Month: May 2016

Den legendariske engelske trommeslageren COZY POWELL kjenner alle musikkelskere til. Han har spilt i band som Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake og Michael Schenker Group. Han har vært med på nesten 80 album, spilt konserter over hele verden….flere ganger og han var ikke minst med på et av verdens beste hardrock plater "Rainbow Rising" fra 1976. "Dance With The Devil: The Legend of Cozy Powell" er tittelen på en dokumentarfilm om mannen som for tiden blir laget og i den forbindelsen har vår danske venn Jens Nepper tatt en prat med filmens produsent Andrew Fawn.

Tyske Assassin var et av de thrash bandene man oppdaget på siste halvdel av 80-tallet. Bandet var aktivt fra 83 til 89 da utstyret deres ble stjålet og det var da de var på sitt beste. Etter en pause på 13 år dukket plutselig bandet opp igjen med nye instrumenter og begynte å spille live…

Norges stadig mer populære prog-stjerner Leprous spiller inn livealbum på Rockefeller førstkommende lørdag. Vil du være med på å lage liveskive, er det fortsatt mulig da det enda er noen billetter igjen til konserten.

Brooklyn’s Tombs are a strange creature. Although commonly described as ‘post-metal,’ I think it is fairer to say this is progressive black metal with elements of punk and sludge (amongst other things). The musical landscape they traverse is pretty diverse. At times, Tombs blast forth like a classic modern black metal act. At other times…

German power metal has maintained a level of consistent appeal – especially when artists establish early on their credibility and creativity for the genre at hand. Vocalist/ guitarist Piet Sielck certainly needs no introduction, producer / engineer for mighty work in the past like Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian, plus his own work in Iron…

Fra Uddevalla like nord for Gøteborg kommer denne trioen som kaller seg Warfect. De spiller thrash metal og slipper i disse dager sitt tredje album. «Scavengers» er tittelen på skiva og her handler det om skikkelig god riffbasert thrash metal tydelig inspirert fra gode gamle Bay Area. Warfect gir oss elleve varierte låter på totalt…

The legendary KISS invaded and took control of a whole bunch of movie theatres and cinemas across the globe on 25 May by means of their glorious rock ‘n’ roll, more specifically the kick-ass concert movie entitled "KISS Rocks Vegas". As the title suggests, the movie captures the band live on stage in late 2014…

Many will remember the work of vocalist Göran Edman for his time in Yngwie Malmsteen, but looking through his Metal-Archives output and you’ll find numerous bands and projects that benefit from his seasoned pipes. Italy’s Headless is another fortunate group to gather his services, a progressive metal meets melodic hard rock band that on their…

Opeth fusjonerer metal, klassisk rock, deathprog, symfoniske elementer og frijazz, og har kjørt sitt helt eget løp i over 25 år. Musikkmagasinet Kerrang! kaller dem "planetens mest unike band". 6. november kommer de til Oslo. Oslo Konserthus er stedet og billettsalget starter mandag 30. mai kl 09:00.

Eternal Terror kan i dag by på hele den nye skiva til det finske black metal bandet BEHEXEN. Skiva heter "The Poisonous Path" og den slippes av Debemur Morti Productions i dag 27. mai 2016.

"Maestro" is my first encounter with the Israeli progressive metal outfit known as Winterhorde, a band that consists of seven members. You do not see that very often. Anyway, as I said, "Maestro" marks the first time that I have ever listened to the symphonic and wildly imaginative music spawned by these guys, but judging…

Annihilationmancer is basically an Italian one-man operation run by Bruno Masulli (In Aevum Agere, Power Beyond, etc.) in which he handles all the instruments and singlehandedly writes the material and so on. It was formed way back in 1994, but there was a hiatus of sorts between 1999 and 2009, I think. The music is…

