13th June 2016
A couple of months ago the Italian quintet Perseus released their second full-length album (which is also their fourth overall release, counting their two Demos). They have done what they could to keep close to […]
10th June 2016
The first full-length from German Progressive Metallers Geminy is an impressively long (fifty nine minutes and almost thirty seconds) album, where this timetable is divided across fifteen tracks, one of which is an intro and […]
9th June 2016
Lola Stonecracker is an Italian Hard Rock quintet, one that I have been able to find precious little about. What I have been able to discern, however, is the name of their newest release (which […]
8th June 2016
Gabriel is a a keyboarder from Italy, but it is also a moniker for this personal musical project. It features namely Gabriels on keyboards/piano and backing vocals plus many special guests. Apart from being a […]
7th June 2016
After Apocalypse is an Italian six-piece that have set out to create their own symphonic style of music using combinations that have been seen before to some extent, yet with a few tweaks. For instance, […]
6th June 2016
I can’t really blame you if you think of ‘Mother I’d Like to Fuck’ when you read the moniker of this Italian (Florence, Tuscany) band. Meanwhile, it is not what you think, as MILF in […]
6th June 2016
Explanation to Failure is the first ever release (full-length or otherwise) from Italian quintet Five Minutes Hate, a Melodic Death Metal act that has been around for twelve years now. And in that time, they […]
1st June 2016
A few years ago this New York-based band released their self-titled debut on Svart Records. Now, they are ready with a follow-up, new 6-tracker opus entitled Coming Back Again. For our readers yet unfamiliar with […]
30th May 2016
Today the newest full-length release from Czech quintet Panychida hits the stores, and I must admit that it is an album that I have been looking forward to since the release of their prevous album, […]
28th May 2016
Norwegian Thrash/Death metal outfit Hellish Outcast (originally founded in 2001) released their second installment Stay Of Execution almost two years ago, yet this is my first encounter with it. I don’t understand why I received […]
27th May 2016
Sure, Isolert might have only existed for a single year and sure, their debut album might only have a running total consisting of just above thirty minutes, divided across six tracks and an intro. But […]
25th May 2016
Trautonist is a German duet, one that has decided to create their own take on a genre, that seems to be more and more widespread these days: They take the energy, roughness and euphoria of […]
23rd May 2016
Finnish Melodic Death Metal with a penchant for tales of life and death and the unavoidable melancholy this causes. I suppose that is as short as you can introduce Dark Flood, although I would make […]
15th May 2016
Born from the fusion of members from four fairly well-known British bands (TRC, Heights, Rough Hands and Last Witness) and as such, the sheer experience and talent that the band can muster is quite high. […]
12th May 2016
Due to their somewhat dramatic nature and the way the band have managed to build up their music, I would classify French quintet The Oath as an almost theatrical band of performers. While their specific […]
27th November 2019
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com With almost four decades behind them, it goes without saying that any band has been through several ups and downs, and that is especially the case for Seattle’s Queensrÿche. Band spent better […]
27th November 2019
Archive photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com The mighty Canadian guitar virtuous and songwriter Devin Townsend is visiting Copenhagen during his Empath Europe tour November 25th, together with Haken from Britain. Both Devin Townsend and Haken are well […]
26th November 2019
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Leprous’ new release Pitfalls, sees the band changing their approach to more electronic and even pop-driven and while such move has never been unexpected, it was more significantly hinted on their previous […]
26th November 2019
It is always interesting to discover a new band one turns out to be invested in. You delve deep into their music, their history and line-up, begin listening to and analyzing their lyrics and, as […]
21st November 2019
Latest death metal pearl released by Satanath Records is Missense Mutation. It’s a 9-tracker sonic assault from a veteran Russian death metal band Pannychida. Formed back in 1992 (the band suffered a few line-up changes) […]
19th November 2019
Founded in 1995, Italian trio Crepuscolo released a debut full-length Revolution Evilution in 2014 and are now back with a sophomore 10-tracker (45 minutes of playing time) entitled You Tomb. Just like its predecessor this […]
19th November 2019
Mercy’s Dirge is one of the first Romanian Black Metal bands, formed back in 1991. Live, Raw and Relentless is their first full-length album initially released by the band in early 2018, now re-released by […]
18th November 2019
Influences of middle eastern and African music have over the decades left a noticeable mark on western music in just about any genre. There is something mystical and elegant about it, still many artists from […]
17th November 2019
Doing this job for almost 20 years now, but it is the very first time that I came across a band from El Salvador. Invocation Of Death is what this quartet is called, and what […]
16th November 2019
Once again, I feel ashamed that I haven’t listened to – or heard of Great Pacific Orchestra before. Firstly, because I love prog and secondly because I am Finnish, and thirdly and most important of […]
