Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • Kauan – Aava Tuulen Maa

    Releasedate: 20-11-2009; Label: Firebox Records By: Elvira Visser After two albums as a folk black doom band the Russian Kauan has turned to another page. The band comes from Russian Siberia, Chelyabinsk and was founded by Anton Belov and Alexander Borovich back in 2005. Over the years they have changes their sound into the direction…

  • The Grotesquery – Tales Of The Coffin Born

    Releasedate: 22-01-2010; Label: Cyclone Empire By: Sabine van Gameren The Grotesquery is quite a young project, formed in 2009. The music they make is named Horror Death Metal and their release is called “Tales Of The Coffin Born”.

  • P.O.BOX – In Between The Lines

    Releasedate: 22-01-2010; Label: Long Beach Records Europe / Broken Silence By: Nina Mende 2001, Nancy, France: P.O.BOX plays its very first gigs in France. Since then, the band has been on intensive touring through Europe, increasing its reputation of having an “explosive stage performance”.

  • 14-01-2010 Kittie

    Supports: Malefice, It Dies Today; Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser The first that that suppose to play was Magnacult from the Netherlands that have been touring a lot the last years, for example with Ill Niño, but it seemed to be that the first band to hit the stage was Malefice from the…

  • Lividity – To Desecrate and Defile

    Releasedate: 20-11-2009; Label: War Anthem Records By: Sofie Bergen The grind core band Lividity from the USA released a new album called “To Desecrate and Defile”

  • 07-01-2010 Epica

    Supports: Trail of Tears; Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser This evening was mainly about Epica as most of the fans came to see this band, but Trail of Tears has gathered fans in the Netherlands as well. Trail of Tears played at Metal Female Voices Fest in Germany for example.

  • 14-01-2010 Auletta

    Supports: The Hammocks; Venue: KUZ, Mainz (Germany) By: Nina Mende The last time I saw Auletta was the day before their debut album was released. That was a show in a little club. Now, not even a year later, I see them in a big venue, at KUZ in Mainz. And the venues was crowded.…

  • Rise & Fall – Our Circle Is Vicous

    Releasedate: 27-10-2009; Label: Deathwish / Indigo By: Nina Mende Rise And Fall sharpened their teeth with their debut album, “Hellmouth” in 2004 (SA Mob/JTTP). “Hellmouth” showed a raw ferocity that few bands hold. Capturing the attention of many, Rise And Fall soon after found themselves on tour with Converge, The Great Deceiver, and others in…

  • Final Illusion – Execution

    Releasedate: 15-01-2009; Label: DarkMusix Records By: Sabine van Gameren Final Illusion is an industrial act from Germany. This duo had their first release in 2000 and anno 2010 they released their second full length album “Execution”

  • Pandemia – Feet of Anger

    Releasedate: 16-10-2009; Label: War Anthem Records By: Sabine van Gameren Pandemia is a Death Metal band from Czech Republic. The band released three albums and a DVD before “Feet of Anger” saw light.

  • Ke$Ha – Animal

    Releasedate: 01-01-2010; Label: RCA By: Nina Mende Kesha Rose Sebert, better known mononymously as Kesha (stylized as Ke$ha), is an American recording artist. Her breakthrough came in early 2009 after appearing on Flo Rida’s number one single “Right Round”. Her debut single, “Tik Tok”, was released in August 2009 and reached number one in five…

  • Sinner Sinners – LA's Burning

    Releasedate: January 2010; By: Nina Mende Sinner Sinners: a dutch-french punk duo formed by Sam and Steve Thill, untied in holy matrimony, influenced by 80’s californian hardcore punk, ‘77 punk and even early goth rock (Misfits, Danzig, Damned, Bauhaus); the duo deliver a music of its own style: Horror Punk. In August of 2009, Sinner…