Sweden Rock Festival feirer i år sitt 25 års jubileum og kan by på et program fullspekket av godbiter. QUEEN med Adam Lambert, TWISTED SISTER, SABATON, MIKE TRAMP, BLIND GUARDIAN, GRAHAM BONNET BAND. TRIBULATION, DIAMOND HEAD, SLAYER, LORDI, SIXX.A.M., GRAVEYARD, MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, ENTOMBED A.D., L.A. GUNS, SOILWORK, GLENN HUGHES, FOREIGNER, EPICA, HAWKWIND, LITA FORD, AVANTASIA, 220 VOLT, LOUDNESS, GAMMA RAY, SLOUGH FEG, STEVE VAI, DIRKSCHNEIDER, SYMPHONY X, ANTHRAX, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST, FINNTROLL, KING KOBRA, LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEATH DTA, MY DYING BRIDE, MAYHEM, SATYRICON og DEMON skal alle spille der i år. Det er som vanlig tynt med billetter igjen. Onsdagen er utsolgt. Det samme gjelder alle 4-dagers passene, men det er fortsatt både 3-dags pass og dagspass til de 3 siste dagene igjen.

In Mournings first album is in my opinion still one of the best, if not the best, debut-album released in recent times. This masterpiece, named "Shrouded Divine" and released in 2008, still blows my mind every time I listen to it, and its one of those albums you never get tired of, ever. "Monolith", the…

The final day of this good feel festival provided some amazing moments. From Rock n’ roll to industrial black metal. Absolutely an interesting note to end on! HEATSEEKERS is, as the name suggests, an AC/DC tribute group. The band provided a somewhat soft and nice opening for the people of the audience that showed up…

In Aevum Agere is an Italian doom metal quartet who has released a few singles, EPs, and a full-length album previous to this brand new 5-track EP of theirs entitled "Fugit in Solitudine". Truth be told, I have never encountered these guys before or listened to any of their releases other than this new one,…

3. til 9. september blir den fjerde utgaven av FULL METAL CRUISE arrangert ombord på MEIN SCHIFF 1. Turen i år går fra Hamburg til Oslo og videre til København før den avsluttes i Kiel. Ombord på båten vil blant annet CALIBAN, D.A.D., DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, LEAVES ‘EYES, QUEENSRYCHE, SAXON og THE QUIREBOYS spille. Cruiset er dessverre utsolgt.

Svenske DEAD BY APRIL kommer tilbake til Norge denne uka og gjør konserter i tre norske byer, Oslo, Bergen og Stavanger på hhv torsdag, fredag og lørdag.

Not the most productive band considering they formed in 2002 and "Of Northern Fire" is only their second EP in fourteen years, Finland’s Blood Region call their brand of music ‘Korpi-metal’ – a fusion of traditional metal, semi thrash, and epic strains pulled together in a primal, raw final product. "Intergalactic Psychonaut" contains a number…

The second day is the "official opening" of this nice spring adventure. Somewhat nice weather mixed with bands, beer(/soda for the non 18 people) and great people equals Karmøygeddon day two! Sweden is known for Abba, Death Metal and Power Metal when it comes to their music, and they chose to send a representative of…

The acclaimed and highly talented Ihsahn (Emperor, Peccatum, Thou Shalt Suffer) has come back to haunt us with yet another interesting and fascinating musical opus, namely the 10-track effort entitled "Arktis.". Truth be told, I was not exactly blown away by the previous album, "Das Seelenbrechen" (2013), but "Arktis." is another matter entirely. While his…

Bergensbandet SULPHUR slapp tidligere i år ut sitt tredje album. Tittelen på skiva var "Omens of Doom" og var bandets første på nesten syv år. Albumet har høstet mange gode anmeldelser og her i Eternal Terror fikk skiva en sterk femmer fra vår danske venn Jens Nepper. I etterkant av anmeldelsen tok Jens kontakt med Sulphur og det endte opp med en treveis prat mellom han og Sulphurs Øyvind og Thomas.

