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.
Melodic heavy metal with occasional epic and power tendencies from Greece’s Snowblind – "One Epic Metal Requiem" is their fifth studio album since 1999, a 13 track / hour long journey into a quartet that prefer mid-tempo arrangements, a decent amount of guitar trilling that often matches up to the low vocal harmony action. The…
Folk metal is not just a European phenomenon- it’s a potent worldwide genre, and plenty of American artists are getting into the movement. Take Baltimore, Maryland sextet Isenmor – employing two violinists on their "Land of the Setting Sun" EP release. These 5 songs of Vinlandic folk metal make you feel like you are taking…
JOE LYNN TURNER har vært vokalist i storheter som RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN og THE HUGHES/TURNER PROJECT. De fleste med litt kjennskap til ett eller flere av disse bandene, vet godt hva Joe er god for. Eternal Terrors danske gullgutt Jens Nepper er en av dem som har godt med kjennskap til karen, og her kommer et intervju som ble gjort nå i sommer.
There’s something to be said about consistency – no matter what style of music. Originality can be a struggle, especially in a genre like metal that is 45 years old – but you have to respect and admire execution of ideas throughout one’s career. Entrails from Sweden certainly perform in the classic ‘Swedish death’ style…
A name like Sunlight sparks a power/heavy metal image, and this Greek quintet actually possess more of a melodic metal atmosphere with occasional nods to the hard rock scene on their debut album "My Own Truth". Keyboards are as essential to the style as guitars, making the title cut and "Rockin’ All Around" possess more…
4. august er det nok ferie, vi åpner dørene igjen med en kjempekonsert, fra andre siden av atlanteren kommer Elder og Mos Generator på besøk. Er dette nytt for deg kan du finne begge banda hos din nærmeste streamingtjeneste, de er verdt å sjekke ut. Velkommen til en kick-start på høsten 2015!
Joel Grind og hans Toxic Holocaust er et av de hotteste band på metal scenen. Siden oppstarten i 1999 har de turnert omfattende i verden og bevist gang på gang hva ryktene sier. En blanding av punk/thrash/death med vanvittig energi gjør at alle manker, store eller små, banger fra start til slutt. Vi ser frem til en feit aften med Toxic Holocaust i Bergen.
For første gang i historien kommer tribunerockens gudfedre til Bergen by! Cock Sparrer spiller som regel for 2-10.000 tilskuere rundt om i verden så du kommer garantert ikke til å få en mer intim konsert med disse aldrende engelsk mennene med sin store forkjærlighet for singalong, britisk fotball kultur og øl, øl, øl!
So, this is what the kids call death metal these days. Well, I got some news for you. Its not. Not even close. This is metal-core mixed with nu-metal. Or something like that. Screamo vocals combined with soft and emotional boy-band vocals might impress some teenagers who thinks Justin Bieber is so 2014, but don’t…
De fleste av folkene som jobber der ute i den store verden med promo av nye album, forsøker titt og ofte og dytte på deg album som er «helt ut av en annen verden bra» og «for fans av det og det bandet» og «denne skiva vil du garantert like» osv osv. Vi som har…
SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT 2015 er ferdigbooka og deres evigskjønne pressesjef Lena Moen informerte i dag om at ROTTING CHRIST og MADDER MORTEM kompletterer programmet.
Anyone remember the Canadian band Eidolon? If you do, their early vocalist Patrick Mulock is now the singer for this Canadian metal band Phear – releasing their debut 13 song album "Insanitarium". The quintet straddle the lines of power and thrash, bringing to mind in a lot of their instrumental movements and song construction everything…
Moving up the ranks from EP to full-length album, Finnish rockers Wasted Puppets on "Puppet Show" showcase 9 more tracks of love for the classic 70’s/ early 80’s hard rock scene. Legends from Led Zeppelin and Whitesnake to Jimi Hendrix and Deep Purple come up, sometimes a little funkier for "Lovestruck", heavier on "Black Tar…
Neste års 70000 TONS OF METAL er godt i gang med planleggingen. Turen denne gangen går fra Miami til Falmouth, Jamaica. Nok en gang en ny båt som blir tatt i bruk: Independence of the Seas heter vidunderet denne gangen og det er søsterskipet til sist brukte Liberty of the Seas. Datoene er 4. til 8. februar om du velger å legge ferien til Karibien neste år.
