Month: March 2015

Eternal Terrors amerikanske superskribent Matt Coe har tatt seg en lengre samtale med Navid Rashid, gitarist og vokalist i det amerikanske progressive metal bandet IRIS DIVINE.

20.- 22. august i år arrangeres MIDGARDSBLOT METAL FESTIVAL for første gang i Borreparken, Horten. En tre dagers utendørsfestival med ekstrem metal, ekte vikinger, familie aktiviteter og ølfestival med ekte mjød og ølsmakinger.  SOLEFALD er første headliner. Andre klare band er Einherjer, Thyrfing, Kampfar, Acyl, Myrkur og Folket Bortafor Nordavinden.

This Finnish trio is more of a post-rock/ atmospheric act than anything remotely metal-oriented, and yet their debut album "What I Hold Most Dear" engages on a subconscious level better than the average act in this burgeoning style. Vocally subdued and morose, often using whispering or quieter melodies, the percussion is very sparse and throwback…

So last year at the Bang Your Head festival in Germany, guitarist Axel Rudi Pell celebrated his 25th year as a solo artist with a special 3 hour show. "Magic Moments- 25th Anniversary Special Show" is a 3 CD/ video set containing a number of surprises and special guest appearances, which is typical in Europe…

Helt i slutten av april blir det en liten tyskerinvasjon på Vulkan Arena i Oslo. Da kommer DORO og U.D.O. hver sin dag for å spille konserter. All nødvendig info om arrangementene finner du her. Vi har også tatt oss en prat med Live Wire bossen Jon Enger.

Doom metal has always been a fascinating genre too me. It has the capacity to drag you into a melodic world that transfers you to another plane of existence, while simultaneously having the capacity to validate all the stereotypes people that don’t like the genre will throw in your face. The American band Caveat seems…

The second album "All Crumbles Down" is a modern heavy metal record that occasionally veers into doomy territory. Faceshift hail from Sweden and perform in an American-ized way: down tuned guitars, power grooves galore, and melodic vocals more in line with modern rock radio than anything super heavy. Everything from Alice in Chains and Nevermore…

Spilleskjema for årets SWEDEN ROCK er klart og her finner du alle bandene med tider.

Lørdag 11. april inviterer Lademoen kirke, sammen med UFFA, journalist Elise Adamsød, fotograf Ingrid Halvorsen og Gita Aspen leder i kultur og musikkutvalget i Lademoen kirke til et noe anderledes kulturarrangement i øst-byen. Foruten en kort preken ved prest Hilde Rosenkrantz, blir det konserter med No Futser, Crazy Little Party Girl og Daily Hum i tillegg til utstillingen "Uffa opp av asken". Og kirkekaffe selvsagt.

Forut for fjorårets Trondheim Metalfest flyttet festivalen fra Verkstedhallen til Clarion Hotel & Congress nede på Piren i Trondheim. Nå flytter de igjen og denne gang til nye flotte Scandic Lerkendal Congress Hotel.

Sweden is certainly one of the top countries running out a long line of impressive melodic hard rock bands these days, and Eclipse needs to be the main group near the apex of the conversation. "Armageddonize" is their third full-length, coming on the heels of 2012’s "Bleed & Scream" which won accolades across the globe…

My approach to significant lineup shifts in metal bands still brings about trepidation, because you never know what you are going to get in the final outcome on that follow up record- especially if a band has an established sound. France thrash/death act No Return on their ninth studio album "Fearless Walk to Rise" still…

Eternal Terrors eminente fotograf Stig Pallesen var offisiell fotograf for Blastfest 2015 og her kommer et pent lite knippe av hans bilder fra festivalen. Del to er fra festivalens to siste dager.

Inculter (no) is debuting with "Persisting Devolution" and this is it! Blacende speed/thrash done in a modern way but with a massive amount of nods to the past. The duo delivers on all accounts. Everything from the vocal, drumming to the production works well and the quality of the material just grows on me after…

This Italian quintet Avoral have been active since 2012, releasing "War Is Not Over" on an independent basis last year before being picked up by Club Inferno Entertainment for a wider release. This 7 song record crosses the lines of epic heavy metal and power, as the band also isn’t afraid to include folk or…

For første gang er det mulig å få sett utvalgte konserter fra INFERNO FESTIVALEN online. FEAT.FM tilbyr såkalt Pay Per View Streaming av fire konserter fra Rockefeller Skjærtorsdag og tre konserter fra Rockefeller Langfredag. Bandene du kan se er Behemoth, Execration, 1349 og Septicflesh den første dagen og Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch og Enslaved den andre dagen.

Eternal Terrors eminente fotograf Stig Pallesen var offisiell fotograf for Blastfest 2015 og her kommer et pent lite knippe av hans bilder fra festivalen.

An Italian thrash act with death nuances, Total Death are a four-piece that on their second full-length album "The Pound of Flesh" mince no words in their attack. Heads down speed and quick hitting transitions recall early Slayer meets 90’s era Exhorder and Forbidden – except the vocals of guitarist Paolo Azzimonti come from more…

Originally a part of the Danish 80’s heavy metal scene, many in the underground probably remember "Evil’s Message" as an important EP for their spin on NWOBHM helped put this country on the map along with Mercyful Fate. Splitting up in the mid 80’s, drummer Freddie Wolf felt the need to put out more material…

Eternal Terror kan i dag by på enda en helt ny låt fra det kommende mesterverket til SHINING. Låta denne gangen heter "Framtidsutsikter" og den blir å finne på "IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends", som slippes av Season of Mist 20. april.