13th October 2015
If there is one thing I enjoy when it comes to advertising, it is simplicity. And that certainly played a part when Bato kindly sent me XV – Greatest Hits. XV refers to the release […]
9th October 2015
This band was exceedingly hard to crack, as far as forming an opinion about them was concerned. Sure, I listened to Rest in Hell (their debut album) several times, but I like to do a […]
9th October 2015
If one thing is painfully obvious about the Italians it is this: When it comes to creativity and mixing the genres, I get the feeling that they are damn near the world champions. Insane Therapy […]
7th October 2015
Chaos Engine Research has managed to create something very few bands can these days: Something as rare as a concept album where every single one of the twelve tracks present on it go together to […]
6th October 2015
Tony Mills is an English rock singer, best known for his work with Shy and TNT. Over My Dead Body is inspired by his new conscience, a vision stroke reached after his heart attack, and […]
6th October 2015
Three years after the release of Fear Of a Unique Identity, Mick Moss & Co. are ready with a follow-up. The 2012 release was not only their best so far, but also one of the […]
6th October 2015
Since the separation of Tank into two different bands back in 2007, this particular version has released three full-length albums. The newest one is entitled Valley of Tears, which also marks the addition of ZP […]
2nd October 2015
Some two years after the settlement that cemented that Todd La Torre fronted version of the band won the right to release albums under the name Queensrÿche, the band is ready with the follow up […]
1st October 2015
Midnight Rites is a Swedish one-man Death Metal band, and a man on a mission. He seems hell-bent on bringing back real nineties Death Metal music, and to move towards that end he created Midnight […]
29th September 2015
Formed in 2011, Watch Out Stampede is a post-hardcore hailing from German. Both by their age and their discography, these five guys are relatively young. However, they’ve already gained the reputation of being one of […]
27th September 2015
Despite not having the fame of some of the northern Black Metal bands, Italian trio Death Dies have been around for nearly as long as for instance Norwegian Emperor. And while they might not be […]
24th September 2015
Invoker is a 4 piece death metal band from Germany. The band is active since 2010, and they did a lot of shows and are well-known in the German metal scene. Now, time has come […]
21st September 2015
Meltdown have released their debut ExecutioneR in late October of 2008, but it has now been re-released under a new band moniker – Mantic Ritual and on a new label, a Polish-based Metal Mind Productions. […]
15th September 2015
It has been six years since the release of Slayer’s pervious album and a lot can happen i six years. And a lot did happen in those six years in the world of Slayer. All […]
15th September 2015
Mr. Pollack is, as far as I have been able to ascertain, a Polish Rock trio, and one of quite significant fame. Their newest release is entitled Black Hawk and is a fourteen tracks long […]
26th March 2019
Triumphant Hearts is the new album from a guitar virtuoso Jason Becker. Jason Becker’s story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and ultimately, triumph. A child prodigy on guitar, Jason rose to prominence as […]
22nd March 2019
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Sometimes it’s hard to figure out how big all these huge American rock bands are in Kingdom Of Denmark. Some of the acts sell out arenas in USA but play thousand-people venues here […]
22nd March 2019
Triste Terre is a French Atmospheric Black Metal band that has been around since 2016. In that time they have primarily focused on honing their music, releasing the occassional EP along the way. And now, […]
20th March 2019
There is something about young, unsigned bands. There has always been. A certain hunger and a view on music and even music business that is not jaded. It’s these kinds of bands that often start […]
13th March 2019
What happens when two experienced musicians put their heads together, grab a friend to play the drums and they begin to write new material? Well, in this case, the French trio took on the name […]
13th March 2019
Almost four decades into their career, Californian band come out with an album entitled, Shock. What is so shocking that they can deliver in 2019? The new album sees the band capitalizing on decades of […]
11th March 2019
Fatalistic Uprisal of Abhorrent Creation is the third full-length album of UK/Greek death/black metal band Demonic Obedience. It used to be a one-man band run by a Greek guy named George Dtavelas. He recorded his […]
6th March 2019
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com For the past year or so Greta Van Fleet has been on everyone’s lips and they are by many proclaimed as the band that will bring 70’s inspired rock back to the mainstream. […]
5th March 2019
Dekonstruktor (band started out as Moon Mistress) is as strange and obscure as it sounds. At first I expected to hear some brutal death/black metal, but this is quite opposite and different. Having no limitation […]
4th March 2019
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Rainy Sunday evening in Copenhagen was in a sign of prog rock and more so than just because of The Pineapple Thief concert. There was also a serious Porcupine Tree / King Crimson […]
