(7/10) Phantasma is the result out of the collaboration of Georg Neuhauser (Serenity), Oliver Philipps (Everon) and Charlotte Wessels (Delain). Reading those names raises quite some expectations. And knowing that Tom S. Englund from Evergey plus some...

(7/10) Belgium post-metal gang Steak Number Eight put a fresh piece of meat on the barbeque. It's called "Kosmokoma", it's their thrid release and contains eleven tracks. When it comes to the sound of the new longplayer not that much changed for the Belgian...

(8/10) Vasteras-based punk rockers Psychpunch celeberate the 'sweet baby octane' - at least this is the title of their newest longplayer which is released in these days. JM, Lindell, Walle and Locke have recorded fourteen new songs which are framed by...

(6/10) Mercutio is actually a character in Shakespeare's 'Romoe and Juliet'. The name is based on 'mercurial' and I think that is what the band wants to be - vivid, but also a bit moody. However, where aren't here for theater arts, we are here to talk...

(8/10) It was 30 years ago when Birmingham-based hardcore punks of Sacrilege released their "Behind the Realms of Madness" longplayer. Having started as crustcore band the guys included more and more thrash elements in their sound; something that led...

(7/10) Null'O'Zero was founded in 2011 and it almost seems that there is a New Wave of Greece Heavy Metal on its way. OK, that's maybe a bit too big, but there are with Null'O'Zero and Forbidden Seed two Greek bands that show some potential for more....

Italian symphonic metal kings RHAPSODY OF FIRE are set to release their new album, titled "Into The Legend", on January 15th. Cover artwork and tracklisting have been unveiled now. Tracklisting: 01. In Principio 02. Distant Sky 03. Into The Legend 04....

(8/10) You could get the impression that Balingen, the city in the Southwest of Germany, gets more and more the new epicenter of metal. The Bang Your Head festival, which is very well established in the meantime, is taking place there year by year and...

(8/10) Voodoo Circle is the brainchild of Silent Force and Primal Fear axeman Alex Beyrodt. The passionate guitarist put together musicians that are all well-known. Next to the mainman himself there is Mat Sinner part of the band as well as David Readman...

As mentioned in an earlier post, Drowning Pool is palnning to release a new album on February 5th, 2016. Here comes already the cover and the tracklist from "Hellelujah" 1. Push 2. By The Blood 3. Drop 4. Hell To Pay 5. We Are The Devil 6. Snake Charmer...

The Quireboys announces a few tour dates for Germany. Here they are:

The German black metal progenies Der Weg Einer Freiheit will be joined by the Austrians Harakiri For The Sky and The Great Old Ones from France on their road-trip, which starts at Gleis 22 in Münster, Germany on the 11th of March and continues through...

(8/10) Actually metalcore isn't my most favorite metal genre and that's why I was hesitating a bit when I got the new release from German Callejon. Even though the band scored already quite some successes I never digged deeper into their songs and sound....

Majesty came up with something very special for the upcoming 2nd leg of their Generation Steel tour. The fans can participate on the setlist by sending a WhatsApp message with the 3 Majesty songs they want to hear live and the location of the show to...