2019 hast just begun and there’s an new update to come for hard German-speaking Rock Music. The German band STAHLMANN, known for spectacular stage presence ever since, are also famous for constantly developing their uncompromising sound. More than ever they do that now – thus their newest album „Kinder Der Sehnsucht“ breaks open some traditional…
“Born in the twilight to conquer them all, to take what it needs to survive, kill or get killed, domination or fall, the only way to survive: to kill them all.” The fact that Hamburg is not only the “most beautiful city in the world” but also the capital of Teutonic powermetal has been well…
Rhapsody Of Fire hold a special position in the exciting and multi-faceted world of heavy metal: Like few other acts, the band from Italy stands for anthemnic symphonic metal presented with lots of speed, great pathos and technical refinement. Another characteristic that the band’s fans love: At the beginning of their career in particular (at…
Do not feed – still biting! The Hamburg-based ska punk legend from St. Pauli returns with their 10th studio album, delivering 10 explosive songs about the sometimes serious and sometimes not-so-serious sides of life. In these grim times, Rantanplan remember the basics: the pack. Here you can run, bark, bite, eat and cuddle. That must…
New DANKO JONES Album ‘A Rock Supreme’ Due April 26; ‘Dance Dance Dance’ Single Out Now it’s long been clear that the Canadian hard rock trio DANKO JONES lives and breathes – and even sweats and bleeds – rock n’ roll. The group’s namesake front man loves to talk about it (check out his long-running…
With “Herz & Verstand” Kärbholz are already releasing their 8th studio album. The four guys from Ruppichteroth in the German countryside have been making music together since 2005. And that very successfully, if you look at the last releases of the band. “Rastlos” from 2013 went from a standing start to #16 and the follow-up…
“Hell no!”, Flotsam And Jetsam’s master behind the microphone Eric “A.K.” Knutson exclaimed when asked if this was the band’s final swing of the axe! The End Of Chaos certainly could be construed that way title-wise. But what do you do when you unleash arguably the finest hour in your 30-plus year career (2016’s genius…
In a music scene that has threatened to become increasingly trivial and contourless for a number of years, Evergrey are the (exceedingly ambitioned) silver lining on the horizon. Since 1993, the Swedish group surrounding frontman/songwriter Tom S. Englund has been synonymous with technically and compositionally outstanding standards, combined with lyrics and messages which go way…
Introducing Heavy Metal veteran HERMAN FRANK to the crowd is just meaningless like carry coals to Newcastle. The guitarist has been an integral part of the German metal scene since the early 80s. From ACCEPT to VICTORY to his solo project started in 2009 and his work as a producer, the Hanoverian has proved a…
BillyBio “ Feed The Fire”– the first solo release from Billy Graziadei of BIOHAZARD and POWERFLO “With BillyBio, it’s 100% me. No influence from anyone else. This is who I am and what I’ve become. I’m a product of everyone I’ve met, talked with, shared my stories with…and a bit of their stories as well.”…
