Udo Dirkschneider behoeft eigenlijk weinig introductie: de kleine Duitser met de grote stem en het heavy metal hart is een van de legendarische figuren in het metalwereldje. Zijn band U.D.O. zag het levenslicht nadat hij in 1987 uit Accept stapte. Het succes bleef, want U.D.O. albums als ‘Holy’ (1999) en ‘Mastercutor’ (2007) werden instant klassiekers…
Blueminded is een Nederlandse pop / Rockband (Symfo Rock) , die in 2012 opgericht werd door gitarist, muziek en tekstschrijver Jörgen Koenen. Na thuis verschillende dingen al zelf opgenomen te hebben en het ook life te willen gaan spelen, werd in zijn eigen omgeving gezocht naar medemuzikanten. Die al vlug in zijn eigen muzikale kring…
Riot is an American hard rock / heavy metal band formed by guitarist Mark Reale in 1975. The debut album “Rock City” was released in 1979 and mainly appreciated in the UK where NWOBHM was bursting out back then. Japan was another country, which welcomed this album with open arms. “Warrior” was released as a…
Creepy-crawly atmosphere in summer: On 26th July, the Finnish monster LORDI release their brand-new DVD „Recordead Live – Sextourcism In Z7“ via AFM Records. Besides the live cut of the show in Pratteln/Switzerland during their latest „Sextourcism“ tour, the DVD provides a lot of bonus material, including some real rarities. The Live show itself has…
DE COOLSTE OLD SCHOOL ROCK! Indoor festival, georganiseerd in de oude rijschool van de Fonck kazerne in het centrum van Luik. Éen podium, exclusieve bands, een Rock festivalmarkt, een VIP gebied met lokale lekkernijen, exposities (cover art & live foto’s) en de presentatie van een bloemlezing over de Rock geschiedenis. THE COOLEST OF THE OLD…
Last year lift the band the secret of the SCHATTENMANN’s identity and took the Gothic scene by assault. Within two years, singer Frank Herzig raised the future of Neue Deutsche Härte together with his band mates Luke Shook (bass) and Jan Suk (guitars), last year drummer Nils Kinzig completed the line-up. Together, they brought the…
One of the most popular cult groups in Germany celebrates its 30th birthday this sommer: The fun rockers of J.B.O have been serving their mischiveous and profound humour for almost three decades and made the musical landscape way more colourful. Appropriately, the band lets the sow out this year. On 28th of June, they release…
Eight years. That’s how long it’s been since Denmark’s most celebrated rock band D-A-D released their last studio album. But now the wait is over. The band’s legion of fans can start the countdown to May 31st when the Danish rock legends unveil their latest album, ‘Prayer For The Loud’. It’s been a long time…
2010, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY announced their break-up and drew a line under their impressive career with „Last Curtain Call“: In the middle of the Nineties, THEATRE OF TRAGEDY wrote music history with albums like „Velvet Darkness They Fear“ and „Aegis“. Never before a band combined a dark male voice with a charming, bright female voice…
Since 1998, when KRYPTOS was formed in Bangalore, India the four-piece is a synonym for hotshot old school heavy metal with a thrashing twist. As the first indian band ever touring Europe they earned themselves a reputation as a fiery and exciting live act, which they consolidate with their perfomance at the Wacken Open Air…
