cd review

(7/10) Ektomorf is basically the brainchild of Hungarian metal maniac Zoltán Farkas who started the band in 1993. The guitarist had to go through a rough time in the beginning and it was his willpower that kept him going. Ektomorf released in the meantime...

(9/10) One of my most favorite underground metal bands is Hexx from California. “No Escape” and especially “Under the Spell” are terrific longplayers, featuring an exciting mix of power metal with some thrash references too. To my disappointment the band...

(9/10) Norwegian prog unit Leprous will release end of August their anticipated next longplayer, entitled “Malina”. The five-piece band isn’t a new player in the fields of progressive music. The guys are well established with a musical history that covers...

(8/10) German metal band nulldB is back with their third longplayer. After the debut “Im Auge des Sturms” and the sophomore “Endzeit” paved the road it’s “Geboren in Ketten” that comes new songs reflecting nu metal with German lyrics. nulldB starts heavy...

(8/10) The older ones of you are familiar with Jack Starr's Burning Star while some younger readersmight not heard of the New York City-based guitar wizard so far. Starr formed, together with singer David DeFeis, the iconic metal outfit Virgin Steele...

( 8/10 ) "Alpha Tiger" is the self-titled fourth longplayer of the Freiberg, Germany based metal outfit. After having published "iDENTITY" in 2015 things evolved. While the third album was more a wild horse it's the new longplayer that reflects a more...

(8/10) Lionheart isn't a new player in the fields of rock. The band has its roots in the late 80's when ex-Iron Maiden guitarist Dennis Stratton started this metal outfit together with Jess Cox, Steve Mann, Rocky Newton and Frank Noon. Lionheart released...

(8/10) Even though being in the heavy rock business already since 2003, Dawn Of Disease might be new to some of you. The band from Osnabruck, Germany, started in 2003 with Tomasz Wisniewski being the only founding member that’s still active. The rest...

(8/10) To introduce Venom is like carrying sand to the beach. It’s unnecessary since you all know the band and if not, you probably didn’t reach my blog. But what I want to introduce to you is Venom Inc. It was in 2015, during the Keep It True festival...

(7/10) Is Kryptonite an artificial band/ project? In one or another way it is. The Poodles singer Jakob Samuels developed the idea together with producer Alessandro Del Vecchio, both forming Kryptonite by adding some more musicians from bands like Treat...

( 7/10 ) If a band like Quiet Riot announces a new album, expectation are sky-high. In a time when heavy metal was still in the starting blocks it was Quiet Riot that acted as a trailblazer for hard rock music. These guys released with "Metal Health"...

(9/10) Three years after End Of Green released their latest longplayer “The Painstream”, Michelle Darkness and colleagues are back with a new record. “Void Estate” is the ninth disc of the Swabian dark rock outfit and it showcases the band in a top-notch...

(6/10) Battle Raider is definitely a candidate for a 2017 award. Unfortunately the category isn't 'Best metal record' or 'Best newcomer'. It's 'Worst artwork'. I have no idea who approved this artwork that could have been done better by a ten years old...

(8/10) The Lurking Fear doesn't even try to bring much new to the table - and this is the joy of "Out of the Voiceless Grave". This album features raw and oldschool Swedish death metal that is captured in twelve brutal chapters. The Lurking Fear is chief...