Quentin Roth, based in Thuringia in Germany, is a young musician who presents his own vision of metal with German lyrics and a good dose of morbidity on ROTH’s debut album “Nachtgebete”. It’s not an empty phase if we say that Quentin has experienced metal from an early age, because his father is M. Roth,…
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LORDI, the Finnish ESC Monster, has always been the epitome of outlandish ideas. And on November 26th, they’ll be coming around the corner with seven of them: The band will be the first in music history to release a whopping seven studio albums in one lavish swoop! This is called “Lordiversity”, Attention: Play on Words, Monster…
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René Thomsen, proprietor of Backline Rental Service, has been fully engaged in the music scene since the 1980s. Starting as a roadie, he then worked as a guitar technician for several internationally known guitarists, was promoted to technical tour manager and is now a successful and highly valued entrepreneur who has established his full-service operation…
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U.D.O. – “Game Over” The title of the new studio album by the band around rock icon Udo Dirkschneider (original voice of the cult band Accept) has become a statement that has a lot to talk about. Dirkschneider stands for clear, straightforward words. “If mankind doesn’t rethink some things, it could have drastic consequences,” he…
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Gus G. made a name for himself with Firewind, the band he initially launched as a solo project in 1998 that made its official debut in 2002. In that time the band has released nine albums, while Gus has also recorded and toured with Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil and Ozzy Osbourne. He…
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The cinematic symphonic metal outfit CATALYST CRIME presents its self-titled debut! It is a cinematic metal journey that covers a wide spectrum of genre-defying sounds and emotions, ranging from symphonic metal to death metal to progressive metal and back. Huge walls of orchestral compositions interact with guttural riffs and soaring vocal lines. The lyrical themes…
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The ultimate sound of denim and leather! Invoking the ‘80s one riff at a time. Kryptos was formed in 1998 in Bangalore, India and have long been considered one of the spearheads of the Indian heavy metal revolution. With five critically acclaimed albums under their belt, they have supported some of metal’s biggest names like…
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“I think it will shine through in your music if you’re not honest with yourself. We are very honest with ourselves, and we make music we love to hear.” Wise words from Samuel Nyman, the voice behind Swedish power metallers Manimal on the eve of completing the band’s fourth official album, Armageddon. As expected of…
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“Gravity”, SECOND REIGN’s debut album, was recorded over a period of 16 months. What started as only recording a few songs to get gigs and releasing them as singles, turned into a lengthy songwriting process and the recordings of the band’s very first studio album. The 13 songs that are now featured on the album…
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When today’s thrash metal classic „Heresy“ was released in 1990, the world was different. The internet was nearly unknown. Mobiles were as big as buffalo bones. Wacken Open Air was a party for the village louts. These are stories from a long forgotten time. But Charly Steinhauer and his band Paradox are still here and…
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