Active since 2002, Chilean quartet Thunder Lord come from an old school speed/heavy metal background, as "Prophecies of Doom" is all about the up-tempo pairing of riffs and rhythms, while the vocals often mirror the same urgency as the music. A lot of the lead work has that cultural/epic nature to the song at hand…
Wishing Well is a Finnish (melodic) hard rock ensemble that sounds pretty inspired by the timeless giants of old such as Rainbow, Deep Purple, MSG, early Whitesnake, the «Heaven and Hell» record by the mighty Black Sabbath, and so on and so forth. Heck, even the first couple of Iron Maiden classics come to mind…
Fredag 4. mars slipper Nuclear Blast den nye liveskiva til SABATON. Skiva heter "Heroes on Tour" og utgivelsen vil inneholde hele to konsertopptak pluss litt ekstra snacks for fansen. "Heroes on Tour" kan du få som DVD, Blue Ray, CD eller vinyl. Vi feirer nyskiva med DVD visning i andre etasje på Good Omens kvelden før release. Vi kjører også en Sabaton quiz med flotte premier. Moroa begynner klokka 21:00 presis.
UK based hard rock band that definitely evokes a lot of the old school Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, Aerosmith acts on their self-titled debut album. Vocalist Nathan James has garnered attention through his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Uli Jon Roth – the rest of the young players include rhythm guitarist Wil Taylor,…
I recall listening to Sarke, more specifically the debut album «Vorunah», for the very first time back in 2009 while stuck in a claustrophobic piece-of-shit Nissan on a 4-hour road trip with a miserable skank that I was dating then. To tell you the truth, the album did not impress me at all, but at…
And so my journey comes to an end… Day 4, rise and shine, and after a great day in Bergen rock city, me and my partners in crime find ourselves at Studio, where Karmøy-bound Evig Natt opens the final day of the festival. Both the band and yours sincerley are quite surprised by the great…
If given the right resources, presidents at record labels can make some great products come to life. Take Last in Line – who would have ever thought that the original three from the early 80’s Dio lineup would re-assemble to make a record with a new singer? Not this journalist… but that’s what we have…
A success on television and the pop charts during the 1980’s through the US soap opera General Hospital plus albums like "Working Class Dog" and "Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet", Rick Springfield continues to put out new studio records while touring the globe for his ardent fan base. No longer just a teen/ pin-up idol,…
The legendary progressive (sci-fi thrash) metal outfit that is Voivod is still going strong. Having listened repeatedly to this upcoming 30-minute EP of theirs, which consists of two brand new tracks and a cover of the Hawkwind classic «Silver Machine» as well as two songs off the band’s split releases with At the Gates and…
Scheduled to come out on Blu-ray/ DVD as a two-disc set, "Heroes On Tour" also has an audio CD accompanying the proceedings and this is what’s up for inspection. Straight from their Wacken Open Air performance of 2015 that brought the house done, we have a 16 song set that gives us ample reason to…
The legend that is Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ex-Accept) hardly needs any introduction. Some of the most memorable and catchy heavy metal tunes of all time are by Accept and, to some extent, U.D.O. That is simply a fact, or a law of nature, if you will. Along with the Canadian outfit Anvil in tow, Dirkschneider…
German heavy rock act releases their fourth album "A Monster’s Life" – this time seeking out the professional studio and producer chair of Jacob Hansen. The 10 songs are consistent in the sense that this has a modern bite and melodies ready made for arena-like audiences: Nickelback, Shinedown, and Alter Bridge would be three big…
IHSAHN + tre band til er klare for høstens tøffeste eventyr i Trondheim. Britiske HACKTIVIST, belgiske ORACLES og svenske TWILIGHT FORCE kommer sammen med IHSAHN, den tidligere vokalisten i EMPEROR, til Trondheim i oktober for å spille under TRONDHEIM METALFEST 2016.
DREAM THEATER flytter til Norge denne helga og spiller hele tre dager på rad i Oslo Konserthus der de fremfører hele den nye skiva si "The Astonishing". Alle tre konsertene er utsolgt.
Fans of Embalmer have been waiting 10 years for this – their second full length release in career spanning 25 years. For those who don’t know the band, think Repulsion, Autopsy at full pelt or Impetigo when vocalist Stevo shuts up long enough for them to play a song. Personally, I love the death metal…
Another day, another dollar, day 3 of Blastfest, and I’m ready for more metal and a few beers. Unfortunatly I miss both Sulphur and Audiopain playing at 16:00, and Solefald at the big stage, which leads me to my first band of the day; the Trondheim-battalion named One Tail, One Head. Not a bad way…
Kvelden skulle feire 20-årsdagen til Nemesis Devina men det var også ca 20 år siden deres første konsert som også var på Rockefeller (sammen med Darkthrone og Dissection, som jeg gjerne skulle opplevd). Samtidig skal det feires at Sigurd fortsatt er på bena og vi håper situasjonen ikke forverres. Han snakket ikke mye om det,…
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på nok en helt ny låt fra det kommende albumet til ROTTEN SOUND. Låta denne gangen heter "Inhumane Treatment" og den blir å finne på deres kommende fullengder "Abuse to Suffer" som slippes av Season of Mist 18. mars 2016.
