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Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • David Rose – Whispering Grass

    Releasedate: 22-05-2009; Label: Sony /RCA By: Nina Mende You’ve got to swing when he’s singing. David Rose is a German swing musician mostly inspired by Frank Sinatra. 2004 he founded his own orchestra. Now he has “Whispering Grass” released, a very fresh, smooth jazz and swing album. The songs are very romantic. “Little Girl” is…

  • Sunrise Avenue – Popgasm

    Releasedate: 22-05-2009; Label: EMI By: Nina Mende Sunrise Avenue is a Finnish rock quintet. Their style varies from hard, dynamic rock songs (e.g. “Forever Yours”) to melodic rock ballads like “Heal Me”. Their main success was the single “Fairytale Gone Bad”, which reached number one in several countries and is the bands most well known…

  • Nova Art – Follow Yourself

    Releasedate: 04-05-2009; Label: My Kingdom Music By: Sabine van Gameren The Russian band Nova Art is making progressive metal and released their second album “Follow Yourself” four years after their debut.

  • Paganizer – Scandinavian Warmachine

    Releasedate: 17-04-2009; Label: Cyclone Empire By: Sabine van Gameren Paganizer is a Swedish Death metal band formed by “Rogga”Johansson. It is the 7th album of the Swedes, who are known as being anti-christs, which is released now and it is called: “Scandinavian Warmachine”.

  • Rossometile – Terrenica

    Releasedate: 04-05-2009; Label: My Kingdom Music By: Sabine van Gameren The Italian formation called Rossometile took 5 years for making their second full length album “Terrenica”. They released on May 4th via My Kingdom Music.

  • Funebrarum – The Sleep of Morbid Dreams

    Releasedate: 17-05-2009; Label: Cyclone Empire By: Sabine van Gameren Funebrarum is death metal coming from USA. The band formed in 1999 and brought their debut full length to light in 2001. After releasing a single in 2003 it remained quiet for some years, but now they band is back with their second full length “The…

  • Patrick Watson – Wooden Arms

    Releasedate: 11-05-2009; Label: Secret City Records / v2 recordings By: Sabine van Gameren Patrick Watson, The singer/songwriter from Canada released with his self-named band a new album called “Wooden Arms”. This is the third release of Patrick Watson as a band.

  • 12-05-2009 Therapy?

    Supports: Secret Handshake Club; Venue: Tivoli Oude Gracht, Utrecht (Netherlands) By: Sabine van Gameren Therapy? Was playing in Utrecht this evening. The grunge metal band from Ireland is mostly known for their hit Diane. But Diane dates back from 1995 and the guys have recently released thirteenth album. There were still a couple of tickets…

  • 10-05-2009 Emergenza

    Venue: Batschkapp, Frankfurt (Germany) By: Nina Mende Back to where I dropped out last year: Emergenza. The New Comer Band Contest, worldwide. Tonight was one of the semifinal shows at the Batschkapp in Frankfurt. Many people were standing outside already, waiting, drinking or smoking. Inside was about the same amount of crowd.

  • Icon In Me – Human Museum

    Releasedate: 02-05-2009; Label: Massacre Records By: Sabine van Gameren Icon in Me is project with Russian and Swedish members, all well known from their past projects. Thrash metal is what they make, but they play with the borders and flirt with other genres more often than you would have expected. “Human Museum” is their very…

  • Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed

    Releasedate: 11-05-2009; Label: Wichita recordings / v2 records / Universal By: Nina Mende Bloc Party is a British band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Russell Lissack (lead guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass guitar, synths, backing vocals, glockenspiel), and Matt Tong (drums,backing vocals). Their brand of music is said to have been drawn from…

  • Winterborn – Farewell To Saints

    Releasedate: 02-05-2009; Label: Massacre Records By: Sabine van Gameren Winterborn is power metal formation from Finland. Their second album us just out and it is called “Farewell to Saints”