12th August 2019
Ordinul Negru is a Romanian Black Metal quartet with, so far, five years of experience playing together as a band but considerably more if one considers the numerous bands that the four musicians have also […]
7th August 2019
Legendary string wrangler Yngwie Malmsteen needs no further introduction to any metal and rock fan. To call this man a maestro or guitar virtuoso is to state the obvious. This man is an undoubted pioneer, […]
2nd August 2019
Back in 2005 Volbeat released a debut album that was not only a unique piece of work, but also carried all the trademarks of a young hungry band who were acing to unleash their creativity […]
29th July 2019
Zaum is a Canadian trio, one that has existed for the last six years. In that time, they have released three Full-length albums and a single Split, all of which have seen somewhat commercial acclaim, […]
23rd July 2019
Torque is Phil Demmel’s (ex-Machine Head, ex-Vio-lence) old band, released just this one album way back on Mascot Records in 1996. It has now been remastered with 4 bonus tracks included. The band released three […]
17th July 2019
Tragacanth is a Dutch Blackened Death Metal quintet that has been around for the last five years. In said five years, the band has produced two Full-length albums, the newest of which hit store shelves […]
17th July 2019
Enemy Inside is a band formed by current Mystic Prophecy guitarist Evan K, who teamed up with the German singer Nastassja Giulia in order to create a modern Gothic inspired Rock/Metal outfit. Their debut album […]
12th July 2019
The second album from Norwegian doom/psych trio Superlynx is a fairly even affair, meaning that what you get in the opener is a very good representation of most material on New Moon. In general, that […]
10th July 2019
Steel Prophet has always been a bit of an overlooked band, who has released a long line of notable power metal records in the late ’90s and early ’00s. Since then, there were numerous breaks […]
1st July 2019
Athanasia, by any measurable means, is not a particularly new band. Granted, they have only existed under the moniker ‘Athanasia’ for the last three years, but prior to that they spent twelve years playing together […]
1st July 2019
There is a special kind of magic that occasionally arises from new bands who manage to create a debut album that is modern yet true to their inspiration, an album that bursts with that unspoiled […]
26th June 2019
Sometimes, I really hate the fact that I know as few languages as I do – Not only does it severely limit the amount of lyrics, books and movies that I can devote myself to […]
11th June 2019
Ever since their 2007 debut, Baroness have been broadening their horizons, growing as artists as well as commercially with each new release. 2012 turned out to be a pivotal year for the band, seeing them […]
4th June 2019
Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman is known for numerous collaborations, but unlike this latest one, the majority of his work outside his main band is based around classical music. Party in The Chaos is a […]
31st May 2019
Back in 2010, three French musicians banded together over their shared love of two apparent things: Black Metal and a lyrical obsession regarding the madness and depression that surrounds a modern-day human being in today’s […]
18th June 2022
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com There was a certain buzz about Thundermother’s live shows, so the place in front of Pandæmonium was solidly packed as the four girls from the band took the stage accompanied […]
18th June 2022
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com The new stage at this year’s Ccopenhell and the smallest of the four is placed in somewhat of a fairytale surroundings, with woods surrounding it basically in 360 degrees. What […]
18th June 2022
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Some 15 minutes before hardcore punk legends from Agonistic Front took the stage the area in front of Copenhell’s third stage Pandæmonium was basically empty. But by the time they entered the […]
17th June 2022
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com “We’ve played here eight times and we are not going to play again” Paul Stanley stated in the beginning of Kiss’ farewell show on Copenhell’s main stage. Now, these farewell […]
17th June 2022
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com Judas Priest seem to have received an adrenaline shot some 50 years into their career which resulted in outstanding album Firepower. The following tour proved that the band still had […]
16th June 2022
It was somewhat of a surprise when Copenhell announced Metallica as one of their headliners, because honestly speaking, they are bigger than this festival, but perhaps because of Lars Ulrich being a Dane and this […]
16th June 2022
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com A decant crowd showed up for 7:45 gig with Red Fang at Pandæmonium stage and during their hour-long performance the band did what they do best – deliver a groovy and […]
16th June 2022
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Ugly Kid Joe opened the second stage in front of a rather strong crowd, perhaps not that surprising taking into the consideration that the band was quite big Denmark in couple […]
16th June 2022
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com A full circle. On the first day of this, now, full four-day festival, which on the opening day is headlined by Metallica, the main stage was opened by Suicidal Tendencies. The […]
15th June 2022
On their bandcamp page it says that they’re from Cyprus, but Mirror is really a multi-national quintet consisting of Jimmy Mavrommatis (vocals), Nikolas ‘Sprits’ Moutafis (guitar), Dino (guitar), Tas (bass) and Daniel Georgiou. They’ve released […]
