Together since 2005 and releasing three studio albums, Danish metal band Malrun issues a new 6 song mini-LP to tide the hordes over in anticipation of the next full-length. "Oblivion Awaits" straddles the lines of aggressive groove oriented metal with splashes of melodic elements especially in the guitar hook and vocal departments. Keeping the songs…
I thoroughly enjoyed author Jerry Bloom’s previous book on the mighty Deep Purple, the one entitled "Deep Purple: A Matter of Fact", which was published earlier on this year. While the aforementioned book was filled with funny anecdotes, strange tales, and obscure facts relating to Deep Purple, "The Road of Golden Dust: The Deep Purple…
The well-known trio named High on Fire, which is led and fronted by the charismatic and legendary guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (formerly of Sleep), visited Bergen on a cold Wednesday night and pretty much assaulted the awesome venue that is Hulen with their inhumanly heavy hybrid of stoner rock and doom metal. In case you are…
Eternal Terrors glade danske Jens Nepper og hans kone har vært over dammen en tur i sommer og de benyttet anledningen til å se et show som ble kalt RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT der musikere med en historie fra band som DIO, Dokken, Rough Cutt, Quiet Riot, Last in Line, Heart, Survivor, MSG, Ozzy Osbourne og Lita Ford Band spilte gode gamle slägers fra rockens historie. Hvor eksakt får man opplevd dette? I Las Vegas selvfølgelig.
Red Hot Chili Peppers kommer tilbake til Roskildefestivalen i samband med at de gir ut et nytt album i 2016. Konserten blir bandets førsta i Danmark på fem år.
Lørdag 21. november blir det arrangert NORWAY ROCK Kick Off Party på Grand Hotell i Flekkefjord. VALENTOURETTES, presentasjon av band på storskjerm og rocke-DJ står på programmet.
Jeg må innrømme at med denne skiva fra dette bandet med det noe vanskelige navnet Ingurgitating Oblivion har jeg slitt med i snart ett år å få skrevet ned en anmeldelse av. Og det er ikke bare bandnavnet som er vanskelig heller. Tysk death metal som er både teknisk utfordrende å spille og høre på…
Nergard: Bortsett fra vokalisten ble dette en stillestående og dessverre må jeg si, litt kjedelig konsertopplevelse. Man skulle neste tro at bandet hadde vært på samme festen som festivaldeltagerne. Det var smil å spore, men veldig lite bevegelse på scenen. En alvorstynget gjeng som spilte og dett var dett. Noen gjesteartister kom til og gjorde…
‘Hengen Tulet’ is the 9th full length album from Horna. Now, I don’t speak a lot of Finnish, but as far as I know the title translates into English as ‘Blocked Toilet’. You are free to take that one up with Google translate if you wish. Although I have been at times a great fan…
‘Kingdom of the Blind’ has been turning quite a few heads for British melodic prog deathsters De Profundis. It isn’t hard to see why really. For a start, the song writing is tight as hell, the lads can play up a storm and the production is first rate. They have obviously worked on each and…
A Las Vegas outfit that includes Baton Rouge vocalist Kelly Keeling, Foundry develop an addictive, melodic hard rock sound for their self-titled debut album. The guitar tone from James Fucci crosses over alternative/ grunge lines, especially on darker numbers like "Rolling Stoned" and "Shake" a la Alice in Chains. These 10 songs are ready made…
Spain’s Dark Moor continue to throw key fresh nuances to their established symphonic oriented power metal template, as their tenth studio record "Project X" contains more of a theatrical Broadway production sheen in terms of the vocals, choirs, and keyboard elements. A concept record set in the year 3023, tracks like "I Want to Believe"…
Dag to var den første på hotellet og vi begynte på scene to med svensk hardrock. Det var ok med folk tidlig men før jentene i Crucified Barbara kjørte i gang, gikk de fleste festivaldeltagerne bare rundt og forsøkte å lokalisere de tre scenene, barene, Mesanin, hvor Meet and Greet skulle være, hva standen hadde…
Current Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra has a solid supporting cast for this "Dying to Live" album. Two powerhouse vocalists in Russell Allen (Symphony X) and Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey) plus bassist Tony Franklin and drummer Vinny Appice give this Joel Hoekstra’s 13 project 11 killer songs in the vein of early 80’s melodic…
Norwegian hard rock ‘n’ roll here – an equal love for AC/DC as Motörhead, plus some early roots of 50’s rock thrown in for good measure. "Laughing in the Face of Death" is as pure to the original intent of rock music as one can expect – the angst, the rebellion, the energy, the catchiness,…
Amerikanske HIGH ON FIRE kommer på en liten Norgesvisitt i neste uke. Tirsdag (27/10) spiller de på Parkteatret i Oslo og dagen etter (28/10) på Hulen i Bergen. MONOLITHIC er med som support på begge konsertene.
The last time I had the pleasure of watching W.A.S.P. perform on stage was way back in 2007 in Copenhagen when those guys were promoting the "Dominator" record. That was a pretty cool show, so naturally I was looking forward to seeing them again and I was hoping for a memorable and entertaining show. Unfortunately,…
The latest EP from Finnish death/thrash band Re-Armed "Total Lack of Communication" is a quick hitting 3 song affair – just what you want if you’ve been a fan for ages or need a brief look into what this quintet is all about. The title cut opens in a venomous fashion, blasting away as Jouni…
This Swiss quartet has an age range in its membership from 28 to 45 – so as such, we really shouldn’t be surprised that Broken Fate has its musical style wedged between the past and the present for their debut album "The Bridge Between". Straddling the lines of classic thrash and modern metal, certain tracks…
Rendezvous Point, which is a Norwegian progressive metal band consisting of members from ICS Vortex, Borknagar, and Solefald, recently unleashed its debut album entitled "Solar Storm", and I must admit that I find most of the 7 songs that make up the album quite intriguing and interesting. Way too many progressive metal bands suck monkey…
