“Nothing Compares To Metal” is a continuation of VELVET VIPER’s concept with lyrics about classical, poetic and mythical themes. Just like on the first three albums of the band’s new era, Jutta and Holger have composed all the songs together. For VELVET VIPER it is very important to create music that reflects the band’s mentality…
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From the early days on, VENDETTA’s musical style is rooted in thrash and speed metal, and their first two studio albums, released in the late 80’s, prove it. With the addition of guitarist Jan Hüttinger and drummer Domi Bertelt, new blood joined VENDETTA a few years ago and the band started working on a new…
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When it comes to defending the core values of timeless power metal and combining them with fresh stylistic variations and exciting stories, Swedish power metallers BLOODBOUND have always been fighting at the forefront. With nine studio albums in 16 years under their belt, the six-member band led by founding members Tomas Olsson (lead guitar) and…
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BLACKSCAPE is the punch in the face you long for. Don’t worry about the pain when you give in to this musical avalanche, though – you will be richly rewarded! The Swedish trio’s debut album “Suffocated By The Sun” is chock full of heavy riffage with a blend of thrash metal and death metal that…
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German modern metal quartet A LIFE DIVIDED returns with “Down The Spiral Of A Soul”, back to their roots. It gets harder, darker and angrier at the same time. The Munich band A LIFE DIVIDED are an integral part of the scene. In 2003, the group was founded by singer Jürgen Plangger (also guitarist of…
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Bands tend to realise their full musical potential only if they continue to evolve artistically, be it in terms of technical production, lyrical content or, of course, compositional progress. Over the course of their four album releases to date, Schattenmann have consistently driven this important process forward. Their latest offering ‘Día de Muertos’ is a…
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Do you remember the power of metal the first time to heard it? “Fight Or Fall” is a no-nonsense return to fast and powerful heavy metal with screaming vocals, crushing guitars and hooks that remind you what great songwriting sounds like. This is not a happy walk through a forest of elves – this is…
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For a long time, not much was heard about ELOY. After the break-up, few expected to hear from them again. But the creative spark was not extinguished. Together with keyboarder Michael Gerlach from Berlin, Frank wrote songs for a new album »Ra«, which was released in 1988. To the surprise of everyone involved it made…
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GRAVEWORM is back with their ninth studio album! It took eight long years, but the wait has been worth it: the South Tyrolean extreme metal institution GRAVEWORM is finally returning with a new album! And “Killing Innocence” compensates for everything. Their very own blend of thrash, gothic and death metal is as powerful as ever,…
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For an established band, the biggest challenge usually lies in consistently developing its own personal style with each new album while simultaneously enhancing it with exciting new elements. It’s precisely this difficult balancing act that international power metal group Pyramaze has successfully achieved on its latest offering, ‘Bloodlines’: Every one of the ten songs impresses…
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