OZ – Transition State

It really is a time of transition for Finnish heavy metal cult act OZ. The band, founded and led by drummer Mark Ruffneck, now finally appears back on the surface with a new studio album – which is not only their first all new songs release since 1991 (!) but also featured a new line-up.…

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COMMUNIC – Where Echoes Gather

In the beginning – Where it all started COMMUNIC is a Norwegian metal band that was founded in March 2003 by guitarist/vocalist Oddleif Stensland and drummer Tor Atle Andersen (both ex-SCARIOT), who shortly after was joined by bass player Erik Mortensen, (a former band mate of Oddleif’s from INGERMANLAND). In April 2004, Oddleif Stensland quit…

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SHAKRA – Snakes & Ladders

Roll the dice! On November 10th, SHAKRA will release their new studio record „Snakes & Ladders“. As in the game with the same title, the goal is to climb to the top. This is what SHAKRA as a band also have in mind. It’s been almost 2 years since „High Noon“ was released, the comeback…

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THE OTHER – Casket Case

“To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula” (Bela Lugosi). Horror, the incomprehensible, fear itself – they all bear a deep and dark longing, they all evoke a fathomless lust for danger, for the abyss. Similarly, Rock’n’Roll, the devil’s music moving our legs and boiling our blood, never fell short of its…

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EMIL BULLS – Kill Your Demons

EMIL BULLS return with their ninth studio album „KILL YOUR DEMONS“ on September 29th 2017, offering a synergy of enrapturing melodies, grinding guitar riffs and pulsating vibes which transcend genre. With more than 20 years of band history behind them, EMIL BULLS have remained true to their distinctive brash attitude and their gritty, creative style.…

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Chakora looking for a deal

                  Chakora on Tour with Ektomorf see them live in : 02.03.: Düsseldorf – Pitcher (GER) 09.03.: Lenzburg – Metbar (CH) 10.03.: Schleiz – Woody’s (GER) 11.03.: Wien – Viper Room (AUS) 13.03.: Ostrava – Barrák music club (CZ) 15.03.: Praha – Rock Café (CZ) 16.03.: Cham – L.A. Cham (GER) 17.03.: Rüsselsheim – das…

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NOCTURNAL RITES – Phoenix

GOTHMINISTER IS BACK! “Since the release of his debut ‘Gothic Electronic Anthems’ in 2003, Gothminister Bjørn Alexander Brem has captured the listeners with his hymns of pitch-black magic. There are bands which are badly missed once they disappear from the scene. One of those examples are Swedish melodic metal masters NOCTURNAL RITES who released their…

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GOTHMINISTER – The Other Side

GOTHMINISTER IS BACK! “Since the release of his debut ‘Gothic Electronic Anthems’ in 2003, Gothminister Bjørn Alexander Brem has captured the listeners with his hymns of pitch-black magic. Dark shudders, deep lead vocals and thrilling craft of composing within the marrow of Gothic, Industrial-Metal and Electro have become his trademarks ever since. Driving sequences lead…

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THE QUILL – Born from Fire

The classic lineup, who made the records “Silver Haze”, “Voodoo Caravan” and “Hooray! It´s a Deathtrip” has reunited. Lead singer Magnus Ekwall (Ayreon) is back behind the microphone and together with the dynamic interplay between drummer Jolle Atlagic (Hanoi Rocks, Electric Boys, Firebird), guitarist Christian Carlsson and bassist Roger Nilsson (Spiritual Beggars, Firebird) it is…

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