Svenske SOILWORK er for tiden aktuelle med sitt tiende album. Albumet heter "The Ride Majestic" og det slippes av Nuclear Blast på slutten av neste måned. I den forbindelsen tok Eternal Terrors metalguru Matt Coe en liten halvtime på telefon med bandets vokalist og frontmann Björn "Speed" Strid. Enjoy!
Legendary vocalist Graham Bonnet (Rainbow, Alcatrazz, MSG, etc.) recently released this rather awesome 2-track EP containing some great new material that I feel pretty fucking confident will blow your tiny minds. To me, Graham Bonnet is a brilliant vocalist, and "Down to Earth" by Rainbow is one of my all-time favorite albums. In some ways,…
An appropriate title as "Transition" from Sweden’s melodic hard rock/ AOR act Osukaru contains a mixture of older songs re-recorded along with new material. Their last album "Triumphant" didn’t sit well with me, probably due to the weak vocal performance from singers Fredrik Werner and Cecilia Camuii. Guitarist/ keyboardist Oz Osukaru went to work crafting…
Ex-Entombed drummer Nicke Andersson is the vocalist/guitarist for this rock ‘n’ roll oriented Swedish act Imperial State Electric. Their latest album "Honk Machine" is another raw, primal affair that contains a lot of early root elements, keeping the material in tighter 3-4 chord, three minute arrangements. Songs like "Let Me Throw My Life Away", "Maybe…
This Finnish band set their sights on brutal destruction mode, playing a style of death/grind that features insane double bass frenzy, speedy riffs, and bellows from the grave vocally. "Ghosts" is Carnalation’s latest offering, a 5 song EP that resonates well for those into Carcass, Napalm Death, and possibly a touch of At the Gates.…
Årets SUMMER BREEZE er rett rundt hjørnet (13. til 15. august) og i sitt 19. år kan denne herlige tyske festivalen by på nok en gang en haug med gode band. Både DEATH ANGEL, OPETH, KREATOR, SEPULTURA, BLOODBAH, CRADLE OF FILTH, MARDUK, TANKARD, DESTRUCTION, SODOM, AMORPHIS, NE OBLIVISCARIS, AGALLOCH, CARACH ANGREN, CROWN, KATAKLYSM, PARADISE LOST, HATEBREED, NIGHTWISH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, VENOM, BELPHEGOR, MORGOTH, SICK OF IT ALL, INQUISITION og DARK FORTRESS skal spille sammen med et pent knippe andre band. Et festivalpass koster i år 99 euro, noe som tilsvarer i underkant av 900 norske kroner. Det er fortsatt billetter og oppdrive, men det ser ut til å bli ganske folksomt ut i Dinkelsbühl i år også.
INFERNO er stolte av å kunne presentere de fem første bandene for Inferno Metal Festival 2016 – som vil finne sted i Oslo, i påsken fra 23. til 26. mars 2016! Dette vil være 16. gang den ikoniske festivalen blir holdt og som vanlig forventes det besøkende og fans fra hele verden. Det første bandet de presenterer er det legendariske norske black metal-bandet MAYHEM! Det blir også old school thrash metal med EXODUS, som besøker Inferno Metal Festival for første gang i sin over 35 års lange historie. Den blasfemiske svenske black metal- krigsmaskinen MARDUK vil få alle til å føle seg utrygge når de entrer scenen på Rockefeller. Mannen med den mektige stemmen, ICS VORTEX, vil gjøre sin første opptreden på Inferno Metal Festival med sitt soloprosjekt. Som vanlig vil de presentere noe nytt fra undergrunnen. Denne gang får de besøk fra det polske industrielle black metal-bandet THAW som kommer til Inferno Metal Festival for å vise seg verdig! Vi sees på Inferno Metal Festival i 2016!
