Category: Editorial

  • I Might Be Wrong – Circle The Yes

    Releasedate: 25-09-2009; Label: Sinnbusrec (ALIVE) By: Nina Mende I Might Be Wrong is an indie band from Berlin founded in 2004. They now released their second studio album “Circle The Yes”.

  • AFI – Crash Love

    Releasedate: 25-09-2009; Label: Interscope By: Nina Mende AFI is an American rock band from Ukiah, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals. AFI…

  • 19-09-2009 Nightwish

    Supports: Apocalyptica; Venue: Hartwall Areena, Helsinki (Finland) By: Lara Cappelli When you get to the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki the evening before a concert and you see a bunch of people lying down on their sleeping bags in front of the gates, then you can guess that concert is from Nightwish, more specifically the last…

  • 17-09-2009 Apoptygma Berzerk

    Venue: Knitting Factory, Los Angeles (USA) By: Nina Mende Tonight, my first night back in LA I went straight to the Knitting Factory to see an European band that is currently touring US and Canada: Apoptygma Berzerk. The band went through some major line-up change. Basically everybody was replaced besides Stephan. The new line-up includes…

  • Emil Bulls – Phoenix

    Releasedate: 25-09-2009; Label: Drakkar (Sony Music) By: Nina Mende Emil Bulls is a German alternative metal band that formed in 1995 in Munich, Bavaria. The group is currently constituted of two guitarists, a bass guitar player, a drummer and a vocalist/guitarist. “Phoenix” is their seventh studio album.

  • Echoes of Eternity – As Shadows Burn

    Releasedate: 25-09-2009; Label: Massacre Records By: Sabine van Gameren Echoes of Eternity is a formation that is based in the USA. The make progressive metal and they formed in 2005. Their debut came in 2007 and anno 2009 their second full length “As Shadows Burn” sees light.

  • Diablo Swing Orchestra – Sing Along Songs For The Damned & Delirious

    Releasedate: 21-09-2009; Label: Ascendance Records By: Sabine van Gameren From under the Swedish flag, Diablo Swing Orchestra is performing their avant garde metal. The following up from their debut album is now out and is called “Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious”.

  • Red Hot Chilli Pipers – BagRock To The Masses

    Releasedate: 21-09-2009; Label: Rel Records / New Music By: Nina Mende Red Hot Chilli Pipers are a Scottish ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers formed in Scotland in 2004. In 2004 the group appeared on the main stage at T in the Park with the headline band, rock group The Darkness and a…

  • My Own Grave – Necrology

    Releasedate: 18-09-2009; Label: Pulverised Records By: Sabine van Gameren The Swedish band My Own Grave makes Death metal. The band formed in 2001, but it was not until 2006 that their debut album got released. Anno 2009 we are facing “Necrology” their second full length.

  • 17-09-2009 The Damned

    Supports: The Stealers, The Generators; Venue: Watt, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Three bands that play in Watt Rotterdam this evening would bring you back to an era of punks. An evening where different generations meet and blend, all coming with the same purpose.

  • Muse – The Resistance

    Releasedate: 14-09-2009; Label: Warner Bros By: Lara Cappelli Muse is an English Rock band founded in 1994 by Matt Bellamy as vocalist and guitarist, Chris Wostelnholme as bassist and Dominic Howard as drummer.

  • Element of Crime – Immer Da Wo Du Bist Bin Ich Nicht

    Releasedate: 18-09-2009; Label: Universal By: Nina Mende Element of Crime is a German rock band that plays melancholic chanson-, pop- and rockmusic with guitar, bass, drums and voice/trumpet. The band was founded in 1985 by Sven Regener who later became known as the author of the books “Neue Vahr Süd” (2004), “Der Kleine Bruder” (2008)…