CLAYMORDS gir ut plate på Svalbard

Som det første metalbandet i verden skal CLAYMORDS’ gi ut neste album på Svalbard! Mellom 3000 isbjørner og 1 1/2times flytur fra Nordpolen skal CLAYMORDS gi ut albumet SCUM OF THE EARTH. Dette er kanskje verdens vanskeligste booking for et band, Svalbard er et fascinerende sted der artister står i kø for å opptre. Stedet er Longyearbyens tøffeste sted og heter Svalbar. Festen skjer lørdag 16. november, etter snøscooter safari m.m.

KIX – Live in Baltimore

Recorded in front of their hometown crowd, one of the pioneers of the East Coast hard rock movement Kix may not play the circuit as much since their break up in the mid 1990’s, but one can clearly hear through "Live In Baltimore" they have not lost any of their good time party swagger for…

PAPA ROACH – The Connection

This alternative hard rock act has come a long way from their "Infest" album days when "Last Resort" (with its "Hallowed Be Thy Name" riff similarity) ruled the airwaves in America. Vocalist Jacoby Shaddix had to undergo vocal surgery to remove a node on his throat shortly after finishing the recording sessions for this album…

SVARTHAUG – Oslo – Norbikers MC

Norbikers er et sted som stort sett booker undergrunnsband og et perfekt sted for å sjekke ut nye band. Jeg ankommer Norbikers ca. klokka 21.00 og allerede er det en god del mennesker i det gamle MC-lokalet. Første band ut er Train-wreck. De er et blues/rockabilly-band. Jeg har aldri hørt bandet før men liker det…

IVORY MOON – Dark Time

This is my first exposure to the Italian seven-piece outfit Ivory Moon- and this is their third album "Dark Time". The band plays an epic brand of symphonic metal, benefitting from the use of dual male/ female vocals plus two guitarists so the basic foundation is a touch heavier than most bands of this genre…

DOCTOR SPEED – Face To Face

An older band playing traditional power metal from Germany, the debut album "Face To Face" from Doctor Speed is a classic tale of desire versus execution. I feel that the quartet have all the right intention to play like their heroes- Helloween, Grave Digger, Gamma Ray, etc. The problem is, songs like "The Hammer", "We…

LEPROUS – Oslo – John Dee

(…this article is in English…) European Progressive Assault TourReview of the first show, Oslo, Norway It’s not easy to explain the joy of ‘discovering’ a band, seeing them live at the beginning when they’re still a bit shy and sober on stage and slowly see their evolution by attending show after show, both their own…

ANATHEMA spiller på Rockefeller søndag (30/9)

Anathema har siden 1990 vært fremtredende på den britske rock- og metalscenen. De startet som pionerer av doom/gothmetal-sjangeren, men siden det har de fryktløst utforsket nytt territorium. Nå er de aktuelle med deres niende studioalbum ”Weather Systems”. Lydverket sier: ”Weather Systems resonnerer dypt i sjelen, og byr på en del uforglemmelige øyeblikk som lokker frem kuldegysene hos lytteren.”.

DARK SKY – Initium

Dark Sky come from Southern Germany and "Initium" is the fifth album from the quintet. Originating in 1982, they went quiet for almost a decade after recording two demos- but since 2000 have been actively recording and playing shows whenever possible. Their sound represents an amalgam of European power metal and melodic hard rock with…

FORGOTTEN SOULS – Sirius 12

Some days you need experimental music in your life. To open horizons, broaden perspective, even to feel alive and free- that’s the goal Poland’s Forgotten Souls set out with on this fourth album "Sirius 12". No one disputes the metal elements in the drum and guitar departments- but prepare yourself for dynamic industrial rhythms, swirling…

HELHEIM 20 ÅRS JUBILEUM

Viking metal pionerene Helheim fyller 20 år. I den anledning inviteres det til en unik konsertopplevelse i andre etasje på Inside Rock Pub fredag den 2. november. Her vil bandet presentere perler fra hele katalogen, fra den klassiske debuten «Jormundgand» fra 1995 til  storslagne «Heidindomr ok motgangr» fra 2011.

DYST – Slipper plate

Det hardtslående metalcorebandet DYST slipper sin første fullengder i dag fredag 28. september! I den anledning har Eternal Terror skribent Sandra Edvardsen Gjerd tatt en prat med ungguttene fra Sotra utenfor Bergen.

MESHUGGAH turne utsatt

Meshuggahs planlagte turne i hele Norge i november er dessverre utsatt til 2013. Pga årsaker utenfor bandets og lokale promotørers kontroll må de gamle datoene dessverre avlyses, men nye datoer vil settes opp snarest.

KILL RITUAL – The Serpentine Ritual

Ex-Imagika guitarist Steve Rice and fellow drummer Wayne DeVecchi started this new act Kill Ritual in October 2010, recruiting former Eldritch guitarist Roberto Proietti, former Dark Angel bassist Danyael Williams and Bay Area vocalist Josh Gibson to flesh out the final lineup. "The Serpentine Ritual" is their debut album, an 11 song recording that lends…

SEAX – High On Metal

It’s awesome when a local band in my area gains the chance to move up the ranks. This debut album "High On Metal" from Massachusetts traditional/ speed metal band Seax originally hit the streets as their own self-financed independent release. EBM Records likes the upside potential of their sound, and now will be re-issuing the…

SOULFLY – Oslo – John Dee

Soulfly, et band de aller fleste med en noenlunde veletablert kjennskap til metalsjangeren kjenner til. Bandet som i sin tid ble stiftet i 1997, når Max Cavalera brøt ut av Sepultura. Med en enormt varierende line-up gjennom årene, er ikke Soulfly et band man vet hva man skal forvente når man begir seg ut for…

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