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Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • Silence – Life:Failed

    Releasedate: 27-11-2009; Label: Biohazzard Records By: Sabine van Gameren Silence is a gothic rock band from Germany. The band is formed in 1995 Their first release was in 1999 and recently the released their new album called: “Life:Failed”.

  • Expatriate – 24-11-2009

    Interview with: Expatriate By: Nina Mende At the Placebo show I was having a nice chat and interview with the opening act Expatriate. I was mostly talking with Ben and Damian.

  • Insomnium – 08-12-2009

    Interview with: Insomnium By: Sabine van Gameren The Finnish band Insomnium is on tour with compatriots Swallow the Sun and Omnium Gatherum. When I am driving up to the venue to speak with them about several subjects there is this big bus standing where about 18 Finns live in for a couple of weeks.

  • 20-12-2009 50 Grams of Violence

    Supports: Sander van der Hoorn, Milkbar; Venue: De Kelder, Amersfoort (The Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Three bands worked together to built one big party for releasing their EP’s. This Sunday is not bringing them a lot of luck as there is a whole lot of snow and there are no trains or busses going…

  • Pull A Star Trip – E-vasion Inn

    Releasedate: 09-11-2009; Label: Playground music By: Lara Cappelli Pull A Star Trip is a German band formed by the duo Steffen Kelle and Bartholomäus Rymek in 2006. In their short career they toured all over USA and Europe and released three albums, E-Vasion Inn is their latest one.

  • Anti-Flag – 10-11-2009

    Interview with: Anti-Flag By: Nina Mende Before the Antidote show with Anti-Flag and Alexisonfire I had an interview with Pat, the drummer of Anti-Flag.

  • 17-12-2009 Mortiis

    Supports: Deadcell; Venue: Watt, Rotterdam (The Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren The Norwegian industrial metal band Mortiis was in The Netherlands for a couple try out shows before the release of their new album comes in sight. The played in Watt, Rotterdam this evening and were supported by the Dutch ban Deadcell.

  • Plutonium Orange – Volume

    Releasedate: 16-11-2009; Label: Firebox Records By: Elvira Visser Plutonium Orange, a Finnish band founded back in 2000 that after nine years of releasing various demo’s finally present their long waited debut album. Among the band members we can find Pasi Pasanen (ex Swallow the Sun) and Juha Raivo (Swallow the Sun). Together with Antti Sjöblom…

  • The Autumn Offering – Requiem

    Releasedate: 09-06-2009; Label: Victory Records By: Lara Cappelli The Autumn Offering is an American Metal band formed in 1999. In their career they got through several line up changes which didn’t prevent them from touring with bands such as Slayer, Slipknot and Killswitch Engage. Requiem is their fourth album.

  • Watch Me Bleed – Souldrinker

    Releasedate: 23-10-2009; Label: Intergroove By: Elvira Visser Another new band promoting their debut album. Watch Me Bleed is one of those bands that exists of well-known musicians. Watch Me Bleed from Germany has them. It all started back in 2007 when Markus Pohl (Symphorce and Mystic Prophecy) founded this band with drummer Steffen Threurer (Symphorce).

  • 13-12-2009 Ace Frehley

    Supports: 16 Second Stare; Venue: Tonhalle, Munich, Germany By: Andreas Klimmt Ace Frehley, the youngest of a 5 piece family from the Bronx NY, got his first guitar for Christmas 1964 and tought playing himself by listening and imitating ones like Hendrix, Townsend and Jeff Beck. In 1973 he joined Stanley, Simmons and Criss to…

  • 13-12-2009 Combichrist

    Venue: Batschkapp, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende Tonight we went to the Batschkapp where many Goths and electroheads were waiting outside ready to get in. It was a Combichrist headliner show. Combichrist is currently on tour with Rammstein and on their off days the band decided to play their own shows. Tonight they did not…