Dragonforce er et band de fleste innenfor det mer ekstreme miljøet innenfor metallen elsker å hate. Ingen innrømmer at de liker Dragonforce, det er i alle fall veldig få som tør innrømme det. Jeg innrømmer det gjerne at jeg liker noe av det de har gjort. Sisteskiva «Maximum Overload» var ikke så dum, jeg likte…
Dette er debutskiva til Golers, som etter suksessen med sitt siste album "In ‘n’ Outlaws» ganske kjapt bestemte seg for og re-utgi denne digitalt nå i år. En grei avgjørelse, da debuten fra 1999 er vel så bra som sisteskiva. Knall herlig rå pønk-grindcore-thrash med morsomme enkle tekster. Låtene er av den korte varianten. De…
Det amerikanske doom metal bandet CRYPT SERMON slapp tidligere i år sitt debutalbum "Out of the Garden" og for noen uker siden fikk Eternal Terrors Matt Coe møte gitarist Steve Jansson, vokalist Brooks Wilson og trommeslager Enrique Sagarnaga for en lite prat. Enjoy!
Welcome to the art of progressive, technical, shred metal done through instrumental means by the quartet Abnormal Thought Patterns. A California act featuring the Tipton brothers (Troy-bass, Jasun – guitar and keyboards) plus drummer Mike Guy and guitarist Jason Montero – as three of the four also spent years honing their craft in the well-respected…
This 2CD live set by the progressive British rock gods known as Yes sees the band perform their two classic albums entitled "Fragile" (1971) and "Close to the Edge" (1972) in their entirety on their 2014 world tour. Needless to say, Yes consists of brilliant musicians who have written timeless songs and albums over the…
First of all, the fact that your album is mixed and mastered by the same man who mixes and masters babymetal is NOT a selling point. Just saying… Before I continue my complaining, lets introduce the band; Gyze is a Japanese melodic death metal act, best described as a mix between Children Of Bodom and Dragonforce. So, now…
The seventh studio album from Richmond, Virginia’s Lamb of God comes after the long-trial that vocalist Randy Blythe faced in the Czech Republic for a fan who died in 2010 at a LoG show – where he was accused of manslaughter by throwing him off the stage. Lyrically Randy used the prison time to write…
Swiss melodic hard rock/ metal has always resonated well across international waters- names like Krokus and Gotthard have been able to appeal to a wide cross-section of older and new followers. Crystal Ball follow in that tradition, back with their eighth record "Liferider". The main album contains twelve songs, while the digipack has three bonus…
Some musicians live for the 80’s scene – and Poland’s Raging Death would certainly top the list when it comes to their brand of old-school thrash on their self-titled debut. Heavily influenced by the early days of Destruction and the speedier Bay Area bands, there isn’t much to distinguish "Space Invaders", "Back to the Past"…
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra det nye albumet til det brutale amerikanske death metal bandet HATE ETERNAL. Låta heter "Zealot, Crusader of War" og den blir å finne på deres nye album "Infernus" som slippes av Season of Mist 21. august.
These Argentinians unfurl a sick, speedy death metal attack on their third full-length album "Uncertain Process". The trio of musicians rip through 10 cuts in a Hate Eternal/ Morbid Angel precise manner – double bass, blast beats, and neck whipping riffs/ leads abound, along with equally caustic and lightning fast word spew from guitarist Gregorio…
Ping-ponging between Cavalera Conspiracy and his bread and butter Soulfly, vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera lives and dies for the metal movement. "Archangel" is the tenth and latest studio platter for the latter, featuring long-time guitarist Marc Rizzo, bassist Tony Campos, and Max’s son Zyon on drums. Beyond special guest appearances from Nails’ Todd Jones vocally on…
Dette er snadder for prog-menigheten! Neal Morse kommer til Oslo og John DEE, og med seg på laget har han bl.a. Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)! Herr Morse er kjent fra legendariske Spock’s Beard, men også fra en mengde soloalbum og diverse suksessfulle samarbeid.
Moving from a band to a solo project and back to a band again, Israel’s Orpheus Blade is a progressive metal act with dual female/male vocals as well as intriguing songwriting on this hour long odyssey that is their debut offering "Wolf’s Cry". Injecting a lot of their Middle Eastern touches from acoustic/piano passages in…
Blackened thrash/death on the latest album from Sterbhaus, the follow up to 2012’s very good "Angels For Breakfast…and God For Lunch" outing. Musically straddling the ravenous Swedish death meets Bay Area thrash lines, the caustic vocals from bassist Marcus Hammarström make "Necrostabbing the Corpsefinder" and "Baby Jee and the 3 Stalkers" numbers that will go…
France’s Hammer King have a penchant for their name sake appearing in the song titles for this debut full-length "Kingdom of the Hammer King". At least half the material has ‘hammer’ or ‘king’ somewhere in there ("I Am the King" and "We Are the Hammer" as example) – coupled with a true metal stance that…
