Rockville Festival June 14-15, Kirf, GER, Festival arena, features this year e.g. More Than A Thousand, The Sorrow, John Coffey, Superbutt, Stereo Dynamite, TOS, Electrified Soul etc. Infos: http://www.rockville-festival.de Slayer´s Jeff Hanneman is dead: he passed away at about 11AM on May 2nd near his Southern California home because of liver failure due to an infection after a spider bite. More info: www.facebook.com/slayer
R.I.P. Jeff! Festivals cancelled: ROCK AM SEE (GER) takes a break in 2013 "lacking attractive headliners"; BURNING SEA in Croatia had to succumb to a new tax regulation; yet purchased BS-tickets can also be used to visit METALDAYS in Slowenia.
The Siberian Jay music video "I´m Holding" featuring Mikko Sirén from Apocalyptica on drums - we reported about the videoshoot in our "1h with" Special - can be watched here: http://youtu.be/C-hSNurZVcs
Whereas in the West musically nothing new happens, the scene beyond the former Iron curtain zone seems to prosper. A good example are Nadir from Hungary. They mix skillfully Death-, Pagan- and Viking-elements with classic Metal. Add to it a certain amount of atmosphere and you get the East-European flavour. Perhaps that stuff doesn´t ... more/mehr
2006-02-06
Nahemah
A new constellation
When you put``A New Constellation`` into your CD player, the first impression isn´t that bad. Hard music, somewhere between Heavy Metal, Hardrock and Hardcore meets space-sound Synthies. Also the leads and tunes have charme, in the beginning. But then later you´re sobering up. The songs are exchangeable, just ike the riffs and ... more/mehr
2009-05-21
Naildown
World Domination
As soon as the former label stars Children Of Bodom went to a Major company, the ex-label offers their first clone Naildown. Well, that Finnish band isn´t bad, and also typical trademarks (keyboard-leads, fine guitar work, aggressive vocals) are included and technically well-presented, yet Naildown lack somehow – in comparison with ... more/mehr
2006-02-13
Naildown
Dreamcrusher
Listening to Naildown and the beginning of their second album´s title track ”Dreamcrusher” I was convinced to hear another Children Of Bodom clone. But then – clean vocals, a touch of Prog and Industrial Metal with a Pop-chorus on top, wow, this is indeed a catchy and appealing mixture! Vocalist Daniel Freyberg surprises with a wide ... more/mehr
2007-03-15
Nale
Ghost Road Blues
„Ghost Road Blues“ is the debut record of the Swedish band Nale, which will be released as Limited Vinyl and digital download only. I honestly admit that I am happy about the Demo on a CD because I am neither a collector of Vinyl nor a friend of this digital stuff. One thing I can promise, though, those who have listened to this ... more/mehr
