«End of Days» er en ny frisk utgivelse fra det britiske hardcore punkbandet Discharge. Det har skjedd ting i Discharge siden siste plate. Rat, som har vært vokalist i bandet siden 2003» er ute og inn er JJ Janiak kommet. Tezz, tidligere trommeslager og vokalist i bandet, er nå inne som gitarist og dermed er…
Blood Red Throne is undoubtedly the most recognized name in Norwegian death metal, and with good reason. From the moment the members entered the stage, they showed the audience of Inferno what brutal music is supposed to sound like. A stoundingly good performance with high energy on the stage and a great, big audience. Alot…
Shelved for 30 plus years due to label shuffling, Billy Satellite reunited for a show at Slims in San Francisco, CA on January 31st, 2010 – pushing interest along for this material to finally see the light of day. The five-piece play a guitar-oriented brand of melodic rock – very much in line with early…
ICS Vortex showed Rockefeller that heavy metal doesn’t always have to be bruting and dark. With a nice attitude and a very folkish appearance, Vortex and his crew delivered one of the most solid performances of the festival yet. Showcasing good old Borknagar songs as well as his own material. The energy was great both…
You can always count on AOR Heaven to offer up a proven veteran in the music industry and let them showcase their skills sets today. Peo Pettersson probably has gained most attention for his work in acts like the Swedish Christian metal band Leviticus and Axia – so this record "Welcome to the Party" includes…
Lørdag kveld denne uka er det klart for selveste KAMELOT på Byscenen i Trondheim. Dette er fjerde gangen dette amerikanske power metal bandet er i Trondheim og konserten er gledelig nok utsolgt. DIVIDED MULTITUDE stiller som support.
Det amerikanske powermetallbandet Kamelot kommer endelig tilbake til Trondheim og Byscenen, lørdag 30. april! De slapp i 2015 sitt 11. album «Haven» til strålende kritikker, så med sin velkjente episke og symfoniske stil, er det duket for en fantastisk konsertkveld. Dette blir bandets fjerde besøk i Trondheim (femte konserten) og det vitner om at de liker seg godt i trønderhovedstaden. Divided Multitude stiller som support.
Rare is the day that you have an original label re-release an album and have the band record two exclusive demo tracks with their previous vocalist – but that’s what we have here on "Defenders of the Crown". Hitting the streets for the first time in 2003, this German power metal band had a strong…
The legendary Rick Wakeman (ex-Yes) hardly needs any introduction. Few have released more albums than he has, and his many appearances on albums and songs by others are countless. A true workhorse, if you will. "Starship Trooper" is a compilation album on which Wakeman has interpreted songs by The Doors, Tool, Pink Floyd, and The…
John Dee Vredehammer opened up with full force on one of the club scenes. The sound was ok, but nothing great. Musically, the band delivered great form of extreme metal and they delivered it in a nice fashion on stage. No props or make up, just the artists playing and giving everything. The performance was…
METAL HAMMER NORWAY feirer i disse dager sitt 5 års jubileum og i den forbindelsen har vi tatt en aldri så liten prat med sjefsredaktør Espen Nørvåg Slapgård.
Førstkommende lørdag blir det verdenspremiere og innvielsesfest for MAJOR PARKINSON på Hulen i Bergen.
«In Memoriam» is one of those albums that looks instantly appealing the very minute you glance at its cover and read through the titles and so on, so naturally I was quite intrigued by the whole thing. The epic and majestically sweeping "Downfall", which serves as the introductory song, rather quickly told me that I…
Its been 7 long years since Misturs brilliant debut "Attende", an album that took its natural place among several great sognametal releases which followed in the wake of the mighty Windir. Come 2016, Mistur reveals a more mature and complex take on the art of metal, while the spirit from the past lives on. There…
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra det kommende albumet til det norske metal bandet SWAMP THINGS. Låta heter "Red Skies". Dette er en råmix og den blir å finne på deres kommende fullengder "Blue Desert, Red Skies" som slippes av Arrow Street 3. juni i år.
