alternative rock

(8/10) That Stockholm, Sweden is a melting pot for rock and metal bands isn't new information. A lot of Swedish groups call the capitol of the Scandinavian country their hometown. Hong Faux belongs to them. The four guys are now up and running as Hong...

(8/10) There are some records that you listen to for the first time and you're caught by their sound. "The Sheltering Day" from Dead Soul is such a longplayer. In case you haven't from the band earlier, it is a musical collaboration of Anders Landelius...

(8/10) Tesseract is a four-dimensional analog of a cube. Sounds comlicated. I guess it is, but I also think that it describes the music of UK-based TesseracT pretty good. The British prog rockers started not too far back in time. It was in 2007 when the...

(8/10) I have the feeling that 'supergroups' spring up like mushrooms at the moment. Maybe this has to do with the start of the autumn season or whatever. Saint Asonia is the name of one of those 'supergroups'; this time in the field of alternative metal....

(8/10) It's a l most a year ago when Spiders released their fantastic second album called "Shake Electric". This record brought the band quite some positive feedback and the guys from Gothenburg underlined it with shows played all over Europe. This autumn...

Shining, the Norwegian ones, have posted, prior to the album release, a new video. It is done for "Last Day" and it is performed on one of the most impressive spots on nature - the Trolltunga in Norway. But check for yourself. Watch Last Day (Live At...

(7/10) Time to celebrate . CD review No. 1000 goes to the Swedish EP masters of Shit The Cow (I still have to smile about this name) that are back with another five-track release. This time it's called "67p" and the guys continue their garage rock trip....

(8/10) Maybe it's not the best way to start a review but I must say: I love this album. But let's start from the beginning. Kylesa's beginning is far back in time. It was in 2001 when the band arose out of the ashes of Damad by adding an additional guitar...

(7/10) I never heard about Fusskalt till a few days ago. I had a mail from them in my mailbox and without knowing that it's a band my first thought was: Spam mail. However, good that I was still curious enough to check what the whole thing is about. Actually...

(7/10) The title says it already. "2.0" is 21 Octayne's second release. It was a year ago when Hagen Grohe (v), Marco Wriedt (g) and drummer Alex Landenburg presented their debut album. "Into the Open" was well received and got good feeback. It contained...

(8/10) Clutch are Neil Fallon (v), Tim Sult (g), Dan Maines (b) and Jean-Paul Gaster (d). Founded in the early 90's Clutch became a constant factor in the hardrock/metal scene and released ten studio record with number eleven being ready to be shipped....

Finish crossover Band Waltari will be on tour in Europe during the month of October. Here are the dates:

Hamburg-based stoner rockers in HYNE have unveiled a first lyric video from their upcoming album "MMXV", which is set to be self-released on CD, LP and Digital Download on October 16th 2015! After the release of their latest album "Elements" in 2014,...

(6/10) It's showtime. Geoff Tate and Queensryche are releasing new records this fall. Tate is the first one publishing a new disc under the banner of Operation Mindcrime. The ex-Queensryche singer could gather some well known names sailing with him under...