great power in secrecy. Detached from the world, brewed under a strict code of confidentiality, a new lifeform came into existence. Led by none other than Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko, this new beast of his gained momentum in the massive shadow of his wildly successful power metal superheroes, slowly, steadily, biding its…
End of Green have re-recorded their legendary debut “Infinity”. Almost 30 years later, the band are revisiting their crushing roots, while at the same time setting the course for the future with a new deal with Reaper Entertainment. With their stoner goth, End of Green placed themselves in their very own pigeonhole right from the…
Reborn, revitalised and ready to rock ‘n’ roll, Thundermother are back with a deafening bang. Two years on from the release of their last studio album Black & Gold, the Swedish quartet have completed work on a follow-up and are primed to explode all over again. A blistering onslaught of loud, proud and groovy hard…
Masters of melancholic heavy metal since 2013, Avatarium are a unique and formidable musical force. Originally formed as an extracurricular project by Candlemass legend Leif Edling, the Stockholm-based doom mavericks have since evolved far beyond their roots and become one of the most creative and unpredictable hard rock bands on the planet. Now led by…
Back To The Future! Founded in 2013, GREY ATTACK from Aachen, Germany aimed to celebrate their style of heavy metal without clichés right from the start. They deliver hard and heavy riffs with a powerful and dirty sound, garnished with the incomparable voice of their singer Gray Charlez. With their third album “Afterworld” from 2022,…