In June 1973, a little trio from Cardiff in Wales called Budgie released their third album ‘Never Turn Your Back on a Friend’. Recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios, this album firmly cemented their legacy as a dynamic force to be reckoned within the hard rock movement of the early seventies. With their music being…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: https://facebook.com/omniumgatherumband While most bands either break or make it by their third album, few drop a debut near masterpiece (Spirits And August Light²⁰⁰³), remain puzzingly average and underdeveloped for the next three albums (Years In Waste²⁰⁰⁴, Stuck Here On Snakes Way²⁰⁰⁷, The Red Shift²⁰⁰⁸)and just when you’re about to give…
After a prolonged hiatus that left fans craving the adrenaline rush of live music, we are thrilled to announce the grand comeback of South Africa’s most anticipated alternative, rock, and metal festival! The wait is finally over as RAMFEST returns with an electrifying lineup, featuring not one but two international headliners, alongside an incredible array…
The latest slice of lo-fi post-rock and dark ambient drone experimentation from the odd corners of Picture Ann’s strange musical realm is out now and entitled The Gray. With the EP undoubtedly taking a rather dim view of human nature and delving into existential anguish and intense dread, the spirit of Gothic literature and how…
Tons of Rock med publikumsrekord! Fire dager med verdens største rock og metal band på plakaten er avgjørende, men det er publikum som skapte opplevelsen på Tons of Rock. Årets festival ble den reneste folkefesten. – Den tyngste rocken var alltid et utskudd. Nå er festivalen for denne musikken blitt den største i Norge. Tons…
KISS End Of The Road Tønsberg BILLETTER: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/kiss-end-of-the-road-world-tour-billetter/706763 Vi har gleden av å invitere til KISS konsert i Tønsberg! Alt har sin ende. Det gjelder til og med et så legendarisk rockeband som KISS, som til neste år har holdt på i 50 år. Det er både stort og vemodig at bandet nå spiller sin…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/theendreign This utterly fierce and cleverly written debut offering by End Reign not only boasts excellent musicianship but also a compellingly dark atmosphere that is unlike anything else that I have come across. Featuring members of Scour, Fulgora, Pig Destroyer, Exhumed, and Misery Index, and citing influences from thrash metal, hardcore,…
Arctic Dreams is a Serbian-German sympho-industrial-black-death-metal band originally founded in 2009 year in St.Petersburg, Russia by Alexander Alex_Y Järvinen (vocal/guitars/music/lyric) and Igor Sydius Pokatilov (back-vocal/guitar) and based in Belgrade, Serbia. The band was a studio project for a very long time, more than 10 years, but in 2020 they decided to return to full-fledged activities.…
RELEASE YEAR: 2022 BAND URL: https://www.infernaltenebra.com/ I’ve either never had or haven’t had in a while a close 5.5/6 which ended up a 5/6 in the end, subsequent revolutions to clarify the matter failing to deliver. The Croatian melodic death groove metallers Infernal Tenebra’s pre-pandemic predecessor As Nations Fall²⁰¹⁶ was an easy 5/6 but not…
Bergenbased act SWORN has recently and independently released their album “A Journey told through Fire” Stream on youtube While not being entirely a concept-album, the material written for this album has a clear connection, both lyrically and musically. In search for atmosphere and feeling, this album is darker and more intense than our previous albums.…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: https://www.hollowillusion.com/ Norwegian hard rockers Hollow Illusion are undoubtedly good musicians, but their previous offerings have failed to truly impress me; they had plenty of promise and potential as well as some good ideas without being solid or thoroughly enjoyable affairs. The latest output, Invisible, is definitely a marked improvement on its…
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RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/schonmusic/ This mammoth 3CD/DVD set captures legendary Journey guitarist Neal Schon and his friends live on stage in San Francisco back in 2018 when they did a charity gig to raise funds for victims of the fires that had ravaged the North Bay area of the San Francisco region in late…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023BAND URL: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/into-the-void-geezer-butler?variant=40952153079842 This scribe has been eagerly awaiting this autobiography by legendary bassist Geezer Butler – one of the founding fathers of the mighty Black Sabbath – and this literary gem has undoubtedly been worth the wait as it provides the reader with a wealth of insight into the pioneering metal act…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/heavensedgeband/ The American hard rock act known as Heavens Edge made a name for themselves back in the late eighties and early nineties and released some quality stuff then, but they kind of dropped off the radar shortly after, and I will be the first to admit that I was rather…
Photo: Marit Røknes The hard-hitting metal band is back again with yet another single via Rob Mules Records. ‘Zooethics’ is a banger of a rock song you don’t want to miss. With catchy vocal melodies that will have you singing along in your car, and heavy rock riffs that will have you pumping your fists.This…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023BAND URL: https://www.blazebayley.net/ The ever-reliable and inspiring Blaze Bayley never ceases to amaze me, nor does he ever deliver a lukewarm or lackluster performance, which is perfectly illustrated by this sharp and potent 9-track live document of his that is set for release in early July. With that strong and powerful voice of…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: https://www.facebook.com/screamachineofficial I have a thing for this Italian heavy metal outfit and found their previous self-titled offering pretty darn entertaining and packed to the rafters with big, meaty riffs the size of a skyscraper. These dudes are anything but subtle, and the influence from Judas Priest is to be found in…
Folkehav på Ekeberg. Foto: Håvard Nesbøe Festivalturister strømmer til Oslo. Denne uka åpner Tons of Rock! Denne uka skal vi fråtse i et tungt og bredt program fullt av verdensstjerner og nye, lovende navn. Ekebergsletta blir et av landets mest befolkede steder mens Tons of Rock pågår, når 100 000 skal innta sletta…
RELEASE YEAR: 2023 BAND URL: http://enslaved.no/ Whereas E²⁰¹⁷ was a sore disappointment after the phenomenal In Times²⁰¹⁵, the former seemingly ending the string of top shelf material from Axioma Ethica Odini²⁰¹⁰ and Riitiir²⁰¹², Utgard²⁰²⁰ was a notable, if a partial return to form. I remarked similarly in my review of the album (5/6) where I…
