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Category: CD/DVD Reviews

  • Evocation – Dead Calm Chaos

    Releasedate: 31-10-2008; Label:Cyclone Empire / Soulfood By: Sabine van Gameren Evocation comes from Sweden, a country that has quite a reputation when in comes to Metal. The band plays old school death metal.

  • Yumma-re – Eden

    Releasedate: 26-01-2009; Label: My Kingdom Music By: Sabine van Gameren Yumma-re, founded in 1996, are a band from Italy making “”hypnotic music”. In the start of January they release their album “Eden” via My Kingdom Records.

  • Last Warning – Throughout Time

    Releasedate: 16-01-2009; Label: My Kingsdom Music By: Sabine van Gameren Italian progressive metal band Last Warning suddenly released a new album, after 8 years of silence. “Throughout Time” it is called, released via My Kingdom Music.

  • 03-01-2009 Rokkers’ ball 2

    Venue: Ravintola Waïski, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren The second edition of Rokkersball at Ravintola Waïski in Helsinki (Finland) is a fact. In this edition five bands played on the dinnerboat.

  • Entwine – Painstained

    Releasedate: 28-01-2009; Label: Spinefarm Records By: Elvira Visser The Finnish band Entwine was founded back in 1995, when they started out as a death metal ensemble from Lahti. Since then the band had changed because they felt they were too limited when playing death metal. They wanted to use their creativity and Entwine evolved into…

  • Iron Fire – To the Grave

    Releasedate: 09-01-2009; Label: Napalm Records By: Elvira Visser Iron fire is a Danish band that was founded back in 1995. The mastermind of the band is Martin Steene. He lived through some ups and downs since the existence of Iron Fire until present day. In 2006 Iron Fire released their album “Revenge” which is an…

  • Gravedigger – Ballads of a Hangman

    Releasedate: 09-01-2009; Label: Nuclear Blast By: Elvira Visser Grave Digger is one of those bands that has been around for quite some time, as their beginnings date back to 1980. In 1984 they released their first album “Heavy Metal Breakdown”.

  • 02-01-2008 Hail of Bullets

    Supports: Onheil, Dictated; Venue: Bibelot, Dordrecht (Netherlands) By: Elvira Visser The second day of 2009 and it was time for a metal start of the year. Tonight being the second one of the year also made me worry a little, I mean would there be enough people or would everyone still be at home. Lucky…

  • 01-01-2009 Finntroll

    Supports: Battlelore, Metsatöll; Venue: Nosturi, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende & Sabine van Gameren I did not expect Nosturi to be that crowded on a New Year’s Day. A long queue of metal heads – or let’s rather say of folk metal heads – were waiting outside waiting to get in for the show.

  • 31-12-2008 Plantera

    Supports: Vanity Beach, Wankers of the Zoo Crew; Venue: Dante’s Highlight, Helsinki (Finland) By: Sabine van Gameren & Nina Mende It is New Years Eve, three bands are scheduled in Dante’s Highlight in Helsinki, one of the rising clubs in the area.

  • 27,29,30-12-2008 Helldone Festival

    Venue: Nosturi & Tavastia, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende Day 1 (Nosturi, 27.12.2008) The first and extra day of Helldone took place at Nosturi in Helsinki with only two bands playing: HIM and 45 Degree Woman.

  • 27-12-2008 Stereojunks!

    Venue: Semifinal, Helsinki (Finland) By: Nina Mende A little late I arrived at Semifinal, because it is some walk form Nosturi to Semifinal and also because HIM were running late. So I missed seeing Dead By Gun but I arrived just before Stereojunks! began playing.