cd review

(*/10) American rock outfit Beasto Blanko releases a new album during January. It features the live recording of the band’s show in Berlin in 2016. The quintet, fronted by Alice Cooper bassist Chuck Garric and Alice Cooper’s daughter Calico Cooper, was...

( 8/10 ) Bleeding Gods is the brainchild of Ramon Ploeg, known from death metal outfit Houwitser. The guitarist had a constant dream of running an own band whic, in the end, led to Bleeding Gods. It was in 2012 when the band, hailing from The Netherlands,...

(9/10) Two years ago,German alternative rocker Black Space Riders released the critically acclaimed „Refugeeum“ longplayer, followed by an EP, „Beyond Refugeeum“, where the band used a more electronic approach which fit the guys very well. This EP was...

(7/10) Ooops. Is Münster a part of Gothenburg. Of course not, but there‘s for sure a link when it comes to metal. Münster-based death metal outfit Order To Ruin could be definitely from Swdens second biggest city. Listening to there new album „Return...

( 7/10 ) Alex Beyrodt is a restless mind, always on a journey through rock and metal. His hunger for heavy metal will be satisfied by Primal Fear where he handles the six-string in a perfect fashion. Next to that he is part of ‚Rock meets Classic‘ and...

(9/10) King’s X guitarist Ty Tabor was busy with working on his next solo release and it's ”Alien Beans” that will still the hunger of rock fans on January 12th, the release date of Tabor’s new album. The longplayer comes via Rat Pak Records and is a...

(7/10) Japanese rock fans have been always hungry for metal. Mainly bands from Europe and the US could reach a huge fanbase with some of these bands being even more successful in the East than in their home country. But there were also bands, hailing...

(9/10) If there was a black metal band that gained enormous popularity over the last years without ending up in some mainstream screeching or sell-out, it’s Watain. The band hailing from Uppsala, Sweden began their hellish endeavour in 1998 and the first...

(8/10) White Wizzard from California debut in 2010 with "Over the Top". Two more longplayers followed and it was in early 2017 when White Wizzard mainman Jon Leon announced a new album. "Infernal Overdrive" also stand for the return of no less than frontman...

(8/10) Normally I’m not a fan of too much gimmicks and frills used by a band. Often it’s done with the purpose of compensating for something else that’s missing, mostly good songs. I’ve been doubtful when I listened to Avatar the first time but luckily...

(7/10) “Sign of the Dragonhead” is album number one in the ‘post Liv Kristine era’ and it’s number seven in the band’s history. Finnish singer Elina Siirala followed Liv Kristine in 2015 and after having done some first well-received live shows it was...

(8/10) Without any doubts, Morbid Angel belongs to the pioneers of death metal. Records like “Altars of Madness” and “Covenant” are milestones in a genre that added another extreme to metal. Hailing from Tampa, Florida, the cradle of US-death metal, Morbid...

(*/10) There is a lot of Tankard these days. Noise/BMG re-released the first seven Tankard album, incl. the "Alien"-EP and the Tankwart cover album - all with a great booklet and liner notes, showing a passion for details. These seven CD cover Tankards...

(8/10) The story of Anvil is an emotional rollercoaster, the story of a band that never gave up, following their passion. These guys are a role model for staying true to themselves and fighting for what you live for. Anvil is more than just a a band....