I cannot say whether the guys from Thirteen Days, a four-man combo from Klagenfurt, Austria, borrowed their band name from the same-named 2000 political thriller. But I certainly can say something about their second record, which is just running in my player.
The music of the Austrians is a mixture of Power Pop, Pop Punk ... more/mehr
2012-06-25
This April Scenery
Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
The four guys from Düsseldorf including fronter and songwriter Nico Vetter are playing together for only three years. Now they release their debut album “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder”. The band can be filed under Alternative, Independent, Indie Rock. The melodies on their record are all very well played and the vocals fit ... more/mehr
2012-08-18
This Haven
Today a Whisper, Tomorrow a Storm
Nice to listen to, those Swedes THIS HAVEN! They created a very interesting debut in „Today a Whisper, Tomorrow a Storm“, which should satisfy various kinds of listeners. Along with their not easy to define mixture of Progressive Metal and Stoner Rock the Scandinavians are standing quite alone, meaning: I didn`t hear it this way ... more/mehr
2008-10-24
This or the Apocalypse
Monuments
THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE is a new band from Lancaster, which is now presenting their first album “Monuments”. Their sound follows many Metalcore veterans and appears to be more or less average. While the guitars play well, drums and vocals become more and more monotonous with every new song. Screams and blast beats as far as you can ... more/mehr
2008-10-23
Thorn.Eleven
Circles
The Heidelberg (Germany) based Thorn.Eleven have passed a lot of troubles and problems. Line up changes, new labels and bad management are only a few points. So it should be no wonder that the new Album ``Circles`` sounds as heavy and dark as Thorn.Eleven never sounded before. But ``Circles`` also bears a lot of pure energy, emotions ... more/mehr