The west coast of Norway now has alot of festivals dedicated to rock and metal, among them is Karmøygeddon, which is 12 years old, and still going strong! One of the most interesting, upcoming, prog bands from Norway is LEPROUS. The band delivered a nice and atmospheric performance, which seemed to please their target audience…

Grand Magus has once again abused the Manowar lyric generator, and the swedish riff lords delivers yet another classic heavy metal album filled with, well, uhm, classic heavy metal.As usual its no nonsense metal, with JB’s voice and guitar leading the way, pouring out song after song tailormade for beerdrinking, hellraising and swordfigthing. They stay true…

The second album "Shades of Darkness" from Bulgarian power/progressive metal band Krossfire continues their intriguing blend of epic strains, symphonic/operatic nuances, as well as occasionally heavier overtones. Veering into more Symphony X-type territory for "King Will Come", the keyboard-led "One More Time" contains the bombast and pomp that put Styx on the arena rock road…

Are audiences really clamoring for death growls with their traditional metal favorites? If so, this fourth edition of Six Feet Under’s "Graveyard Classics" series will whet your appetite. Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel handpicked five Judas Priest songs and six Iron Maiden songs for vocalist Chris Barnes and the Florida death metal troop to put…

I usually cry out with joy whenever I see or hear that there is a new book by acclaimed author Martin Popoff on the way, a case in point being this excellent biography on the legendary Thin Lizzy. As the title suggests, the book focuses exclusively on the years between 1969 and 1976, which, to…

The hard rocking German g-force known as Kadavar rolled into Bergen the other night and swept all of the freaks who had gathered at Hulen away by means of their powerful, atmospheric, and memorable music. In terms of musical references, Kadavar brings to mind a trippy cross between early Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Cream, and…

I really loved these guys first time around. I thought their take on and love for Leprosy-era Death was a praiseworthy endeavour. Apart from giving us more of what we like, the songs actually worked and their debut was a very solid death metal album in its own right. At that stage all I wanted…

The mighty Rainbow need no introduction. Every album of theirs more or less speaks for itself. This particular release, which contains a previously unreleased live show from the 1981 "Difficult to Cure" tour, is downright awesome in every sense of the word. From the opening riff to "Spotlight Kid" and further on to the last…

Together for five years and with a demo plus EP under their collective belts, Finnish alternative hard rock band Bailout feel the time is now to release a debut full-length record. "…As the Winds Blow On" contains 9 songs of fairly energetic, up-tempo material, very much in line with a lot of 90’s to current…

Like a battering ram, Israel’s Sinnery are a group of twenty-something musicians putting an honest thrash approach to the fire for their debut album "A Feast of Fools". Employing everything from huge gang-oriented choruses to fluid bass work against the wall of rhythm guitars, quick hitting transitions, and monstrous mid-tempo to faster drum tempos, songs…

Fredag 2. juni slipper Century Media den nye skiva til det svenske black metal bandet DARK FUNERAL. Skiva heter "Where Shadows Forever Reign" og vi feirer plateslippet med listeningparty og black metal quiz kvelden før i andre etasje på Good Omens i Trondheim. Splitten med HADES ALMIGHTY og DRUDKH skal vi også spille i løpet av kvelden. Moroa starter presis klokken 21:00.

The seventh studio album from Swedish melodic metal veterans Treat, "Ghost of Graceland" is their second record since reuniting in the late 2000’s. Four of the five members come from their late 80’s lineup – while bassist Pontus Egberg joins the group in time for this new release. Shimmering, uplifting vocal melodies/harmonies abound, along with…

Darkend fra Italia var kveldens oppvarming, og de leverte i god, gammel black metal stil. Musikken kunne til tider minne om Satyricon (Dark Medieval Times/The Shadothrone era), mens det visuelle inneholdt effekter fra noe som kan sammenliknes med kultiske seremonier og ritualer. Det meste satt fint og det fenget publikum. Tematisk var Darkend en god…

Arcturus er et band som undertegnede av ymse årsaker aldri har sett på en scene før kveldens opptreden. Å skulle se et band av dette kaliberet for første gang på en liten scene som John Dee var noe som kom med blandede følelser og en god dose skepsis. Jeg har sett langt flere konserter på…

