A new band like Sweden’s heavy/power metallers BROTHERS OF METAL doesn’t cross the music fan’s way very often. In fact, the kind of talent this 8-piece band brings to the table is very rare. But what makes BROTHERS OF METAL so special? Is it their distinctive, striking songwriting, the outstanding vocal delivery, the amazing hooks?…
The US-American crossover band from New Jersey, founded in the early 90’s, convinces with a combination of styles like hardcore punk, heavy metal and hip-hop. The integration of a saxophone gives the whole an unmistakable note. Dog Eat Dog are regarded as the pioneers of crossover. After releasing their first studio album “All Boro Kings” in 1994, Dog…
After 24 years of band history and 12 studio albums SUIDAKRA has become a flagship in the Celtic-Metalscene. During this time they toured around the globe, played any number of shows, mastermind Arkadius Antonik even spent a week on behalf of the German Goethe Institute to support regional musical projects in India and SUIDAKRA has…
Music is extremely powerful, it has the power to bring back memories. It has the power to take you away from troubles or worries. It can make you feel happy, sad, powerful, rejoiceful or even relaxed. It can put you into a story, be it fact or fictional. It can spark the emotion of a…
The idea for symphonic metal band Arion was hatched in the fall of 2011 in the famed music school Sibelius Lukio in Helsinki, where drummer Topias Kupiainen and keyboardist Arttu Vauhkonen got together with guitar whiz kid Iivo Kaipainen. In short order, the threesome found bass player Georgi Velinov and vocalist Viljami Holopainen to round…
Tracklist: 01 Monster Hero 02 Living As Outlaws 03 Rock Is My Religion 04 Love Is Gonna Get You Killed 05 Glory Of The Brave 06 Make Me Fight 07 Gonna Be Tough 08 Firebird 09 We Are Seven 10 Give Me Good Times 11 All I Want Is Rock 12 The Tragedy Of Mr. Smith…
Lots of demos recorded, a high-class self-released album (2015), festivals and shows with HammerFall, Vanden Plas, Rhapsody of Fire, Symphony X, Masterplan and Evergrey… Belgian melodic progressive metal band ETHERNITY has come a long way since brothers Julien and Nicolas Spreutels – as well as their cousin François Spreutels – started their musical project in…
If you consider who is on the list of “Pioneering Bands of Hard Sounds” you cannot help wondering what the Scandinavians mix into their mother´s milk, but the musicians from the north of Europe seemingly occupy two thirds off this ranking. And also DYNAZTY from Stockholm are no exception. Formed 2007 by guitarists Love Magnusson…
In a landscape of identikit thrash bands GAMA BOMB have always stood out. Unapologetically Irish, with lyrics mixing humour and social commentary and a reputation for legendary beer-soaked stage shows, they’ve never made a secret of enjoying what they do. GAMA BOMB formed in 2002, bonding over a shared love of retro comics, movies and…
We’re all damned. Most of us just don’t know it yet. The world is dancing a grim fandango right on the edge of the abyss, one foot dangling over the edge. This, however, is no reason to panic as I’ll Be Damned, Denmark’s hottest Rock sensation since Volbeat, are underlining on their sophomore effort “Road…
