RANGER + INFANT DEATH + ENTER OBSCURITY med trippelkonsert (5/12)

Kjappriffkameratene i finske RANGER, trønderske INFANT DEATH og ENTER OBSCURITY fra Oslo innbyr til speed metal/thrash metal fest på Pokalen Pub førstkommende lørdag (5/12). Er du fan av litt kjappere thrash og speed metal, kan du rett og slett ikke gå glipp av denne konserten. Detta blir pur moro! RANGER signerer forøvrig CD, vinyl, pupp og det som ellers er ønskelig på Katakomben tidligere på dagen.

AXEL RUDI PELL – Game of Sins

Resolute in a love for all things Dio-esque Rainbow or Ritchie Blackmore oriented hard rock (Blackmore’s Night excluded), German guitar hero Axel Rudi Pell churns out another studio album with "Game of Sins". His 16th full-length of original material, there’s a familiarity to his song craft- so know going in that you’ll have a mixture…

NEPTRECUS – Frères de Sang

The French black metal horde named Neptrecus has returned with a follow-up the 2013 debut album ("L’aube du déclin"), and this sophomore effort is entitled "Frères de Sang" and consists of 9 tracks. To be perfectly frank, the album is basically run-of-the-mill traditional black metal in the vein of some of the early Norwegian pioneers…

Norge rundt med DUMDUM BOYS

Det blir "Splitter Pine", Metallic Hvit" og muligens også "Stjernesludd" til folket når DUMDUM BOYS legger ut på en liten førjulsturne. Voss, Bergen, Skien, Ålesund. Trondheim, Hell og Oslo er de utvalgte byene som får besøk av trønderne.

GREG RENOFF – Van Halen Rising

Instead of trying to come up with some cool and mile-long introduction, let me just skip the bullshit and simply state that author Greg Renoff has written an awesome account of how the legendary big rockers Van Halen came into existence and how they took the world by storm when they released their first album,…

VOODOO CIRCLE – Whisky Fingers

The fourth studio album from bluesy hard rock band Voodoo Circle, "Whisky Fingers" is all about pumping out those electric grooves, organ and guitar hooks, plus the powerhouse vocal delivery that made acts like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Rainbow, and Whitesnake household names. Seasoned musicians make this album even better – because when you’ve been…

DELUGE – Æther

Déluge is yet another interesting French outfit that, musically speaking, falls somewhere inbetween modern black metal and inhumanly furious post-hardcore. It is hard to believe that "Æther" is the band’s debut album, because it not only sounds very tight and well-executed, but also quite clever and well-thought-out in terms of the actual song arrangements and…

THE GLORIA STORY – Greetings from Electric Wastelands

Another old school album, but embodying more of the party/ good time vibe, is "Greetings from Electric Wastelands" from Swedish quintet The Gloria Story. High pitch vocals, simple background harmonies, vibrant and catchy guitar hooks, and a tough as nails rhythm section gives "Beast of a Northern Light", the trippy "Cardinal Sin", and hard rocking…

BLOOD RED SAINTS – Speedway

Forming last year, the quintet Blood Red Saints has ties through other known melodic hard rock/ AOR entities like Eden’s Curse (drummer Pete Newdeck), In Faith (vocalist Pete Godfrey), and Gary Hughes (guitarist Lee Revill) – rounding out the lineup with bassist Rob Naylor and keyboardist Irvin Parratt. Rich harmonies, uplifting melodic choruses, effective musical…

KAMPFAR – Profan

Kampfar er tilbake med sitt syende album, utgitt kun et år etter deres kritikerroste Djevelmakt. Med Profan tar Kampfar ytterligere et sted videre med sin smått episke tilnærming til black metal. Samtidig holdes det et fast grep om folk metal tonene, noe som gjør Kampfar til noe svært fengende og tilgjengelig blant mylderet av black…

HAMMERFALL på Oslo-besøk

Det svenske powermetalbandet HammerFall kommer tilbake til Rockefeller førstkommende torsdag! Pojkarna med Joachim Cans og Oscar Dronjak i front har gjort det stort siden platedebuten i 1997, og er et av Sveriges aller største heavyband.

SMITTEVEIEN GJENNOM NORGE når Trondheim (27/11)

I år er det 666 år siden byllepesten tok livet av to tredeler av befolkning i Norge. I 1349 spredte svartedauen seg over hele landet og folk sto maktesløse ovenfor en farsott de ikke forsto. Var det Gud som straffet folket? Hva skulle man gjøre for å beskytte seg og sine? Hvordan kunne sjelen reddes når sykdommen slo til? Det går ennå gjetord om denne mørke perioden i Norgeshistorien. På pestturné gjennom Oslo, Bergen og Trondheim markeres dette makabre jubileumet av prof. emer. Ole jørgen Benedictow, bandet Tusmørke og utvalgte gjester per by. I Trondheim førstkommende fredag stiller Dødsengel som spesielle gjester.