Together since 1996, Angertea have released four previous studio albums as well as having the great fortune to work with renowned producer Neil Kernon (Queensrÿche, Judas Priest). Not a bad resume for this Hungarian trio – who on their fifth full-length "Snakes in Blossom" perform an eclectic experimental grunge metal cocktail through these 10 tracks.…
Following a downright terrible week at work it was a blessing to spend a few hours at one of my favorite venues in Bergen, namely Hulen, in the company of three US bands who were all totally different to one another and yet perfectly compatible at the same time. It was nice to see that…
«In these Woods, From these Mountains» er den tredje fullengderen til Notoddenbandet The Wretched End. Skiva er blitt mottatt av de aller fleste med stor glede og man kan lese diverse steder online at dette er et monster av et album. Jeg bestemte meg vel ganske tidlig i lytteprosessen min at det muligens var en…
Coming together in 2005, Marlborough, Massachusetts extreme metal band Abnormality have a new deal in place with Metal Blade, and the fruits of their hard labor come bursting through on this second full-length "Mechanisms of Omniscience". Keying in on technicality while retaining hooks and mid-tempo groove sections can be a delicate balancing act, but the…
Up next we have a trio of reissues from Hammerheart Records, comprising the first three full length albums from Canada’s Sig Ar Tyr. Back in the day, this was a one man act with the supremely talented Daemonskald performing all duties and reminding us that Canada was part of Viking history. The first outing ‘Sailing…
From the Depths were a thrashing 90’s black/death metal act from Cleveland, notable for having Nunslaughter’s Jim Konya (RIP) on vocal duties. The band only ever released two full-length records (the second with a different vocalist) before the members went their own ways (all of them having quite productive careers in music – even if…
Det svenske hardcorebandet REFUSED kommer tilbake til Norge denne helga. Stedet er Rockefeller, dagen er søndag og DEATHCRUSH stiller som support.
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra det kommende albumet til det japanske death metal bandet DEFILED. Låta heter "Force and Obedience" og den blir å finne på deres kommende fullengder "Towards Inevitable Ruin" som slippes av Season of Mist 8. juli i år.
"We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!," Andrew Horn’s 2014 documentary film that chronicles the birth and ascend of the legendary Long Island outfit Twister Sister back in the 70s and early 80s, is not only very insightful, but also highly captivating and fascinating. It is most definitely one of the best music-related films that I have…
Som de fleste sikkert har fått med seg så har NORWAY ROCK begynt å puste igjen og vil 8. og 9. juli igjen sette Kvinesdal på rockekartet. En hver festival med litt respekt for seg selv, skal arrangere kickoff og NORWAY ROCK tar sin på John Dee nå på fredag. AMMUNITION og NITERAIN står for de musikalske sprellene denne kvelden hvor hele festivalprogrammet presteres.
Når jeg kommer inn på Samfundet ved konsertstart klokka ni kan dørvakta melde om over 800 solgte billetter. I samme øyeblikk hører jeg Eurotrash begynne på sin første låt, og kjenner jeg blir litt stressa for om jeg er sent ute for å få en bra plass i Storsalen. Bekymringa er grunnløs, for når jeg…
Trondheim og Oslo er valgt ut som arenaer når MAYHEM for første gang i historien skal fremføre sin legendariske debutskive "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" i sin helhet. Dette skjer på Samfundet i Trondheim 23. september og på Sentralen i Oslo 19. november. Billetter er allerede i salg.
Legendary guitarist Eric Bell, one of the founding members of the mighty Thin Lizzy, has returned with a strong, atmospheric, and well-written album that is quite the moving affair. The ten tracks that constitute "Exile" all possess that haunting and melancholic Northern Irish vibe that makes you want to come back to these tunes over…
TONS OF ROCK gir deg nå muligheten til å møte selveste ALICE COOPER under årets festival. Les her om hvordan du kan melde deg på i trekningen.
Dedicating this special recording to his 25th anniversary in the music industry, ex-Angra/ Almah vocalist Edu Falaschi felt the time was ripe to present stripped down acoustic versions for some of the most significant songs in his career. Choosing a number of respected Brazilian musicians in the jazz and classical community, this is certainly a…
Det amerikanske stoner doom bandet ELDER er for tiden på Europaturne og torsdag denne uka spiller de på Hulen i Bergen.
Det ble reklamert som "vårens styggeste rockefest" – og jeg tror de av publikum som gikk dit bare på grunn av dette iallefall fikk forvetningene delvis innfridd. I tilegg fikk vi se en gjenoppstanden Syd Barret. Men først: stedet var altså Parkteatret her i Oslo, og de som hadde fått den utakknemlige oppgaven av å…
Images at Twilight first got my real attention at this year’s Blastfest, as one of the bands I made a note in big letters to check out further when returning from the festival. I did have the album on my playlist for a review, but never really got around to it. A couple of weeks…
Perhaps most known in the melodic rock circles for his work in Heartland or Ozone, singer Chris Ousey also released a fine debut solo album in 2011 with "Rhyme and Reason". Changing things up a bit in the production and performer realm, Chris’ seasoned songwriting and professional, smooth vocals keep these 12 songs moving along…
Chicago, Illinois consistently pumps out a bevy of heavy music talent through the years in a variety of genres. Nucleus is another band worthy of attention through their sci-fi oriented brand of death metal on their first full-length "Sentient". This 9 song effort has a lot of 90’s qualities in terms of the punishing sound,…
Teutonic thrash band WAR AGENDA ble startet opp i 2012 og har har en klar tilnærming til 80-talls scenen. Bandet slapp sitt debutalbum kalt "Night of Disaster" for ca et halvår siden og fikk en god anmeldelse fra thrash fan Matt Coe. Han tok kontakt med bandet for et lite intervju og fikk like godt bandets alle fem medlemmer i tale. Enjoy!
