Having long forsaken the path of raw black metal, it has almost turned into a sport to see what the Norwegian extreme progessive metal act Enslaved conjure up whenever they announce a new album. The Norwegians are some of the few that have both managed to maintain (a bit of) and musically evolve from their […]
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Primal Fear – Metal Commando
Metal Commando is the newest addition to a long historic catalogue from power metal bruisers Primal Fear. Formed in 1997 by vocalist Ralf Scheepers and bassist Mat Sinner, Primal Fear’s roots run deep into the old school thrash/power metal scene, Scheepers and Sinner were members of the Judas Priest cover band “Just Priest”. With that […]
Blues Pills – Holy Moly!
Patriarchy, eat this! Friday, the 21st of august, the Blues Rock formation Blues Pills released their third studio album titled „Holy Moly!“. It was supposed to be released in June, but you know, Corona.. So the Blues Pills fans had to be patient for another two months. But let me tell you this: It was […]
Nightwish – Human. :||: Nature.
First of all, let me apologize for delivering this review to all our readers this late. Sometimes a record just needs some extra time to sink in, yet a few months after release is quite a bit too late obviously. To be fair, when I first listened to Human :||: Nature, I did not really […]
Oranssi Pazuzu -Mestarin Kynsi
Sometimes reviewing can be very hard. Finding the right words to give you as a reader the right impression is a task on itself. With Oranssi Pazazu this is also the case. Words fall short with this musical endeavour. This band already has gained cult status with performing at the Roadburn festival in 2017, which […]
Testament- Titans of Creation
One of the greatest things about music, is it ability to take us back to a different time and place, sometimes triggering some rather nostalgic emotions. I was first introduced to Testament when I was around the age of 11 or twelve years old. After listening to bands like Black Sabbath, I found Testament to […]
Turmion Kätilöt – Global Warning
When playing the band Turmion Kätilöt, which means Midwives of Destruction if I’m correct, on my digital media player at first I thought I had a Finnish black metal act making its debut out of my speakers. I was 50% right because Turmion Kätilöt is indeed hailing from the beautiful country of Finland. But musically […]
Marco Hietala – Pyre of the Black Heart
Most of you will know Marco Hietala from his work in Nightwish, or even Tarot. His voice is one of the more recognizable voices in metal. With his extensive repertoire, he has quite a lot of experience to put into a record. Now I would not label Pyre of the Black Heart as a metal […]
Report: Sabaton – Afas Live – february 9th 2020
“I’d like to keep my eyebrows, please” On a stormy day, Sabaton brought their “The Great Tour” to AFAS live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For this show, they brought along Amaranthe and Apocalyptica. Before the concert, AFAS Live announced that the show would still continue as scheduled. Some people complained, since the Dutch weather institute […]
Report: Sonata Arctica + support
On the thirteenth of December, Sonata Arctica was back in The Netherlands with their “The Raven Still Flies Over Europe Tour”. For this show they brought two support acts, namely Temple Balls and Edge of Paradise. Since this tour only covers one place in The Netherlands, the venue was filling up quite nicely right before […]