ASHRAIN is a newly formed power metal band, founded by guitarist and producer Nozomu Wakai (Destinia / Shortino / Sigh). Nozomu as DESTINA released an album titled “Metal Souls” in 2018, featuring the likes of Tommy Aldridge, Marco Mendoza and Ronnie Romero. He also worked with Paul Shortino and his band SHORTINO and was also…
There are few progressive metal bands who command as much admiration from fans and critics alike as Redemption. Their unique blend of an impressive heaviness (not exactly a daily occurrence in this genre), irresistible melodies and great emotional urgency is a global success. The group consists of five highly talented and extremely individual artists who…
Get ready for an apocalyptic journey! “S.A.L.I.G.I.A” offers more complex songs as well as darker lyrics about the world situation now and then, and how we push humanity towards the apocalypse through war and environmental destruction. Compared to the band’s debut, this album features more elaborate songs and arrangements, and is a musical journey through…
ALLES ANDERS “Alles anders” is the deliberately striking title of the new MAERZFELD album. The world is no longer the same as it was 3 years ago and for the musicians, too, there were formative experiences and associated changes that are processed in the new songs and often allow a very personal insight into the emotional…
– Hey! Listen to us, “Dark Heavy Metal” is what we scream! – There’s no doubt that “Dark Heavy Metal” is the perfect album title for DARK EMBRACE’s new record. – After being labeled with different styles by journalists and fans when it comes to their music, this is more than an album name, it…
VICTOR SMOLSKI’s new album “Guitar Force” includes the best guitar work he has ever done, since it showcases his different styles of playing in such a versatility. VICTOR SMOLSKI considers “Guitar Force” as a kind of best-of album where he presents many song ideas from Rage, Almanac and Johann Sebastian Bach in new visions. It’s…
Germany’s most morbid hit factory is back! The Thuringian masters of the macabre present themselves in absolute top form on their 16th studio album “Grenzgänger“ and raise the extreme-metal-bar even higher with 17 new songs. EISREGEN worked hard and conceptualized the new work both as a successor to the 2020 Top 10 chart success “Leblos”…
To shorten the waiting time for their second long player and without further ado, CALL OF CHARON release a new 5-song EP “The Sound Of Sorrow” consistently continues the uncompromising nature of the last album, but also comes up with a few surprises. For the first time ever, the band recorded a cover song and…
Rounding off a special anniversary year for the band (35 years since foundation of the group as well as launching the debut album ‚Animal House‘) and its fearless leader & voice Udo Dirkschneider (who turned 70 this April), November 18th 2022 will see German Heavy Metal legends U.D.O. release an extensive career-spanning ‚best of‘ compilation,…
ATROCITY are back with full force! “OKKULT III” marks the furious finale of the “OKKULT” album trilogy, and it is packed with brutal death metal galore! The chart-breaker “OKKULT II” already delighted the ATROCITY fan community and the metal press alike with thrilling death metal songs that get under your skin. With “OKKULT III”, ATROCITY…
