EDENBRIDGE – Shangri-La

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…

THUNDERMOTHER – Black and Gold

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…

TOXIK – Dis Morta

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…

HATRIOT – The Vale Of Shadows

HATRIOT’s new album “The Vale Of Shadows” includes topics such as personal growth, pent-up aggression, the Black Plague, serial killers, and a disturbing dark world. HATRIOT changed their writing style and added a more modern production their new album, also including more death metal, hardcore, and metalcore influences. The album includes heavy mid-tempo songs and…

UNHERZ – Sinnkrise

UNHERZ wrote their 9th studio album during the difficult times of the pandemic, which left its mark on some band members. Thus, the lyrics on “Sinnkrise” deal with themes like working through harsh setbacks, dealing with a personal life crisis as well as – and this is the most important part – the realization that…