1st April 2014
Members of few lesser known bands decided to join forces in a brand new band in order to create something fresh – we’ve heard that before. Results are often not that different from their original […]
15th October 2013
It’s been almost a quarter of a century since foundation of Monster Magnet and after band’s guitarist Ed Mundell left the band in 2010, shortly after the release of their previous album Mastermind, band’s main […]
1st October 2013
Another one of those Mike Portnoy led super-groups released their debut album in 2012 and while this in many ways might be typical prog-rock super-group, there is more to Flying Colors then so. The project […]
6th September 2013
It’s a debut, but it’s most definitely a debut that bears a mark of big experience and expertise. Ashes of Ares is a band consisting of former Iced Earth and Nevemore members and as such […]
2nd September 2013
Prog has become something of an in-label during the past decade. Not in in YouTube mainstream matter, but more as a label that was pinned to almost any guitar-bas-drums band that had at least one […]
23rd June 2013
The bizarre split between the band and the singer Geoff Tate was extremely well publicized so going into details is basically unnecessary. What’s important to mention is that as of now Tate is on one […]
10th June 2013
Let’s start with the facts; it’s been almost two decades since the last studio album from Black Sabbath and it has been 35 years since the last Sabbath record to feature Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. […]
10th May 2013
Whether jamming alongside Ihsahn (both on stage and in studio) or performing their own off-kilter brand of playfully progressive metal, the Norwegian foursome known as Leprous have been steadily turning heads, increasing their fanbase, and […]
23rd April 2013
It has been over three decades since the formation of Queensrÿche and next year it will be just as long since the release of their debut album. That’s a long time and a lot has […]
15th April 2013
Half a year ago Stone Sour released first part of the conceptual double release entitled House of Gold & Bones. Now the second part is ready and much like they always do, the band has […]
7th April 2013
With release of each new album, Danish metal rollers Volbeat have been getting bigger and bigger, nonetheless thanks to Metallica who embraced them and took them out on tour. Couple of guitarists later, the band […]
1st April 2013
I was 16 years old when Skid Row’s debut came out. Straight away songs like “Youth Gone Wild” and “18 and Life” became my new anthems. When the band followed it with Slave to the […]
1st April 2013
Third album from the French quartet is one of those rock records that at the same time feel like raw garage rock records, but just as much as well-produced records with a very professional approach. […]
22nd March 2013
One glance at third album from the Norwegian band and first thing that comes to mind is Baroness meets Tool. But the artwork was not created by John Baizley (but rather Robert Høyem) and the […]
25th February 2013
Two years ago to the very day, I was reviewing Longs Distance Calling’s self-titled album and remember being impressed by the songs which despite their complexity, possessed a flow, which comes across as simple, because […]
25th December 2018
Cascadian Black Metal, as I have heard quite a few bands being referenced as these days, seems to be a genre growing exponentially faster and faster as time progresses – And, seeing as it is […]
19th December 2018
Pensees Nocturnes is, without a doubt, one of the most peculiar mixtures of genres and themes that I have come across all year (which, coming in at the end of said year, is saying something). […]
13th December 2018
Chaotic Matrix is official re-release of the second full-length album by the legendary Colombian most well-known death metal outfit, Internal Suffering. Infernal Suffering has four full-length albums in its discography and each drastically different from […]
4th December 2018
Archive photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Precisely 35 years since the release of their debut album, Slayer, were set to play their last show Denmark. Accidentally it was also on the same day 3 years ago that […]
2nd December 2018
Photo: Urban Mescalero Photography www.urbanmescalero.com Clutch did play the area this summer when they guested Roskilde Festival, but their last gig in Copenhagen was in 2015 when they played the outstanding sold-out show at Vega. […]
28th November 2018
Myrd has recently released their third full-length album – Negativisme (Danish for ‘negativism’) which, this time around, is a collaboration between the lead singer (as far as I can tell, the only remaining member of […]
28th November 2018
Photo: Zoran www.sonic-shot.com Shinedown has been one of the bigger newer rock bands in US for a while now, while it took them bit longer to break in Europe. They did that in fairly similar […]
28th November 2018
Few things in life are certain. One has to be that Sigh will surprise you with each new record, and another one that each next Sigh album will not disappoint. Heir to Despair is the […]
27th November 2018
Slegest is a Norwegian band playing an addictive blend of black metal and classic heavy rock. Recently they unveiled their new album, entitled Introvert (a person who is predominantly interested in their own inner experiences). […]
26th November 2018
For some reason, it doesn’t seem like P.O.D. have been around for more than a quarter of a century, but nevertheless that is the case and Circles marks their tenth album. The new album is […]
