Swiss-based hardrockers Gotthard recently released a new album called "Silver", a record that also celebrates 25 years of the quintet from the Tessin. The celebration continues with Gotthard embarking on a tour through Europe, playing shows mainly in...

(8/10) Edmonton, Alberta isn’t only known for ice hockey. Next to the well known Edmonton Oilers there’s also some metal anchored in the Canadian city. Striker is one of these bands having their home base in Alberta. The four piece band appeared on the...

(7/10) Most of you know Nick Oliveri from his Kyuss-days and his contribution to Queens Of The Stone Age. However, the musician was involved in many other projects too and had various guest-appearances as well. Heavy Psych took this as an opportunity...

Undertow is recording their next longplayer. Four years after "In Deepest Silence" the Swabian powerhouse has ten new songs and an intro in their portfolio which they are recording as we speak at the Studio141 in Schwäbisch Hall. MHBM had the chance to...

(9/10) It's amazing. German melodic metal band Axxis releases their heavily anticipated 14th studio album. The band, celebrating their 30th anniversary next year, became a constant player in the team of melodic metal bands and fortunately there's no end...

(6/10) Dead Witches is the brainchild of former Electric Wizard member Mark Greening and singer Virginia Monti. It's these two guys expressing their passion for occult doom metal with a debut entitled 'Ouija'. This album isn't exactly news and it also...

(7/10) Sometimes chicken, sometimes feathers … and sometimes a bit of both of them. The Murder Of My Sweet’s newest longplayer is belonging to the latter category. Why is this? The Swedish outfit doesn’t come up with a lot of breath-taking new material....

(7/10) If there's one voice that stands for stoner rock like no-one else than it's ex-Kyuss singer John Garcia. The guy from Arizona has his own phrasing and a timbre that makes him to an outstanding vocalist. Regardless if it was with the mentioned Kyuss...

(9/10) This pride of lions is roaring already since many years. It was in 2003 when former Survivor guitarist/keyboarder Jim Peterik started this outfit together with singer Toby Hitchcock. The debut came to life the same year and the pack got bigger...

(9/10) The moment I listened to Soen’s third longplayer for the first time was with earphones on a flight. I didn’t do this by purpose but in fact it turned out to be a great momentum. This has less to do with being on a flight. It was more the intensity...

(7/10) Undrask is a melodic death metal outfit, hailing from Greensboro, North California. The foundation of this band dates back to 2013, leading to a first EP entitled “Undrask”. After a period of four years the quintet will release their debut “Battle...

(8/10) A colleague of mine mentioned Navarone quite a few times and I haven't done anything with this information - up till today. Things changed with getting the new album from Dutch-based rockers. Navarone is the brainchild of singer Merijn van Haren...

(9/10) The Bay Area is seen as the cradle of thrash metal and its bands like Metallica that became the spearhead of this genre, no doubt. However, also the East Coast had and has to offer some great thrash metal. New York is the hometown of some excellent...