(8/10) Gothenburg, Sweden - the home of many good bands from Sweden. The city has a vital scene and it's not for nothing that bands like At The Gates and In Flames name the city their home. Also Death Destruction has their base in the Swedish westcoast...

(7/10) Xandria is already around since the early 90's but started to get more into focus from 2000 on. The music of the band from Bielefeld, Germany is to describe as symphonic metal. They are comparable with bands like Nightfish. Xandria didn't have...

UDR records re-issued Annihilator's latest album "Feast". In this review I want to focus on the extras of the re-issued version. The details about the original release can be found in the link further down on this page. Compared to the original album...

Swedish death metal / modern metal band In Flames worked on their 10th studio album which will be released on September 5 via Epic/Sony. The first singel will be called "Rusted nail". The cover for the single, which will see the light of day on June 13,...

It seems to be Death all over. After the re-relase of the "Leprosy" album Death (DTA) announced some dates for shows in Europe. Paul Masvidal, Sean Reinert, Steve di Giorgio and Max Phelps will play songs from all Death albums in rememeberance of Chuck...

I focussed on the music already in the CD review. I have nothing more to add here. But when it comes to the DVD I want to mention a few thing. First of all it is an even better experience than only listening to the songs. The CD is good, but if those...

(8/10) It was a sad moment four years ago when the news spread around the world that one of the most talented singers in Heavy Metal died - Ronnie James Dio. Now, almost four years after the exact date of death, a new release with the small Italian rooted...

(9/10) First class hardrock from Scandinavia - nothing really new. Brother Firetribe is on of of those bands which found their passion in this genre and they rock. The five guys are from Finland and their most known member is Nightwish guitarist Emppu...

(*/10) Doubtless Death has been one of the biggest influencers for a whole new genre - death metal. Brutal and racing fast death metal songs have been merged with technical capabilities. And with Chuck Schuldiner, the founder of the band, Death had a...

(8/10) Finland is a country which is well known for good metal bands. On the one hand their are groups like Nightwish and also the early Stratovarius, which are covering the area of more bombastic and symphonic metal. On the other hand there are constantly...

( 8/10) German hardcore legend Ryker's are back. Founded in 1992 in Kassel, Germany the band released with records like "Ground zero" some great hardcore discs. It has been those records which lead to a lot of enthusiastic feedback. The Ryker's have been...

(8/10) It was the year 1982 in Houston, Texas when Helstar was founded. Power metal is what they wanted to play. And they did it and still do it. Records like "A distant thunder" and "Nosferatu" are still highlights in my vinyl collection. Sad enough...

(8/10) Go Go Berlin aren't from the German capitol. They are from Silkeborg, Denmark and are since four years in business. The five guys stand partly for typical 60's and mainly for 70's rock. They release with "New gold" their debut album. The record...

(8/10) Seven years after Toto released their last live output the band decided for getting an new live album out into the shops. The motive was the 35th anniversary of the rock legend - a great occasion. The show, which was recorded, took place in Lodz,...