There’s a new symphonic metal band in town: FIREWING! The US-based quintet was features vocalist Airton Araujo, guitarists Caio Kehyayan & Bruno Oliveira, bassist Peter Reyna and drummer Chris Dovas. They are now ready to unleash their debut album “Resurrection”! FIREWING mix the technical aspects of heavy metal with melodic orchestrations and renew the typical…
Founded back in 2012 from the Balfour brothers Ryan and David in Belfast Northern Ireland, MAVERICK soon could establish themselves in the scene. With their first album ‘Quid Pro Quo’ they already could tour in Europe together with the Swedish Hard Rock stars THE POODLES. The from press and fans very well reviewed second album…
UMK and their impressive debut EP and subsequent album “Last Of Us” (2014, Ranka Kustannus) Finnish melodic metal stalwarts Arion took their operation to next level with the internationally released sophomore long player “Life Is Not Beautiful” (2018, AFM Records) and it’s singles, including the Spotify hit “At the Break of Dawn” (featuring Elize Ryd…
The true metal outfit FEANOR is back with its new album “Power Of The Chosen One”! Sometime after composing “The Triumph Of Steel” with Joey DeMaio, guitarist David Shankle departed from Manowar, leaving a multitude of fans with a thirst for more true metal. Now the guitar maestro gives closure to that epic chapter with…
MOTORJESUS are playing a high-octane mixture of classic heavy metal and dirty hard rock. The band is pretty active in the German live scene since the early 2000s. They already played numerous tours with bands such as Motörhead, Anthrax, Prong, Mustasch and many more. They also played lots of live festivals like the famous German…
Since the band’s latest release, the superb „Gunmen“, ORDEN OGAN have been at the forefront of power metal. Now, after a few delays, the new album „Final Days“ will finally be released on March 12th, 2021. The album, once again produced by band leader Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann, is a real smasher and shows that the…
IMPERIA’s new album turned out to be the most epic IMPERIA album ever, and therefore it was chosen to be released as a double CD. The album features lot of different styles; from goth rock to metal songs, but also beautiful ballads and more folkish songs.There even is a Viking-themed song, “To Valhalla I Ride“,…
VELVET VIPER’s new album “Cosmic Healer” presents the band as you know them from their energetic live shows; this time with more compact songs, often hovering in the upper tempo range. The basics of the 10 tracks were recorded with a lot of live feeling in the well-ventilated Jangland Studio by the well-established and well-rehearsed…
“We Only Die Once” is an evolution of what started with the “Apocalyptic Rhymes”: Songwriting was rather a band-approach compared to the albums before. The new member Daniel fits right in and contributes with his own flavor of drumming. The songs on the album are a nice blend of thrash, “in-your-face”, speed, mid-tempo and atmospheric…
The ninth studio album of the Swedish hard rock institution. What do you do when the whole world stands still and everything suddenly comes to a sudden stop? For THE QUILL, the only option was to stay creative and keep working to keep a sane mind. Once again working with Erik Nilsson from 491 Studio…
