PHYLACTERY – Necromancy Enthroned

Edmonton death/thrash trio Phylactery may be a new name to many, but they probably will not remain dormant for long based on the savage songwriting present on this full-length "Necromancy Enthroned". Coming off a three song demo release last year, it’s obvious that these gentlemen prefer to keep their music lean, their approach primal, and…

DEMOTIONAL – Discovery

A Swedish modern metal band that hasn’t been on my radar until now with this third album "Discovery". Sitting between modern hard rock and current metal with occasional metalcore leanings, the material possesses massive commercial appeal between the bright use of keyboards, larger than life chorus hooks, and the natural crunch of the guitars and…

PRIMAL FEAR – Angels of Mercy: Live in Germany

The German power metal quartet Primal Fear recently released this live offering via Frontiers and it is a decent albeit unremarkable collection of tunes covering most of the band’s discography. The package consists of a 15-track CD as well as a DVD, but only the CD audio were available for review for some lame reason,…

SOUL SECRET – Babel

"Babel" is the fourth album from Italian progressive metal band Soul Secret – a conceptual piece covering love and religion in an intergalactic mission with cutting edge technology a primary focus. Difficult to tell these days what is truly progressive metal – as the definition broadens depending on the age group and exposure – but…

WALPYRGUS – Walpyrgus Nights

Featuring members of Daylight Dies, October 31, and Twisted Tower Dire among others, Walpyrgus come from Raleigh, North Carolina and aim to bring back the good times in their classic heavy metal style for "Walpyrgus Nights". They’ve been fairly productive since their 2012 beginnings, playing shows when they can as well as releasing singles, demos,…

REBELLION FESTIVALS 2017

Verdens største punkfestival, REBELLION FESTIVALS, arrangeres den første helgen i august. Stedet er som vanlig i Winter Gardens i Blackpool på den britiske vestkysten. Nærmere 300 band og artister skal i ilden under de fire dagene festivalen varer. I år kan de friste med konserter med blant andre SHAM 69, PENNYWISE, ANGELIC UPSTAIRS, UK SUBS, ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE, TOYAH, PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES, SUBHUMANS, VICE SQUAD, ANTI PASTI, THE CASUALTIES, CHAOS UK, THE VIBRATORS og THE VIOLATORS.

WIND ROSE – Stonehymn

Conveying an outlook of not writing songs, but smith them against the anvil, Italian act Wind Rose on their third album "Stonehymn" deliver another set of folk-oriented power metal tracks that live for bygone times, anthems for warriors ready to battle. Choosing to emphasize more of the orchestration, choir, and folk aspects to an already…

GREEN DAY – Belfast – Irland

Mange vil kanskje si at punk har dødd ut, men er det noen som prøver å  holde punken i live, er det vertfall gutta fra East Bay, nemlig Green Day. Med det suksessrike albumet «Revelution Radio» fra 2016 i bagasjen, reiser de, nok engang, verden rundt å serverer punk og «rockandroll». Hvis man ser over…

CHONTARAZ – Har planen klar

Hell-bandet CHONTARAZ spiller i neste uke på Metaldays i Slovenia der de deler scene med en rekke gromband som ABBATH,  AMON AMARTH, MARILYN MANSON, OPETH, DORO. BLOODBATH, DEATH ANGEL, KATATONIA og VENOM INC. Vi har tatt en kort prat med bandet om ståa akkurat nå og Metaldays og framtia.

DECAPITATED – Anticult

Veteran bands often stretch boundaries once establishing their foothold in heavy metal. Be it boredom, new members, or a genuine desire to achieve something different with each new release, that can make for polarizing debate amongst the faithful – who may abandon ship while newcomers hopefully fill that missing void. "Anticult" as the seventh studio…

AU-DESSUS – End Of Chapter

Det er ikke ofte band fra de baltiske stater overrasker meg positivt, men denne gjengen fra Litauen gjør nettopp det. "End Of Chapter" er bandets andre album siden oppstarten i 2014, og det du får servert er post black metal, men også med klare referanser til andre black metal sjangere. Albumet starter der forrige album…

ENDALOK – Úr draumheimi viðurstyggðar

A lot of musically exciting and mind-blowing things are happening in the Icelandic metal underground these days. Well, actually, lots of cool things have been happening in that particular part of the scene for years now, but that is beside the point. What matters here is that the obscure and wonderfully mysterious entity that is…

CELLAR DARLING – This Is The Sound

After splitting with Eluveitie in 2016, three members would form Cellar Darling – embodying a new wave of heavy rock with obvious folk tinges because of their previous work. "This Is The Sound" as a debut album has a leg up on the competition, featuring stirring melodies from Anna Murphy, large, brooding riffs from guitarist/bassist…

RIENAUS – Saatanelle

Finske Rienaus spiller standard klassisk finsk black metal, hverken mer eller mindre, og det uten å imponere eller irritere.Vel, vokalen er kanskje et par hakk for intens og skingrende i lengden, hvis det er lov å si det når det kommer til black metal,men når 37 minutter synes litt for lenge, ja da er det nettopp…

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