Udo Dirkschneider leerden we kennen als vocalist bij Accept. Daarna “stampte” hij o.a. U.D.O. En Dirkschneider uit de grond. Telkens staat zijn wel gekende stem centraal. Nu Klopt hij op de deur met een album onder de naam Udo Dirkschneider dat hij ‘My Way ‘ titelde. Eigenzinnig zoals hij is, zorgt hij op ‘My Way’
Vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Claus Lessmann and Michael Voss (ex-CASANOVA, ex-MAD MAX; producer of acts such as Michael Schenker): a combination that makes rock fans sit up immediately. That’s why Atomic Fire Records are even more excited to announce the signing of the duo and the release of their debut album »Rock Is Our Religion« which is due
Het Zweedse Meshuggah is al vijfendertig jaar een klinkende naam in het metal-landschap. Één en ander heeft oa te maken met het feit dat de heren wars van de zogenaamde Zweedse school compleet hun eigen ding doen en dus anders klinken dan alle anderen. Daarenboven lijken ze er als de dood voor om in herhaling
After their recent signing to Atomic Fire Records, German hard rock quartet Sinner have unveiled the artwork of their forthcoming studio album »Brotherhood« scheduled to hit the shelves on July 15th, 2022. Notes vocalist/bassist Mat Sinner about its title, “This band is held together by a tight friendship. Without this friendship, Sinner simply would not
There are few rock guitarists on this planet who have had such a lasting influence on so many renowned musicians as Michael Schenker. With his outstandingly fluid style, inexhaustible wealth of ideas and instinctive feel for hooks and melodies, Michael Schenker is a living legend who, despite his longstanding and distinguished history, still impresses with
*When did you really get involved into music in general and into metal specific? Who was responsable for your interest in (metal) music? Very young. at the age of 8 I started with kiss. my first album was Kiss ‘Alive 2’ then it goes to AC/DC, Iron Maiden and then to extreme metal like Deicide,
The FIST is the law! Toronto based heavy metal high-flyers Skull Fist are more balls and ambition than is legally allowed. Since their steely inception back in 2006, dungeon keeper Zach Schottler and his shredding band of reckless companions have released three classic heavy metal almanacs, have eaten more dust than is good for their
Het is weinig bands gegeven om keer na keer nieuwe albums uit te brengen die het niveau van de vorige evenaren of zelfs overtreffen. Alleen top bands slagen hier in: welnu met ‘Halo’ hoort Amorphis zeker in dit rijtje thuis. Deze Finse band, opgericht in 1990 als pure death metal band begon al snel melodische,
De geschiedenis van Mystic Cicrle lijkt ons een vrij woelig verloop te hebben gekend. De band werd immers reeds in 1992 opgestart. Na reeds een heel pak wijzigingen in de line-up, en na zeven full-albums, leek het doek in 2008 toch te vallen over de band. Er was een kort heropflakkering tussen 2014 en 2015,
Eleine is a multifaceted, intense, epically overpowering dark symphonic metal band from Sweden, founded and led by charismatic vocalist Madeleine Liljestam and guitarist/growler Rikard Ekberg. Eleine have released three successful albums since 2015, all of which beautifully illuminate the remarkably sorted and exquisitely balanced dark mixture this enticing collective is capable of producing. Indeed, the
