(8/10) The combination doom metal and Eric Wagner still works very well u-to-date. Wagner's voice enriched already earlier doom metal records, first and foremost to mention the Trouble releases that were and still are iconic classics in the slo-mo metal...

(*/10) Ray Wilson, who doesn't know the excellent singer that enriched Genesis songs with his voice as well as he had an earlier smash hit with his band Stiltskin. "Inside" was one of the most successful rock song in the 90's, also because Levi's used...

(6/10) It doesn’t happen to often that my first 40 minutes of listening to a band are listening to them performing live on stage. Mostly it’s of course the opposite, with listening to an album and then having a chance to see a live show of the guys. When...

(7/10) Belgian metal outfit Diablo Blvd. debut in 2009 with “The Greater God”, an album that brought some darker metal up to surface. The sound reminded of bands like Danzig and some Type O’Negative, ending up on a debut that included a harsh sound and...

(7/10) First things that gets into your mind while reading 'Wayward Sons' is the iconic classic rock anthem done by rock dinosaurs Kansas. I can't tell you if this tune was the inspiration for Toby Jepson when the question of naming for this outfit was...

(9/10) I can’t even explain ‘why’, but Cradle Of Filth never really went right to the top of my personal playlists. I had them on my metal radar and I liked to listen to them once in a while, but the pure excitement never hit me. Therefor I was curious...

The release date of the AVENGER albums „Prayers Of Steel“ and "Depraved To Black" on limited vinyl Box-edition is October 27th, 2017. The pre-order phase will start on October 13th, 2017 in our webshop. The Box is limited to 100 copies. The Boxset includes:...

(7/10) Are you interested in bands such as Led Zeppelin, Bad Company and Rival Sons? Than this release might be an interesting one for you. UK-based classic blues rockers Dirty Thrills publish their new longplayer "Heavy Living" mid-September, an album...

(8/10) After having had some wins in the early 90's the wheel of fortune didn't provide Steelheart with a lot of positive scores during the following months and years. The band, being the brainchild of singer Michael Matijevic, started as Red Alert in...

(8/10) Fleshkiller is fairly new, and not. The band itself began in 2015 as a side project of Ole Børud and Peter Dalbakk. These two guys worked together earlier and were band mates of Schaliach. Furthermore Børud is well-known as an important factor...

(*/10) Frankfurt-based thrash veterans Tankard are not only in favor of a fresh beer and a bembel filled with Apfelwein, they are also soccer fans, supporting their hometown team Eintracht Frankfurt, being part of the German Bundesliga. It was at the...

(8/10) I actually think that Swedish rock outfit H.E.A.T. knows exactly where they are going to with their band. In contrary to the album title „Into the Great Unknown“ the guys continue their journey on the road of rock and they know that it will lead...

(7/10) Next to his new solo release “On the Shoulder of Giants” Shawn James also publishes a new EP with The Shapeshifters. “The Bear” is part two of a trilogy and tells the story an old bear who awakes from along winter sleep , going through his final...

(7/10) Shawn James is a multi-instrumentalist hailing from Chicago. The guy released already some solo albums as well as he realized projects together with The Shapeshifters. Even though non of his previous albums has been released in countries like Germany...