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Category: Editorial

  • Hanoi Rocks – 31-10-2008

    By: Nina Mende Long lost and forgotton look what I found between the rotten Halloween candy I got from trick-or-treating in London, pushed aside in the year’s end stress and hussle of 2008: The Hanoi Rocks interview I did with Michael Monroe. The hotel lobby we did it at was quite noisy, so please forgive…

  • Absu – Absu

    Releasedate: 09-02-2009; Label: Candlelight Records By: Sabine van Gameren Absu is a black metal formation from the US and they just released their album “Absu” after about 8 years of silence.

  • 15-02-2009 Vreid

    Supports: Iskald, Kampfar; Venue: Dynamo, Eindhoven (Tilburg) By: Elvira Visser On a Sunday evening it was time for some Norse Metal at the Dynamo club in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. There were three bands playing this evening and I actually only knew one, which is Kampfar. I wanted to see them for a while but could…

  • 24-02-2009 Polarkreis 18

    Venue: Batschkapp, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende After being in the charts a lot, on the radio all the time and even on TV Polarkreis18 were also on tour now. Tonight they hit Frankfurt.

  • 13-02-2009 Xystus

    Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser Tonight it was a bit different then any other gig. Normally you have support acts but today there was something else planned. The Dutch band Xystus presented their DVD Equillibio, which is a rock opera made with various artist like Simone Simons, George Oosthoek, Michelle Splietelhoef and John…

  • Blut Aus Nord – Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the stars

    Releasedate: 23-02-3009; Label: Candlelight Records By: Sabine van Gameren Blut Aus Nord is a black metal creation from France, even though the band name might have suspect you they were German. They are releasing “Memoria Vetusta II – Dialogue With The Stars” in February 2009.

  • Super700 – Lovebites

    Releasedate: 27-02-2009; Label: Motor /Edel By: Nina Mende Super700 was founded in Berlin in 2003, they sang a soundtrack song to the movie “Dancing With Myself” which was presented at the Berlinale in 2005. Lovebites is their second album.

  • Underwater Sleeping Society – The Dead Vegas

    Releasedate: 18-02-2009; Label: Backstage Alliance By: Sabine van Gameren Underwater Sleeping Society is a Finnish band coming from Helsinki. You can expect some indie pop from them. The released their third album “The Dead Vegas” via Backstage Alliance.

  • 17-02-2009 Apoptygma Berzerk

    Supports: The Anix; Venue: Kuz, Mainz (Germany) By: Nina Mende Seriously, I don’t know how I survived about a year without seeing them or listening to any of their music. Luckily this period is over and I’m back on track, so to speak. Anyway let me start in the beginning. After returning from Helsinki I…

  • 45 Degree Woman – Revival

    Releasedate: 25-02-2009; Label: Backstage Alliance By: Nina Mende 45 Degree Woman is a Finnish band, not a new one though. They have been existing for quite a while now and are also quite known and popular. They have one album released so far, this one called “Revival” is the second one.

  • Beyond the Dream – The Sin Against The Sinners

    Releasedate: 12-01-2009 By: Sabine van Gameren Some of the members of Beyond the Dream, might also be known by you as musicians of The Myth of Autumn or Code For Silence, but now they released their first full length album “The Sin Against The Sinners” under the name of Beyond the Dream.

  • Unlight – Death Concecrates With Blood

    Releasedate: 30-01-2009; Label: Massacre Records By: Sabine van Gameren The in 1997 founded black metal band Unlight, being announced as ” Germany’s biggest” is releasing their third album “Death Concecrates With Blood”.