(8/10) Finnish doom death outfit Hooded Menace is ready with their fifth album entitled “Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed”. As with the earlier longplayers also the new one combines slo-mo riffs with deep growls. It has been the early Candlemass albums...

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Tag(s) : #Hooded Menace, #Doom Metal, #Death Metal, #News, #CD Review, #Season Of Mist, #Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed

(8/10) As many other black metal bands also Verheerer is from the North. What's different though is the fact that the guys aren't Scandinavian. Verheerer is from the Northern parts of Germany, hailing from Flensburg to be precise. There isn't that much...

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Tag(s) : #Verheerer, #Black Metal, #Death Metal, #Thrash Metal, #CD Review, #News, #Maltrer

(8/10) German thrash pioneers Accuser has a new album in the starting blocks. “The Mastery”, that's the title of this new metal diamond and it features ten new thrash anthems. Accuser never made it to the top of German thrash metal. The quartet is definitely...

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Tag(s) : #Accuser, #The Mastery, #Thrash Metal, #Power Metal, #Heavy Metal, #News, #Metal Blade, #CD Review

(8/10) After the sad and painful ending of Motörhead three years ago, guitarist Phil Campbell had to look into new fields of activity. His passion for hard rocking music is unbridled and didn‘t end in 2015. Therefor a new outlet for riffs and mighty guitar...

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Tag(s) : #Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, #Phil Campbell, #News, #CD Review, #Rock, #Hardrock, #Nuclear Blast

(9/10) It’s next year when British metal pioneers Saxon will celebrate their 40th anniversary. It means a lot to be in business for such a long time. To be such a stable factor demands passion and quality, both key-characteristics of the British quintet....

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Tag(s) : #Saxon, #Heavy Metal, #Thunderbolt, #NWoBHM, #Silver Lining Music, #Power Metal, #CD Review, #News

(8/10) The 90's were a tough decade for metal bands. However, some metal outfits gained momentum even in a time when nu metal and grunge stood in the spotlight. Vio-lence from San Francisco was one of these band with the sophomore release "Oppressing...

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Tag(s) : #Machine Head, #Thrash Metal, #Modern Metal, #News, #CD Review, #Catharsis, #Nuclear Blast, #Nu Metal

(5/10) OK, I think we can keep this one pretty short since it is part four of Nick Oliveri’s release series of cover songs. Like with the earlier records also this one comes with tracks that are a matter of heart for Oliveri. So far so good and actually...

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Tag(s) : #N.O. Hits at All - Volume 4, #Nick Oliveri, #Stoner Rock, #Rock, #Hardrock, #Punkrock, #CD Review, #News

(8/10) Tribulation is hailing from Arvia, close to Stockholm. The quartet was founded 14 years ago as a death metal outfit before the Swedes evolved their music. Over time Tribulation added more and more gloomy gothic elements to their sound, something...

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Tag(s) : #Tribulation, #Death Metal, #Gothic, #Goth Metal, #CD Review, #News, #Century Media, #Rock, #Dark Metal

(8/10) Deadheads, hailing from Gothenburg, worked on their crucial third longplayer entitled “This One Goes to 11”. The result of all this work and effort can be listened to end of January. After the highly acclaimed first two records ,Deadheads pick...

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Tag(s) : #Deadheads, #This One Goes to 11, #Hardrock, #Classic Rock, #Vintage, #Rock, #High Roller Records, #CD Review, #News

(7/10) Mammoth Grinder's first era began in 2006 and with the band being formed by members of Power Trip, Iron Reagan and Darkest Hour. Three albums have been the result of Mammoth Grinder's work before than band went on a hiatus in 2014. The trio celebrates...

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Tag(s) : #Mammoth Grinder, #Cosimc Crypt, #Relapse Records, #Grind, #Death Metal, #Thrash Metal, #News, #CD Review

(7/10) Genocide Pact, hailing from Washington DC, are a rather new band. Founded in 2013, the band released their debut "Forged Through Domination" in 2015. Three years later it's high time to come with a new album and here it is. The sophomore longplayer...

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Tag(s) : #Genocide Pact, #Relapse Records, #New, #Order of Torment, #Death Metal, #Doom Death Metal, #Thrash Metal, #CD Review

(8/10) Turn the key and start the rock’n’roll engine delivered by no less than rock pioneers Turbonegro. Five long years after the latest longplayer saw the light of day, it’s “Rock’n’Roll Machine” that brings the Norwegian denim rockers back to the scene,...

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Tag(s) : #Turbonegro, #Rock'n'Roll Machine, #CD Review, #News, #Rock, #Punkrock, #Hardrock, #Alternative Metal

(9/10) And here comes the next band from Muenster, Germany, releasing a new album. This time it’s post-rock passionistas Long Distance Calling that unveils a new pearl. The quartet, comprising of Jan Hoffmann (b), Dave Jordan (g), Florian Füntmann (g)...

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Tag(s) : #Long Distance Calling, #Boundless, #News, #CD Review, #InsideOut, #Post-Rock, #Rock, #Instrumental, #Alternative Rock

(8/10) Orphaned Land is more than just a band. The outfit, founded in 1991, went on a journey that includes excellent metal music with the inclusion of thought-through lyrics, which contain a positive and peaceful message. The band from Israel released...

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Tag(s) : #Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs, #Orphaned Land, #Symphonic Metal, #Heavy Metal, #Prog Metal, #News, #CD Review, #Century Media, #Oriental Metal