REGARDE LES HOMMES TOMBER – Exile

As the name of the band strongly suggests, Regarde Les Hommes Tomber is a French black metal outfit whose second album, "Exile", is out now. So, how do these guys fare in the ever-expanding world of post-black metal albums and releases? Truth be told, these guys have conjured up an interesting and dynamic 7-track album…

MAIEUTISTE – Maïeutiste

The French six-piece horde named Maïeutiste recently released this debut album of theirs via the French label Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, which has resulted in a fine slab of post-black metal mixed with doom metal elements all housed in a nice looking digipak. I am not familiar with the band’s 2007 demo release, but…

DEF LEPPARD – Def Leppard

The popular hard rockers known as Def Leppard are back with a brand new album simply entitled "Def Leppard", and I dare say that many of us have anxiously and eagerly awaited a new proper studio release by these guys. The last one, "Songs From the Sparkle Lounge", came out way back in 2008, and…

THRESHOLD – European Journey

UK progressive metal act Threshold has quite a potent discography over the decades, but probably is one of those bands that flies just under the radar. They may not be the most technically sophisticated or intricate outfit – instead preferring to offer versatility through their attention to dynamic songwriting and respectful musical interplay. So those…

MOONREICH – Pillars of Detest

Moonreich is a French black metal outfit whose sound and aura is quite similar to what is generally referred to as orthodox black metal. These guys even had their album mixed and mastered at Endarker Studio by Magnus "Devo" Andersen (Marduk, Funeral Mist, Ofermod, etc.), but in case you were wondering that is a good…

KHYMERA – The Grand Design

The latest album from Khymera comes seven years after their last effort "The Greatest Wonder" – as bassist/vocalist Dennis Ward decides to take the reign on songwriting and production side as Italian musician Daniele Liverani steps aside. Not really surprising that we have high quality, melodic rock tour de force work through these 12 cuts…

SODOM til INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2016

Det legendariske thrash metal-bandet SODOM er bekreftet til Inferno Metal Festival 2016! Sodom er pionerer innen tysk thrash metal, og ett av de tidligste bandende som anses å tilhøre den første bølgen av black metal tilbake da de startet i 1981. Pressesjef Runar Pettersen sier at det er en ære å ha et så viktig og innflytelsesrikt band tilbake på Inferno Metal Festival. Sodom er ekte thrash metal av beste sort!

77 – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us

This Barcelona, Spain quartet on album number four elevate their profile to Century Media on their fourth studio record, appropriately entitled "Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us". Bon Scott-era AC/DC factors heavily into their three chord, blues based hard rock sound – right down to the sarcastic, personality filled melodies from rhythm guitarist Armand Valeta. You’ll be…

EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING 2015

Har du lyst på en liten førjulspresang til deg selv, kan kanskje EINDHOVEN METAL MEETING være tingen. Festivalen arrangeres over to dager (11. og 12. desember) og de kan i år by på en ganske lekker lineup. Hva sies om BEHEMOTH, CANDLEMASS, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, SAMAEL, MARDUK, GOD DETHRONED, NIFELHEIM og ONSLAUGHT? Eller, kanskje VEKTOR, NECROPHOBIC, CRAFT, AHAB, DESASTER, ACID REIGN, AETERNUS, GAMA BOMB og NECROS CHRISTOS frister mer? Og det er mer….GEHENNAH, SOLSTICE, BODYFARM, ANGELUS APATRIDA, VAMPIRE…..lukter fest av dette.

QUEENSRYCHE – Condition Human

2013’s ‘Queensryche’ album marked the reinvention of a band that had been lost in the wilderness for many years. It signified a return to form – a revisiting of pastures metal, and it also served to unveil the incredible talents of vocalist Todd LaTorre. Of course many felt and still feel that Tate could never…

MIRROR – Mirror

The brainchild of ex-Electric Wizard bassist Tas Danazoglou, filled out with guitarist Stamos K (Satan’s Wrath), guitarist Matt Olivo, drummer Jaime Gomez Arellano and vocalist Jimmy Mavromatis – Mirror on their self-titled debut pushes forth a traditional sound that champions the transition from glorious 70’s hard rock into the 80’s New Wave of British Heavy…

MOONSPELL – Oslo – John Dee

The part 2 of the ‘Road to Extinction’ 2015 tour edition, with Moonspell as headliners and Dagoba and Jaded Star as support acts, has stopped at John Dee in Oslo on a dark-as-usual November evening. When I entered the venue it was somewhat empty and I took advantage of this and went straight tot he…

