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Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • For The Imperium – 24-06-2009

    Interview with: For The Imperium By: Sabine van Gameren & Elvira Visser Sometimes there are musicians you can’t get a grip on what they are about, what is their inspiration and why they choose to do things the way they do. Some bands like to create a mysterious scent around them. Every once and a…

  • Layla Minou – The Pink Parade

    Releasedate: 03-07-2009; Label: Imusic Rec (Intergroove) By: Nina Mende A 21-year old rock chick tries to enter music business and now released her debut album to come a little closer to her goal. There’s not much to tell about Layla Milou yet. She is very new in the business and let’s see how far she’ll…

  • Billy Talent – III

    Releasedate: 10-07-2009; Label: WEA International By: Nina Mende Billy Talent (formerly known as Pezz) are a Juno award-winning Canadian band formed in 1993 in Streetsville, Ontario. The band consists of Ben Kowalewicz (lead vocals), Ian D’Sa (lead guitar and backing vocals), Jon Gallant (bass guitar and backing vocalist) and Aaron Solowoniuk (drums and percussion).

  • For The Imperium – In/Die

    Releasedate: 15-05-2009; By: Sabine van Gameren For the Imperium is a Finnish band making a blend of hardcore metal and metal core. They released their second EP under their own hands called “In/Die”.

  • 04-07-2009 Rheinkultur

    Location: Rheinaue, Bonn (Germany) By: Nina Mende The weather forecast had announced rain, but we had sunshine and heat only. Just like last year, Rheinkultur in Bonn was a blast with amazing bands and many many visitors. First I was a little worried because there was Christopher Street Day and a couple other festivals nearby…

  • Inmoria – Invisible Wounds

    Releasedate: 26-06-2009; Label: Massacre records By: Lara Cappelli Inmoria is a Swedish Progressive Metal band formed in 2008 by Dan Eriksson, former drummer of Tad Morose, initially player of all instruments, then become the keyboarder of the band. As time passed by, other musicians joined Inmoria, all members of the same band, Tad Morose, for…

  • Lunar – Umfelt.

    Releasedate: 31-01-2009 By: Sabine van Gameren Lunar is a Dutch alternative rock band from The Hague, who released their debutalbum “Umfelt” this year.

  • 26,27,28-06-2009 Tuska Afterparty Shows

    Location: Virgin Oil, Nosturi and Tavastia, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren & Elvira Visser Tuska festival comes with a bunch of afterparty shows every year. Three clubs are participating: Nosturi, Virgin Oil and Tavastia. Every night of the festival there can be bands seen in these clubs and the day before the festival there…

  • 26,27,28-06-2009 Tuska Festival

    Location: Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren & Elvira Visser Tuska festival in Helsinki was this year blessed with nice weather and even before you entered the festival area, visitors were picnicking on several locations in the Kaisaniemi park were Tuska finds place. Tuska has three stages, the mainstage is called: Radio Rock…

  • 27,28-06-2009 Gods of Metal Festival

    Location: Monza (Italy) By: Lara Cappelli Note: This review is written by Lara, who joined our crew too late to request accreditation, but was enthusiastic enough to write this review for our readers anyway! This thirteenth edition of the GOM festival has been pretty much amazing: ideal location, excellent organization, respected timetables and great headliners.…

  • Crash The System – The Crowning

    Releasedate: 03-07-2009; Label: Frontiers By: Nina Mende The CRASH THE SYSTEM – project came about as a collaboration between song-writer Sören Kronqvist and drummer/producer Daniel Flores in the fall of 2008. The duo has known each other for a couple of years and they respect each other’s work.

  • La Roux – La Roux

    Releasedate: 26-06-2009; Label: Universal/Polydor By: Nina Mende La Roux (pronounced “La Roo”) is a British electropop synth duo band made up of singer and synth player Elly Jackson, and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid, with Jackson describing their respective roles as “very much a half and half sharing situation… not like a singer producer outfit”,…