Schitzy angtsy post punk from Portland up next. This runs the gamut from everything to crust, psych rock, grind. And sometimes it hits the spot and I nearly start to like it. But then the trio veer off into some avant-garde interlude or change of direction and they lose me. Which is such a pity,…
Alive & kicking after a great night at Garage, and ready for day 2 of Blastfest 2016, at USF Verftet. My hotel is just a 10 minutes walk from the venue, unfortunatly it means climbing Bergens steepest hill (No, but it feelt that way), but I manage to get there just in time for the…
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra den kommende skiva til RAGNAROK. Låta heter "Infernal Majesty" og albumet heter "Psychopathology" og den blir utgitt av Agonia Records 25. mars.
Armoured Angel were a speed/thrash act from Australia who began putting out demos and EPs in the mid 80’s but who didn’t manage to get a full length release out until 1999. Communion was their third demo and is brought to you in all its glory by the good folks at Hell’s Headbangers. The first…
Italian horror metal – Deathless Legacy on their second album "The Gathering" provide a veritable treasure trove of sounds and outlooks that may not be easy on the brain but could sink deep into the body and soul with multiple exposures. Theatrical, tribal, outer realm – sometimes using vocal patterns as another echoing rhythm against…
Årets INFERNO FESTIVAL er en bare noen uker unna (arrangeres 23/3 – 26/3). Nordens største innendørs extreme metal festival kan i år by på band som MYSTICUM, NILE, MAYHEM, EXODUS, GORGUTS, PSYCROPTIC, CATTLE DECAPITATION, CRAFT, MÅNEGARM, MARDUK, VADER, SUFFOCATION, SODOM, BLOOD RED THRONE, MOONSORROW, NIFELHEIM og ORDER. INFERNO feiret i fjor sitt femtende år og overrasket kanskje noen med å redusere antall band noe. Vi har som vanlig tatt en liten prat med presseguru Runar Pettersen der vi denne gangen blant annet prater litt om Infernos status som festival og tilgangen på band.
Med den glimrende konsertkvelden med Troldskugge og Den Saakaldte friskt i minne, gikk man inn i en ny, denne gang en dobbel aften med Divided Multitude den ene kvelden og en hyllest til Lemmy og Motörhead kvelden etter. Jeg gledet meg mest til dag to, men skulle likevel sjekke ut hva fosningene i Divided Multitude…
An interesting modern power metal quintet here from Germany, Fireleaf unleash their debut album "Behind the Mask" containing a singer in his mid-30’s while most of the musicians are in their 40’s (or in the case of ex-Stormwitch guitarist Ralf Stoney, 50). What you’ll get is 10 songs of Teutonic meets American power metal, lean…
Italienske Fleshgod Apocalypse kom som et friskt pust inn i death metal scenen for fem år siden da de ga ut sitt andre album «Agony». Deres tolkning av mixen med opera, death metal og symfonisk metal slo an hos mange og fanbasen vokste seg stor og fet. Oppfølgeren «Labyrinth» var ikke like bra og det…
Her har vi en ny fullengder fra Savannah bandet Black Tusk. «Pillars of Ash» er bandets fjerde album og deres første siden 2011. Trioen gir oss sitt tredje album på rad som klokker inn på de samme 34 minuttene. Tilfeldig? Vet ikke. Betyr det noe? Tvilsomt. Det som betyr noe er musikken. Låtene er det…
Anvil ble startet opp så langt tilbake som i 1978, først under navnet Lips og fra 1981 tok de dagens navn. Det skulle rundt regnet ble nesten 40 år det, og det er imponerende. Enda mer imponerende er at to av bandets tre medlemmer har vært med hele tiden. Det er blitt en del utgivelser…
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på hele HEMELBESTORMER "Aether". Dette er britenes tredje fullengder og den slippes av Debemur Morti i dag 22. januar.