This is a pretty hard reissue to review. One, because ‘Scream Bloody Gore’ is one of the fundamental records of extreme metal. I mean, what can I tell you about it? If you haven’t heard it/owned it/played it, you are very likely on the wrong site. Other than that, you already own and love this…

THE WRETCHED END har nettopp sluppet sitt tredje album. Skiva heter «In These Woods, From These Mountains» og denne gangen har bandet høstet en betydelig mengde godord fra musikkpressen. Vi tok oss en liten plateprat med Samoth.

Tradisjonen tro spiller THE CARBURETORS på John Dee i Oslo dagen før dagen. 16. mai konserten med THE CARBURETORS er for mange blitt like viktig som pølsa, isen og barnetoget på 17. mai. BONY MARONIE stiller som support i år.

The German thrash metal squadron Destruction is back with a follow-up to the credible "Spiritual Genocide" album from 2012. This new 10-track effort entitled "Under Attack" does feature a couple of songs that could potentially turn into crowd-pleasers in a future live setting, but, unfortunately, the Teutonic force does not quite deliver this time around…

Fans of the Candlemass school of epic doom are most likely already familiar with Swedish act Sorcerer. This re-release from Hammerheart pulls together the first two demos from the early 90’s in a compilation that is technically the band’s debut album (you may be familiar with this release with its original 1995 red cover). The…

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS spiller i Telenor Arena til høsten! Dette er mildt sagt en meget etterlengtet konsert, og den første på 13 år i Norge. Billettsalget starter i morgen tidlig klokken 09:00.

Howls of Ebb describe their brand of metal as limbonic death hymns, which I suppose makes some sense, but might not be that much help to someone trying to figure out whether they should take the plunge on this latest release. For my money, this is very textured death metal full of idiosyncratic choices, disharmonic…

Perseverance is a good way to describe German thrash band Rezet and their career since their 2004 start. Recording five demos and an EP in those early years before releasing a debut album "Have Gun, Will Travel" in 2010, "Reality Is a Lie" is their third full-length, as ex-drummer Bastian Santen returns for his second…

Førstkommende lørdag blir det fest for fans av ARCTURUS i hovedstaden, for da spiller bandet på John Dee. Islandske Auðn stiller som support sammen med STURMGEIST & THE FALL OF ROME.

2. februar neste år legger KREATOR ut på en drøy måneds turne sammen med SEPULTURA, SOILWORK og ABORTED. 7. februar spiller de på Rockefeller i Oslo. Turneen avsluttes 4. mars i Essen, Tyskland.

Postrockbandet Cult of Luna er et av Sveriges mest hyllede band. De har en særdeles kritikerrost diskografi bak seg, og også som liveband blir de rost opp i skyene. I 2016 er det ti år siden Cult of Luna slapp klassikeren "Somewhere Along the Highway”. Dette skal feires med en unik Europaturné, der de spiller platen i sin helhet, blandet med både gamle og nye låter. Fredag 13. mai spiller de på Rockefeller i Oslo.

Green Death is something entirely new to me, which is to say that I had never previously heard or read anything at all relating to this US thrash metal outfit, but you know what they say; better late than never. "Manufacturing Evil" is a thunderous and well-executed thrash metal attack that reeks of precision and…

The third album from Creed/Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti’s solo group, "Dust" exudes confidence with its heavier, stomping/groove metal riffs and equally intoxicating jumpy tempos. What probably is surprising is Mark’s vocal ability, as he has a comfortable mid-range well-suited to have "The Cage" and "Rising Storm" appear on the radio next to heavy hitters…

CHARTA 77 har et nytt album i bagasjen og førstkommende fredag vil du få høre en del av låtene fra denne og haugevis med gamle slägers på Byscenen i Trondheim. Kolvereids egne punkhelter i FEET-PUNK skal varme opp folket.