(*/10) That death metal can go together with a high technical level of playing is something Atheist has proven with their "Unquestionable presence" album. Originally released in 1991 the album came with eight songs that are aggressive death metal with...

Stratovarius has been in the studio to record their new longplayer "Eternal that will be released on September 11 via earMUSIC. The first song has been posted on YouTube and here is the link: Source: YouTube

Iron Maiden posted a very first teaser from the upcoming "The book of souls" album on YouTube. I would say - Yes; it's Iron Maiden :) Source: YouTube

(8/10) Hamburg Rock City. Linie is another band that proves the truth of this statement. The five-piece from the Hansestadt in the Northern parts of Germany released an EP in 2014. The name of the disc was "Negative enthusiasm" which is followed now by...

Geoff Tate posted a new song from the comong Operation Mindcrime album. "Re-inventing the future" is taken from the upcoming album "The key" that comes in September via Frontiers. The songs is a step towards the older Queensryche stuff, but let's see...

Prog rockers posted a new song called "Minion". The track is taken from the upcoming album "The oblivion particle" that will be released end of August this year. SPOCK'S BEARD - Minion (Lyric Video). Taken from the album, 'The Oblivion Particle', Inside...

(8/10) Hardside are from San Antonio, Texas and the five-piece is a metal/hardcore hybrid that really kicks-ass. Zane, Patrick, Ely, Ravy Bear and Sammy are influenced by hardcore legends such as Biohazard while also thrash bands like Pantera made in...

Kylesa posted the first new track called "Lost and confused". It's taken from the upcoming longplayer called "Exhausting fire" that will be released beginning of October this year via Season Of Mist. And here comes the tracklist: Crusher Inward Debate...

Linie for Hamburg releases their debut called "What we make our demons do" . The sound of Linie is a mix of Henry Rollins and Danzig with quite some post rock. Check out the album. It's one of the best debuts so far this year. ŁINIE aus Hamburg veröffentlichen...

(8/10) After having released their Napalm Records debut with EP "The key and the gate" Year Of The Goat comes back with their newest longplayer called the "Unspeakable". The six-piece band from Norrköping wrote nine new songs (they probabaly wrote more,...

Münster-based Long Distance Calling embarks on a small tour end of this year. Here are the dates:

(8/10) This album is much more than just a live album from Lynyrd Skynyrd. This disc gives you the chance to experience a special night that took place in the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA on November 12, 2014. An extraordinary collection of artists gathered...

(8/10) Eventhough you might not have heard about Crown Of Thornz before doesn't mean that they are newcomers. The band was a main part of the NYHC scene in the mid eighties when bands Madball and Disorder had their first peak. The sound of Crown Of Thornz...

(8/10) After a break and a reunion Skintrade re-united in the 2011. The Swedish hardrockers released the first new album since many years. A bit more than a year later Skintrade has the next longplayer ready to be released. "Scarred for life" is the name...