OSSICLES – Music for Wastelands

Ossicles is a Norwegian duo consisting of two cousins, Bastian Veland and Sondre Veland, who handle all the instruments on this sophomore album of theirs entitled "Music for Wastelands" themselves. Before I start raving about how much this album does not appeal to me, let it be known that I do applaud Karisma Records for…

KEEP OF KALESSIN + VREID avslutter Europaturne i gamlelandet

Metal tungvektere Vreid og Keep Of Kalessin inntar scenen på Rockefeller den 19. november i forbindelse med Indie Recordings 10 års jubileum. Ved sin side marsjerer extrem metallerne fra nord i Vredehammer, med Valla fra Abbath som gitarist og låtskriver. Til nå har gjengen spilt for de Europeiske masser til stor bravør (9 av 10 i Metal Hammer Norway for Hulen konserten) og fullstappede lokaler. Turneen avsluttes på Hamar fredag 20/11 og i Trondheim lørdag 21/11.

SEED HUSK – Seed Husk

A Finnish quintet forming in 2011 and releasing their self-titled debut, Seed Husk crank out 10 tracks of alternative rock with grunge influences, bringing back the spirit of America during the early 1990’s. Hooky, infectious guitar interplay and soulful vocal melodies along with a jumpy, energetic rhythm section allow "Overstay" and "Scavengers" to seep seamlessly…

TIEBREAKER – We Come From the Mountains

"We Come From the Mountains" by the Norwegian quintet Tiebreaker is the band’s debut album, which was released back in 2014 in Norway by themselves, but now the ever-reliable Karisma Records have re-issued it with the purpose of spreading the group’s dirty and bluesy rock far and wide and to all corners of the world.…

ALAN BYRNE – Are you Ready? Thin Lizzy: Album by Album

"Are You Ready? Thin Lizzy: Album by Album" by author Alan Byrne is the third and final book of a trilogy on Thin Lizzy. The trilogy also comprises "Thin Lizzy" and "Philip Lynott: Renegade of Thin Lizzy". Unfortunately, I have not read the two books on Lizzy that preceeded this new one, which I kind…

CRIMINAL ELEMENT – Criminal Crime Time

Criminal Element er et amerikansk death metal band av den gamle skolen med blant annet Suffocation medlemmene Terrance Hobbs og Derek Boyer i lineup. Musikalsk sett kan vel kanskje si at det minner litt om en blanding av Massacre, Malevolent Creation og mid-tempo Cannibal Corpse. Helt greit bra. Ikke noe krutt. Ok låter.  «Criminal Crime…

RONNI LE TEKRØ – Mein Ampf II

As promised, "Mein Ampf II" is the sequel to last year’s release, and the second of a trilogy of solo albums planned from infamous TNT guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø. Those who are expecting melodic hard rock from his songs will steer clear, as this delves more into his childhood influences and explores psychedelic rock, blues,…

GAMA BOMB – Untouchable Glory

Kjappriffkameratene i nord-irske Gama Bomb er tilbake med et nytt heftig album. Dette er crossover thrash, litt Overkill, litt fort, litt punka og litt i overkant rocka og litt mer Overkill. Kjappriff til tusen med en vokal veldig nært «Blitz» fra Overkill. Kanskje litt mer melodiøs vokal enn Overkill, men sounden er definitivt der. 12…

SATAN – Atom By Atom

Once revered then ridiculed, the times are indeed flipping again for UK traditional metal act Satan. 30 years beyond their 1983 classic studio platter Court in the Act, that lineup reunited and released one of the best albums in the genre in quite a while with Life Sentence. Requests for festival appearances and a number…

CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction

Dette albumet har alt du kan ønske deg av et metal album. Harde partier, tyngre partier, enda kjappere partier, blast beats, tempovekslinger fra helvete, mange gode vokalvarianter, mange gode låter, bare gode låter egentlig, groove, ondskap, råskap, overraskelser, melodiøse partier og refreng, gitarsoloer, plenty tøffe riff, en diger feit rød tråd, knall produksjon osv. osv.…

BLOOD RED THRONE til INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2016

Når det kommer til norsk death metal – så er det et band som virkelig har skilt seg ut og levert strålende musikk i nesten to tiår, og det er BLOOD RED THRONE! Bandet har gitt ut 8 album, solgt mer enn 100.000 album og spilt over hele verden. Deres nye album «Of Flesh and Machine» er rett rundt hjørnet og vil knuse alt av motstand! Se BLOOD RED THRONE live på INFERNO METAL FESTIVAL 2016!

Listening party: HELHEIM

4. desember slippes "Raunijar", den nye skiva til HELHEIM. Dette er bandets åttende fullengder og vi feirer plateslippet med et eksklusiv listening party i andre etasje på Good Omens i Trondheim 20. november. Vi starter kvelden med en liten quiz klokken 21:00 og fyrer opp skiva en liten halvtime senere.

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