From the southern part of Sweden, Devil’s Gun is a five-piece outfit that bring the spirit of traditional metal and hard rock to the masses on their debut full-length "Dirty ‘N’ Damned". Rough, gritty vocals and catchy, bluesy-oriented heavy riffs puts the band in a similar class as Airbourne, Accept, and possibly mentors like Bullet…
I was not really that familiar with Bonfire before I popped this CD in and cranked up the volume. I had often stumbled on the name of the band but never actually listened to the music, if that makes sense. I am kind of regretting that now. "Pearls" is a 2CD "best of" release consisting…
Førstkommende lørdag ligger alt til rette for en festkonsert av de sjeldne når BACKSTREET GIRLS kommer tilbake til Trondheim. Norges ukronede rock’n’roll mestre BACKSTREET GIRLS har alltid hatt et stort publikum i barteby og denne gangen spiller de på Byscenen. Trondheims egne sukkerpunkere SUGAR LOUISE varmer opp og festen begynner allerede klokka 21:45. Kun få billetter igjen!
"Eye of the Needle" by the morose UK outfit named My Silent Wake (that band name truly says it all!) is, strictly speaking, not a metal album as such, but it is way darker and more melancholic than countless so-called black metal records out there today. Trust me on that. In a way, there are…
Doom metal – pure solitude in slow paces, riffs that reverberate and lurk in the atmosphere, thunderous drums and plodding bass while the vocal melodies also take a similar, sorrowful tact. Greece’s The Temple originally started in 2005, took a break for a little while after their first demo release and now return with their…
Endelig! Gjør deg klar for et dundrende rockesjokk når denne eksplosive komboen bestående av Oslo Ess og Comet Kid kommer til Storsalen på fredag!
Fredag 15. april inntar Okkultokrati og PRTLVX (ex Pirate Love) Parkteatret og inviterer med det til vårens styggeste rockefest. Begge band har brukt de siste årene til å finslipe formelen, kvesse tungene og gjøre alt klart til det neste kapittelet i musikkevolusjonen. Ikke kall det et comeback. Kall det sosialdarwinistisk, uunngåelig rettmessig utvikling. Drøyere, heftigere, villere og mer megalomant enn noen gang. To band, én maktdemonstrasjon. Og så varmer Outer Limit Lotus opp!
Eternal Terror kan i dag by på en helt ny låt fra det kommende albumet til det amerikanske black metal bandet WITHERED. Låta heter "Distort, Engulf" og den blir å finne på deres kommende fullengder "Grief Relic" som slippes av Season of Mist 27. mai i år.
An Italian bassist most known for his work in the progressive rock band Twinspirits, Lady & THE BASS as well as a co-producer of the Vivaldi Metal Project, Alberto Rigoni releases his fifth solo album, focusing on the love and proficiency as this low-end instrument. "Bassorama" may not necessarily be dedicated to one particular genre…
Fredag 29. april slipper Nuclear Blast den nye skiva til DISCHARGE. Skiva heter "End of Days" og dette blir den aller første utgivelsen med bandets nye vokalist Jeff "JJ" Janiak (Broken Bones) og med DISCHARGE som kvintett. Vi feirer nyskiva kvelden før med listening party, quiz og flotte premier i tillegg til pønk over anlegget til sistemann har gått hjem. Moroa begynner klokka 21:00 presis.
Necronomicon continue their quest for world domination with with their fifth full-length release ‘Advent of the Human God.’ Their blackened death metal assault continues to develop on a gradual incline; comparisons with Behemoth are still relevant but thie time around sees them inject a little Dimmu Borgir into the mix. Necronomicon has always struck me…
Johndoe er tilbake i knallform! «Skandinista» er Johndoes sjette album, og det tredje siden comebacket høsten 2013. Plata avslutter bandets trippel s-serie som den episk anlagte «Slugger» og punkutblåsningen «Sosialt liv» påbegynte. For «Slugger» ble bandet nominert til Spellemannprisen i kategorien rock. Om «Sosialt liv» skrev Aftenposten at plata kunne måle seg med de beste punkutgivelsene fra 80-tallet. Det nye albumet «Skandinista» er ute nå til en femmer i Adresseavisen: «Bandets mest unike lydbilde til nå». Fredag denne uka spiller gutta på Rockefeller.
Invictus are a label known for bringing us some of the most innovative and interesting music doing the rounds today, especially in the realm of all that is black and deathly. Listening to their catalogue one can also detect more than a passing love for the old school and nowhere is that more evident than…
This is my first encounter with Toothgrinder and a satisfactory meeting it has turned out to be. In terms of genre, this is progressive metallic hardcore, but it doesn’t limit itself to that. At times it is slow and dreamily melodic, rocking like it was made for radio or blasting with frenetic energy. And this…
