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(8/10) The ones of you that like power metal and US metal are familiar with Cage, the band of metal siren Sean Peck and friends. The guys release a new album called "Ancient Evil"; a longplayer that is filled with a lot of real metal anthems. I was grown...

(8/10) If you want to mix an excellent drink you need the right in incrediences and the right way how to put them together. The new Skindred album reminded me very much to this metaphor. Skindred's crossover isn't new, at least the idea isn't something...

(7/10) The Shrine has with "Rare Breed" already album no.3 to their discography. Josh Landau, Court Murphy and Jeff Murray push again the pedal to the metal and released eleven new songs - all 70's and 80's based. The Shrine haven't had the intention...

(8/10) Swedish axeman Magnus Karlsson has a long history in metal. Most of you know him from his time with Primal Fear, but he also worked together with Magnum singer Bob Catley and the Kiske/Somerville project. In 2013 the guitarist published the first...

I think it is something a lot of metal and rock fans were hoping for but never thought that it would become real. Guitar master Ritchie Blackmore activates the legendary Rainbow for a couple of shows in summer 2016. Two of those concerts will be in Germant,...

(8/10) Norwegian black metal horde Kampfar has finished the work for their seventh longplayer that got the title "Profan". Often' profane' is used to express that something is common and usual. This isn't valid for Kampfar's new longplayer. Just the fact...

(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...

(6/10) Diable aren't rookies. The band was founded at the end of the former century and the guys scored some decent results in their home country Finland and during the last years also in Europe. Diablo is inspired by melodic death metal the Gothenburg-style....

After having played in Tilburg the night before it was Haarlem that hosted the second show of Annihilator, Harlott and Archer in Holland. This time it have been the guys from Santa Cruz, Archer, that got the role of the opening act. Their more traditional...

(8/10) Finally - Vanden Plas releases the second part of their Netherworld saga. The complex story was too much for just one album and that's why Andy Kuntz and bandmates decided to create a double header. Like in the first part the story about life,...

(7/10) Unusual cover, great music. That's how I sum up Junkstars new album "This Means War". Max Malmqvist, Mathias Wanneberg and Tobbe Ljungqvist founded the band back in 2012 in Stockholm, Sweden. The three guys stand for punk rock without any bells...

(*/10) “Savage Amusement” followed the highly successful “Love at First Sting” and it was the first album that couldn’t convince as much as the predecessor. Maybe it was due to the stressful life on tour or it was due to the more commercial metal that...

(6/10) Lancaster, PA-based From Ashes To New released their first disc, which was an EP called "From Ashes to New", in 2013. A second EP is in the starting blocks. "Downfall" is the name of the this release and it comes with four new tracks. From Ashes...

Even though "Tokyo Tapes" was already an excellent live record, the 1985 release "World Wide Live" is the by far best compilation the band ever published. This live album belongs, together with Iron Maiden "Live After Death" and Deep Purple's "Made in...