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John Garcia will be on the road again in May this year for doing some acoustic shows that are under the header of 'An Evening with JOHN GARCIA - Unplugged Tour 2016, The Living Room Session!' John Garcia on the upcoming tour: "I'm very excited to be doing...

(8/10) Ups. Have I put the new Iron Maiden into my CD player? A cover-check tells me: No. But what I hear reminds very much of what I'm used to from the Steve Harris & Co. However, it's really the new Mob Rules album that seems to be very inspired by...

(*/10) I follow Bonfire since they released their debut "Don't Touch the Light" in the eighties. Already at this early stage the Bavarians wrote songs that were meant to stay, something that continued with "Fireworks". Unfortunately the band went through...

(8/10) There are some records that are just exciting to listen to because they demand quite something from you as the listener; records that develop existing sounds further, that are demanding and still approachable. "Skuggsjá" is one of those longplayers...

(6/10) Five years are a long time and especially in rock biz you might get out of sight as a band. Multiplatin rockers 3 Doors Down did release their latest album "Time of My Life" in 2011 which means that it took them, for various reasons, those five...

(*/10) As reported earlier, master of distortion Davie Allan and Joel Grind (Toxic Holocaust) came together for releasing a spilt EP that features two songs each. Fuzz guitarist Allan is starting it up and both songs are great. "Recycled Too" and "Buzz...

(8/10) "Incarnate" is Killswitch Engage's seventh attack that fully represents the band's DNA. Mighty songs, aggressive riffs, raging shouts and melodic moments, all this comes together on "Incarnate". The opener "Alone I Stand" is a good choise, but...

On April 29th the new album from Slaughterday will be out there in the record shops. "Laws of the Occult" is the title of this new longplayer that comes with the following tracklist: 1. Unseal The Gate 2. Ritual Of Sacrifice 3. Sepulchral Ways 4. Beyond...

Norwegian prog architects Leprous are on the road for some shows during March and April. 23.03.2016 Tel-Aviv (Israel) - Theatron Tmuna 31.03.2016 Berlin (Ger) - Musik & Frieden 01.04.2016 's Hertogenbosch (NL) - W2 02.04.2016 Helmond (NL) - Cacaofabriek...

Deftones will release their next album "Gore" later this year, followed by some touring activities in North America and Europe. In case you want to see the guys live on stage, here are the dates: 03/05 Costa Mesa, CA Musink Festival 03/16 Mission, TX...

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx has some time available these days to focus on his solo project Sixx:AM. The band, that includes next to the bass player also James Michael on lead vocals and DJ Ashba on guitar, will release "Prayers For the Damned" on...

German riffonauts Black Space Riders will come out with a new EP later this spring."Beyond Refugeeum" is the title of this album that contains four songs from the "Refugeeum" session. According to guitarist/singer/keyboarder JE the tunes are slightly...

"Hollow Bones" is the title of the next Rival Sons album. The record comes via Earache Records and the release date will be announced soon. What is unveiled is the cover for "Hollow Bones", artwork that is done by Martin Wittfoot h.

UK hardcore legend Discharge will release their next album on April 29th and it will be the first record the guys release via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover is revealed and the tracklist looks like this: 01. New World Order 02. Raped And Pillaged 03....