(8/10) After having been very successful during the eighties, Australian actor, singer and songwriter Rick Springfield is back with good music. The last albums of the musicians from Guildford, New South Wales have been very promising and at least my expectations...

(8/10) Good hardcore doesn't necessarily only need to be imported from the US of A. Also the UK scene has some bands that you should have heard, in case you're interested in this type of music. One of those bands are Desolated from Southampton. The dudes...

(6/10) That Brimstone Coven are inspired by Black Sabbath isn't a secret. The band's debut wasn't a real jaw-dropping expereince and I was curious if the second release will mark a step forward. Not really. The opener "Black Magic" already shows how deep...

The first bands for this years Metal Hammer Paradise festival are announced. The winter festival takes place on November 11th and 12th in the Ferienpark Weissenhäuser Strand in Germany and the following act are confirmed already:

Swedish rockers Ghost won a Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" for their song "Cirice". The other nominees have been Slipknot, Lamb of God, Sevendust and August Bruns Red. Right in time to celebrate the Grammy Ghost comes on tour and will play several...

(8/10) I can't help myself, I like the music of those four crazy guys from Down Under. Mammoth Mammoth play kick-ass garage/stoner rock with howling guitars and great melodies. Those four guys are in music purely for fun. Each of you that has seen the...

(5/10) Even though Raubtier makes you think about being a band from Germany the trio is based in Sweden. The three-piece have released four records that have been quite successful in their home country. Top 10 positions and gold records have been the...

(7/10) Oh man, there are some albums which are very tricky to write about. One of those records is "Heavy Crown" from Last In Line. There are two major things that make it that hard for me to write about it. The first thing is the fact that "Heavy Crown"...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Ace Frehley will release a new album on April 15th which comes with 12 new recorded cover songs that are all favorites of the iconic guitarist. Remarkable in this context is the long list of guest musicians of which Paul...

(7/10) Drowning Pool aren't the fastest ones in releasing new records. They have a kind of three years rhythm in which they publish new stuff. Knowning that their last album "Resilience" was released in 2013 you could expect a new longplayer in 2016....

"Goin' Down With the Ship", that's the name of the new video Michael Monroe posted on the web. The tune is taken from the very well received latest album "Blackout State" , a record with a true and wild rock'n'roll vibe. Have fun. Watch Goin' Down With...

The Anglo-Chilean metal collaboration Criminal worked on a new longplayer that's called "Fear Itself". The album contains 12 tracks and will be release via Metal Blades on March 11th. V ocalist/guitarist Anton Reisenegger comments: "I think this track...

Detroit-based prog masters Tiles will release their new album "Pretending 2 Run" on April 15th via Laser Edge. It's the first album since 2008 when the guys released their latest studio record "Fly Paper". "Pretending 2 Run" will be the sixth album of...

Polish proggers Riverside posted a new lyric vide which features "Time Traveller"and the band announced some show, mainly int heir home country Poland: 01.04.2016 Olsztyn (Poland) - Nowy Andergrant 02.04.2016 Gdynia (Poland) - Atlantic 03.04.2016 Poznań...