German metal duo Mantar present their video for ‘Cosmic Abortion’, a track from their recently released album ‘Post Apocalyptic Depression’, out via Metal Blade Records.
News Posts
German black metal act Verheerer announced their new album ‘Urgewalt’ to be out in April via Vendetta Records and unleashed the first single and video ‘Totenvolk’!
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Berlin based rock band Kadavar released the music video for their single ‘I Just Want To Be A Sound’, the title track for their upcoming album, set for release in May via Clouds Hill!
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Anika announces her new album ‘Abyss’, set to be released in April on Sacred Bones and shares her lead single/video ‘Hearsay’! Catch her on her European tour this spring!
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Metalcore icons Caliban announced their new album ‘Back From Hell’ set for release in April via Century Media Records and shared a video for the title track featuring Jonny McBee from The Browning! Catch them on their headlining tour this spring with In Hearts Wake, Cabal and Assemble The Chariots or this summer at festivals like Alcatraz!
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Sludge metal duo Mantar unleashed the scathing new single and video ‘Rex Perverso’, another track from their upcoming new album ‘Post Apocalyptic Depression’, set for release next month via Metal Blade Records!
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Electric Callboy is taking you “up and down”… their new single ‘Elevator Operator’ is out right now via Century Media Records! Catch them live on their many shows at summer festivals like Hellfest, Tuska or Lokerse Feesten, and of course their world tour starting at the end of this year!
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German thrash metal legends Destruction unleashed 2nd single ‘A.N.G.S.T.’ from upcoming album ‘Birth Of Malice’, set for release in March via Napalm Records!
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Nuclear death metal quintet Cytotoxin strikes back with their 2nd standalone single ‘Condemnesia’, out now including a matching video!
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Brand-new symphonic/epic metal band Skytribe made their debut with the single ‘Kingdom of the Sky’, unveiled last week with a video via Reaper Entertainment!
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Photo Reports
In over 25 years of band history, the BEATSTEAKS have released eleven long players, including rock masterpieces like “I Don’t Care As Long As You Sing”, “Hand In Hand,” “Hello Joe,” and “Cut Off The Top.” Simply an invitation to sing along at full volume. At this performance at the LKA Longhorn, the band impressively proved that even after countless concerts and festival appearances, they still belong to the most energetic live bands of our millennium. Support came from International Music.
On September 3, 2024, the Liederhalle in Stuttgart transformed into a mystical place as HEILUNG continued their current tour. The band, known for their unique blend of archaic sounds and modern elements, captivated the audience and delivered a performance that will be remembered for sure. And with Zeal & Ardor as support, we couldn’t have imagined a better night!
Time for the last day of TOLLROCK – Day 3! No more rain, but slightly cooler temperatures but more awesome music. Live on stage a TOLLROCKERZ Band Contest with 3 local upcoming bands, DEINE COUSINE, ROGERS, BEYOND THE BLACK, ROYAL REPUBLIC and BONANSKA. What a day! We are looking forward to 2025 already and see what TOLLROCK will bring to the stage!
Day 2 of TollRock showed the other face of Eifel weather, but couldn’t stop the crowd nor the artist from having a blast: BASEMENTROCK, HOSTAGE, CLAWFINGER, U.D.O. and BIZKIT PARK took over the stage to rock the audience.
Big anniversary this year with TollRock taking place for 20th time! That is a serious reason to celebrate. On the additional opening day, Oi! outfit BOOZE AND GLORY opened up and the iconic H-BLOCKX took over to kick off the festivities.
The popular US horror movie inspired metalcore outfit Ice Nine Kills came to Munich and, helped by From Fall to Spring and Ghost Kid, left a trail of blood in the TonHalle.
For more than 40 years, AGNOSTIC FRONT brings the finest New York Hardcore to the concert hall stages and festivals around the globe. Europe and its loyal NY HC fan base is a reason to tour annually. This summer they hit European venues on their ‘Urban Decay Tour 2024’. With the opening date being a totally sold-out gig at Café Central in Weinheim, Germany. Turning every venue into a constant circle-pit and sweaty moshing area, the NYHC veterans excite the audiences of all ages. A band not to be missed out on whenever they come to a venue close to you!
On the last day of March 2024, there was a wonderful German punk rock evening taking place at Stuttgart’s LKA Longhorn. Berlin 2.0, Drei Meter Feldweg and Schmutzki – a beautifully staffed German language party night took place. No fancy bling-bling, just pure rock and punk in a packed to the core venue.
AUGUST BURNS RED, the metalcore giants from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, are currently storming across European stages as part of their ‘Death Below’ tour. They are accompanied by THROWN and DYING WISH, bringing some of the best metalcore has to offer all across the continent!
Tonight we get to see them in Helsinki, but about a week-and-a-half ago, the Australian Polaris returned to Munich as one of the stops on their Europe together with Paledusk, Thornhill and Silent Planet.
Album Reviews
Mystic Circle’s self-titled album delivers brilliant musicianship, arguably the eighth album is their most aggressive and melodic piece of black metal.
Kissing Dynamite is ready to rock again and spread rock music all over the world! With positivity as the key message.
Cherokee delivers some old school hard rock and heavy metal vibes with their debut full-length ‘Blood & Gold’!
Eremit’s sophomore album ‘Bearer of Many Names’ , bears the finest of atmospheric sludge doom,
out on Transcending Obscurity.
With just under 20 minutes of music on this EP, I’m sad it’s already over. This is just the first EP that Aeon of Awareness is releasing, so keep an eye out for their releases in the future.
ANNISOKAY’s latest release ‘Aurora’ is a daring album due to the mixing of other genre’s in their metalcore.
Female fronted symphonic power metal band Beyond the Black released their new album Hørizøns on June 19th. Check out our review here!
Knasterbart delivered with “Perlen vor die Säue” a crazy, unpredictable and fun record that perfectly represents the wacko bunch of dudes that they are!
Some classic Celtic punk/rock from the German outfit Fiddler’s Green!
Through a fissure between space and time comes crawling Abythic’s debut’ Beneath Ancient Portals’, an album that has been waiting patiently beyond our plane of existence since the Antediluvian age also known to us mortals as the nineties.
