VARIOUS ARTISTS

We Wish You A Metal Christmass And Headbanging New Year

Well. What we've got here is rather a curiosity then a serious work of art. However the idea of recording of rock versions of Christmas carols and other Christmas songs is nothing new. So many tried before and many will do it in the future. But when the project involves the former and present members of such acts like: AC / DC, WHITESNAKE, KISS, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, ANTXRAX, KING'S X, JUDAS PRIEST, FOO FOGHTERS THE CULT, QUEENSRYCHE, DIO, BLACK SABBATH, MOTORHEAD and many others, it's hard to put the whole thing off only with a shrug. More...

EDGUY

Tinnitus Sanctus

The previous German stars’ album „Rocket Ride” left many fans with somehow mixed feelings. EDGUY's music shifted from the symphonic power metal to definitely more hard rock oriented sound. So some long time followers missed that classic band's approach, Fortunately the number of those who appreciated the quality of band's work was much bigger, so Tobias Sammet and his comrades have risen to that indeed uneasy challenge. More...

LACUNA COIL

Visual Karma (Body, Mind And Soul)

"In the past, we've been asked a million times about when we were gonna put out a band DVD. Truthfully, we never felt like it was a priority, and we didn't want to release something just because the market was asking for it. The 'Karmacode' tour brought us to many different places around the world for the first time and we managed to record some of those great, outstanding shows, where the interaction with the people was just magic..." That's how „Visual Karma- Body, Mind and Soul”- the first DVD of Italian top-selling female-fronted metal act came into being. In response to fans' requests... More...

CYNIC

Traced In Air

When you look at it with the cold scientist's eye, you realize that such a things practically do not have the right to go well. As we all know many, often very eminent artists - after long years of being outside the business - tried to compete with their own legend. Unfortunately – especially for them and their faithful fans - usually it appeared that the words of philosopher about entering into the same river twice, have a profound wisdom. The most common result of these efforts was barely taken tolerance fueled by sentimental indulgence for faded stars. Those who were able to creatively develop the old formula – for example CELTIC FROST – or at least confirm top class – EXODUS - after few years break are glorious exceptions that only confirm this merciless rule. More...

PAIN

Cynic Paradise

Seems like there's absolutely no sign of fatigue. One man band from Stockholm with every year speeds up on it’s way to the top. One year after the release of "Psalms of Extinction" Peter Tagtren is back - under a new-old flag of NUCLEAR BLAST - with the sixth full-lenght album signed with PAIN logo. What is most important here the exhausting tempo of creating and recording of new songs didn't affect the quality of those tracks. Quite the contrary, probably we have to deal here with most exciting and attractive stuff in band's history. More...

NEVERMORE

The Year Of The Voyager

"The Year Of The Voyager is the first long awaited DVD of NEVERMORE. After a great success the band has achieved in recent years and overwhelmingly great response especially to their two last albums, DVD release has become almost a necessity. Why did it it take so long? Warrel Dane explains that in the interview featured on the second disc of „The Year Of The Voyager”. "The time had to be right, the situation had to be right and finally we came to that place when we were comfortable enough with our live performance to film a show. And we were given the opportunity to do that ..." More...

CRADLE OF FILTH

Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder

The best, most creatively fruitful period in history of CRADLE OF FILTH was definitely the second half of the 90's. Emerging from darkness with such great, bloodcurdling concept albums as „Dusk And Her Embrace” and „Cruelty And The Beast” vampires from Suffolk not only established themselves as the most original act from the UK, but also set new, high standards in dark extreme music. It was like a beginning of a new era. Then no one discussed who should sit on the throne of symfo- black metal kingdom. The claimant was the only one and his name was, of course- CRADLE OF FILTH. More...

BLOODBATH

The Fathomless Mastery

It took them almost four years to come up with a new material. Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. It's not an easy thing to run a regular project consisted of such busy and hard-working musicians. It causes many problems, evokes many complications, sometimes just forces to make some line up changes. That's why BLOODBATH parted ways (temporarily) with Peter Tägtgren and Dan Swanö (due to their other obligations I guess) some time ago. But every cloud has a silver lining. Peter was replaced by OPETH's mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt (who rejoined the band after several years). Per "Sodomizer" Eriksson from 21 LUCIFERS (and some other poorly known acts) took over second guitar duties. In that line up BLOODBATH entered Ghost Ward Studio (actually, drum parts were tracked at Park Studio) to record probably their best album to date. More...

VOLBEAT

Guitar Gangsters And Cadillac Blood

The third album in band’s career is - according to one of the many theories that describe a rock’n’roll reality - a true test of class for every band. If this is true – but I think that probably we can find as many examples that prove this statement as those who are exactly opposite - then Danish dynamite from VOLBEAT have passed the exam perfectly with ease. It is an indisputable fact - "Guitar Gangsters And Cadillac Blood" is a very strong pretender to rock'n'roll metal album of the year title. More...

SOULFLY

Conquer

Max Cavalera is definitely on the right way, continuing victorious march. Just a few months ago - together with his brother on sensational „Inflikted” – he showed us how to create energetic and powerful classic thrash metal. And when some of those who tried to survive didn’t manage to collect all the teeth from the floor after the confrontation with such merderous strikes like "The Doom of All Fires", "MustKill" or "Sanctuary", legendary Brazilian serves sixth, full-lenght album signed with SOULFLY logo. More...