(9/10) If you follow my blog for a considerable time you recognized that there are some reviews spread out over the years, featuring bands or artists that might not directly fit into the context of metal. This pattern will not change in 2017 and here...

It was back in 1987 when former Waysted singer Danny Vaughn started a new band called Tyketto, a group that also included Brooke St. James, Jimi Kennedy and Michael Clayton. The latter is still part of the band that disbanded in 1996 and came back step...

(*/10) As you know, it is Pink Floyd Records that re-issues milestone records of the iconic progressive rock band in vinyl. This cycle of re-releases comes now closer to an end. On January 20st the last two vinyl versions will hit the record shops and...

(8/10) This band is no stranger. Iron Reagan began as a side project by members of bands like Municipal Waste and Darkest Hour. "Worse Than Dead" was the debut of this new project. One year later, in 2014, the sophomore "The Tyranny of Will" was welcomed...

(9/10) If legends bestow honor to their idols the result can become just something excellent. That this is far more than just a wild theory is what Swiss-based metal pioneers Krokus prove in the beginning of 2017. The quintet took some of their favorite...

A 66% Scandinavian metal package brought a cold breeze and hot metal to Holland. Swedish metal Templars HammerFall embarked on a headliner tour through Europe, supported by their label companions Gloryhammer and Swedish comrades Lancer - three bands that...

(8/10) The title of Annihilator’s newest release, “Triple Threat”, gives a pretty good idea of what to expect – at last when it comes to ‘triple’. Of course this new output of Canadian metal heroes isn’t a threat. Actually it’s a pure pleasure to listen...

(7/10) Canada is known for some metal. Bands like Annihilator and Voivod are coming from there and also the legendary Rush is connected to the maple leaf. Another band that can look back on a longer band history is Borealis from Orangeville, Ontario....

(*/10) Magnum without any ballads is something I can't imagine. Even though the band of hardrock dinosaurs Tony Clarkin and Bob Catley wrote excellent hardrock songs, it has been always the ballads that gave each Magnum longplayer a certain width and...

(7/10) German death metal outfit Nailed To Obscurity worked on a new longplayer which will be the band’s third record in a 10 years period of time. Starting in 2005 the guys released a first demo the same year, followed by the debut “Abyss” in 2007. Six...

(8/10) De Boerderij in Zoetermeer is a nice smaller venue, located close to Den Haag. The location is well known for superb concerts and it's especially prog bands stopping there for a show on a quite regular base. Some bands recorded those concerts,...

Florida-based death metal pioneers Obituary return with their next album. The self-titled full-length, that comes via Relapse Records, will hit the shelves on March 17th. When asked about why they chose to make the album self-titled, vocalist John Tardy...