Sometimes brutal and straight forward death metal is all you need, and Glutton For Punishment delivers the cure. These americans has been around since 2003, but due to different circumstances there has only been one album released before "Purified In Blood", and the band also had a long break from 2004 to 2013. Anyway, no…
Canadian’s avant-garde metal band Voivod are back again with a 5 song EP "Post Society", sort of a primer for their next album. We get 4 new songs plus their take on the Hawkwind song "Silver Machine" to conclude the half hour effort. Keeping up the odd-shape chord progressions from Chewy, equally hypnotic vocals from…
Bergen Rock City, here we go again… So, how to kickstart a 4 day festival? Read and learn. Day one and Garage downtown Bergen is the place to be. Doors already open when I arrive, small crowd, but pretty much as expected when first band kicks off at 18:00. Hadens get the honour of starting…
The experimental Norwegian quintet that is Sulphur has kept me waiting for a long fucking time for this follow-up to their excellent second album entitled «Thorns in Existence» (2009). This massive 7-song slab of somewhat psychedelic, morbid, and dynamic (black/death) metal, simply entitled «Omens of Doom», has been worth the wait. Not that I would…
Alright, folks, this is going to be a short review as «Beat of the Drum», which focuses on the legendary Phil Lynott’s musical exploits and endeavours following the demise of the mighty Thin Lizzy, basicaly serves as an extra chapter to the book on the aforementioned band entitled «Are You Ready?» by Alan Byrne. However,…
After years of waiting, Hadens have finally released their debut album. So much have changed in the line up of the band since the release of the 2011 EP, "Damnation" that it is impossible to expect anything. The opening track, Possessed, is an ok track, but it seems a little conservative. Meaning that it doesn’t…
Back again for their third go around, these German musicians pay tribute to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement like no other. Roxxcalibur are seasoned musicians with ties to original acts like Viron, Abandoned, and Manilla Road among others – who deeply study and research the late 70’s to mid-1980’s bands that performed…
Det tyske melodiøse power metal bandet MOB RULES tok navnet sitt fra Black Sabbaths album med samme navn da de startet opp i 1994. I neste måned slipper de sitt åttende album og det er hovedårsaken til at Eternal Terrors Matt Coe tok seg en prat med gitarist Sven Lüdke via Skype.
Quite a few people out there have labeled Resurrection Kings a super-group, which, frankly speaking, it is. A very good super-group, I might add. Why is that? Well, for one thing the group boasts Craig Goldy (DIO, Rough Cutt) on guitar, the legendary Vinny Appice (DIO, Black Sabbath, Last in Line) on drums, the talented…
Chronicle hails from my hometown, namely Frederikshavn in the Northern part of windy Jutland, and I must say that I feel a slight sense of pride and wonder whenever I reflect on the fact that these four young dudes are actually pretty fucking talented and have managed to get their music out there on various…
SATYRICON feirer 20 års jubileum for sin "Nemesis Divina" og spiller skiva i sin helhet i utvalgte konserter i løpet av året. Førstkommende lørdag spiller de på Rockefeller i Oslo. Konserten er utsolgt.
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra det kommende albumet til OBSIDIAN KINGDOM. Låta heter "Darkness" og den blir å finne på deres kommende fullengder "A Year with no Summer" som slippes av Season of Mist 11. mars 2016.
The underrated Norwegian black metal squadron that is Urgehal will soon unleash this wicked assault upon all you lousy scumbags out there, and I suggest you pay attention and pick up on this as soon as it becomes available, because it is, simply put, a highly atmospheric and cleverly written assault on all your puny…
I have eagerly awaited the arrival of this debut album entitled «Heavy Crown» by the band named Last in Line, and I might as well tell all you fucks out there right now that is has been well worth the wait. As many of you undoubtedly already know, the band consisted of extremely talented and…
Den gamle Accept vokalisten UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER har i alle år vært nødt til å ta med noen Accept låter i setlista si etter at han sluttet i bandet. Men nå er det slutt og det gjør han med bravur. En egen turne rundt omkring i hele verden med en helt ren Accept setliste. Det legendariske Canadiske heavy metal bandet ANVIL er med som spesielle gjester på hele turneen. Norge er tilgodesett med hele fem konserter. Drammen, Stavanger, Haugesund, Bergen og Kristiansand er de heldige byene.
Remember a time when bands had to do the grunt work of building a following without hiding behind computers or phones? Where flyering, phone calls, face to face relationship building, and live shows mattered most. This is the essence of how Twisted Sister became international superstars – although many who look at their 80’s headlining…
The second album from Italy’s Housebreaking is a 9 track adventure into groove metal with occasional modern inflections. These songs have a lot of trademarks of old Coal Chamber, Devildriver, and a pinch of Rammstein – simplistic, low-tuned guitar hooks, repetitive and equally minimalized hoarse vocal patterns, plus bass and drums that hone in that…
Embassy of Silence is a Finnish progressive/gothic metal band on their third full-length, the interestingly titled "Verisimilitude". Possessing an uplifting guitar charge and equally intoxicating melodies from vocalist Ines Lukkanen, the material gives off positive vibes amid all of the off-time juggling and overall flow song to song. The folk-tinged "Thimble", keyboard-driven "Flamer" plus tribute…
The second album from the international hard rock act Tainted Nation (as the members are spread out between the UK, Germany and Sweden), "On the Outside" gives the listener 13 tracks of modern hard rock with a definite commercial edge. They’ve studied a lot of American bands like Shinedown and Sixx A.M. for sure in…
Swedish for ‘tranquility’, Lugnet’s sound is actually very explosive in a retro 70’s hard rock mold for this self-titled album. Vocalist Roger Solander has solid bluesy pipes that are very reminiscent of the late Ray Gillen or classic David Coverdale on winning tracks such as "All the Way" and "It Ain’t Easy". Smooth hooks, stripped…
