..time for a new gurD album! After 8 years since the last regular studio long player, the time had come again to let the guitars speak! Packed with fast paced thrashers like “Merry Go Round”, “Devil’s Bread” or “Taste For More”, there’s also space for groove-laden riff-monsters the band is well known for. Tracks like…
MIDNIGHT RIDER’s second studio album “Beyond The Blood Red Horizon” continues to capture the vibe of the 70’s heavy rock era. The sound, most of all, was refined by using exclusively analog recording methods. The previous musical influences of bands like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Led Zeppelin are once again noticeable on the new…
Entering the Norwegian metal scene in 2006 as a classic doom band, wasn’t necessarily a recipe for success. Black metal was still the big thing coming from Norway, and there wasn’t much space for bands from other subgenres. Even with Gorgoroth members King ov Hell and Kvitrafn in the line-up, adding a touch of blackness,…
This collection of tracks was being written during some dark times for the band, and the world as a whole: It was 2020 during the pandemic that most of this music was created. The band collectively worked very hard to contribute and write music that best represents the band as of now. This collection of…
Five eager Australians are growing impatient: Where is the Rock? – Dead City Ruins send a “Shockwave“ our way Dead City Ruins are staying hungry. In 2015, the Australians sold their belongings and went all-in when it comes to Rock ’n’ Roll. Tirelessly touring the planet, the fivesome has managed to capture the hearts of…
There are plenty of reasons why musicians succeed in getting the optimum out of their creative talent. In the case of the Swedish melodic metal act Dynazty and their latest album ‘Final Advent’, the extra time forced upon them by the pandemic may have been one important factor, but it would be short-sighted to attribute…
In these times, who doesn’t dream about being a little closer to paradise on earth? The Austrian Symphonic Metal Formation EDENBRIDGE is considered one of the most style-defining bands of their genre who have illuminated this domain from all angles imaginable since their debut album “Sunrise in Eden” (2000). After 10 successful studio albums, EDENBRIDGE…
On their second full-length album, “Passive Aggression”, you can feel that every member exceeded oneself, while pushing each other to bring on their best game at the same time. The result is an album that truly speaks from the heart of the band. The vocals are darker and more in-your-face, and the guitar-work is more…
With four studio albums to date and countless awesome live shows under their belt – the latter incidentally also during the pandemic, the Swedish all-female band Thundermother has proved its outstanding artistic potential many times over. Their upcoming new release ‘Black And Gold’ has these exceptionally talented musicians channel their extraordinary qualities even more purposefully…
This album is the heaviest TOXIK release yet! While the group has a long lineage in a traditional thrash mold, this record expands on what’s been and shows where they can go, both musically and subjectively. 10 piledriving tracks that range from staggering breakneck BPMs to grinding odd time signatures and raspy dissonances, the character…