Starting as a solo project from guitarist Mauro Paietta in 2010, two EP’s later My Refuge has developed into a full-fledged group, signing with Bakerteam Records for this full length album "A Matter of Supremacy". This Italian quintet perform in a familiar semi-power meets heavy metal manner, vocalist Davide Vella possessing helium lung capacity it…
Forming in 2010, Russian trio Distant Sun perform an entertaining power/thrash blend on this debut full-length album "Dark Matter". Speedy and crunchy yet full of many exotic twists, bends, and rhythms – Metallica, Rage, and Annihilator would be the three biggest aural points to launch onto regarding their songwriting, musicianship, and execution. "Kill the Fremen"…
This UK band’s debut album "The Killing Floor" from 2013 is an impressive traditional power metal effort, making me think of the greatness of Megadeth and Iced Earth while also having that English charm we’ve come to know and love through and through. To say the follow up "Pillars of Creation" is highly anticipated may…
New Zealand may not be hot on the global radar screen for heavy metal, but Dawn of Azazel are one of its finest exports. "The Tides of Damocles" is the quartet’s fourth album, and shows no signs of relinquishing its groovy death metal stance. Occasionally throwing in jagged chord combinations against the caustic vocal roar,…
NILE ble av mange kalt verdens beste death metal band i flere år og de er nå klare med sitt åttende album. "What Should not be Unearthed" er tittelen på skiva og den slippes 28. august via Nuclear Blast. Vi feirer plateslippet med listening party i andre etasje på Good Omens i Trondheim 28. august. Starttidspunktet er satt til 22:15 (etter Motörhead listening partyet som starter klokka 21:00). Vi har fått fatt i litt giveaways som enkelte heldige blant våre besøkende vil få. Mer info om hva dette blir, kommer så snart det er kommet til Trondheim.
If you are into thrash and haven’t heard Norwegian two-piece Deathammer, you are seriously missing out. They have been around 10 years or so, releasing plenty of EPs etc and with ‘Evil Power’ under their bullet belts now have 3 full-length albums to speak of. I remember interviewing Nekromantheon a few years ago for ‘Rise,…
Amerikanske Maruta vet jeg at jeg var så vidt innom for noen år siden, men ser i mine arkiver at skiva som ble utgitt i 2011, «Forward Into Regression», aldri ble anmeldt her i vår lille snille terrorverden. Litt rart egentlig, siden jeg har forelsket meg helt i bandets nye opus «Remain Dystopian». Men men,…
Although I have been a great fan of Gorgoroth over the years, I have never had any time for the latest, post Gaahl and King, version of the band. I bought and hated ‘Quaint Possum’ and I walked out of one of their gigs after two or three songs. I am happy to say that…
Bonehunter from Finland have a couple of splits and EP´s in their catalogue to show for before their debut "Evil Triumphs Again" is released this summer on Hells Headbangers.Bonehunter goes all in on the thrash/punk thing and it works out quite well. This is no Midnight but the sound and feeling is somewhat related to…
AC/DC – Oslo ain`t a bad place to be! Valle Hovin: Når AC/DC ruller inn med sitt kobbel av trailere og crew vet du at det blir fest i byen. De er kanskje små i størrelse men de er kongene av rock n roll, ferdig snakka! De trives i Norge, men å kalle de norgesvenner…
Skepticism are back!The originators of true funeral doom are back. It has been seven years since the finnish powerhouse of sadness and sorrow released their fourth full-length "Alloy", a masterpiece in slow and melodic funeral doom. 2015 sees Skepticism release another formidable output "Ordeal" and the pioneers off just incredible sad (in a good way)…
The man with the Teutonic metal roar returns in a different double CD/DVD collection, capturing a special show in February 2014 where U.D.O. would perform a selection of songs from his discography with the German Navy Orchestra (Marinemusikkorps Nordsee). So for those ready to decry ‘another live DVD/CD collection from U.D.O.’ (this is his third…
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra det amerikanske black metal bandet RITUAL KILLER. Låta heter "Bury the Earth, Bury the Sky" og den blir å finne på deres nye album "Exterminance" som slippes av Season of Mists sublabel Underground Activists 18. september.
